Who's the Boss? Explaining Gender Inequality in Entrepreneurial Teams

American Sociological Review

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 303-327

  Yang, Tiantian ^a   Aldrich, Howard E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

entrepreneurship; gender inequality; meritocracy; self employment; social status

Indexed keywords

ENTREPRENEUR; GENDER DISPARITY; GENDER ISSUE; GENDER RELATIONS; LEADERSHIP; SELF EMPLOYMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; WOMENS STATUS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84898864605     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: 19398271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003122414524207     Document Type: Article

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