Title: Native American business strategy: a survey of northwest US firms

Authors: Daniel Stewart, Robert G. Schwartz

Addresses: School of Business Administration, Gonzaga University, 502 E. Boone Ave., Spokane, WA 99258, USA. ' College of Business and Public Administration, Eastern Washington University, N. 668 Riverpoint Blvd., Suite A, Spokane, WA 99202, USA

Abstract: This study seeks to examine the nature of enterprises owned by Native American tribes or individuals. An original survey is utilised, using a convenience sample of Native American-owned retail, construction and service firms located primarily in the northwest USA. Likert-type questions involving tribal support and cultural issues are analysed. While the firms are not entrepreneurial by some researchers| definitions, within the Native American community small business strategies are entrepreneurial.

Keywords: Native Americans; business strategy; USA; United States; retail firms; construction firms; service firms; tribal support; culture; cultural issues; entrepreneurship; small business; indigenous firms.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBPM.2007.013307

International Journal of Business Performance Management, 2007 Vol.9 No.3, pp.259 - 277

Published online: 20 Apr 2007 *

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