Does Gender Matter in the Export Performance of International New Ventures? Mediation Effects of Firm-specific and Country-specific Advantages

Democratizing Entrepreneurship? Digital Technologies and the Internationalization of Female-Led SMEs

“…In addition to the differential benefit of digital technologies in managing “work–family” balance, women entrepreneurs may leverage a differential benefit of digital technologies in access to information. This is because women are often excluded from or marginalized in traditional market intelligence webs such as business and professional networks (Aldrich, Reese, and Dubini ; Foss ; Hanson and Blake ; Lee, Paik, and Uygur ). Since entrepreneurial cognitions are a key determinant of identifying and acting upon international opportunities (Mainela, Puhakka, and Servais ; Zahra, Korri, and Yu ), we expect that the social and cognitive embeddedness imposed on women entrepreneurs by gendered structural arrangements will make those entrepreneurs more likely to use the affordances of digital technologies when expanding internationally.…”

“…The issue of how well women entrepreneurs can harness the democratizing features of digital technologies such as cost‐effectiveness and easier access to information, is of great practitioner and public policy interest; yet there is a dearth of empirical studies examining the gender effects of digital technologies. Research in small business and entrepreneurship has established that women entrepreneurs are often excluded from networks and other resources important in internationalization (e.g., Lee, Paik, and Uygur ). However, counteracting this lack of access to traditional networks, exploratory research suggests that digital technologies and the Internet can provide women entrepreneurs with access to coveted international market knowledge and partners, whereas at the same time, conserving resources and helping to achieve work–life balance (Rosenbaum ).…”

Women directors and exporting activity: The moderating role of network advice

“…However, such results could be due to unobserved moderating effects. Recently Lee et al (2016) found that marketing competencies and innovation mediate the association between gender and exporting for Korean firms. Given the above literature, our first hypothesis is: H1: SMEs with women directors on board are less likely to export than SMEs with no women directors on board.…”

Does gender matter for hotel performance? Evidence from the Italian hospitality industry

“…In recent years, the proportion of women entrepreneurs and top managers, on average, has increased significantly in all economic sectors, as a result of cultural, social, and political changes that have encouraged both women to start new businesses as entrepreneurs and companies to involve women in management positions (Catalyst, 2017;Farrell & Hersch, 2005;Soares, Combopiano, Regis, Shur, & Wong, 2010). The leadership roles of women have inspired academic debate regarding the effects of female involvement in top management teams on various features of business dynamics (Langowitz, Minniti, & Arenius, 2005;Lee, Paik, & Uygur, 2016). Most researchers in the management and corporate governance literature have examined the relationship between gender diversity and aspects such as managerial advancement (Tharenou, Latimer, & Conroy, 1994), management style (Burke & Collins, 2001;Eagly, Johannesen-Schmidt, & Van Engen, 2003;Eagly & Karau, 2002), and board effectiveness (Nielsen & Huse, 2010).…”