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African Americans, Stem, And Entrepreneurship: A Study Of Factors That Influence African Americans To Pursue Entrepreneurship In Stem Fields, Zoranna Jones May 2017

African Americans, Stem, And Entrepreneurship: A Study Of Factors That Influence African Americans To Pursue Entrepreneurship In Stem Fields, Zoranna Jones

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Minority business entrepreneurship, specifically in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), provides multiple opportunities for innovation, job creation, high earning potential for underrepresented minorities, and for increasing the diversity of the U.S. workforce to reflect current population demographics. This study examines the educational backgrounds of high technology African American entrepreneurs and the factors of STEM programs that influence STEM-educated graduates to pursue high tech entrepreneurship. The research questions include, do STEM programs provide a link to high technology entrepreneurship? And, what STEM program factors are related to high technology entrepreneurship? The theoretical framework that informs the study …


African Americans, Stem, And Entrepreneurship: A Study Of Factors That Influence African Americans To Pursue Entrepreneurship In Stem Fields, Zoranna Jones May 2017

African Americans, Stem, And Entrepreneurship: A Study Of Factors That Influence African Americans To Pursue Entrepreneurship In Stem Fields, Zoranna Jones

Public Affairs Dissertations

Minority business entrepreneurship, specifically in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), provides multiple opportunities for innovation, job creation, high earning potential for underrepresented minorities, and for increasing the diversity of the U.S. workforce to reflect current population demographics. This study examines the educational backgrounds of high technology African American entrepreneurs and the factors of STEM programs that influence STEM-educated graduates to pursue high tech entrepreneurship. The research questions include, do STEM programs provide a link to high technology entrepreneurship? And, what STEM program factors are related to high technology entrepreneurship? The theoretical framework that informs the study …