1707: Advancing Theory on Gender Dynamics: New Insights from Resource Generation and Utilization Processes (14979)

Participant(s)

• SY

  Siyu Yu

  U. of Michigan, United States
• PE

  Pablo Escribano

  U. Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile
• MM

  Massimo Maoret

  IESE Business School, Spain
• AK

  Aleksandra Kacperczyk

  London Business School, United States
• LN

  Lucia Naldi

  Jonkoping International Business School, Sweden
• YL

  Yajing Li

  Alliance Manchester Business School, U. of Manchester, United Kingdom
• JL

  Juan Ling

  Georgia College & State U., United States
• DB

  Daniel Brass

  U. of Kentucky, United States
• SB

  Stephen Borgatti

  U. of Kentucky, United States
• DL

  De Liu

  U. of Minnesota, United States
• AM

  Ajay Mehra

  U. of Kentucky, United States
• RB

  Richard Benton

  U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States
• SC

  Santiago Campero Molina

  U. of Toronto, Canada

Although women make up about 47% of the U.S. labor force (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2023), there is still a gender gap in diverse contexts. For example, only 2% of venture capital (VC) funding is received by female founders (TechCrunch, 2023), and females remain significantly underrepresented in computer (25%) and engineering (15%) jobs. Scholars have proposed various reasons to explain this gender gap (Woehler, Cullen-Lester, Porter, & Frear, 2021). The first explanation is that gender shapes resource generation: there is a direct gender gap in terms of creating and gaining resources. The second explanation is that gender shapes resource utilization: even when men and women have the same access to resources, they yield different degrees of returns. Thus, our integrative symposium revisits gender differences in resource generation and utilization, contributing to the theoretical development of gender. Building on the two overarching explanations, we bring together five papers that offer new theoretical developments and deepen our understanding of gender in diverse contexts. Specifically, these papers push the knowledge boundaries forward in two dimensions. First, regarding resource utilization, the first half of papers will explore how females, after taking elite positions in universities (e.g., professors) and public firms (e.g., directors), yield different influences on individual careers and firm strategies. Second, concerning resource creation, the second half of the presentations will help us to better understand why the gender gap (or premium) exists in the labor market and entrepreneurship contexts.

Presentations:

• 16:45 – 18:15 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1707: Gender, Structural Holes, and Citations: The Effects of Women's Increasing Representation (14979)
  

  Author: Juan Ling – Georgia College & State U.

  Author: Daniel J. Brass – U. of Kentucky

  Author: Stephen P. Borgatti – U. of Kentucky

  Author: De Liu – U. of Minnesota

  Author: Ajay Mehra – U. of Kentucky
• 16:45 – 18:15 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1707: Gender Bias in Elite Network Diffusion Processes (14979)
  

  Author: Richard A. Benton – U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• 16:45 – 18:15 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1707: Gendered Perceptions of Self-Promotion During Try-out Employment (14979)
  

  Author: Santiago Campero Molina – U. of Toronto

  Author: Pablo Escribano – U. Adolfo Ibáñez

  Author: Massimo Maoret – IESE Business School

  Author: Lucas Dufour – Toronto Metropolitan U.
• 16:45 – 18:15 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1707: The Impact of Network Ties on the Gender Gap in Seeking Investment (14979)
  

  Author: Yajing Li – Alliance Manchester Business School, U. of Manchester

  Author: Siyu Yu – U. of Michigan
• 16:45 – 18:15 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  1707: Who Benefits Most from Entrepreneurship: Evidence for a Gender Premium to Founding a New Business (14979)
  

  Author: Aleksandra Joanna Kacperczyk – London Business School

  Author: Lucia Naldi – Jonkoping International Business School