Abstract

Through this article, we try to see if companies run by female entrepreneurs in the Central East region of Tunisia and who practice in the manufacturing sector are different from those runs by male entrepreneurs. especially in terms of behavior towards innovation. This work has allowed us to say that the companies that innovate the most are generally supported by educated entrepreneurs, who are more likely to collaborate, to decentralize decision-making power, to consult and who set themselves in addition to development objectives. more consequent (Koufteros, Vonderembse and Doll, 2002). (Karlsson and Olsson, 1998). Through this article, we try to see if companies run by female entrepreneurs in the Central East region of Tunisia and who practice in the manufacturing sector  are different from those runs by male entrepreneurs. especially in terms of behavior towards innovation. A model has been put in place which states that innovation in the case of SMEs can be captured by the characteristics of the firm and the entrepreneur with significant differences in behavior between the two sexes. Women entrepreneurs in the region are younger, more educated but less experienced, and are creating smaller businesses than their male counterparts. Male entrepreneurs tend to less decentralize and collaborate, but they have more experience and financial, material, and human resources to innovate

Keywords

innovation, entrepreneur, Eastern central Tunisia