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Characteristics of Female Entrepreneurship
Female entrepreneurs are the women founding, building, owning, and driving new companies in emerging and established industries. What is understood as entrepreneurship can range from being self-employed and, for instance, running a small catering service from home to owning a business venture worth millions of US dollars. Starting from Schumpeter’s original portrayal, entrepreneurs are often seen as charismatic individuals who use inventions, resources, and creativity to push for commercial success of innovation. The classical theoretical view presents entrepreneurship as gender neutral. Research on the secret of entrepreneurial success highlights the personal characteristics of the individual. Scholars use descriptors such as inventive, energetic, risk taking, aggressive, dynamic, self-motivating, and tolerant of ambiguity. These “entrepreneurial traits” are clearly male attributes. Prior to...
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Kesting, S., Jaeger, S. (2013). Female Entrepreneurship. In: Carayannis, E.G. (eds) Encyclopedia of Creativity, Invention, Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3858-8_216
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