Don't Pitch Like a Girl!: How Gender Stereotypes Influence Investor Decisions

被引:210
作者
Balachandra, Lakshmi [1 ]
Briggs, Tony [2 ,3 ]
Eddleston, Kim [4 ]
Brush, Candida [5 ]
机构
[1] Babson Coll, Arthur M Blank Ctr Entrepreneurship, Babson Pk, MA 02157 USA
[2] Univ Alberta, Sch Business, Innovat & Entrepreneurship, Edmonton, AB, Canada
[3] Univ Alberta, Sch Business, Technol Commercializat Ctr, Edmonton, AB, Canada
[4] Northeastern Univ, DAmore McKim Sch Business, Entrepreneurship & Innovat, Boston, MA 02115 USA
[5] Babson Coll, Arthur M Blank Ctr Entrepreneurship, Franklin W Olin Chair Entrepreneurship Div, Babson Pk, MA 02157 USA
关键词
women/minority issues; start-up; new ventures; entrepreneurship; ENTREPRENEURSHIP ADVANCING DEBATE; WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS; THIN SLICES; VENTURE CAPITALISTS; BUSINESS OWNERS; ROLE CONGRUITY; SEX; FEMALE; LEADERSHIP; BEHAVIOR;
D O I
10.1177/1042258717728028
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
We consider the role that gender-stereotyped behaviors play in investors' evaluations of men- and women-owned ventures. Contrary to research suggesting that investors exhibit bias against women, we find that being a woman entrepreneur does not diminish interest by investors. Rather, our findings reveal that investors are biased against the display of feminine-stereotyped behaviors by entrepreneurs, men and women alike. Our study finds that investor decisions are driven in part by observations of gender-stereotyped behaviors and the implicit associations with the entrepreneur's business competency, rather than the entrepreneur's sex.
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页码:116 / 137
页数:22
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