Are Men More Innovative And Aggressive In Business? Case Study From The Czech Republic

Authors

  • Přemysl Bartoš Department of Enterprise Economics, Faculty of Management and Economics, Tomas Bata University in Zlin
  • Aleksandr Ključnikov Department of Managerial Economics, University of Business and Law
  • Boris Popesko Department of Enterprise Economics, Faculty of Management and Economics, Tomas Bata University in Zlin
  • Jiří Macháček Department of Regional Development, Public Sector Administration and Law, Faculty of Management and Economics, Tomas Bata University in Zlin

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37335/ijek.v3i2.30

Keywords:

Small and medium-sized enterprises, gender, innovativeness, competitive aggressiveness

Abstract

SMEs make a major contribution to the growth and employment in the EU. In today’s fierce competition in the market economic activities the SMEs had gradually developed into a major force for national economic and social development in every country of world. The aim of this article is to examine the approach to innovativeness and competitive aggressiveness between males and females in the segment of small and medium-sized enterprises. Based on the results of the questionnaire which was conducted in May 2015 in the Czech Republic we tried to test four hypotheses on the relationship between the gender of entrepreneurs of SMEs and their attitude to innovativeness and competitive aggressiveness. The results of our research have pointed out some differences between genders. Men-entrepreneurs who do business in the segment of SMEs in the Czech Republic are slightly more innovative and are significantly more aggressive in regard to competitors than women, as they apply aggressive approach and their companies are perceived as aggressive.

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Published

2015-12-31

How to Cite

Bartoš, P. ., Ključnikov, A. ., Popesko, B. ., & Macháček, J. . (2015). Are Men More Innovative And Aggressive In Business? Case Study From The Czech Republic. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Knowledge, 3(2). https://doi.org/10.37335/ijek.v3i2.30

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2015): International Journal of Entrepreneurial Knowledge

Section

Research

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International Journal of Entrepreneurial Knowledge (ISSN 2336-2960) is published by the Center for International Scientific Research of VŠO and VŠPP in cooperation with the following partners:

  • University College of Business in Prague, Czech Republic
  • University of Entrepreneurship and Law, Prague, Czech Republic
  • School of Business and Administration of the Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal, Portugal
  • Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications, University of Zilina, Slovakia
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