Noon - 1:15 PM
Needham Room, Olin Hall
How Gendered Institutions Influence Business
Start-up Propensity for Men and Women
Amanda Elam – Entrepreneurship
This research examines the influence of gender culture and institutions at the national level on start-up propensity for men and women at the individual level. Just like beliefs and values, policies and procedures, laws and regulations, organizations, and markets, gender institutions are systems of human organization that structure human activities. Most research on gender and entrepreneurship focuses on how gendered institutions, from ideas to rules to material facts, shape women’s experiences in and out of the marketplace. What gets lost in this very typical approach to comparative gender studies is that gender culture and institutions also affect men’s experiences in and out of the marketplace. This study investigates 4 factors that determine gender outcomes – gender division of labor, valuation of women’s paid work, women’s business leadership, and institutional supports for women. Results indicate that, controlling for national wealth and income inequality, measures of gender institutions alone explain about 38% of the variation in start rates for BOTH men and women across countries. Postestimation results further reveal 3 distinct patterns of influence across countries.
Corporate Entrepreneurship Management Practices:
The Influence of Project Leader Characteristics and Level of Innovativeness
Donna Kelley – Entrepreneurship
This research examines the relationship between innovation project characteristics and the sponsor or supervisor role played by managers. Our research method draws on interviews of project leaders and managers, and a survey of 89 project leaders from four divisions of large, multinational Korean companies. The results show that project leader empowerment and a managerial sponsor role is associated with the innovativeness and strategic relatedness of a project. In addition, managers are more likely to exert control when projects are less strategically related and when resource requirements are high. This suggests that different sources of project uncertainty imply different managerial roles.
We look forward to your participation. Refreshments will be provided by the BFRF. Pick up your lunch in Olin Pandini’s (before noon), sign the Chat list at the checkout, and join your colleagues in the Needham Room. For additional information, contact Susan Chern, x5339.
