Outputs (19)

Multilevel causal mechanisms in social entrepreneurship: the enabling role of social capital (2024)
Journal Article
Hu, X., Zimmermann, A., & Marlow, S. (2024). Multilevel causal mechanisms in social entrepreneurship: the enabling role of social capital. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/08985626.2024.2422368

We take a new mechanism-based approach to explain how social entrepreneurship emerges from the interaction of multilevel elements, based on case study evidence from China. Informed by Coleman’s ‘boat model’ of social mechanisms, social capital theory... Read More about Multilevel causal mechanisms in social entrepreneurship: the enabling role of social capital.

‘Involuntary exit for personal reasons’ – A gendered critique of the business exit decision (2024)
Journal Article
Swail, J., & Marlow, S. (2024). ‘Involuntary exit for personal reasons’ – A gendered critique of the business exit decision. International Small Business Journal, 42(8), 966-983. https://doi.org/10.1177/02662426241256266

Women are more likely to exit from entrepreneurship for personal reasons; such exits are deemed uneventful and voluntary. We critically evaluate such assumptions by adopting a gendered critique to unpack the nature of such personal reasons arguing th... Read More about ‘Involuntary exit for personal reasons’ – A gendered critique of the business exit decision.

A nudge in the right direction? Gender-informed support by female business-incubation managers for female STEM-entrepreneurs (2024)
Journal Article
Treanor, L., & Marlow, S. (2025). A nudge in the right direction? Gender-informed support by female business-incubation managers for female STEM-entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 37(1-2), 92-112 . https://doi.org/10.1080/08985626.2024.2362838

This article critically analyzes the influence of gendered ascriptions and assumptions upon support offered by female business incubation (BI) managers to female STEM entrepreneurs. We draw upon the concept of nudges to illustrate how female managers... Read More about A nudge in the right direction? Gender-informed support by female business-incubation managers for female STEM-entrepreneurs.

Racial Capitalism and Entrepreneurship: An Intersectional Feminist Labour Market Perspective on UK Self-Employment (2024)
Journal Article
Martinez Dy, A., Jayawarna, D., & Marlow, S. (2024). Racial Capitalism and Entrepreneurship: An Intersectional Feminist Labour Market Perspective on UK Self-Employment. Sociology, 58(5), 1038-1060. https://doi.org/10.1177/00380385241228444

This article explains entrepreneurial activity patterns in the United Kingdom labour market using theories of racial capitalism and intersectional feminism. Using UK Office for National Statistics Labour Force Survey data 2018–2019 and employing prob... Read More about Racial Capitalism and Entrepreneurship: An Intersectional Feminist Labour Market Perspective on UK Self-Employment.

A ‘deviant men’ theory of business expectations in nascent entrepreneurs (2022)
Journal Article
Martiarena, A., Levie, J., Marlow, S., Hart, M., & Bonner, K. (2023). A ‘deviant men’ theory of business expectations in nascent entrepreneurs. Small Business Economics, 61(3), 909–930. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-022-00716-4

In this article, we develop a gendered analysis of the expectations of venture growth by nascent entrepreneurs. Male entrepreneurs are notably overrepresented in the small cohort of firms that attain growth; to explore this phenomenon, we draw upon e... Read More about A ‘deviant men’ theory of business expectations in nascent entrepreneurs.

The Relationship Between Gender and Promotion Over the Business Cycle: Does Firm Size Matter? (2021)
Journal Article
Saridakis, G., Ferreira, P., Mohammed, A.-M., & Marlow, S. (2022). The Relationship Between Gender and Promotion Over the Business Cycle: Does Firm Size Matter?. British Journal of Management, 33(2), 806-827. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12458

This paper offers a more nuanced analysis of employee promotion decisions; specifically, how they are affected by firm size, gender and stages within the business cycle. Drawing on data from Portugal, we find that during times of adverse macroeconomi... Read More about The Relationship Between Gender and Promotion Over the Business Cycle: Does Firm Size Matter?.

A Gendered Life Course Explanation of the Exit Decision in the Context of Household Dynamics (2020)
Journal Article
Jayawarna, D., Marlow, S., & Swail, J. (2021). A Gendered Life Course Explanation of the Exit Decision in the Context of Household Dynamics. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 45(6), 1394-1430. https://doi.org/10.1177/1042258720940123

Using a gendered household analysis, we explore the extent to which operating a business upon a flexible basis at specific times in the life course impacts upon an entrepreneur's exit from their business. Drawing upon UK data and a discrete-time even... Read More about A Gendered Life Course Explanation of the Exit Decision in the Context of Household Dynamics.

Is Time Up for The Hero Male Entrepreneur? A Review of Enterprise Discourse and its Effects (2020)
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Treanor, L., Jones, S., & Marlow, S. (2020). Is Time Up for The Hero Male Entrepreneur? A Review of Enterprise Discourse and its Effects. Enterprise Research Centre

The contemporary stereotypical entrepreneur is typically characterised as a middle-class, middle-aged, white male (McAdam, 2012) leading a high-growth, high turnover enterprise. In reality, most UK businesses are home based, micro or small firms owne... Read More about Is Time Up for The Hero Male Entrepreneur? A Review of Enterprise Discourse and its Effects.

Paws for thought? analysing how prevailing masculinities constrain career progression for UK women veterinary surgeons (2019)
Journal Article
Treanor, L., & Marlow, S. (2021). Paws for thought? analysing how prevailing masculinities constrain career progression for UK women veterinary surgeons. Human Relations, 74(1), 105-130. https://doi.org/10.1177/0018726719846554

The structure of veterinary medicine is changing rapidly from that of traditional small privately owned practices to one of corporate franchises, often positioned within retail outlets. Accompanying this trend has been the increasing presence of wome... Read More about Paws for thought? analysing how prevailing masculinities constrain career progression for UK women veterinary surgeons.

Exploring the false promise of entrepreneurship through a postfeminist critique of the enterprise policy discourse in Sweden and the UK (2019)
Journal Article
Ahl, H., & Marlow, S. (2021). Exploring the false promise of entrepreneurship through a postfeminist critique of the enterprise policy discourse in Sweden and the UK. Human Relations, 74(1), 41-68. https://doi.org/10.1177/0018726719848480

Exploring the false promise of entrepreneurship through a postfeminist critique of the enterprise policy discourse in Sweden and the UK. Abstract Contemporary theories of neoliberalism and entrepreneurship are entwined; both hinge upon the use of age... Read More about Exploring the false promise of entrepreneurship through a postfeminist critique of the enterprise policy discourse in Sweden and the UK.