The Impact of Gender on Entrepreneurial Intention in a Peripheral Region of Europe: A Multigroup Analysis
The last two decades were characterized by an increase in attention on entrepreneurship. An emerging trend in the literature is associated with the different contributions that genders may have regarding entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial intentions. This paper assesses gender impact on entreprene...
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| author | Sofia Gomes João Morais Lopes José Oliveira Márcio Oliveira Tânia Santos Marlene Sousa |
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| description | The last two decades were characterized by an increase in attention on entrepreneurship. An emerging trend in the literature is associated with the different contributions that genders may have regarding entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial intentions. This paper assesses gender impact on entrepreneurial intention in a peripheral region of Europe. The methodology used is quantitative and based on a sample of 1114 observations. The obtained results suggest that women’s perceived behavioral control does not have a less direct positive impact on entrepreneurial intention when compared to men’s. Women’s personal attitude has a less direct positive impact on entrepreneurial intention when compared to men’s, as social norms, on the one hand, have a less direct positive impact on women’s personal attitude when compared to men’s, and, on the other hand, have a less direct positive impact on women’s perceived behavioral control when compared to men’s. Finally, it was also verified that social norms have a less positive indirect impact through personal attitude and perceived behavioral control on women’s entrepreneurial intention when compared to men’s. These findings contribute to enlighten the literature by strengthening the theoretical framework on women’s entrepreneurial intention in peripheral regions. Regarding practical contributions, suggestions are addressed to public decision makers, universities, and civil society, to adopt practices to increase entrepreneurship in women. This research is original because it is the first to perform this study in Portugal, a peripheral region of Europe. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-eb21b33db8d74a658f793778caf923d12023-11-23T01:30:26ZengMDPI AGSocial Sciences2076-07602021-10-01101141510.3390/socsci10110415The Impact of Gender on Entrepreneurial Intention in a Peripheral Region of Europe: A Multigroup AnalysisSofia Gomes0João Morais Lopes1José Oliveira2Márcio Oliveira3Tânia Santos4Marlene Sousa5REMIT—Research on Economics, Management and Information Technologies, University Portucalense, R. Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida 541, 4200-072 Porto, PortugalNECE—Research Unit in Business Sciences, Miguel Torga Institute of Higher Education, University of Beira Interior, Largo Cruz de Celas nº1, 3000-132 Coimbra, PortugalISPGAYA, Av. dos Descobrimentos 333, 4400-103 Vila Nova de Gaia, PortugalNECE—Research Unit in Business Sciences, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Rua General Norton de Matos, Apartado 4133, 2411-901 Leiria, PortugalCICS.NOVA—Interdisciplinary Center of Social Sciences, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Rua General Norton de Matos, Apartado 4133, 2411-901 Leiria, PortugalCICS.NOVA—Interdisciplinary Center of Social Sciences, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Rua General Norton de Matos, Apartado 4133, 2411-901 Leiria, PortugalThe last two decades were characterized by an increase in attention on entrepreneurship. An emerging trend in the literature is associated with the different contributions that genders may have regarding entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial intentions. This paper assesses gender impact on entrepreneurial intention in a peripheral region of Europe. The methodology used is quantitative and based on a sample of 1114 observations. The obtained results suggest that women’s perceived behavioral control does not have a less direct positive impact on entrepreneurial intention when compared to men’s. Women’s personal attitude has a less direct positive impact on entrepreneurial intention when compared to men’s, as social norms, on the one hand, have a less direct positive impact on women’s personal attitude when compared to men’s, and, on the other hand, have a less direct positive impact on women’s perceived behavioral control when compared to men’s. Finally, it was also verified that social norms have a less positive indirect impact through personal attitude and perceived behavioral control on women’s entrepreneurial intention when compared to men’s. These findings contribute to enlighten the literature by strengthening the theoretical framework on women’s entrepreneurial intention in peripheral regions. Regarding practical contributions, suggestions are addressed to public decision makers, universities, and civil society, to adopt practices to increase entrepreneurship in women. This research is original because it is the first to perform this study in Portugal, a peripheral region of Europe.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/10/11/415entrepreneurshipgenderentrepreneurial intentiontheory of planned behaviormulti-group analysispreferences |
| spellingShingle | Sofia Gomes João Morais Lopes José Oliveira Márcio Oliveira Tânia Santos Marlene Sousa The Impact of Gender on Entrepreneurial Intention in a Peripheral Region of Europe: A Multigroup Analysis Social Sciences entrepreneurship gender entrepreneurial intention theory of planned behavior multi-group analysis preferences |
| title | The Impact of Gender on Entrepreneurial Intention in a Peripheral Region of Europe: A Multigroup Analysis |
| title_full | The Impact of Gender on Entrepreneurial Intention in a Peripheral Region of Europe: A Multigroup Analysis |
| title_fullStr | The Impact of Gender on Entrepreneurial Intention in a Peripheral Region of Europe: A Multigroup Analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Impact of Gender on Entrepreneurial Intention in a Peripheral Region of Europe: A Multigroup Analysis |
| title_short | The Impact of Gender on Entrepreneurial Intention in a Peripheral Region of Europe: A Multigroup Analysis |
| title_sort | impact of gender on entrepreneurial intention in a peripheral region of europe a multigroup analysis |
| topic | entrepreneurship gender entrepreneurial intention theory of planned behavior multi-group analysis preferences |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/10/11/415 |
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