American Indian Business: Principles and Practices

by Deanna M. Kennedy (Editor), Charles F. Harrington (Editor), Amy Klemm Verbos (Editor), Daniel Stewart (Editor), Joseph Scott Gladstone (Editor)

Overview

American Indian business is booming. The number of American Indian– and Alaska Native–owned businesses increased by 15.3 percent from 2007 to 2012—a time when the total number of US businesses increased by just 2 percent—and receipts grew from $34.4 million in 2002 to $8.8 billion in 2012. Despite this impressive growth, there is an absence of small businesses on reservations, and Native Americans own private businesses at the lowest rate per capita for any ethnic or racial group in the United States. Many Indigenous entrepreneurs face unique cultural and practical challenges in starting, locating, and operating a business, from a perceived lack of a culture of entrepreneurship and a suspicion of capitalism to the difficulty of borrowing start-up funds when real estate is held in trust and cannot be used as collateral.

This book provides an accessible introduction to American Indian businesses, business practices, and business education. Its chapters cover the history of American Indian business from early trading posts to today’s casino boom; economic sustainability, self-determination, and sovereignty; organization and management; marketing; leadership; human resource management; tribal finance; business strategy and positioning; American Indian business law; tribal gaming operations; the importance of economic development and the challenges of economic leakage; entrepreneurship; technology and data management; business ethics; service management; taxation; accounting; and health-care management.

American Indian Business also furthers the inclusion of Indigenous perspectives in the study of American business practices in general and demonstrates the significant impact that American Indians have had on business, as well as their cultural contributions to management, leadership, marketing, economic development, and entrepreneurship.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780295742106
Publisher:	University of Washington Press
Publication date:	09/26/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	248
File size:	1 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Deanna M. Kennedy (Cherokee) is assistant professor of business at the University of Washington–Bothell. Charles F. Harrington is professor of business and interdisciplinary studies at the University of South Carolina–Upstate. Amy Klemm Verbos (Pokagon Band of Potawatomi) is assistant professor of business law at the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater. Daniel Stewart (Spokane) is professor of entrepreneurship and director of the Hogan Entrepreneurial Leadership Program at Gonzaga University. Joseph Scott Gladstone (Blackfeet and Nez Perce) is assistant professor of management at the University of New Haven. Gavin Clarkson (Choctaw) is associate professor of finance at New Mexico State University.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

1. A Brief History of American Indian Business / Charles F. Harrington

2. Embracing Cultural Tradition: Historic Business Activity by Native People in the Western United States / Joseph Scott Gladstone

3. American Indian Entrepreneurship / Charles F. Harrington, Carolyn Birmingham, and Daniel Stewart

4. Business Strategy: Building Competitive Advantage in American Indian Firms / Daniel Stewart

5. The Business Law of the Third Sovereign: Legal Aspects of Doing Business in Indian Country / Gavin Clarkson

6. Legal Forms of Organization / Amy Klemm Verbos

7. Tribal Finance and Economic Development: The Fight against Economic Leakage / Gavin Clarkson

8. High-Stakes Negotiation: Indian Gaming and Tribal-State Compacts / Gavin Clarkson and James K. Sebenius

9. American Indian Leadership Practices / Stephanie Lee Black and Carolyn Birmingham

10. Business Ethics and Native American Values / Carma M. Claw, Amy Klemm Verbos, and Grace Ann Rosile

11. Coyote Learns to Manage a Health Program / Joseph Scott Gladstone

12. A Native American Values–Infused Approach to Human Resources / Matthew S. Rodgers and Shad Morris

13. Service Management for Native American Customers / Deanna M. Kennedy, Denise Bill, Rachael Meares, and Iisaaksiichaa (Good Ladd) Ross Braine

14. Native Americans and Marketing: A Paradoxical Relationship / Stephanie Lawson Brooks and Cara Peters

List of Contributors

Index

What People are Saying About This

Nancy Lynn Palmanteer-Holder

"American Indian Business fills knowledge gaps to understand historical and contemporary Tribal business, leadership, governance, and economic development. All business education and law centers would benefit from this text to broaden our understanding and contributions of American Indian businesses."

Robert J. Miller

"This very important book comprehensively addresses a crucial topic in modern-day Indian law, economics, and policy: How can reservation communities develop public and private sector economies that will help to sustain reservations and Indian nations into the future?"

Editorial Reviews

"A great read as a textbook or as an additional reading assignment. . . . I recommend this book for courses such as tribal management, reservation entrepreneurial operations, and others that have similar learning outcomes. The book approaches business from Indigenous perspectives and is important for students, faculty members, and Native entrepreneurs alike. . . .The value of this book goes beyond borderlines. American Indian Business: Principles and Practices contributes to our understanding of the many issues and challenges of starting a business in Indian Country."

Tribal College Journal

A great read as a textbook or as an additional reading assignment. . . . I recommend this book for courses such as tribal management, reservation entrepreneurial operations, and others that have similar learning outcomes. The book approaches business from Indigenous perspectives and is important for students, faculty members, and Native entrepreneurs alike. . . .The value of this book goes beyond borderlines. American Indian Business: Principles and Practices contributes to our understanding of the many issues and challenges of starting a business in Indian Country.

-- "Tribal College Journal" (1/1/2018 12:00:00 AM)

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