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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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An analysis of the financing of Sri Lankan small businesses and their use of ethnic networks to support their business endeavours

Devarajan, Jeyaraman, University of Western Sydney, College of Business, School of Accounting January 2006 (has links)
This thesis examines the sources for generating financial and social capital for ethnic small business owners, particularly for Sri Lankan ethnic small businesses in Australia. The results further our understanding of raising capital by introducing a model by generating capital for ethnic small businesses. This model identifies the informal and formal sources of financial capital, factors influencing those sources and networking activities for generating social capital. We found that competition and rising costs are the major business problem for Sri Lankan ethnic small business owners, not raising capital. The reasons for using personal savings as the major surce of capital include difficulties associated with approaching financial institutions and government agencies. The role of networking with ethnic associations was also explored. Finally, recommendations are made to business owners on how to overcome various business problems and to promote better networking activities through ethnic associations. Recommendations are also made to government agency officials to provide information about government progammes, and to financial institutions about satisfying banking needs of ethnic small business owners. / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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MBE policy as economic development: an examination of public contracting in Georgia

Dickson, Austin Cartwright 09 July 2010 (has links)
Many scholars suggest that Minority Business Enterprises help disadvantaged populations and achieve greater equity in society. Rooted in the affirmative action policies of the 1960s and 1970s, Minority Business Enterprise designations have become a standard way for the federal government to assist minority entrepreneurs as well as protect against discrimination in contracting. Some scholars even suggest that these policies go beyond protection from discrimination and actually foster economic development in minority communities. This thesis examines those claims and utilizes an example from 12 years of the Georgia Department of Transportation's records on contracting with MBEs to answer the question: who is helped by these federal policies? This examination sheds light on the current literature linking MBEs with economic development as well as adds to the sparse literature on outcomes for MBE policy. The results of data analysis show that , over a 12-year period, White female business enterprises receive the twice as many contracting dollars as all other Minority Business Enterprises combined.
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Pathways to success exploring the personal networks of female and minority entrepreneurs /

Dixon, Joby Edward. January 2003 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2003. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references. Available also from UMI Company.
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The role of provincial government support in the development of black-owned small tourism businesses in the city of Cape Town.

Quesada, Lemay Llorente January 2005 (has links)
Since 1994, tourism has become one of the most benefited industries among the overall of the South African economy. However, the industry is still far from being an example of transformations. The tourism industry in South Africa is still dominated by white-owned large enterprises, leaving limited space for the development of black-owned small tourism businesses. The existing literature identifies that government support represents a key variable regarding small tourism business development, specifically among black entrepreneurs. This study evaluated the role of provincial government support in the development of black-owned small tourism businesses in the South Africa, with a focus on Cape Town.
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A critical assessment of professional skills and knowledge in supplier diversity : a Delphi study /

Cole, Mia. January 2008 (has links)
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Antioch University, 2008 / Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Oct. 24, 2008). Advisor: Jon Wergin, Ph.D.. "A dissertation submitted to the Ph.D. in Leadership and Change program of Antioch University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy September, 2008."--from the title page. Includes bibliographical references (p.129-137).
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The influence of migration, settlement, cultural and business factors on immigrant entrepreneurship in New Zealand : a thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Management in the University of Canterbury /

De Vries, Huibert Peter. January 2007 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Canterbury, 2007. / Typescript (photocopy). [v. 1.] thesis -- [v. 2.] appendices. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 204-218). Also available via the World Wide Web.
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Pacific business sustainability in New Zealand a study of Tongan experiences : a thesis submitted to Auckland University of Technology in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), 2009 /

Prescott, Semisi Manisela. January 2009 (has links)
Thesis (PhD) -- AUT University, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references. Also held in print ( xiii, 250 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.) in the Archive at the City Campus (T 338.64220899948093 PRE)
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The impact of the 76th Legislature on Texas' historically underutilized business (HUB) program /

Rodríguez, Reymundo. January 1999 (has links)
Report (M. Pub. Aff.)--University of Texas at Austin, 1999. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 180-184). Available also in a digital version from Dissertation Abstracts.
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Overcoming structures of inequality : a study of the personal networks of minority and female hi-tech business owners /

Chesser, Michele Lee, January 1998 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 1998. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 154-161). Available also in a digital version from Dissertation Abstracts.
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Immigrant occupational choice : an economic model of Korean and other Asian immigration to the U.S. /

Lee, Sae-Jae. January 1995 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 1995. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [144]-155).

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