E. Ljunggren

DOES THE BUSINESS START-UP PROCESS DIFFER BY GENDER? - A LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF NASCENT ENTREPRENEURS

In Scandinavia, several policy programs have been directed at increasing the number of women entrepreneurs. These programs appear to build on the idea that women have particular problems in the business start-up process, leading to a lower probability among nascent women entrepreneurs of actually starting a business. This study investigates whether there are gender differences with regard to what nascent entrepreneurs do during their business start-up processes. Using longitudinal data, we also examine to what extent men and women who attempt to start a business succeed in actually doing so. The findings show some gender differences in the start-up process; however these do not lead to lower start-up probabilities for women. Hence there is no evidence that women are less effective business founders than men.

Gender and Entrepreneurship: Revealing Constructions and Underlying Processes – The Case of Norway

Candida G. Brush is Professor of Entrepreneurship, holder of the Paul T. Babson Chair in Entrepreneurship, and Chair of the Entrepreneurship Division at Babson College, USA. She is a Visiting Adjunct Professor to the Norwegian School of Engineering and Technology in Trondheim, Norway. Dr Brush is a founding member of the Diana Project International, and received the 2007 FSF NUTEK Award for Outstanding Contributions to Entrepreneurship Research. Her research investigates women’s growth businesses and resource acquisition strategies in emerging ventures.

Gender equality in regional entrepreneurial ecosystems: the implementation of policy initiatives: A Comparative Analysis

This is a draft chapter. The final version is available in Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Growth of Women’s Entrepreneurship: A comparative Analysis, edited by T. S. Manolova, C. G. Brush, L. F. Edelman, A. Robb & F. Welter, published in 2017, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd https://doi.org/10.4337/9781785364624.00017.