Construction of gender differences in the discourse of entrepreneurship. Psychobiological, cultural and familiar aspects

Asymmetric information, business environment, and transactions costs among business owners in Nigeria: Implications for female entrepreneurial sustainability transitions

“…Female who were involved as full time workers and full time production workers were 24.3% and 24.2%, respectively. These indicators further support the outcomes of the research of Escribano and Casado (2018) which shows that decisions made by the females to become an entrepreneur is based on a lot of factors some of which are psychological and cultural. This further supports the outcome that more male entrepreneurs are more informed about business life and updates than females as only 30% of registered entrepreneurial businesses or outfits are owned by women in Nigeria.…”

“…Women according to Escribano and Casado (2018) and Rubio‐Banon and Esteban‐Lloret (2016) have been seen to play important roles as entrepreneurs. However, their participation in business as shown in Figure 1 below indicates that 16.2% of them actually participated actively as owners which is contrary to the outcome of Escribano and Casado (2018) and Rubio‐Banon and Esteban‐Lloret (2016). Therefore, according to Bitsch (2016) could be as a result of the challenges faced by women when it comes to transfer of information in this wise and wealth to increase on their sustainability.…”

“…Self‐employment used interchangeably with entrepreneurial ability is a substitution to professional or business activity which has been adjudged adequate and appropriate for workers who are dynamic and willing to take on risks thereby giving them the capacity to create their own job prospects and specifications with its stability therein (Escribano & Casado, 2018). Entrepreneurship or self‐employment based on this definition could further be interpreted as the ability of persons to direct, organize, and engage in profit‐oriented ventures and activities based on their risking taking ability with the principal aim of making profit.…”

Women Entrepreneurship in International Trade: Bridging the Gap by Bringing Feminist Theories into Entrepreneurship and Internationalization Theories

“…Although researchers in the entrepreneurship field offer several conceptual frameworks by reframing entrepreneurship from feminist perspectives [22,33,34,[38][39][40][41][42][43], such a framework has not been developed in the context of internationalization of women-owned firms. The notions that firms expanding business overseas markets face more challenges and have a greater impact on their business development have strong evidence in the internationalization literature.…”

Entrepreneurship in people with disabilities. Cultural and social aspects

“…it is reiterated the existence of "certain social aspects that explain a firm predisposition to undertake, and that can motivate an entrepreneurial behavior" (ortiz-García & Millán-Jiménez, 2011, p. 222). these social factors have an undeniable transcendence in the gestation of the entrepreneurial activity of all people, with or without disabilities (García-Escribano & Fernández-casado, 2016). in this article is analyzed the elements of the sociocultural environment (Alvarez, Noguera & Urbano, 2012;Busenitz et al, 2003;Steyaert & Katz, 2006;Verheul & thurik, 2001) that hinder or favor the entrepreneurship of people with disabilities.…”