Analyzing the Behavior of Spanish Company Managers from a Gender Perspective

Abstract

Despite the various studies carried out to date related to female entrepreneurship, the debate remains open about what factors are managed differently from a gender perspective. The aim of this paper is to provide empirical evidence on the differences in a gender perspective in several competitive factors of firms. To do this, competitive factors such as financing, innovation, internationalization and others have been analysed. To address these research questions, and based on the survey carried out in 2021 at the “Observatorio Iberoamericano de la Mipyme” (FAEDPYME), a sample of 1,532 Spanish companies has been analysed. Through a multivariate analysis, and applying the SPSS statistical software to delve into the hypothesis of gender independence with respect to the behavior of company managers, identifying if there are significant differences in the variables proposed in the research.