Using high-potential firms as the key to achieving territorial development

Determinants of women entrepreneurs' firm performance in a hostile environment

“…The first two results have been reported in several studies, including those on developing economies (i.e., education [Hampel-Milagrosa et al, 2015], management skills [Kimosop et al, 2016, Prasad et al, 2013). However, the literature reports conflicting results with regard to the relationship between entrepreneurs' age and firm performance (Pinazo-Dallenbach et al, 2016). This study finds a positive link between the two variables.…”

“…Mature (at least 40 years of age) Egyptian women entrepreneurs seem better equipped to handle the country's hostile environment than their younger counterparts. In developing countries with highly challenging environments, younger women entrepreneurs encounter greater difficulty in securing financing because creditors often question their creditworthiness, which translates into lower firm performance (Pinazo-Dallenbach et al, 2016). Mature women entrepreneurs may find it easier to balance work-family conflicts, as their children are likely older and require less attention, and the overall family situation is more settled.…”

“…With regard to the relationship between the entrepreneur's age and firm performance, some studies find no link between the two variables (Akehurst et al, 2012, Lafuente and Rabetino, 2011, Lerner and Almor, 2002, while other studies find a positive link between age and performance (Pinazo-Dallenbach, Mas-Tur, & Lloria, 2016). Younger women entrepreneurs encounter greater difficulty in securing financing because creditors may question their creditworthiness, which translates into lower firm performance (Coleman, 2000, Pinazo-Dallenbach et al, 2016. Furthermore, because women tend to have greater responsibility for childcare activities than men (Sullivan & Meek, 2012), mature women entrepreneurs may find it easier to balance work-family conflicts as their children are likely older and require less attention.…”

Work-Family Balance and Marketing Capabilities as Determinants of Chinese Women Entrepreneurs' Firm Performance

“…This translates into lower firm performance (Coleman, 2000;Pinazo-Dallenbach, MasTur, & Lloria, 2016). Other studies, however, find no link between the two variables (Akehurst et al, 2012;Lafuente & Rabetino, 2011;Mas-Tur et al, 2015;Pinazo-Dallenbach et al, 2016). Nevertheless, to capture the possible effect of the entrepreneur's age on her firm performance, we control for the presence of this variable in our research model.…”

Customer Orientation and Performance of Women‐Owned Businesses: A Configurational Approach

“…Furthermore, as previously indicated, maintaining a high customer orientation is quite costly both in terms of financial resources and time (Franke et al ; Niraj, Gupta, and Narasimhan ). Some researchers have highlighted that older women tend to have more access to financial resources than younger women as they are often perceived by financiers to be more credit worthy (Pinazo‐Dallenbach, Mas‐Tur, and Lloria ). This resource availability provides the impetus for these women to maintain a high customer orientation and effectively exploit opportunities identified from customer needs which significantly contribute to the performance of their businesses as outlined in the RBV perspective (Welsh, Kaciak, and Shamah ).…”