Gender, diversity and innovation : concepts, policies and practice / edited by Beldina Owalla, Tim Vorley, Helen Lawton Smith.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Owalla, Beldina, editor.

Vorley, Tim, 1980- editor.

Lawton Smith, Helen, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Businesswomen--Social conditions.

Businesswomen.

Entrepreneurship--Social aspects.

Entrepreneurship.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 257 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2022]

Summary:

"This edited collection presents fascinating new insights on gender and innovation with a central focus on the experiences of women innovators, exploring different geographic and institutional contexts through a series of in-depth case studies. It investigates how intersecting characteristics such as age, race and ethnicity as well as broader contextual and institutional factors enable and constrain the innovation activities and ambitions of women. Drawing on different theoretical perspectives, expert contributors interrogate questions of gender and innovation to examine the multiple factors influencing women innovators in the contemporary world. The book also engages with how policies can support diversity and inclusion within innovation, an area that has historically been highly gendered. Further to this, it recommends actions to take to support the development of inclusive practices, and identifies directions for future research."-- Publisher's website.

Contents:

Foreword / by Dr. Emily Nott

1. Introduction: Promoting inclusive innovation / Tim Vorley, Helen Lawton Smith and Beldina Owalla.

Part I. Diversity and innovation in different contexts: 2. Gender and innovation strategy in crowdfunding / James Bort and Azzurra Meoli

3. A gendered multi-level model of STEM entrepreneurship / Cecelia Dotzler and M. Gloria González-Morales

4. Increasing women's representation as founders of university spinout companies : a case for action / Heather Griffiths, Simonetta Manfredi, Alexis Still and Charikleia Tzanakou

5. Women entrepreneurs in new technology-based businesses in Sweden : experiences as inventors, innovators, and entrepreneurs / Besrat Tesfaye and Christina Wainikka

6. Is gender an inhibitor to innovation and entrepreneurial activity in the Democratic Republic of Congo? / Victoria Tonks and Helen Lawton Smith

7. From gendered social innovation to gendering social innovation and co-production in healthcare settings / Silvia Cervia

8. Underrepresented innovators : an assessment of innovation activities in women-led businesses in the UK / Beldina Owalla, Tim Vorley and Elvis Nyanzu.

Part II. Innovation policies, initiatives and ecosystems: 9. Beyond Siri and Alexa : gender and AI policy / Vidhula Venugopal and Vishal Rituraj

10. Targeting in targeted funds : how inclusion policies and programs can exclude intended beneficiaries / Katindi Sivi

11. Making gendered science : a feminist perspective on the epistemology of innovation based on science and technology studies / Ilenia Picardi

12. The impact of institutional voids on female innovation in emerging countries / Allan Villegas-Mateos and Rosa Morales

13. Informal institutional structures and legitimacy perceptions of female innovation in sub-saharan Africa : a conceptual framework / Priscilla Otuo, Cynthia Forson, Afua Owusu-Kwarteng and Anthony N-Yelkabong

14. Women's entrepreneurship in the inclusive innovation ecosystem in Canada / Wendy Cukier, Guang Ying Mo and Jodi-Ann Francis.

Part III. Conclusion: 15. Afterword / Beldina Owalla, Tim Vorley and Helen Lawton Smith.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Gender, diversity and innovation.

ISBN:

1-80037-746-0