Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/288326 
Year of Publication: 
2020
Citation: 
[Journal:] Journal of International Entrepreneurship [ISSN:] 1573-7349 [Volume:] 18 [Issue:] 2 [Publisher:] Springer US [Place:] New York, NY [Year:] 2020 [Pages:] 196-226
Publisher: 
Springer US, New York, NY
Abstract: 
This article draws upon institutional theory to investigate whether and to what extent informal institutions (masculinity, power distance, individualism, and indulgence) affect the relationship between formal institutions (the public expenditure on childcare and the length of parental leave) and the likelihood that women will become entrepreneurs. The main findings show that societies characterized by high masculinity and/or low individualism amplify the relationship between the public expenditure on childcare and the likelihood that women will become entrepreneurs. Instead, high-indulgent societies weaken the negative relationship between the length of parental leave and the likelihood that women will become entrepreneurs. We provide a nuanced picture of women’s entrepreneurship by considering the neglected role of informal institutions.
Subjects: 
Women’s entrepreneurship
Female entrepreneurship
Formal institutions
Informal institutions
Institutional theory
Multi-level analysis
JEL: 
J16
J24
M13
L26
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Document Type: 
Article
Document Version: 
Published Version

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