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Differences In Reported Firm Performance By Gender: Does Industry Matter?

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  • JANE L. SWINNEY

    (445 HES Building, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA)

  • RODNEY C. RUNYAN

    (College of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA)

  • PATRICIA HUDDLESTON

    (Department of Retailing, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA)

Abstract

Business performance results were collected from small business entrepreneurs in one Mid-western state operating in the retail and services industries. These industries account for more than 80 percent of female entrepreneurs' fields of operation. The pattern of reported firm performance between the genders indicated that male entrepreneurs with a high school education reported the highest firm performance scores overall. Female entrepreneurs with a college degree reported the highest firm performance scores among female entrepreneurs. Aspiring female entrepreneurs need to be encouraged to complete higher education as it translates into strong future business performance.

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  • Jane L. Swinney & Rodney C. Runyan & Patricia Huddleston, 2006. "Differences In Reported Firm Performance By Gender: Does Industry Matter?," Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 11(02), pages 99-115.
  • Handle: RePEc:wsi:jdexxx:v:11:y:2006:i:02:n:s1084946706000350
    DOI: 10.1142/S1084946706000350
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    Cited by:

    1. Tatiana Tsyganova & Galina Shirokova, 2010. "Gender Differences In Entrepreneurship: Evidence From Gem Data," Organizations and Markets in Emerging Economies, Faculty of Economics, Vilnius University, vol. 1(1).
    2. Luisa De Vita & Michela Mari & Sara Poggesi, 2012. "Female Entrepreneurship Research: A Classification of Results," DSI Essays Series, DSI - Dipartimento di Studi sull'Impresa, vol. 26.
    3. Barra, Cristian & Grimaldi, Mara & Muazzam, Amina & Troisi, Orlando & Visvizi, Anna, 2024. "Digital divide, gender gap, and entrepreneurial orientation: How to foster technology adoption among Pakistani higher education students?," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 93(C).
    4. Amanpreet Kaur & Balwinder Singh, 2015. "Does Gender Diversity on Indian Boards Impede IPO Underpricing?," Management and Labour Studies, XLRI Jamshedpur, School of Business Management & Human Resources, vol. 40(1-2), pages 194-205, February.
    5. Gagandeep Singh, 2020. "Corporate Governance: An Insight into the Imposition and Implementation of Gender Diversity on Indian Boards," Indian Journal of Corporate Governance, , vol. 13(1), pages 99-110, June.

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