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    Stemming the gender gap in STEM entrepreneurship – insights into women’s entrepreneurship in science, technology, engineering and mathematics
    (Springer, 2020-03-01)
    Abstract Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields are notably important for innovation and technological development, which in turn are seen as drivers of social and economic growth. Hence, researchers and policy-makers have paid substantial attention to analyzing and promoting high-growth ventures in STEM fields. However, STEM fields are highly gender-skewed, regardless of whether the population considered is students, faculty members, graduates, top managers, or entrepreneurs. This is noticeable in the small number of women entrepreneurs with STEM backgrounds. This underrepresentation of women in innovation-driven business startups highlights existing gender biases and systemic disadvantages in social structures, making visible the double masculinity that exists at the intersection of STEM and entrepreneurship. This article addresses this issue by combining insights from research about women’s entrepreneurship and research about the gender aspects of STEM fields. We emphasize institutional, organizational, and individual factors influencing women’s entrepreneurship in STEM fields, laying the foundation for the articles included in this special issue. Finally, we discuss the way forward for research on the gender aspects of STEM entrepreneurship to help us create the knowledge needed to close this gender gap.
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    Assessing technological strategies and innovation in South American manufacturing firms' performance: the role of women managers
    (Emerald Publishing Limited, 2026-06-30)
    This study aims to examine how technological strategies and innovation, as well as the women managers, relate with firm performance in South American manufacturing firms. Design/methodology/approach The data set used in the study includes information for 1,712 manufacturing firms across seven South American countries for 2017. A series of regression models estimated via OLS was computed to test the proposed hypotheses. Findings The core findings indicate that technological strategies – internal R&D spending and technology licensing – are positively correlated with firm performance. On the contrary, among the sampled firms, product innovation is positively correlated to profit levels, whereas process innovation is not. In addition, while firms with a greater proportion of women in middle manager positions exhibit substantially higher performance levels, having a woman as a top manager has not. Research limitations/implications Policymakers should support the development of balanced innovation strategies that combine R&D with technology acquisition, while promoting greater inclusion of women in management teams, particularly in SMEs where external sourcing is more impactful. The cross-sectional design of the study limits causal inference; future research should conduct longitudinal and multi-industry studies to explore the tested relationships in dynamic contexts with evolving learning and human capital contingencies. Practical implications Managers should adopt more balanced “make-or-buy” innovation strategies, according to the size of the firm. Women at the middle manager level improve strategic innovation execution, highlighting the need for more inclusive organizational structures in Latin American firms. These insights can guide strategic investments and human resource practices to enhance performance outcomes. Originality/value This study makes a significant contribution to the strategic management literature in three key ways. First, it demonstrates the complementarity of internal and external technological strategies in emerging settings. Second, it highlights distinct performance associations of product versus process innovation, revealing underexplored bottlenecks in process implementation and new product commercialization. Finally, this research offers novel insights into how women at different managerial levels are related to firm performance.