Conference proceeding
The More the Merrier: The Proportional Representation of Women Owned Businesses and their Survival
Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings, Vol.2010(1), pp.1-5
08/2010
DOI: 10.5465/ambpp.2010.54501340
Abstract
Whereas the literature on management has found that performance outcomes for women are significantly influenced by the proportion of women in the organization, the literature on selfemployment and entrepreneurship has not considered how the performance of female owned businesses are affected by the proportion of female entrepreneurs in an industry or geographical area. We analyze over one million foundings of proprietorships in Texas and find that the relative survival of woman-owned establishments is enhanced by a presence of women owners in the same industry or geographical region. To overcome issues of endogeneity and selection, we use two different methods. For the proportional representation of women in a geographical area, we use an exogenous instrumental variable. For the case of industries, we examine establishments where women inherited their businesses from male relatives. In such cases, at least, the women were less likely to have self-selected into particular industries.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The More the Merrier: The Proportional Representation of Women Owned Businesses and their Survival
- Creators
- Arturs KalninsMichele Williams
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Publication Details
- Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings, Vol.2010(1), pp.1-5
- DOI
- 10.5465/ambpp.2010.54501340
- eISSN
- 2151-6561
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/2010
- Academic Unit
- Management and Entrepreneurship
- Record Identifier
- 9984380509802771
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