Gender Influence on Access to Innovation Resources in Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorIghomereho, Salome
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-04T14:32:53Z
dc.date.available2022-05-04T14:32:53Z
dc.date.issued2013-01
dc.description.abstractStudies have indicated that men are more innovative than women in every aspect of business. In an attempt to unravel the reasons for such a scenario, this study investigated empirically gender influence on access to innovation resources among women and men-owned Small and Medium- sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Lagos State,Nigeria. Five innovation resources which include education, finance, skilled workforce, extension and support services and partnership were examined in relation to gender. The data collected via questionnaires were analyzed using percentages, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and regression analysis. The results indicated that women are discriminated against in access to finance and skilled workforce but are not discriminated against in access to education, extension and support services and partnership. It was also found that access to four of the innovation resources identified in the study and gender have significant impact on innovation performance. Access to extension and support service has no significant impact. It was therefore recommended that policies and schemes targeting SMEs especially with respect to finance should be gender friendly so as to invigorate the otherwise dormant potential in women to innovate.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.run.edu.ng:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/2639
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Humanities and Social Scienceen_US
dc.subjectGender influenceen_US
dc.subjectWomenen_US
dc.subjectMenen_US
dc.subjectSMEsen_US
dc.subjectInnovation Resourcesen_US
dc.subjectDiscriminationen_US
dc.titleGender Influence on Access to Innovation Resources in Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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