Doing Business in Minority Markets

Black and Korean Entrepreneurs in Chicago's Ethnic Beauty Aids Industry
1. Auflage 2000
ISBN: 978-0-8153-3798-0
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 477 g

Reihe: Garland Studies in Entrepreneurship

This book examines black and Korean entrepreneurship in Chicago's ethnic beauty aids industry. In the case of each entrepreneurial group, business activities are heavily influenced by the economic conditions found on the South Side of Chicago. For instance, both groups provide goods and services to black consumers, both groups modify their business practices in response to the depressed incomes and disinvestment in the communities where they are located, and both groups mobilize resources based on ethnicity and social class in order to overcome the economic constraints found in the market setting where their businesses operate. This book is unique for two reasons. First, it examines the context of black and Korean entrepreneurship from an historical and sociological perspective. Through this approach, continuity and change in entrepreneurial behavior is identified. Second, it examined black and Korean Entrepreneurship within the context of a single industry, the ethnic beauty aids industry. This approach allows for a thorough analysis of networks and organizational interactions between black and Korean entrepreneurs at all levels of this industry manufacturing, distribution, and retailing. The findings in this book add to existing research on Entrepreneurship in minority communities, and offer a reformulation of theories concerning middleman minority groups, black Entrepreneurship, and economic under development.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Silverman, Robert Mark

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Dienstleistungssektor & Branchen Sonstige Dienstleistungssektoren
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften: Allgemeines
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Betriebswirtschaft: Theorie & Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Race and the Ethnic Beauty Aids Industry; Chapter 3: The Context of Minority Entrepreneurship on the South Side of Chicago; Chapter 4: Sojourning and the Welfare Economy; Chapter 5: The Effects of Competition on Ethnic Solidarity; Chapter 6: The Interdependence of Korean Merchants and Black Employees in Minority Markets; Chapter 7: Middleman and Black Distributors; Chapter 8: Contemporary Black Manufacturers; Chapter 9: Conclusion; Appendix A: Interview Guide For Beauty Aids; Appendix B: Beauty Aids Merchant Survey; Appendix C: Interview Guide for Beauty Aids Distributors; Appendix D: Beauty Aids Distributor Survey; Appendix E: Interview Guide for Beauty Aids; Appendix F: Beauty Aids Manufacturer Survey; Bibliography; Index

Über Autor(innen)

Robert Mark Silverman