We integrate social learning theory with gender role congruity theory to propose that family firms gain more from female leadership than nonfamily firms due to the congruence of female communal values with those of a family business. Results of our empirical study, based on a sample of 322 Spanish small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), show that while all three dimensions of learning orientation (commitment to learning, shared vision, and open-mindedness) are positively related to an entrepreneurial orientation, significant differences exist based on the CEO's gender and whether the SME is a family or nonfamily firm. Strongest differences were found between female-led family and nonfamily SMEs whereby the entrepreneurial orientation of female-led family SMEs benefited significantly more from their firm's commitment to learning and open-mindedness.

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学习创业：家族企业从女性领导力中获得的收益是否比非家族企业更多？

我们将社会学习理论与性别角色一致性理论相结合，提出由于女性公共价值观与家族企业的价值观一致，家族企业比非家族企业从女性领导中获益更多。我们基于 322 家西班牙中小企业 (SME) 的样本进行的实证研究结果表明，虽然学习导向的所有三个维度（致力于学习、共同愿景和开放思想）都与就创业导向而言，首席执行官的性别以及中小企业是家族企业还是非家族企业都存在显着差异。女性领导的家族企业和非家族中小企业之间存在最大的差异，女性领导的家族中小企业的创业导向从其公司对学习和开放思想的承诺中受益更多。