IRIES institutional repository of scientific publications of Institute of Economic Sciences (Institute of Economic Sciences, Belgrade) · 2012 · 32 citations · 0 references
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BusinessEntrepreneurshipGender StudiesEntrepreneurial StrategyStrategic EntrepreneurshipWomen EntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurial Decision-makingEntrepreneurial IntentionEntrepreneurial MindsetEntrepreneurial OrientationEntrepreneurial Self-efficacyAgentic TraitsEntrepreneurial Intention FormationEntrepreneurial Intentions Among StudentsGender Differences In Self-efficacySelf-reported DataWomen Entrepreneurial Intentions
Gender differences in entrepreneurial intentions and agentic traits frequently \nlinked to entrepreneurship (locus of control, entrepreneurial self-efficacy, risk-taking \npropensity, and proactiveness) were examined using a sample of Spanish university \nstudents, 535 women and 283 men. Self-reported data were collected through a \nquestionnaire consisting of several scales. MANOVA results showed gender \ndifferences in entrepreneurial intention and entrepreneurial self-efficacy, in the sense \nthat men felt themselves more efficient and oriented to create a new venture than \nwomen. Nevertheless, major area and age explained differences in the variables \nstudied better than gender.