Women nascent entrepreneurs and social capital in the process of firm creation |
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Authors: | María José Rodríguez Francisco Javier Santos |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Applied Economics I, School of Economics and Management, University of Seville, Av. Ramón y Cajal 1, 41018 Sevilla, Spain |
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Abstract: | The main objective of this research is to study gender differences in the process of firm creation, especially in the gestation
stage of that process when nascent entrepreneurs carry out the promoter behaviours. A second objective is to analyse if the
cognitive and structural endowments of social capital exert an influence on the promoter behaviours and on the kind of firms
created by entrepreneurs of both genders. To reach the objectives, firstly, a theoretical framework will be developed and
secondly, an empirical analysis starting from a sample of nascent entrepreneurs in the Seville province (southern Spain) will
be carried out. Due to women entrepreneurs being considered nowadays essential for growth and development everywhere, results
obtained could help to improve the efficiency of policies that lead to the promotion and consolidation of the female participation
rate in entrepreneurial activity.
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Keywords: | Nascent entrepreneur Firm start-up Gender Social capital Regional analysis |
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