Abstract

SALAS ARBELAEZ, Laura; GARCIA SOLARTE, Mónica  and  HIRS GARZON, Jorge. Factors that influence the management of women: The case of colombian small and medium enterprises. Contad. Adm [online]. 2020, vol.65, n.3, 00003.  Epub Sep 13, 2021. ISSN 0186-1042.  https://doi.org/10.22201/fca.24488410e.2019.2187.

Gender in organizations is a topic that has disquiet several academics over time. The gap between men and women when occupying managerial positions each time is smaller. However, there are still obstacles for women to occupy this type of positions. Thus, the objective of this research was to identify the factors that influence the probability that a woman occupies managerial positions in the Small and Medium Colombian Companies. To achieve this objective, a quantitative approach was used, where 354 surveys were applied to managers of SMEs. As a result, the years of operation, the board of directors, the board of directors, women, women’s participation, primary sector and Open System Performance indicate that, as their values increase, the probability of a woman being a manager increases as well. On the contrary, variables such as exports, performance in human relations and rational decrease the probability that a woman get to occupy managerial positions. These results open the doors to the possibility of improving the conditions of companies to enable women to occupy management positions.

Keywords : Manager´s gender; SMEs; Performance; Board of directors; J16; L20; M10.

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