Encouraging Indigenous Self-Employment in Franchising

Scott Weaven; Lorelle Frazer; Mark Brimble; Kerry Bodle; Maurice Roussety; Park Thaichon

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-11542-5_6

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Encouraging Indigenous Self-Employment in Franchising

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Encouraging Indigenous Self-Employment in Franchising

Scott Weaven, Lorelle Frazer, Mark Brimble, Kerry Bodle, Maurice Roussety and Park Thaichon

Subsistence Entrepreneurship, pp.69-87

Contributions to Management Science, Springer Nature Switzerland AG

2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11542-5_6

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Abstract

participation

social inequality

sociology of work

human capital

equal outcomes

education and training

Indigenous Australians

UniSC Diversity Area - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Engagement

Although 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.

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Title: Encouraging Indigenous Self-Employment in Franchising
Authors: Scott Weaven (Author) - Griffith University
Lorelle Frazer (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - School of Business
Mark Brimble (Author) - Griffith University
Kerry Bodle (Author) - Griffith University
Maurice Roussety (Author) - Griffith University
Park Thaichon (Corresponding Author) - Griffith University
Contributors: Vanessa Ratten (Editor)
Paul Jones (Editor)
Vitor Braga (Editor)
Carla Susana Marques (Editor)
Publication details: Subsistence Entrepreneurship, pp.69-87
Series: Contributions to Management Science
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Date published: 2019
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-11542-5_6; 10.1007/978-3-030-11542-5
ISSN: 2197-716X; 1431-1941
ISBN: 9783030115425
Organisation Unit: School of Business and Creative Industries; USC Business School - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451377302621
Output Type: Book chapter

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