S. Carter
Gender, Entrepreneurship and Bank Lending: The Criteria and Processes Used by Bank Loan Officers in Assessing Applications
Carter, S.; Shaw, E.; Lam, W.; Wilson, F.
Authors
E. Shaw
W. Lam
F. Wilson
Abstract
Previous research provides unequivocal evidence that women-owned businesses start with both lower levels of overall capitalization and lower ratios of debt finance. Structural dissimilarities between male-owned and female-owned businesses explain most, but by no means all, of these contrasting funding profiles. Explanations of residual differences, viewed in terms of supply-side discrimination or demand-side debt and risk aversion, remain controversial. Using experimental and qualitative methodologies, this study explores the role of gender in bank lending decisions, focusing on the criteria and processes used by male and female loan officers. Results reveal similarities in the criteria used to assess male and female applicants but show modest differences in the emphasis given to certain criteria by male and female lending officers. The processes used by male and female lending officers to negotiate loan applications revealed the greatest differences.
Citation
Carter, S., Shaw, E., Lam, W., & Wilson, F. (2007). Gender, Entrepreneurship and Bank Lending: The Criteria and Processes Used by Bank Loan Officers in Assessing Applications. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 31(3), 427-444. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6520.2007.00181.x
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | May 1, 2007 |
Deposit Date | Mar 24, 2011 |
Journal | Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice |
Print ISSN | 1042-2587 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 31 |
Issue | 3 |
Pages | 427-444 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6520.2007.00181.x |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1533787 |
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