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23.1 Introduction 23.1 Introduction
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23.2 Extent of research on women's entrepreneurship 23.2 Extent of research on women's entrepreneurship
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23.3 Women's entrepreneurship: the phenomenon 23.3 Women's entrepreneurship: the phenomenon
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23.4 Why are women entrepreneurs under-studied? 23.4 Why are women entrepreneurs under-studied?
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23.5 What have we learned about women entrepreneurs from academic research? 23.5 What have we learned about women entrepreneurs from academic research?
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23.5.1 Evolution of theory, methods and samples 23.5.1 Evolution of theory, methods and samples
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23.5.2 Similarities 23.5.2 Similarities
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23.5.3 Differences 23.5.3 Differences
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23.6 Conclusions and implications 23.6 Conclusions and implications
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23 Women Entrepreneurs: A Research Overview
Get accessCandida Brush holds the President's Chair in Entrepreneurship at Babson College, Massachusetts. She conducted the first and largest study of women entrepreneurs in the early 1980s. With four other researchers she founded the Diana Project, a research consortium investigating women's access to growth capital, and published Clearing the Hurdles: Women Building High Growth Businesses in 2004. She has published in both management and entrepreneurship journals, including Journal of Business Venturing, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Journal of Management, Academy of Management Executive, and Strategic Management Journal. A frequent adviser to the US Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy on women's entrepreneurship, she has also been appointed to the Defence Advisory Committee on Women in the Services.
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Published:02 September 2009
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Abstract
Despite the proliferation of research, the population of women entrepreneurs is vastly understudied. This is surprising considering women are one of the fastest rising populations of entrepreneurs, and contribute significantly to innovation, job creation, and economies around the world. Why are women entrepreneurs comparatively understudied? What have we learned about women entrepreneurs in the past few decades? What are the future research directions? This article addresses these questions. It begins with a brief overview on the extent of research on women's entrepreneurship and considers reasons why they are under-studied. The article also explores empirical findings in terms of similarities and differences between men and women entrepreneurs, then it concludes with suggestions for future research.
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