Date of Conferral

12-11-2024

Degree

Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A.)

School

Business Administration

Advisor

Meridith Wentz

Abstract

Organizational leaders, especially women of color, have been profoundly affected by a lack of strategies for obtaining capital for financial growth and viability. Nonprofit women of color business owners are struggling with the challenges of securing financial resources and maintaining business sustainability. Grounded in the Baldrige performance excellence framework (BPEF), the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore financial acquisition strategies that some women of color business owners need for long-term financial growth and viability in startup nonprofit organizations. The participant was one leader of a nonprofit business located in the southwestern part of San Bernardino County, California. Data were collected using semistructured interviews and organizational documents. Through Yin’s five-step analysis process, two themes were identified: (a) the financial condition of a nonprofit organization managed by a woman of color and her application of BPEF to thrive as a nascent business and (b) the social transformation concerning financial access for women (women of color) and research to address gender biases for acquiring capital. A key recommendation is for women business leaders to understand how the BPEF can help them establish success beyond the onset of 1 to 5 years. The implications for positive social change include the potential for significant contributions of female entrepreneurs to job creation and economic development.

Download

Share

 
COinS