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The influence of culture on women´s entrepreneurial intentions
| Resumo: | This study investigates how culture influences the drivers of entrepreneurial intention among women. Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) data of four different European countries from 2014 to 2016 was used as well as Hofstede’s cultural dimensions. We analysed gender differences across cultures in shaping perceptions of the drivers to foster entrepreneurial activity. In line with the Theory of Planned Behaviour, we found that women have weaker personal attraction, perceived behavioural control and partly weaker subjective norms towards entrepreneurship than men. Our findings show that when women overcome such barriers, women’s entrepreneurial intention across cultures increases significantly. Perceived behavioural control for women is moderated by culture, with perceived own skills having stronger effects in low masculinity cultures, and networks being more valuable in high masculinity and high power distance cultures. These findings suggest that policymakers need to adapt programs and initiatives to the cultural context to effectively increase entrepreneurial activity among women. |
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| Autores principais: | Aldag, Louisa Sophie |
| Assunto: | Female entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial intention Gender inequalities Theory of planned behaviour |
| Ano: | 2021 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | dissertação de mestrado |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade Católica Portuguesa |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Veritati - Repositório Institucional da Universidade Católica Portuguesa |
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| author | Aldag, Louisa Sophie |
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| contributor_name_str_mv | Costa, Cláudia Isabel de Sousa Veritati |
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| datacite.creators.creator.creatorName.fl_str_mv | Aldag, Louisa Sophie |
| datacite.date.Accepted.fl_str_mv | 2021-01-25T00:00:00Z |
| datacite.date.available.fl_str_mv | 2021-09-08T14:35:58Z |
| datacite.date.embargoed.fl_str_mv | 2021-09-08T14:35:58Z |
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| datacite.subjects.subject.fl_str_mv | Female entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial intention Gender inequalities Theory of planned behaviour |
| datacite.titles.title.fl_str_mv | The influence of culture on women´s entrepreneurial intentions |
| dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv | Costa, Cláudia Isabel de Sousa Veritati |
| dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv | Aldag, Louisa Sophie |
| dc.date.Accepted.fl_str_mv | 2021-01-25T00:00:00Z |
| dc.date.available.fl_str_mv | 2021-09-08T14:35:58Z |
| dc.date.embargoed.fl_str_mv | 2021-09-08T14:35:58Z |
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| description | This study investigates how culture influences the drivers of entrepreneurial intention among women. Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) data of four different European countries from 2014 to 2016 was used as well as Hofstede’s cultural dimensions. We analysed gender differences across cultures in shaping perceptions of the drivers to foster entrepreneurial activity. In line with the Theory of Planned Behaviour, we found that women have weaker personal attraction, perceived behavioural control and partly weaker subjective norms towards entrepreneurship than men. Our findings show that when women overcome such barriers, women’s entrepreneurial intention across cultures increases significantly. Perceived behavioural control for women is moderated by culture, with perceived own skills having stronger effects in low masculinity cultures, and networks being more valuable in high masculinity and high power distance cultures. These findings suggest that policymakers need to adapt programs and initiatives to the cultural context to effectively increase entrepreneurial activity among women. |
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