Assessing minority entrepreneurship: An analysis of Black-owned businesses in 274 metropolitan statistical areas.

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dc.contributor.advisorScott, Wilbur,en_US
dc.contributor.authorBarnett, Roy Lewis.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-16T12:18:19Z
dc.date.available2013-08-16T12:18:19Z
dc.date.issued2001en_US
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this dissertation is to analyze the state of Black-owned businesses in the U.S. Specifically, the goal of this project is to describe and explain variation in business success in Blackowned firms located in 274 metropolitan areas. To accomplish this objective, I first compiled a national profile of minority-owned businesses in 274 metropolitan statistical areas from U.S. Census Bureau data. The next step was to describe and then test the major theoretical perspectives accounting for Black-owned businesses. The perspectives used in the analysis assessed the effects of regional differences, ethnic enclaves, social capital, economic conduciveness, and ethnic competition. Analyzing these perspectives allowed a determination of how well each of them accounts for the prevalence and success of Black-owned firms. Furthermore, by analyzing these perspectives suggested avenues for a revising and testing theories of Black entrepreneurship in the U.S.en_US
dc.format.extentvii, 85 leaves ;en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11244/338
dc.noteSource: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 62-05, Section: A, page: 1951.en_US
dc.noteAdviser: Wilbur Scott.en_US
dc.subjectAfrican American business enterprises.en_US
dc.subjectSociology, Ethnic and Racial Studies.en_US
dc.subjectBusiness Administration, Management.en_US
dc.subjectBlack Studies.en_US
dc.subjectUrban and Regional Planning.en_US
dc.thesis.degreePh.D.en_US
dc.thesis.degreeDisciplineDepartment of Sociologyen_US
dc.titleAssessing minority entrepreneurship: An analysis of Black-owned businesses in 274 metropolitan statistical areas.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
ou.groupCollege of Arts and Sciences::Department of Sociology
ou.identifier(UMI)AAI3014517en_US

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