The Impact of Gender on Entrepreneurial Intention in a Peripheral Region of Europe: A Multigroup Analysis

The last two decades were characterized by an increase in attention on entrepreneurship. An emerging trend in the literature is associated with the different contributions that genders may have regarding entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial intentions. This paper assesses gender impact on entreprene...

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Autores principales:	Sofia Gomes, João Morais Lopes, José Oliveira, Márcio Oliveira, Tânia Santos, Marlene Sousa
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	entrepreneurship gender entrepreneurial intention theory of planned behavior multi-group analysis preferences Social Sciences H
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:eb21b33db8d74a658f793778caf923d12021-11-25T18:59:40ZThe Impact of Gender on Entrepreneurial Intention in a Peripheral Region of Europe: A Multigroup Analysis10.3390/socsci101104152076-0760https://doaj.org/article/eb21b33db8d74a658f793778caf923d12021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/10/11/415https://doaj.org/toc/2076-0760The last two decades were characterized by an increase in attention on entrepreneurship. An emerging trend in the literature is associated with the different contributions that genders may have regarding entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial intentions. This paper assesses gender impact on entrepreneurial intention in a peripheral region of Europe. The methodology used is quantitative and based on a sample of 1114 observations. The obtained results suggest that women’s perceived behavioral control does not have a less direct positive impact on entrepreneurial intention when compared to men’s. Women’s personal attitude has a less direct positive impact on entrepreneurial intention when compared to men’s, as social norms, on the one hand, have a less direct positive impact on women’s personal attitude when compared to men’s, and, on the other hand, have a less direct positive impact on women’s perceived behavioral control when compared to men’s. Finally, it was also verified that social norms have a less positive indirect impact through personal attitude and perceived behavioral control on women’s entrepreneurial intention when compared to men’s. These findings contribute to enlighten the literature by strengthening the theoretical framework on women’s entrepreneurial intention in peripheral regions. Regarding practical contributions, suggestions are addressed to public decision makers, universities, and civil society, to adopt practices to increase entrepreneurship in women. This research is original because it is the first to perform this study in Portugal, a peripheral region of Europe.Sofia GomesJoão Morais LopesJosé OliveiraMárcio OliveiraTânia SantosMarlene SousaMDPI AGarticleentrepreneurshipgenderentrepreneurial intentiontheory of planned behaviormulti-group analysispreferencesSocial SciencesHENSocial Sciences, Vol 10, Iss 415, p 415 (2021)
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spellingShingle	entrepreneurship gender entrepreneurial intention theory of planned behavior multi-group analysis preferences Social Sciences H Sofia Gomes João Morais Lopes José Oliveira Márcio Oliveira Tânia Santos Marlene Sousa The Impact of Gender on Entrepreneurial Intention in a Peripheral Region of Europe: A Multigroup Analysis
description	The last two decades were characterized by an increase in attention on entrepreneurship. An emerging trend in the literature is associated with the different contributions that genders may have regarding entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial intentions. This paper assesses gender impact on entrepreneurial intention in a peripheral region of Europe. The methodology used is quantitative and based on a sample of 1114 observations. The obtained results suggest that women’s perceived behavioral control does not have a less direct positive impact on entrepreneurial intention when compared to men’s. Women’s personal attitude has a less direct positive impact on entrepreneurial intention when compared to men’s, as social norms, on the one hand, have a less direct positive impact on women’s personal attitude when compared to men’s, and, on the other hand, have a less direct positive impact on women’s perceived behavioral control when compared to men’s. Finally, it was also verified that social norms have a less positive indirect impact through personal attitude and perceived behavioral control on women’s entrepreneurial intention when compared to men’s. These findings contribute to enlighten the literature by strengthening the theoretical framework on women’s entrepreneurial intention in peripheral regions. Regarding practical contributions, suggestions are addressed to public decision makers, universities, and civil society, to adopt practices to increase entrepreneurship in women. This research is original because it is the first to perform this study in Portugal, a peripheral region of Europe.
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author	Sofia Gomes João Morais Lopes José Oliveira Márcio Oliveira Tânia Santos Marlene Sousa
author_facet	Sofia Gomes João Morais Lopes José Oliveira Márcio Oliveira Tânia Santos Marlene Sousa
author_sort	Sofia Gomes
title	The Impact of Gender on Entrepreneurial Intention in a Peripheral Region of Europe: A Multigroup Analysis
title_short	The Impact of Gender on Entrepreneurial Intention in a Peripheral Region of Europe: A Multigroup Analysis
title_full	The Impact of Gender on Entrepreneurial Intention in a Peripheral Region of Europe: A Multigroup Analysis
title_fullStr	The Impact of Gender on Entrepreneurial Intention in a Peripheral Region of Europe: A Multigroup Analysis
title_full_unstemmed	The Impact of Gender on Entrepreneurial Intention in a Peripheral Region of Europe: A Multigroup Analysis
title_sort	impact of gender on entrepreneurial intention in a peripheral region of europe: a multigroup analysis
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The Impact of Gender on Entrepreneurial Intention in a Peripheral Region of Europe: A Multigroup Analysis

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