In:
Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Ltd, Vol. 13, No. 03 ( 2008-09), p. 293-314
Abstract:
This paper contributes to our understanding of minority entrepreneurs in the US by showing that ethnicity alone should not be used to describe or categorize small business owners. We examine a sample of 508 entrepreneurs from three minority groups (African, Mexican, and Korean Americans) and a white group using cluster analysis to explore a categorization pattern that best describes the differences among these entrepreneurs. Our findings suggest that minority entrepreneurs are in fact a very heterogeneous group on a multitude of dimensions such as motivations for entry, satisfaction with the business, nature of problems experienced, and demographics of the business such as its size and gross income. Based on our findings, we recommend that educational and support programs targeting minority entrepreneurs should consider other variables rather than focusing on ethnicity alone.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1084-9467
,
1793-706X
DOI:
10.1142/S1084946708001009
Language:
English
Publisher:
World Scientific Pub Co Pte Ltd
Publication Date:
2008
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2070330-2
SSG:
3,2
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