Sex differences in entrepreneurs’ business growth intentions: an identity approach

Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

A Systems View Across Time and Space

Table 3 Conditional indirect effect results of biological sex on business growth intentions at values of independent self-construal

	Mediator	Level of IND	Business growth intention^a
Model	Mediator	Level of IND	Estimate	95 % Confidence interval^b
Biological sex (via gender identity) on business growth intent	Femininity	−1SD	0.11	0.03 to 0.20
		Mean	0.03	0.01 to 0.07
		+1SD	0.00	−0.02 to 0.03
	Masculinity	−1SD	−0.04	−0.10 to −0.01
		Mean	−0.03	−0.08 to −0.008
		+1SD	−0.025	−0.08 to 0.008

N = 572
SE standard error, IND independent self-construal
^aControl variables = firm age, number of employees, firm performance, entrepreneur’s age, education, internal locus of control, and perceived behavioral control
^bBias corrected and accelerated confidence intervals are reported. Bootstrap sample size = 5000