Advances in Gender and Cultural Research in Business and Economics: 4th IPAZIA Workshop on Gender Issues 2018, Rome, Italy (Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics)

This volume presents current research on gender and culture from business, management and accounting perspectives with a multidisciplinary approach. Featuring selected contributions presented at the 4th IPAZIA Workshop on Gender Studies held at Niccolò Cusano University in Rome, Italy, this book investigates gender strategies adopted and tested by various companies and assesses the impact of their subsequent dissemination. The contents are structured into four sections each of which addressing a specific theme on gender studies as follows: I) Women in Academia and in the University contexts: A trans-disciplinary approach; II) Gender issues, Corporate Social Responsibility and reporting; III) Woman in business and female entrepreneurship; IV) Women in Family Business. The result is a book that provides an innovative and rigorous analysis of gender issues proposing new challenges and insights in gender studies. IPAZIA Scientific Observatory for Gender Studies defines an updated framework of research, services, and projects, all initiatives related to women and gender relations at the local, national and international. In order to achieve this objective, the Observatory aims to implement the literature on gender studies, to organize and promote scientific significant initiatives (workshops, seminars, conferences, studies, scientific laboratory) on these issues at the national and international level under an interdisciplinary perspective. The New Challenges of Gender Studies: Some Thrilling Insights......Page 5 Part II......Page 6 Part III......Page 7 Part IV......Page 8 Contents......Page 9 Women in Academia and in the University Contexts: A Trans-disciplinary Approach......Page 12 Abstract......Page 13 1.1 Travel and Female Mobility......Page 14 1.2 Maria Casimira Sobieska’s Journey to Rome......Page 16 1.3 Maria Casimira Sobieska and the Arcadia......Page 19 References......Page 20 2.1 Introduction......Page 22 2.2 A Constant Dedication to Scientific Research......Page 24 2.3 Between Cagliari and Palermo......Page 27 2.4 A Rigorous Study of the Risorgimento......Page 28 2.5 The Centrality of Giuseppe Mazzini......Page 31 2.6 The Study of the Democratic Risorgimento......Page 33 References......Page 35 Abstract......Page 37 3.1 Introduction......Page 38 3.2 Theoretical Background: The Governance and Editorial Leadership Within Academic Journals......Page 39 3.3 Research Design and Methodology......Page 41 3.4 Findings......Page 43 3.5 Discussion......Page 44 3.6 Implications for Future Research and Conclusions......Page 46 References......Page 47 Abstract......Page 51 4.1 The Problem......Page 52 4.2 Research Path and Sources......Page 54 4.3 Reliability Issues......Page 55 4.4 Women in Science and National Development......Page 56 4.5 Academic Wages......Page 60 4.6 Conclusions and Discussion......Page 63 References......Page 64 Abstract......Page 66 5.1 Introduction......Page 67 5.2 Literature Review on Gender Accounting: State of the Art and Perspective for the Research......Page 68 5.3 Research Methodology......Page 72 5.4 The Contribution of Isa Marchini: New Perspectives for Economia Aziendale and Theory of the Firm......Page 73 5.5 Rosella Ferraris Ferraris Franceschi: First Essay About the Scientific Contribution to the Theory of Enterprise......Page 78 5.6 Discussion and Final Remarks......Page 82 References......Page 83 Abstract......Page 89 6.1 Introduction......Page 90 6.2 Research Methodology......Page 91 6.3.1 Authorship Patterns......Page 93 6.3.2 Research Loyalty......Page 97 6.3.3 Research Productivity......Page 98 6.3.4 Trends in Authorship Patterns and Productivity......Page 99 6.3.5 Research Methodologies......Page 101 6.4 Conclusions......Page 102 References......Page 104 Gender Issues, Corporate Social Responsibility and Reporting......Page 106 Abstract......Page 107 7.1 Introduction......Page 108 7.2 Background Literature......Page 109 7.3 Methodology......Page 110 7.4 Results......Page 112 References......Page 117 Abstract......Page 119 8.1 Introduction......Page 120 8.1.1 The Different Theories on Interlocking Directorships and the Role of Gender......Page 122 8.2 Methodology......Page 123 8.2.2 The Bibliometric Analysis......Page 124 8.3 Discussion......Page 125 8.4 Conclusions and Implications for Future Research......Page 131 Annual Scientific Production......Page 132 Top Manuscripts Per Citation......Page 133 Total Citations Per Country......Page 134 Merged Database: Bibliometric Summary......Page 135 References......Page 137 9.1 Introduction......Page 141 9.2 Literature Review......Page 143 9.3 Research and Findings......Page 145 9.4 Conclusions and Emerging Issues......Page 150 References......Page 152 Abstract......Page 155 10.1 Introduction......Page 156 10.2 Literature Review......Page 158 10.3.2 Variable Measurement and Hypothesis Development......Page 160 10.3.3 Statistical Model......Page 161 10.4.1 Descriptive Statistics......Page 163 10.4.2 Multivariate Analysis......Page 165 10.5 Conclusion......Page 166 References......Page 167 Woman in Business and Female Entrepreneurship......Page 170 Abstract......Page 171 11.1 Introduction......Page 172 11.2 Review of the Literature and Hypotheses......Page 173 11.3 Methodology and Findings......Page 175 11.4 Discussion and Conclusions......Page 177 References......Page 179 Abstract......Page 183 12.1 Introduction......Page 184 12.2 Literature Framework......Page 185 12.2.1 Women Entrepreneurship: Issues and Perspectives......Page 186 12.2.2 The Role of Digital Technologies......Page 187 12.2.3 A Conceptual Framework: Toward ‘Digital Women Entrepreneurship’......Page 188 12.3 Discussion and Conclusions: A Future Research Agenda......Page 190 References......Page 192 13.1 Introduction......Page 197 13.3 Data......Page 198 13.4 Methodology......Page 200 13.5 Results......Page 201 13.6 Conclusions......Page 204 References......Page 205 Abstract......Page 206 14.1 Introduction and Research Question......Page 207 14.2 Literature Review......Page 208 14.3 Methodology......Page 209 14.4 The Case Study “Hair Shop”......Page 210 14.5 The Case Study “Betting Shop”......Page 213 14.6 Discussion and Conclusions......Page 216 References......Page 217 Abstract......Page 220 15.1 Introduction......Page 221 15.2 Theoretical Background......Page 222 15.3 Methodology......Page 224 15.4.1 The Legal Context and the Definition of Innovative Start-Ups......Page 225 15.4.3 Italian Female Innovative Start-Ups: Main Findings......Page 226 15.4.4.1 Founder’s Human Capital......Page 230 15.4.4.2 Leadership and Decision Making......Page 231 15.4.4.3 Networking......Page 232 15.5 Conclusions and Future Agenda......Page 233 References......Page 234 Abstract......Page 237 16.1 Introduction......Page 238 16.2 Framework......Page 239 16.4 The Research Methodology......Page 242 16.5 Results......Page 243 16.5.1.2 Organizational Aspects and Directional Style......Page 244 16.5.1.3 The Enterprise’s Task Environment......Page 245 16.5.1.4 The Potential of the Activated Network......Page 246 16.5.2.1 The Identikit of the Businesswoman Interviewed......Page 247 16.5.2.2 Organizational Aspects and Managerial Style......Page 248 16.5.2.4 The Potential of the Activated Network......Page 249 16.6 Discussion......Page 250 16.7 Conclusion and Limits......Page 255 References......Page 256 Abstract......Page 258 17.2 Research Question and Literature......Page 259 17.3 Female Entrepreneurship Classifications......Page 269 17.4 Entrepreneur or Gender......Page 271 17.6 An Open Wide Conclusion......Page 272 References......Page 273 18.1 Introduction......Page 274 18.2 The Social Effort in Europe: Some Examples......Page 275 18.3 The Social Effort in Italy......Page 276 18.4.1 In Sicily......Page 278 18.4.2 In Palermo......Page 279 18.4.3 Implications for Future Research and Conclusions......Page 281 References......Page 282 Abstract......Page 285 19.1 Introduction......Page 286 19.2 Female Entrepreneurial Activities and Social Media......Page 287 19.3 Methodology......Page 289 19.4 The Androgynous Organisation Framework......Page 290 19.5 Analysis of the “Chiara Ferragni” Case as an Androgynous Organisation......Page 292 19.6 Discussion and Preliminary Conclusions......Page 294 References......Page 295 Lithography......Page 296 Women in Family Business......Page 297 Abstract......Page 298 20.1 The Family, Turin and FIAT......Page 299 20.2 Political Experience......Page 301 20.3 Philantropic Commitment......Page 305 References......Page 308 Abstract......Page 310 21.1 Introduction......Page 311 21.2 Women’s Participation on the Boards of Family Firms......Page 312 21.3 Methodology......Page 314 21.4 Findings......Page 315 21.5 Discussion and Conclusions......Page 320 References......Page 322