Start-up

Teams in new ventures: gender, human capital and motivation

Purpose – This paper aims to dismantle the idea that sex per se explains entrepreneurial outcomes and
demonstrates the influence of a gendered motivation on forging and shaping new venture teams, which is a
disruptive choice affecting the future of start-ups.
Design/methodology/approach – A two-level research model is validated on data from the Panel Study
of Entrepreneurial Dynamics II (PSED II), with a system of simultaneous equations. First, if team features

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