Underdog entrepreneurs : a framework of success for marginalized and minority innovators /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Morgan, Horatio M. (Author)
Corporate Author:	ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2020]
Subjects:	Entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship > Social aspects. Businesspeople > Social conditions. Marginality, Social > Economic aspects. Minorities > Economic conditions. Minorities > Social conditions. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction: underdog entrepreneurs are everywhere
Being on the outside of powerful mainstream networks
Lacking relevant know-how
Being subject to stereotype-driven discrimination and stereotype threat
A growth mindset
Valuable knowledge from formal education
Strategic identity orientation
Complementary social and political skills
An integrative framework
Commit to ongoing learning and capability development
Strategically cultivate mutually beneficial networks
Experiment with self-identities; don't be rigidly defined by them-- Strategically accumulate power and appropriately use it
Strategically target and use government supoort
Cultivate higher-order mental skills
Conclusion: underdog entrepreneurs' most enduring asset
Epilogue: what journey brought me here?.