Fuzzy-Set Analysis of Gender Differences in Entrepreneurial Activity: A Configurational Approach

This paper explores differences in entrepreneurial activity for males and females across 40 countries. We build on research grounded in institutional theory and behavioral economics and suggest a configurational approach. In doing so, we draw attention to how effects of different causal conditions leading to high levels of entrepreneurial activity are interdependent, such that the effectiveness of any one factor may be dependent upon the...