Erkek ve Kadın Girişimcilerin Algılama Farklılıkları Üzerine Bir Araştırma: Konya İli Örneği
A Research on Perception Differences of Female and Male Entrepreneurs: The Case of Konya Province

Summary/Abstract: Purpose – The aim of this study is to examine how gender differences between male and female entrepreneurs are different in their thinking and perception about entrepreneurship. Design/methodology/approach – The research was conducted on women and men entrepreneurs registered to the Women Entrepreneur Board and Young Entrepreneurs Council of Konya Chamber of Commerce (KTO). It is hoped that it will fill the deficiency in the studies on this subject. The universe of the research consists of KTO Women and Young Entrepreneur Boards. As a result, a total of 165 valid questionnaires were applied as valid. The questionnaire includes 23 questions on demographic information and 33 questions on the Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy scale. Shaphiro Wilk test, Student t test for comparison of normal distributed data, Mann Whitney u test for non-normal distribution, simple statistics, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and LSD multiple comparison tests, Kruskal Wallis test and All pairwise multiple comparison test, correlation and regression were used in the analysis. Cronbach's Alpha value for reliability analysis for Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy scale is 0,918 and it is high. Findings – As a result of the analysis, it has been found that there was no significant difference between the perceptions of male and female entrepreneurs. It was found that the skills of women entrepreneurs in defining the main purpose and combating unexpected difficulties were different from those of male entrepreneurs. A significant relationship was found between entrepreneurial age and entrepreneurial self-efficacy.

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