Minority Women Entrepreneurs: How Outsider Status Can Lead to Better Business Practices

ISBN-13: 9781906093488 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 224 str.

Godwyn, Mary

Opis

Rich in resources and insights, this book tells the fascinating stories of a diverse group of successful minority business women who combine doing well with doing good. It shows that women who become entrepreneurs are often guided by caring values - thus providing impetus for a more caring way of living - and earning a living for us all.

Spis treści

Part I1. The unique position of minority women entrepreneurs2. Sociological explanations for inequality3. Challenging and changing inequality4. Where did business-as-usual come from?  Part II5. Minority women as business innovators6. Minority women in partnership with producers, vendors and customers7. Minority women entrepreneurs as community members  Part III8. Minority women entrepreneurs: challenges and opportunities  ReferencesAppendix. Themes in women’s entrepreneurship as a basis for qualitative interview analysisIndex

O autorze

Mary Godwyn, Donna Stoddard