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

Authors : Nihan Gunes Cagin

Pages : 31-47

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Publication Date : 2024-07-26

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :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.
Keywords : kadın girişimciliği, büyüme beklentisi, inovasyon, Türkiye, küresel girişimcilik monitörü