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The Impact of Gender on the Entrepreneurial Start-Up Activities of Selected Obafemi Awolowo University Students

Year 2015, Volume: 4 Issue: 1, 45 - 61, 01.06.2015

T.o Olaposi G. O Binuyo O. S. Ayanlade

Abstract

Student entrepreneurship is now a common phenomenon in universities both in developed and developing countries. In Nigeria, research on student’s entrepreneurship is still on-going. This study assessed the impact of gender on the entrepreneurial activities of 272 students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Family background, source of motivation, type of business, source of capital, and factors influencing non-involvement in business of some students were investigated. Results suggest that more males are involved in business than female students. Other results suggest that there are differences between the entrepreneurial activities of male and female students but most of the differences are not significant. However, a strong association was found between gender and lack of business flair among those that were not involved in business.

Keywords

activities entrepreneurial gender Obafemi Awolowo University students

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The Impact of Gender on the Entrepreneurial Start-Up Activities of Selected Obafemi Awolowo University Students

Year 2015, Volume: 4 Issue: 1, 45 - 61, 01.06.2015

T.o Olaposi G. O Binuyo O. S. Ayanlade

Abstract

References

  • Ahl, H. J. (2002). The Making of the Female Entrepreneur; A Discourse Analysis of Research Texts on Women Entrepreneurship, JIBS Dissertation Series 015 Jonkoping University.
  • Bern, S. L. (1981). “Bem Sex-Role Inventory: A professional Manual Palo Alto, CA: Consulting Psychologists Press.
  • Bern, S. L. (1993). “The Lenses of Gender: Transforming the Debate on Gender Inequality. New Haven and London: Yale University Press.
  • Cartwright, S. and A. Gale (1995). Project Management: Different Gender, Different Culture?” Leadership and Organization Development Journal 16(4), 12 – 17.
  • Brush, C. G. (1992). “Resear ch on Women Business Owners: Past Trends, a New Perspective and Future Directions,” Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 16(1), 5 30.
  • Chaganti, R. and S. Parasuraman (1996). “A Study of the Impact of Gender on Business performance and Management Patterns in Small Businesses,” Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 21, 73 – 85.
  • Diaz-Garzia, M. C. and J. Jimenz-Moreno (2010). “Entrepreneurial Intention: The Role of Gender” International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal 6(3), 261 – 283.
  • European Commission (2002). “Good Practices in the Promotion of female Entrepreneurship; Example from Europe and other OECD Countries”(Brussels:2002).
  • Finkelstein, S. and D. C. Hambrich (1996). Strategic Leadership: Top Executives and Their Effects on Organizations. St. Paul, MN: West Publishing.
  • Haynes, G. W. and D. C. Haynes (1999). “The Debt Structure of Small Businesses Owned by Women in 1987 and 1993,” Journal of Small Business Management 37(2), 1 – 19.
  • Johnson, G and R. McMahon, (2005). “Owner Manager gender, Financial Performance and Business Growth Amongst SMEs from Australia’s Business longitudinal Survey. International Small Business Journal 23(2), 115 – 142.
  • Kim, J. L. S. and C. S. Ling (2001). “Work-Family Conflict of Women Entrepreneurs in Singapore.” Women in Management Review 16(5), 204 – 221.
  • KWEA (2007). “Survey on Women Entrepreneurs2007,” Research Report, Korean Women Entrepreneurs Association and Small and Medium Business Administration, Seoul, Korea.
  • Lee, J. H., S. Y. Sobin and Y. H. Ju (2011). How Effective is Government Support for Korean Women Entrepreneurs in Small and Medium Enterprises.” Journal of Small Business Management, 49(4), 599 – 615.
  • Minniti, M. (2009). Gender Issues in Entrepreneurship. Now Publishers Inc. Morris, M. H., N. N. Miyaki, C. E. Watters, and S. M. Coombes (2006). “The Dilemma of Growth: Understanding Venture Size Choices of Women Entrepreneurs,” Journal of Small Business Management 44(2), 221 – 244.
  • Orser, B., A. Riding, and J. Townsend (2004). “Exporting as a Means of Growth for Women-Owned Canadian SMEs. Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship. 17(3), 153 – 174.
  • OECD (1997). “Small Businesses, Job Creation and Growth: Facts, Obstacles and Best Practices.”
  • Orser, B., M. Spence, A. Riding and C. A. Carrington, (2010). “Gender and Export Propensity.” Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 34(5), 933 – 967.
  • Palmer, A., and D. Bejou, (1995). “Tourism Destination Marketing Alliances,” Annals of Tourism Research, 3, 616 – 629.
  • Riger, S. and P. Gilligan (1980). “Women in Management: An Exploration of Competing Paradigms” American Psychologist 35, 902 – 910.
  • Rosa, P. S. Carter, and D. Halminton (1996). “Gender as a Determinant of Small Business performance: Insights from a British Study,” Small Business Economics 8, 463 – 478.
  • Santos, F. J., M. A. Roomi, and F. Linan (2014). “About Gender Differences and the Social Environment in the Development of Entrepreneurial Intentions” Journal of Small Business Management, online version.
  • Watson, J. and S. Robinson (2003). “Adjusting for Risk in Comparing the performance of male- and Female-Controlled SMEs” Journal of Business Venturing, 18(6), 773 – 788.
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Primary Language English
Journal Section Research Article
Authors

T.o Olaposi This is me

G. O Binuyo This is me

O. S. Ayanlade This is me

Publication Date June 1, 2015
Published in Issue Year 2015 Volume: 4 Issue: 1

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APA Olaposi, T., Binuyo, G. O., & Ayanlade, O. S. (2015). The Impact of Gender on the Entrepreneurial Start-Up Activities of Selected Obafemi Awolowo University Students. Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, 4(1), 45-61.