Exploring Stratification and Entrepreneurship: African American Women Entrepreneurs Redefine Success in Growth Ventures

The relationship between social stratification and entrepreneurship is one that is underexplored in the literature of management and organizations. In the authors' view, social stratification (social structure, institutions, and culture) influences the context, process, experience, and outcomes...

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Published in:The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 2007-09, Vol.613 (1), p.131-154
Main Authors: Robinson, Jeffrey, Blockson, Laquita, Robinson, Sammie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African American studies
African Americans
Black communities
Business growth
Business ownership
Business structures
Communities
Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship
Females
Functionalism
Management
Minority Businesses
Small businesses
Social Institutions
Social Stratification
Social Structure
Sociocultural Factors
Venture capital
Women
Women owned businesses
Women's studies
Womens Roles
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Summary:The relationship between social stratification and entrepreneurship is one that is underexplored in the literature of management and organizations. In the authors' view, social stratification (social structure, institutions, and culture) influences the context, process, experience, and outcomes of entrepreneurship. In this article, the authors discuss these relationships in the context of African American women engaged in high-growth entrepreneurship. The authors support their premise by presenting the limitations of prevailing approaches that exist within the current minority and women entrepreneurship literatures. Using the concept of entrepreneurial success as an example, the authors demonstrate how a social stratification and entrepreneurship framework may be useful for scholars who seek to understand the process of entrepreneurship.
ISSN:0002-7162
1552-3349
DOI:10.1177/0002716207303586