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2009

Bryant University

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Social Competence Of Women Entrepreneurs: Moderating The Effect Of Social-, Human-, And Reputational Capital On Entrepreneurial Success, Monica Zimmerman, Crystal Jiang Jan 2009

Social Competence Of Women Entrepreneurs: Moderating The Effect Of Social-, Human-, And Reputational Capital On Entrepreneurial Success, Monica Zimmerman, Crystal Jiang

Management Department Faculty Journal Articles

Women entrepreneurs and the business(es) they own face many challenges. However relatively little research has addressed the performance correlates of these women and their businesses (Lerner & Almor, 2002; Jiang & Zimmerman Treichel, 2008). In this paper we use the resource based view (RBV) to address performance correlates of women entrepreneurs and their business(es). Three specific resources that appear to be especially important to entrepreneurs and their businesses are: social-, reputational-, and human capital. Research suggests that the RBV does not, however, fully explain how and why certain firms possess competitive advantage in rapid and unpredictable conditions (Eisenhardt & Martin, …