Citation
(2013), "2012 Awards for Excellence", International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship, Vol. 5 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijge.2013.40905aaa.001
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2013, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2012 Awards for Excellence
Article Type: 2012 Awards for Excellence From: International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship, Volume 5, Issue 1
The following article was selected for this year’s Outstanding Paper Award for International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship
"Gender, human capital, and opportunity identification in Mexico"
María de los Dolores GonzálezAcademico de Emprendimiento, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
Bryan W. HustedSchulich School of Business, York University, Toronto, Canada and Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to understand how gender affects the number and innovativeness of business opportunities identified by future entrepreneurs in Mexico.
Design/methodology/approach – Comparing social feminist theory and human capital theory, this study examines the effect that human capital has on opportunity identification among men and women in Mexico. The authors specifically examine the role of specific and general human capital in the opportunity identification process. A survey instrument was applied to 174 MBA students at a university in Northeastern Mexico.
Findings – This study shows the significant effect of specific human capital: people with greater prior knowledge of customer needs or problems tended to identify more opportunities; however, the probability of identifying opportunities with innovation increased when individuals had been exposed to different industries through prior work and entrepreneurial experience. Gender differences were not significant for either the number of opportunities identified or the innovativeness of such opportunities.
Originality/value – This study provides evidence of the effect that human capital and gender have on opportunity identification in Mexico and provides an explanation within a context that has not been studied previously.
Keywords: Gender, Human capital, Mexico, Opportunity identification www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/17566261111169322
This article originally appeared in Volume 3 Number 3, 2011, pp. 236-53 International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship
The following articles were selected for this year’s Highly Commended Award
“The Nordic Welfare Model: barrier or facilitator of women’s entrepreneurship in Denmark?”
Helle Neergaard and Claus Thrane
This article originally appeared in Volume 3 Number 2, 2011, International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship
“Critical yet invisible: the ‘good wife’ in the New Zealand small firm”
Kate Lewis and Claire Massey
This article originally appeared in Volume 3 Number 2, 2011, International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship
“Women entrepreneurs in the Indian informal sector: marginalisation dynamics or institutional rational choice?”
Colin C. Williams and Anjula Gurtoo
This article originally appeared in Volume 3 Number 1, 2011, International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship
Outstanding Reviewer
Professor John WatsonUniversity of Western Australia, Australia
Dr Maura McAdam, Queen’s University Belfast, UK