Developing African Entrepreneurs: An Applied Approach for HBCUs to Prepare Students as Entrepreneurial Leaders
Moye, Darlita J., Clark Atlanta University
2021-12
2020-2029
There has been an increasing focus on entrepreneurship programs, from creating innovation labs, design-thinking courses to entrepreneurial leadership programs explicitly designed to increase the number African American entrepreneurs. Despite the shift in focus, a disproportionate number of Black entrepreneurial leaders compared to their White counterparts exists. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) can play a vital role in contributing to the economic ecosystem by developing programs that adequately address this need. This research was conducted on a program model aimed to increase the number of African entrepreneurs resulting from participation in a US Fellowship program. Participants of this study were directly involved in the Entrepreneurial Leadership in Business (ELIB) program. The research analyzed how independent variables, content and facilitation, demographic information, knowledge attainment, and origin of program instructors contributed to fellow satisfaction and fellows' perception of the learning achieved. Data was collected utilizing surveys of participants, interviews of fellows, instructors, administrators and staff of the ELIB program to gain in-depth understanding of the program's capacity to produce successful entrepreneurs. Utilizing qualitative and quantitative research methods, the research found that participant satisfaction serves as a determining factor in the effectiveness of a program. The findings of this study provide a model that HBCUs can both adopt and adapt for to prepare more African American students as entrepreneurial leaders. Conclusions suggest that individuals who are satisfied with program content, facilitation, and instructor origin display specific outcomes of increasing knowledge, skills, and abilities that help entrepreneurs both establish or grow successful businesses and excel.
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Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
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Doctor of Education (EdD)
Clark Atlanta University
Department of Educational Leadership
Warner, Sean
Georgia--Atlanta
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:2021_moye_darlita_j
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