Minority Women Entrepreneurs: How Outsider Status Can Lead to Better Business Practices
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| Rating | : | 4.67 (636 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0804774781 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Minority Women Entrepreneurs provides an excellent theoretical base, and is interesting in that it draws out many different facets of the problems and arguments concerning minority women's entrepreneurship. It illustrates these aspects with 'real-life' narratives that will be useful for students and entrepreneurs alike."—Isla Kapasi, Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Through in-depth interviews and firsthand accounts from minority women entrepreneurs, the authors found that minority women use their outsider status to develop socially conscious business practices that support their communities in innovative and exciting ways. They reject the idea that business values are separate from personal values, and instead balance profits with social good and environmental sustainability. at four times the rate of non-minority men and women. Though minority women entrepreneurs in the United States are thriving, their stories are very seldom told, and few think of minority women as successful entrepreneurs. But, until now, there was no clear explanation of why. Using sociological and psychological theories, the authors explain the tendency for women, especially minority women, to create socially responsible businesses. This pattern is repeated in statistical evidence from around the globe: women contribute a much higher percentage of their earnings to social good than do men. The findings in this book suggest fresh solutions to economic inequality and humanistic alternatives to exploitative business policies. Minority Women Entrepreneurs gives voice and visibility to this group of business owners.The second purpose of this book is to exp
The Surprise of Care and Profit in Entrepreneurial Practice Wynn Schwartz, Ph.D., Harvard University and The Massachusetts School for Professional Psychology As a clinical psychologist, teaching in programs where an appreciation of diversity is fundamental, I look for texts that use social science and case study to expand my students skills and sensitivity. Minority Women Entrepreneurs presents a sophisticated and detailed account of the the relationship between identity creati. Eye-opening Murdock As an Economics and Sociology double major, I have to say this is honestly one of the best pieces of sociological work I've ever read. Regardless of gender, race, sexuality, religion, or creed, this is a must for anyone interested in economics, sociology, or gender/women studies.