Gender and Entrepreneurship:: A Study in Ituiutaba-MG

• Autor(a) principal: Borges, Alex Fernando
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Fagundes Ribeiro, Amanda
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: REMIPE
• Texto Completo: https://remipe.fatecosasco.edu.br/index.php/remipe/article/view/314
• topic: Empreendedorismo; Empreendedor; Perfil Empreendedor; Comportamento Empreendedor; Gênero.; Emprendimiento; Empresario; Perfil de emprendedor; Comportamiento empresarial; Género; Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneur; Entrepreneurial Profile; Entrepreneurial Behavior; Gender.

The aim of this study was to identify the entrepreneurial behavior of entrepreneurs in the city of Ituiutaba-MG, highlighting their similarities and differences in terms of gender. To achieve this goal, through a quantitative approach, 120 questionnaires were applied to 120 female and male entrepreneurs. The sample comprised an equal division between male and female entrepreneurs. The results show that characteristics more linked to the association associated with acting in the business - such as quality, efficiency, commitment, initiative and definition open to the identification and exploration of opportunities - are more present in terms of behavior than those related to power and individual control of the entrepreneur. As for entrepreneurial behavior and gender, despite the fact that the difference is not diminishing, it was found that male entrepreneurs have a more aggressive and results-oriented profile, while female entrepreneurs follow a more sociable and conservative path. Therefore, it is concluded that a research generates evidence of the relationship between entrepreneurial behavior and gender, and raises the need for further studies to explore reality and generate knowledge from it.