Abstract
Publicly funded business advisory services face pressure to demonstrate value-added effects among their assisted firms. Our research aims to measure the effectiveness of a business advisory programme developed in a developed country and applied in an emerging economy with a male-dominated labour market. We also seek to determine the effects of increased professionalization resulting from advisory services. Comparing the business advisory services of a publicly funded organization with those of a matched sample, we observe an overall positive effect on job creation; however, this employment growth benefits males at the expense of females. We also find a reduction in unpaid family work and an increase in formal, full-time employment but again, this professionalization and substitution effect mainly benefits male workers.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1082-1096 |
| Journal | British Journal of Management |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Early online date | 12 Nov 2020 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Funding InformationPhil Smith Center for Free Enterprise
Fondecyt Regular Project. Grant Number: 1200070
Embassy of the United States in Santiago, Chile
Institute for Research in Market Imperfections and Public Policy. Grant Number: ICM IS130002
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This is the peer reviewed version of the following article:Johan, S. and Valenzuela, P. (2021), Business Advisory Services and Female Employment in an Extreme Institutional Context. Brit J Manage, 32: 1082-1096., which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12429. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.