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Gender Differences in Strategy and Human Resource Management

The Case of Dutch Real Estate Brokerage

Ingrid Verheul

Erasmus University Rotterdam

Peter Risseeuw

Vrije Universiteit of Amsterdam

Gaby Bartelse

Erasmus University Rotterdam

The present study aims at investigating the existence of gender differences in entrepreneurship. The focus is on differences in strategy and human resource management (HRM) between male and female entrepreneurs in Dutch real estate brokerage. Several propositions are explored using data from in-depth interviews. The present study shows that gender differences in entrepreneurship do exist. In particular, there are gender differences with respect to the path to entrepreneurship, growth-levels, degree of diversification and type of leadership.

Key Words: entrepreneurship • gender • human resource management • real estate business • strategic management

International Small Business Journal, Vol. 20, No. 4, 443-476 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/0266242602204004
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