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Author: search.filters.author.Katherina KuschelSubject: search.filters.subject.Emerging economies

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    A contextual approach to women's entrepreneurship in Latin America: impacting research and public policy
    (Inderscience Publishers, 2021-01-01)
    The field of 'women in entrepreneurship' is growing attention from public policy and academia. However, the literature has been dominated by models and frameworks that were developed mostly in developed economies with a set of particular characteristics that do not match the Latin American reality. This conceptual paper identifies five contextual conditions to consider while analysing women's entrepreneurship in Latin America compared to the Northern Hemisphere: 1) high rates of women's entrepreneurship; 2) high rates of informality; 3) traditional culture and self-expression; 4) low rates of innovation-based ventures; 5) developing ecosystems. We discuss how these contextual conditions interact with the COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis. Finally, both a research agenda and a public agenda are suggested. This article calls for a Latin American research perspective on women entrepreneurs and suggests that promoting women into sustainable entrepreneurship contributes to regional development, impacts economic activity, improves income distribution, reduces poverty and fosters gender equality.
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    Female leadership in startups: analyzing survival rates and challenges in emerging economies
    (Emerald Publishing Limited, 2026-01-01)
    The authors studied how leadership, gender and funding work together as key factors in startups' survival, explaining performance differences among high-growth firms. This study aims to focus on the important role of female leadership and financial resource allocation in helping businesses last longer in emerging markets, in a Latin American context. Design/methodology/approach The authors use a longitudinal analysis of 888 startups supported by government subsidies over eight years. The authors applied Cox proportional hazards models to measure how gender and funding affect startups' chances of survival. Findings Results show that startups led by women have significantly higher survival rates than those led by men, with a 42.57% lower risk of failure. Also, every 1% increase in funding is linked to a 40.93% drop in failure risk. The findings show the combined advantage of female leadership together with strong financial support. Practical implications The results of the study can help policymakers, investors and entrepreneurship support organizations developing strategies to encourage inclusive leadership and improve funding methods that can impact firm stability and growth. Social implications By highlighting the higher performance of women-led startups, this study supports the value of gender equality in entrepreneurship and shows the wider benefits of having diverse leadership in business communities. Originality/value The research adds to the strategic management literature by offering evidence of the positive effects of gender diversity in leadership and financial resources on startups survival. Building on earlier studies the authors add a focus on emerging economies, and calculate how much of an advantage women-led firms have.