Gender and the Decision-Making Process within Business Angel Syndicates

本研究旨在从性别视角探讨非正式投资者群体的决策过程。其目的是回答研究问题：性别如何以及为什么会影响辛迪加内的投资决策？这项拟议的研究着眼于从定性和跨学科的角度来看，结合创业和组织理论领域的BA的主题。它将放大并关注与性别有关的身份（Leitch和Harrison 2016; Swail和马洛2018），主观性和分类（Du Rietz和Henrekson 2000）（Calas等人2009; Meliou和Edwards 2016）。它将分析与平等机会有关的概念（Hill等人，2006年），以确定与新生女企业家有关的投资机会的障碍和机会。

This research aims to explore the decision-making processes within a group of informal investors from a gender perspective. The purpose is to answer the research question: How and why does gender influence investment decisions within a syndicate? This proposed research looks at the subject of BAs from a qualitative and inter-disciplinary perspective, combining the fields of entrepreneurship and organisational theory. It will zoom in and focus on identity (Leitch and Harrison 2016; Swail and Marlow 2018), subjectivity and categorisation (Du Rietz and Henrekson 2000) relating to gender (Calas et al. 2009; Meliou and Edwards 2016). It will analyse concepts relating to equal opportunity (Hill et al. 2006) to ascertain the barriers and opportunities for investment opportunities relating to nascent female entrepreneurs.