Women vs. men in entrepreneurship: A comparison of the sexes on creativity, political skill, and entrepreneurial intentions.
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Simone T. A. Phipps
Leon Prieto
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Entrepreneurship is considered to be an essential driver of the economy and society, and
thus, entrepreneurial intentions, an important precursor of entrepreneurial behavior, should be
supported and developed. To effectively nurture these intentions, one must understand the gender
differences that can influence them. Research has found that men are the dominant gender in
entrepreneurship, and therefore, this study examines entrepreneurial intentions to determine if
men also have higher intentions than women. Research has also found that creativity and
political skill are correlated with entrepreneurial intentions. Hence, this study also determines
gender differences in these constructs. Results revealed that men did have significantly higher
entrepreneurial intentions and creativity perceptions than women, but that women had higher
political skill perceptions than their male counterparts. Implications of these results are
discussed, and direction for future inquiry as well as a detailed future research model are
provided.
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Affiliation Clayton State University