Adjusting for risk in comparing the performances of male- and female-controlled SMEs

By J. Watson, Sherry Robinson. 2003

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Subfields: Accounting, Economics and Econometrics, Management of Technology and Innovation

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Citations in the corpus

Gender Differences in Risk Aversion and Expected Retirement Benefits (2007, background): “Similarly, Watson and Robinson (2003) reported less variability in profit (risk) for ventures run by women than in those run by men.”
The Influence of Gender on Entrepreneurial Intention: The Mediating Role of Perceptual Factors (2016, background): “As Robb and Watson (2012: 546) noted: ‘‘the men and women are inherently different by nature and these differences (rather than discrimination) will cause them to operate their ventures differently; for example women might seek to take fewer risks (Watson and Robinson, 2003).”
Owner-manager Gender, Financial Performance and Business Growth amongst SMEs from Australia’s Business Longitudinal Survey (2005, methodology): “However, to refine the risk measure, Watson and Robinson (2003) utilize Sharpe’s reward-to-variability ratio (reward being profit, variability being standard deviation in profit).”
The Influence of CEO Gender on Market Orientation and Performance in Service Small and Medium‐Sized Service Businesses (2010, unknown): “…which the effect of gender is mediated by other variables (Boden and Nucci 2000; Carter, Williams, and Reynolds 1997; Cliff 1998; Collins-Dodd, Gordon, and Smart 2004; Du Rietz and Henrekson 2000; Loscocco et al. 1991; Rosa, Carter, and Hamilton 1996; Watson 2003, 2002; Watson and Robinson 2003).”
Entrepreneurial aspiration and transition into self-employment: evidence from British longitudinal data (2007, background): “Gender may be associated with entrepreneurial potential because males and females may have different attitudes to risk (Watson and Robinson 2003).”
Analysis of Barriers to Women Entrepreneurship: The DEMATEL Approach (2017, background): “…scholars have, in the past, examined the various barriers to women entrepreneurship in different contexts (e.g., Akehurst et al., 2012; Allen et al., 2008; Bosma et al., 2004; Hussain et al., 2015; Kevane & Wydick, 2001; Mathew, 2010; McElwee & Al-Riyami, 2003; Robb, 2002; Watson & Robinson, 2003).”
Gender, Entrepreneurship, and Bank Lending: The Criteria and Processes Used by Bank Loan Officers in Assessing Applications (2007, background): “…by bank lenders, demand-side aversion to debt or risk by women entrepreneurs, or simply the result of the structural dissimilarities of male-owned and female-owned businesses (Buttner & Rosen, 1989; Fabowale, Orser, & Riding, 1995; Orser & Foster, 1994; Read, 1998; Watson & Robinson, 2003).”
Gender and the Business Environment for New Firm Creation (2011, background): “It might also be thought that greater risk aversion among women than men might explain their lower average returns and growth performance in entrepre-neurship, leading women to choose positions further down the expected proﬁt– risk frontier than their male counterparts (Watson and Robinson 2003).”