Garland Studies in Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Automobile Insurance: Samuel P. Black, Jr. and the Rise of Erie Insurance, 1923-1961
1st Edition
By Samuel P. Black, John Paul Rossi
June 30, 2020
Entrepreneurs play a central role in economic growth and development, but how they do so is the subject of considerable debate. This book explains that process through an historical case study of an automobile insurance entrepreneur, Samuel P. Black, Jr., and Erie Insurance, the company he helped ...
African American Entrepreneurship in Richmond, 1890-1940: The Funeral Industry and the Story of R.C. Scott
1st Edition
By Michael A. Plater
December 02, 2016
First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company....
African American Economic Development and Small Business Ownership
1st Edition
By Kilolo Kijakazi
November 24, 2016
First Published in 1997. This book examines the history of economic development in the African American community and the use of entrepreneurship to improve the economic well-being of its members. The research in this book improves upon previous studies by analyzing factors related to business ...
Racial Discrimination and Minority Business Enterprise: Evidence from the 1990 Census
1st Edition
By Jon S. Wainwright
September 02, 2016
Using a large microdata sample from the most recent decennial census, this book documents the economic disparities facing minority-owned business owners relative to non-minorities. The book incorporates a wide range of geographic and industrial categories and demonstrates that these disparities ...
Women and Business Ownership: Entrepreneurs in Dallas
1st Edition
By Alicia S. Lupinacci
September 02, 2016
First Published in 1998. This book explores the preparation for entrepreneurship, issues of family and work, and satisfaction levels of a sample of women business owners in Dallas County, Texas. Is gender inequality in access to managerial jobs and associated rewards what compels women to start ...
Korean Immigrant Entrepreneurs: Networks and Ethnic Resources
1st Edition
By Jin-Kyung Yoo
August 26, 2016
This book examines the advantages and disadvantages of Korean immigrant entrepreneurs in the mainstream labor market. Immigrants to the U.S. have historically pursued entrepreneurship as a means of achieving economic affluence. Among immigrants since the 1965 Immigration Amendment Act, Koreans ...
Polish Entrepreneurs and American Entrepreneurs: A Comparative Study of Role Motivations
1st Edition
By John O'Del
August 26, 2016
First published in 1997. Entrepreneurial activity in Poland has contributed to the economic revival of the nation and, arguably, to the 'social net' of Poland. In an effort to gain a greater understanding of the entrepreneur in Poland, this book offers a comparison of Polish entrepreneurs and ...
Entrepreneurial Training for the Unemployed: Lessons from the Field
1st Edition
By Victoria Singer
August 12, 2016
First Published in 1999. This title examines one publicly funded training program by describing the complex, dynamic process of fostering small business ownership. This case study focuses on the behaviors and environments that influence entrepreneurial success and show how a teaching methodology ...
Management Aptitude of Entrepreneurs
1st Edition
By Dan J. Knutson
July 27, 2016
First Published in 2000. The basic problems investigated in this book arose from the author's speculation that many individuals who have what it takes to be an entrepreneur may simply not have what it takes to be an effective manager. In fact, some of the characteristics that are essential to the ...
Entrepreneurial Teams as Determinants of New Venture Performance
1st Edition
By Michael D. Ensley
June 17, 2016
Using a multi-dimensional model of the author's own design, this study explores the effect of entrepreneurial team behavior on both organizational strategy and new venture performance. In line with recent research arguing that the entrepreneur may well be a group and not simply an individual, and ...
Women Entrepreneurs: Developing Leadership for Success
1st Edition
By Sandra J. Wells, Stuart Bruchey
February 29, 2016
First Published in 1998. Female entrepreneurs represent a rapidly growing element of corporate America, as evidenced in The National Women's Business Council's 1991 Annual Report to the President of the United States and Congress. Given that so much of the business of America is composed of ...
Gendered Capital: Entrepreneurial Women in American Enterprise
1st Edition
By Sally Ann Davies-Netzley
June 23, 2015
This book makes an important contribution by comparing the experiences of white and Latina women who own and operate businesses in the U.S. economy. While accounting for the significance of gender, ethnicity, and social class, Davies-Netzley explores the various pathways that women take to ...