The entrepreneurial puzzle: Explaining the gender gap

Journal of Technology Transfer

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 475-487

  Stephan, Paula E ^a   El Ganainy, Asmaa ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

Author keywords

Entrepreneur; Gender differences; Scientific productivity; Technology transfer; Venture capital

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE; ENTREPRENEUR; ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY; GENDER DIFFERENCES; GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION; UNDER-REPRESENTED; VENTURE CAPITAL; VENTURE CAPITALISTS;

INVESTMENTS;

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 34547872698     PISSN: 08929912     EISSN: 15737047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10961-007-9033-3     Document Type: Article

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