Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine potential influences of gender-role on entrepreneurial intention by
incorporating Bem’s (1974) gender role orientation variables into the entrepreneurial intention framework
proposed by Liñán and Chen (2009). Results indicated that when personal attitude toward entrepreneurship (PA)
and perceived behavioral control (PBC) were entered into a regression analysis predicting entrepreneurial
intention, their effects overwhelmed those of the gender role variables (i.e., masculinity, femininity, and
androgyny). Based on this finding, separate regression equations for PA and PBC were then generated in which
gender role variables were treated as predictor variables. Results of this analysis indicated that masculinity was a
significant positive predictor of both PA and PBC while femininity was a negative predictor of both variables.
Surprisingly, after controlling for the influences of other variables, androgyny was not a significant predictor of
either PA or PBC. Implications and directions for future research are discussed.
| Original language | American English |
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| Journal | International Journal of Business and Social Science |
| Volume | 7 |
| State | Published - Jun 2016 |
Keywords
- entrepreneurial intention
- entrepreneurship
- gender role
- perceived behavioral control
Disciplines
- Business Administration, Management, and Operations