Elucidating the process: why women patent less than men

Erin Leahey; Amelia Blume

Gender and Entrepreneurial Activity

Edited by Albert N. Link

There is growing interest in the relationship between gender and entrepreneurial activity. In this book, 37 eminent scholars from diverse academic disciplines contribute cutting-edge research that addresses, from a gender perspective, three general areas of importance: key characteristics of entrepreneurs, key performance attributes of entrepreneurial firms, and the role of financial capital in the establishment and growth of entrepreneurial firms and in their growth.

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Published in print:: 26 May 2017

ISBN:: 9781785364730

eISBN:: 9781785364747

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781785364747

Pages:: c 328

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Chapter 7: Elucidating the process: why women patent less than men

Erin Leahey and Amelia Blume

Monograph Chapter

Published:: 26 May 2017

Category:: Monograph Chapter

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781785364747.00011

Pages:: (17 total)

Collection: Business 2017

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7. Elucidating the process: why women patent less than men Erin Leahey and Amelia Blume INTRODUCTION For decades, scholarly research focused on what Cole and Zuckerman (1984) referred to as “the productivity puzzle” – a persistent male advantage ...

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