Description
Using in-depth interviews with hair salon owners, Doing Business with Beauty explores several facets of the business of owning a hair salon, including the process of becoming an owner, the dynamics of the owner-employee relationship, and the factors that steer black women to work in the hair industry. Harvey Wingfield examines the black female business owner's struggle for autonomy and success in entrepreneurship.
Author: Adia Harvey Wingfield
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 06/01/2009
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9780742561175
ISBN10: 0742561178
BISAC Categories:
- Business & Economics | Industries | General
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American | African American & Black Studies
- Business & Economics | Entrepreneurship
Author: Adia Harvey Wingfield
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 06/01/2009
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9780742561175
ISBN10: 0742561178
BISAC Categories:
- Business & Economics | Industries | General
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American | African American & Black Studies
- Business & Economics | Entrepreneurship
About the Author
Adia Harvey Wingfield is assistant professor of sociology at Georgia State University.