| None of these were my studies. The gender differences analysis was based on US census data (fairly complete, from what I can tell: I can't remember if the author was from the census bureau of the SBA, but bother we involved). The second was a series of UK studies (nationwide, around 500 respondants). I've seen smaller replications in other countries (including US, Australia, and NZ). The results are similar, if not identical. The key point is there are always different motives behind entrepreneurship, and these are always tied to the socio-economic history of the people and the cultures involved. Simplifying it to say "they're all motivated by money" or "they're never motivated by money" is going to be inaccurate. |