Analysis of young neighborhood firms serving urban minority clients

被引:18
作者
Bates, Timothy [1 ]
Robb, Alicia [2 ]
机构
[1] Wayne State Univ, Detroit, MI 48202 USA
[2] Univ Calif Santa Cruz, Fdn Sustainable Dev, San Rafael, CA 94901 USA
关键词
Entrepreneurship; Business performance; Inner-city markets;
D O I
10.1016/j.jeconbus.2007.09.004
中图分类号
F8 [财政、金融];
学科分类号
0202 ;
摘要
This study empirically investigates Michael Porter's hypothesis that urban minority neighborhoods offer attractive opportunities to household-oriented businesses, such as retail firms (1995). Our analysis compares the traits and performance of firms serving predominantly minority clients to those selling their products largely to clients who are nonminority whites. Controlling statistically for applicable firm and owner characteristics, our findings indicate that the minority-neighborhood niche does not offer young firms an attractive set of opportunities. Relative to opportunities in the corresponding nonminority household niche and the broader regional marketplace, the neighborhood minority household market is associated with reduced business viability. (C) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:139 / 148
页数:10
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