Training, human capital, and gender gaps in entrepreneurial performance.

Autor/inn/en	Brixiová, Zuzana; Kangoye, Thierry
Institution	Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit
Titel	Training, human capital, and gender gaps in entrepreneurial performance. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Qualifizierung, Humankapital und Geschlechterlücke in der unternehmerischen Leistung.
Quelle	Bonn (2019), 30 S. PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	IZA discussion paper. 12777
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Monographie
ISSN	2365-9793
Schlagwörter	Leistungsfähigkeit; Leistungsverhalten; Frau; Bildungsertrag; Kommunikative Kompetenz; Humankapital; Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen; Unternehmensentwicklung; Unternehmenserfolg; Unternehmensführung; Beruf; Qualifikation; Qualifizierung; Teamkompetenz; Unternehmer; Hochschulsystem; Geschlechtsspezifik; Südafrika (Staat)
Abstract	"In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, policymakers have been increasingly striving to support female entrepreneurship as a possible growth driver. This paper contributes to reconciling mixed findings in the literature on the effectiveness of entrepreneurial training with an analysis that links training and human capital, including tertiary education and non-cognitive skills, with gender gaps in entrepreneurial performance in Africa. We have found that while financial literacy training directly benefits men, it does not raise the sales level of women entrepreneurs. Instead, tertiary education has a direct positive link with the performance of women. Consistent with our theoretical model where different skills are complements, tertiary education can act as a channel that makes training effective. Regarding non-cognitive skills, evidence shows that women entrepreneurs who are tenacious achieve stronger sales performance. Our results underscore the importance of incorporating tertiary education and entrepreneurial training programs focused on a balanced set of skills, including non-cognitive skills, among policies for women entrepreneurs." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2020/3