A Comparative Study on Innovation and Growth Aspirations of Turkish Women Entrepreneurs

Yıl 2024, Cilt: 3 Sayı: 2, 31 - 47, 26.07.2024

Nihan Gunes Cagin

Öz

Entrepreneurship research has gained growing importance for the business world, academics, and policy makers because of its contributions to national economies. Particularly, research on women entrepreneurship has become popular. The aim of this paper is to provide a comparison between women entrepreneurs in Turkey and 106 countries using data from Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Adult Population Survey for 2008-2014. More specifically, this study analyzes the direct impacts of innovation on growth expectation, specific country and industry effects on innovation and growth expectation, and the interaction effects of country and industry on the relationship between innovation and growth expectation for women entrepreneurs. Linear regression is utilized to analyze data. This study contributes to the literature by comparing the women entrepreneurs in Turkey and the rest of the world on their innovation and growth aspirations, together with examining the specific country effects on the relationship between innovation and growth expectations. Results of this study show that women entrepreneurs in Turkey have higher innovation orientations and growth expectations than other countries. In addition, it’s found that while sector has a significant interaction effect on innovation, country does not have a significant interaction effect on innovation.

Anahtar Kelimeler

women entrepreneurship, growth expectation, innovation, Turkey, global entrepreneurship monitor

Türk Kadın Girişimcilerinin İnovasyon ve Büyüme Hedeflerine İlişkin Karşılaştırmalı bir Çalışma

Öz

Girişimcilik araştırmaları, ulusal ekonomilere katkısı nedeniyle iş dünyası, akademisyenler ve politika yapıcılar için giderek daha fazla önem kazanmaktadır. Özellikle kadın girişimciliği üzerine yapılan araştırmalar popüler hale gelmiştir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, 2008-2014 yılları arasındaki Küresel Girişimcilik Monitörü (GEM) Yetişkin Nüfus Anketi verilerini kullanarak Türkiye'deki kadın girişimciler ile 106 ülkeyi karşılaştırmaktır. Daha spesifik olarak, bu çalışma kadın grişimciler için, inovasyonun büyüme beklentisi üzerindeki doğrudan etkilerini, inovasyon ve büyüme beklentisi üzerindeki ülkeye özgü etkileri ve sektör etkilerini, ayrıca inovasyon ile büyüme beklentisi arasındaki ilişki üzerindeki ülke ve sektör etkileşim etkileri analiz etmektedir. Verilerin analizi için doğrusal regresyon kullanılmıştır. Bu çalışma, Türkiye'deki kadın girişimcileri inovasyon ve büyüme hedefleri açısından dünyanın geri kalanı ile karşılaştırarak ve ayrıca inovasyon ile büyüme beklentisi arasındaki ilişki üzerindeki ülkeye özgü etkileri inceleyerek literatüre katkıda bulunmaktadır. Çalışmanın sonuçları, Türkiye'deki kadın girişimcilerin diğer ülkelere göre daha yüksek inovasyon yönelimi ve büyüme beklentisi olduğunu göstermektedir. Ayrıca, sektörün inovasyon üzerinde anlamlı bir etkileşim etkisine sahip olduğu bulunmuşken, ülkenin ise inovasyon üzerinde anlamlı bir etkileşim etkisine sahip olmadığı bulunmuştur.

Anahtar Kelimeler

kadın girişimciliği, büyüme beklentisi, inovasyon, Türkiye, küresel girişimcilik monitörü

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