Entrepreneurial orientation and social capital as small firm strategies: A study of gender differences from a resource-based view

Issue Title: Special Issue: Female and Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship; Guest Editors: Nerys Fuller-Love, Lynn Lim and Gary Akehurst Women entrepreneurs have recently been the subject of many studies which have revealed that though women possess some of the same resources as male entrepreneurs, suc...

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Published inInternational entrepreneurship and management journal Vol. 2; no. 4; pp. 455 - 477
Main Authors Runyan, Rodney C., Huddleston, Patricia, Swinney, Jane
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer Nature B.V 01.12.2006
Subjects
Entrepreneurs
Gender differences
Small business
Social capital
Studies
Women
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Summary:Issue Title: Special Issue: Female and Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship; Guest Editors: Nerys Fuller-Love, Lynn Lim and Gary Akehurst Women entrepreneurs have recently been the subject of many studies which have revealed that though women possess some of the same resources as male entrepreneurs, success levels are not the same. The current study looks at the resources utilized by small business owners within downtown business districts. Using a sample of 467 small business owners, we test differences in entrepreneurial orientation and social capital between men and women entrepreneurs. Though women actually reported higher levels of entrepreneurial orientation and social capital, there were no differences in their abilities to utilize these two resources in achieving firm performance. We offer discussion of why these findings are relevant, as well as research implications.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
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ISSN:1554-7191
1555-1938
DOI:10.1007/s11365-006-0010-3