TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the mediating effect of an owner’s growth goal on the relationship between the gender of new venture owners and the growth outcomes of their ventures.Design/methodology/approach This is a quantitative study using a large, national database and structural equation modeling.Findings The findings indicate that the negative relationship between gender and growth outcomes is fully mediated by the growth goals of new venture owners, their available internal resources and the amount of time and money they are able (prepared) to invest in their new venture.Research limitations/implications The research implications include the need to better understand the impact of goal setting on new venture performance outcomes.Practical implications The government policies (for example, to stimulate firm growth) need to be designed by having a proper understanding of the various motives/goals that entrepreneurs might have when launching a new venture. Similarly, anyone providing advice to individuals involved in establishing a new venture should, before providing that advice, ensure that they have a clear understanding of the individual’s goals.Social implications Social implications include a need to better understand the negative impact that lower available human and financial capital can have on the goals set by female new venture owners and the outcomes achieved by those ventures.Originality/value This research makes an original contribution to the literature by demonstrating: the impact of gender on human, social and financial capital; the influence of these resources on new venture goals; and, in turn, the influence of goals on new venture performance outcomes.
VL  - 9
IS  - 4
SN  - 1756-6266
DO  - 10.1108/IJGE-03-2017-0015
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/IJGE-03-2017-0015
AU  - Watson John
AU  - Stuetzer Michael
AU  - Zolin Roxanne
PY  - 2017
Y1  - 2017/01/01
TI  - Female underperformance or goal orientated behavior?
T2  - International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 298
EP  - 318
Y2  - 2024/04/23
ER  -