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Gender, Risk, and Venture Creation Intentions

2013; Wiley; Volume: 53; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/jsbm.12080

0047-2778

Christopher Dawson, Andrew Henley,

Family Business Performance and Succession

Journal of Small Business ManagementVolume 53, Issue 2 p. 501-515 Original Article Gender, Risk, and Venture Creation Intentions Chris Dawson, Chris DawsonChris Dawson is Lecturer in Business Economics at School of Management, University of Bath.Search for more papers by this authorAndrew Henley, Corresponding Author Andrew HenleyAndrew Henley is Professor of Entrepreneurship and Regional Economic Development at School of Management and Business, Aberystwyth University.Address correspondence to: Andrew Henley, School of Management and Business, Aberystwyth University, Llanbadarn, Aberystwyth, SY23 3AL, UK. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author Chris Dawson, Chris DawsonChris Dawson is Lecturer in Business Economics at School of Management, University of Bath.Search for more papers by this authorAndrew Henley, Corresponding Author Andrew HenleyAndrew Henley is Professor of Entrepreneurship and Regional Economic Development at School of Management and Business, Aberystwyth University.Address correspondence to: Andrew Henley, School of Management and Business, Aberystwyth University, Llanbadarn, Aberystwyth, SY23 3AL, UK. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author First published: 29 December 2013 https://doi.org/10.1111/jsbm.12080Citations: 49 Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract This paper is concerned with whether women are less likely to express business start-up intentions because of a less favorable attitude to risk. Previous research suggests that attitude to risk differs significantly between genders, but has not addressed the question of whether this contributes to lower levels of female interest in venture creation. This paper describes a conceptual basis for this question, and investigates it using a survey of business start-up intention from across a sample of European universities. A large proportion of the difference in average levels of intention between genders appears to be associated with attitude to risk. Citing Literature Volume53, Issue2April 2015Pages 501-515 This article also appears in:Women in Entrepreneurship RelatedInformation