Start-up conditions and the performance of women - and men - controlled businesses in manufacturing industries
Recent research into the economic performance of women-controlled firms suggests that their underperformance may not be the result of differences in the managerial ability of women as compared to men, and that it may in fact be a consequence of differing levels of start-up resources. Using accountin...
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| description | Recent research into the economic performance of women-controlled firms suggests that their underperformance may not be the result of differences in the managerial ability of women as compared to men, and that it may in fact be a consequence of differing levels of start-up resources. Using accounting data, we examine the effects that selected start-up conditions have had on the observed economic performance of a sample of 4450 Spanish manufacturing firms. The results, which indicate significant differences in the initial conditions and show lower levels of assets and employee numbers in women-controlled firms, have implications for the economic performance of such firms. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0de50a9c61054434b8fd11bcb0b887da2022-12-22T00:24:28ZengUniversidad de MurciaRevista de Contabilidad: Spanish Accounting Review1138-48911988-46722019-05-0113110.1016/S1138-4891(10)70013-3Start-up conditions and the performance of women - and men - controlled businesses in manufacturing industriesOtilia Driga0Diego Prior1Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaUniversitat Autònoma de BarcelonaRecent research into the economic performance of women-controlled firms suggests that their underperformance may not be the result of differences in the managerial ability of women as compared to men, and that it may in fact be a consequence of differing levels of start-up resources. Using accounting data, we examine the effects that selected start-up conditions have had on the observed economic performance of a sample of 4450 Spanish manufacturing firms. The results, which indicate significant differences in the initial conditions and show lower levels of assets and employee numbers in women-controlled firms, have implications for the economic performance of such firms.https://revistas.um.es/rcsar/article/view/375481Women controlled firmsperformancegrowthinitial resourcesfirm sizefinancial debt |
| spellingShingle | Otilia Driga Diego Prior Start-up conditions and the performance of women - and men - controlled businesses in manufacturing industries Revista de Contabilidad: Spanish Accounting Review Women controlled firms performance growth initial resources firm size financial debt |
| title | Start-up conditions and the performance of women - and men - controlled businesses in manufacturing industries |
| title_full | Start-up conditions and the performance of women - and men - controlled businesses in manufacturing industries |
| title_fullStr | Start-up conditions and the performance of women - and men - controlled businesses in manufacturing industries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Start-up conditions and the performance of women - and men - controlled businesses in manufacturing industries |
| title_short | Start-up conditions and the performance of women - and men - controlled businesses in manufacturing industries |
| title_sort | start up conditions and the performance of women and men controlled businesses in manufacturing industries |
| topic | Women controlled firms performance growth initial resources firm size financial debt |
| url | https://revistas.um.es/rcsar/article/view/375481 |
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