Regional informal institutions, local governance and gendered entrepreneurship
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This study investigates the impacts of regional informal institutions and local governance arrangements on revenue growth both male- female-run firms in Vietnam. Utilizing institutional theory literature feminism, we argue that are responsive to different sets institutions. Analysing more than 1.1 million observations 11 years (2006–16), find benefit from collective action norms non-finance-related forces, while male-run perform better under pro-entrepreneurship finance-related forces.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Regional Studies
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1360-0591', '0034-3404']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2021.1889489