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dc.contributor.authorWeaven, Scott
dc.contributor.authorFrazer, Lorelle
dc.contributor.authorBrimble, Mark
dc.contributor.authorBodle, Kerry
dc.contributor.authorRoussety, Antoine
dc.contributor.authorThaichon, Paramaporn
dc.contributor.editorRatten, Vanessa
dc.contributor.editorJones, Paul
dc.contributor.editorBraga, Vitor
dc.contributor.editorMarques, Carla Susana
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-12T02:34:20Z
dc.date.available2019-12-12T02:34:20Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.isbn9783030115425
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/978-3-030-11542-5_6
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/389615
dc.description.abstractAlthough originally touted as a business mechanism to encourage self-employment for minorities, franchising has not lived up to initial expectations. While minority ownership in franchising in the USA has shown considerable growth over the last two decades, this has not been the case for Indigenous Australians. Indigenous business ownership in franchising remains low, even though a majority of franchisors are willing to recruit Indigenous employees and franchisees. This chapter aims to open a dialogue on the relative merits of utilising a transitional self-employment pathway for Indigenous Australians through franchising. We argue that such a hybridised approach may ameliorate systemic disadvantages that many Indigenous Australians face when considering entering small business. Data was gathered from a series of interviews with Indigenous business owners, franchise (third-party) advisors, Indigenous government agency representatives, franchisors and franchising educators. Our results highlight the pressing need to better address areas of disadvantage that have been raised in prior Indigenous Entrepreneurship and small business studies. Overall, our GROWTH-pathway approach and recommended courses of action, answer calls to encourage private sector involvement in Indigenous employment, so as to repair economic and social damage caused by the introduction of a Western enterprising culture.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.sponsorshipCPA Australia
dc.description.sponsorshipGriffith University
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.publisher.placeSwitzerland
dc.relation.ispartofbooktitleSubsistence Entrepreneurship: The Interplay of Collaborative Innovation, Sustainability and Social Goals
dc.relation.ispartofchapter6
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom69
dc.relation.ispartofpageto87
dc.relation.urihttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/ARC/IN180100052
dc.relation.grantIDIN180100052
dc.relation.fundersARC
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMarketing management (incl. strategy and customer relations)
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode350605
dc.titleEncouraging Indigenous Self-Employment in Franchising
dc.typeBook chapter
dc.type.descriptionB1 - Chapters
dcterms.bibliographicCitationWeaven, S; Frazer, L; Brimble, M; Bodle, K; Roussety, A; Thaichon, P, Encouraging Indigenous Self-Employment in Franchising, Subsistence Entrepreneurship: The Interplay of Collaborative Innovation, Sustainability and Social Goals, 2019, pp. 69-87
dc.date.updated2019-12-06T01:31:57Z
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gro.rights.copyright© 2019 Springer. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. It is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the publisher’s website for further information.
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gro.griffith.authorWeaven, Scott K.
gro.griffith.authorBodle, Kerry A.
gro.griffith.authorBrimble, Mark A.


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