Resumen

GARCIA SOLARTE, Mónica; GARCIA PEREZ DE LEMA, Domingo  y  MADRID GUIJARRO, Antonia. SME behavior characterization according to the manager's gender: an empirical study. cuad.adm. [online]. 2012, vol.28, n.47, pp.37-53. ISSN 0120-4645.

Increasing participation of women in the job market has led many researches to incorporate a "gender perspective" within organizational activity studies. This paper studied how gender roles influence the behavior of SMEs in Murcia, Spain, based upon the different variables that characterize the organization by using a sample of 600 different SMEs. The results analysis is made from a univariate and multivariate process through logistic regression. The resulting data reveals that most women-led organizations are found within the service sector, which are smaller, posses less advanced technology, and are family run. This data show how the incorporation of women in the labor world is still influenced by the role women have played in society. Therefore, this paper seeks to contribute to the development of gender studies in SMEs to allow identification of cultural change processes within organizations aimed at providing women with better opportunities.

Palabras clave : gender; SME's,; crystal ceiling.

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