Title: Social Inequality in Entrepreneurship: Insights into the Evaluations of Underrepresented Founders
Abstract: Access to entrepreneurship and subsequent success are not equitable for all. Questions about disparities in entrepreneurship have garnered major attention in the literature, with many researchers particularly focusing on gender and race gaps in entrepreneurial entry. In recent years, scholarly investigation in this area has started to broaden, to include post-entry stages of entrepreneurship while also paying attention to other underrepresented groups of founders. This symposium aims to further this recent development by bringing together four presentations that provide insights into how various groups of underrepresented founders are disadvantaged in their evaluation by important decision makers across various stages of entrepreneurship. Each of our presenters highlight a different group of underrepresented founders (women, racial minorities, previously incarcerated individuals, and individuals from lower social class backgrounds) and evaluators (investors, potential hiring firms, current employers of intrapreneurs, as well as startup employees). Overall, our audience will leave the symposium with 1) new insights into the evaluations of underrepresented founders and 2) directions for future research at the intersection of entrepreneurship and social inequality. Under Fire: The Scrutiny of Female-Founded Startups Author: Salem Alsanousi; London Business School Author: Aleksandra Joanna Kacperczyk; London Business School The Consequences of Entrepreneurship on Employment Author: Kylie Jiwon Hwang; Northwestern Kellogg School of Management Whose Problems Are Worth Solving? The Effects of Founder Socioeconomic Background on Startup Funding Author: Jean Joohyun Oh; Columbia Business School Minority Entrepreneurship and Alternative Opportunities inside Established Organizations Author: Tiantian Yang; U. of Pennsylvania Author: Aleksandra Joanna Kacperczyk; London Business School
Publication Year: 2023
Publication Date: 2023-07-24
Language: en
Type: article
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