TY - JOUR

T1 - Context matters: The importance of university and family for young nascent entrepreneurs

AU - Edelman, L. F.

AU - Manolova, T.

AU - Shirokova, G.

AU - Tsukanova, T.

PY - 2020

Y1 - 2020

N2 - Nascent entrepreneurs are those individuals who engage in start-up activities as part of the process of starting a new venture. In many cases, these activities lead to successful founding, but in some situations, the entrepreneur's initial ideas go unrealized because the new venture cannot mobilize the necessary resources needed to create a fledging firm. In this paper, we look at the impact of the family and university social context on young student nascent entrepreneurs. Our findings based on Global University Entrepreneurial Spirit Students' Survey (GUESSS) wave in 2011 suggest that both family and university have a significant impact on the entrepreneurs' progress through the venturing process. However, when we take a finer-grained look, we find surprising gender differences. Female entrepreneurs rely on their strong family ties for support; however, they are also able to better utilize their weaker university connections to make progress through the venture creation process than are men. This suggests that for women, all types of social support are important in their venture creation processes.

AB - Nascent entrepreneurs are those individuals who engage in start-up activities as part of the process of starting a new venture. In many cases, these activities lead to successful founding, but in some situations, the entrepreneur's initial ideas go unrealized because the new venture cannot mobilize the necessary resources needed to create a fledging firm. In this paper, we look at the impact of the family and university social context on young student nascent entrepreneurs. Our findings based on Global University Entrepreneurial Spirit Students' Survey (GUESSS) wave in 2011 suggest that both family and university have a significant impact on the entrepreneurs' progress through the venturing process. However, when we take a finer-grained look, we find surprising gender differences. Female entrepreneurs rely on their strong family ties for support; however, they are also able to better utilize their weaker university connections to make progress through the venture creation process than are men. This suggests that for women, all types of social support are important in their venture creation processes.

KW - nascent women entrepreneurs

KW - start-up activities

KW - social context

KW - university support

KW - family support

KW - Global University Entrepreneurial Spirit Students' Survey (GUESSS)

KW - NETWORKS

KW - FIRM

KW - INTENTIONS

KW - WOMEN

KW - TIES

KW - STUDENTS

KW - GENDER

KW - ORGANIZATIONS

KW - CREATION

KW - MODELS

U2 - 10.21638/spbu18.2020.201

DO - 10.21638/spbu18.2020.201

M3 - статья

VL - 18

SP - 127

EP - 154

JO - РОССИЙСКИЙ ЖУРНАЛ МЕНЕДЖМЕНТА

JF - РОССИЙСКИЙ ЖУРНАЛ МЕНЕДЖМЕНТА

SN - 1729-7427

IS - 2

ER -