Do you See what I See? Signaling Effects of Gender and Firm Characteristics on Financing Entrepreneurial Ventures
研究女性创业者是否在银行融资中面临更高标准，基于信号理论和性别角色一致性理论，发现资本提供者对男女企业家的商业特征给予不同回报，不利于女性。
In this study, we examine whether female entrepreneurs are held to a different standard than male entrepreneurs in obtaining financing from banks. To test this idea, we draw from the literature on signaling theory to propose that characteristics specific to the firm and the entrepreneur act as a means to communicate (i.e., signal) the inherent quality of the venture and thus impact the amount of capital the entrepreneur is able to obtain. We then explore the moderating role of gender based on gender role congruity theory to argue that capital providers reward the business characteristics of male and female entrepreneurs differently to the disadvantage of women.