Networking Increases the Probability of Women's Start-Ups in EMDEs

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00220388.2023.2297647" target="_blank" >https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00220388.2023.2297647</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2023.2297647" target="_blank" >10.1080/00220388.2023.2297647</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Networking Increases the Probability of Women's Start-Ups in EMDEs

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

In emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs), entrepreneurship and self-employment, particularly among women, play a pivotal role as a means of livelihood. Unfortunately, the share of women participating in these activities is significantly lower compared to men, which has a negative effect on both the development of these countries and gender equality. Usual programs that support women&apos;s entrepreneurship are costly. We aim to explore the role of social networks for the entrepreneurial entry of women in EMDEs, as women can &apos;help themselves&apos; through their development and activation. Our results, using GEM data for 53 low- and middle-income countries for the period 2011-2018, revealed that an entrepreneur on the women&apos;s social network increases the probability of their entrepreneurial entry by 3.3 percentage points. Our results also suggest that social networks represent an important source of information that enhances the determination of women to take advantage of good business opportunities, increases the positive effect of self-assessed start-up skills on entrepreneurial entry, and raises awareness of business risks. Based on these results (confirmed by robustness and causality checks), we can recommend supporting networking between entrepreneurs and women by targeted policy measures.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Networking Increases the Probability of Women's Start-Ups in EMDEs

Popis výsledku anglicky

In emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs), entrepreneurship and self-employment, particularly among women, play a pivotal role as a means of livelihood. Unfortunately, the share of women participating in these activities is significantly lower compared to men, which has a negative effect on both the development of these countries and gender equality. Usual programs that support women&apos;s entrepreneurship are costly. We aim to explore the role of social networks for the entrepreneurial entry of women in EMDEs, as women can &apos;help themselves&apos; through their development and activation. Our results, using GEM data for 53 low- and middle-income countries for the period 2011-2018, revealed that an entrepreneur on the women&apos;s social network increases the probability of their entrepreneurial entry by 3.3 percentage points. Our results also suggest that social networks represent an important source of information that enhances the determination of women to take advantage of good business opportunities, increases the positive effect of self-assessed start-up skills on entrepreneurial entry, and raises awareness of business risks. Based on these results (confirmed by robustness and causality checks), we can recommend supporting networking between entrepreneurs and women by targeted policy measures.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50200 - Economics and Business

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GA22-31909S" target="_blank" >GA22-31909S: Genderové rozdíly v zahájení podnikání, inovacích a inkluzivní růst v rozvíjejících se a rozvojových ekonomikách</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2024

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Journal of Development Studies

ISSN

0022-0388

e-ISSN

1743-9140

Svazek periodika

60

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

7

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

17

Strana od-do

1071-1087

Kód UT WoS článku

001153836200001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85184213702