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Identity, gender and recovery interventions: New issue in Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice

1. Identity, gender and recovery interventions: New issue in Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice

Amanda Williamson

Posted 11-23-2021 21:38

Hello all,

Scholars interested in interventions, gender, and identity, may find this new ETP issue particularly interesting.

Short descriptions of each article are included below...

Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice

Editorial

Let's Focus on Solutions to Entrepreneurial Ill-Being! Recovery Interventions to Enhance Entrepreneurial Well-Being

Argued that the next frontier of research on entrepreneurial well-being is to apply our knowledge to devise interventions that can make a difference in the lives of entrepreneurs and enhance their well-being. Seeks to pave the way in providing more pragmatic solutions for combatting some of the ills of entrepreneurship, using randomized controlled trials.
By Amanda Jasmine Williamson, J. Jeffrey Gish, and Ute Stephan
https://doi.org/10.1177/10422587211006431

Research Note

Gender and Counterstereotypical Facial Expressions of Emotion in Crowdfunded Microlending

Provided evidence that entrepreneurs' gender-counterstereotypical facial expressions of emotion increase microlending performance. Displays of happiness and sadness in an entrepreneur's microloan appeal photograph are particularly beneficial for men, whereas displays of anger and disgust are beneficial for women.
By Blakley C. Davis, Benjamin J. Warnick, Aaron H. Anglin, and Thomas H. Allison
https://doi.org/10.1177/10422587211029770

Articles

One Path Does Not Fit All: A Career Path Approach to the Study of Professional Women Entrepreneurs

Established and applied a career path framework to distinguish professional women's career paths into, out of, and around entrepreneurship beyond a single "lesser" narrative.
By Jennifer Merluzzi and Ronald S. Burt
https://doi.org/10.1177/1042258720936987

A Gendered Life Course Explanation of the Exit Decision in the Context of Household Dynamics

Addressed the question: How do the differential effects of life course and household dynamics influence the exit decision of male and female entrepreneurs?
By Dilani Jayawarna, Susan Marlow, and Janine Swail
https://doi.org/10.1177/1042258720940123

Women Hold Up Half the Sky? Informal Institutions, Entrepreneurial Decisions, and Gender Gap in Venture Performance

Investigated the gender gap in Chinese entrepreneurial firms' performance. Although significant gender differences exist, this gender gap is not uniform across provinces. Instead, informal political–cultural institutions differentially enable or constrain the entrepreneurial pursuits of male versus female entrepreneurs
By Eric Yanfei Zhao and Ling Yang
https://doi.org/10.1177/1042258720980705

Finding Self Among Others: Navigating the Tensions Between Personal and Social Identity

Studied novice and experienced entrepreneurs and uncovered the complex nature of centrality and salience of their personal and social identity.
By Furkan A. Gur and Blake D. Mathias
https://doi.org/10.1177/10422587211038109

Trailing Wives and Constrained Agency Among Women Migrant Entrepreneurs: An Intersectional Perspective

Revealed the intersectional nature of the lived experiences of women migrant entrepreneurs in Glasgow by showing how multiple dimensions of oppressive structures (here patriarchy/gender and outsidership/migration) lead to specific issues faced by women migrants (as agents) in the development of their new venture.
By Paul Lassalle and Eleanor Shaw
https://doi.org/10.1177/1042258721990331

Bankruptcy Regulation and Self-Employment Entry: The Moderating Roles of Income Share, Parenthood, and Hybrid Entrepreneurship

Investigated how individual factors moderate the impact of bankruptcy exemption levels on entry into self-employment.
By Matthias Schulz, Christian Schwens, and Christian Fisch
https://doi.org/10.1177/10422587211026856

Entrepreneurial Identity: A Review and Research Agenda

Systematically parsed antecedents, outcomes, and content of Entrepreneurial Identity (EI) as well as their relationships, offering both a fine-grained view of EI's analytical roles in extant theorizing and conceptualizations of EI.
By Miruna Radu-Lefebvre, Vincent Lefebvre, Eliana Crosina, and Ulla Hytti
https://doi.org/10.1177/10422587211013795

** Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice- Volume: 45, Number: 6 (November 2021) **