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The glass ceiling in SMEs and its impact on firm managerialisation: a comparison between family and non-family SMEs

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  • Lucrezia Songini
  • Luca Gnan

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This article aims at comparing family and non-family SMEs with regard to the role of women in ownership, governance and management roles and its relation with the firm managerialisation. We conducted a quantitative deductive design and tested the hypotheses through a questionnaire survey of 313 SMEs in Italy. Findings reveal that family SMEs are a more favourable context for breaking through the glass ceiling. Results also show that in non-family SMEs managerial mechanisms are more relevant when women are involved in governance and managerial roles. On the contrary, in family SMEs, our findings do not outline an active role of women in favouring firm managerialisation.

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  • Lucrezia Songini & Luca Gnan, 2014. "The glass ceiling in SMEs and its impact on firm managerialisation: a comparison between family and non-family SMEs," International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 9(2), pages 170-196.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbget:v:9:y:2014:i:2:p:170-196
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    1. Jorge Duran-Encalada & Katarzyna Werner-Masters & Alberto Paucar-Caceres, 2021. "Factors Affecting Women’s Intention to Lead Family Businesses in Mexico," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 10(7), pages 1-14, July.

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