Releasing indigenous entrepreneurial capacity: a case study of the Yolngu clan in a remote region of Northern Australia

A pathway for indigenous people to increase their economic independence is by developing entrepreneurial business engagements. As a strategy to reduce the significant differences between indigenous business aspirations and non-indigenous business participation the Australian Government policy of Abo...

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Main Authors: Pearson, Cecil, Helms, K.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Inderscience Publishers 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11529
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description A pathway for indigenous people to increase their economic independence is by developing entrepreneurial business engagements. As a strategy to reduce the significant differences between indigenous business aspirations and non-indigenous business participation the Australian Government policy of Aboriginal self-determination encourages the strengthening of partnerships between indigenous and non-indigenous business opportunities. In this paper is reported a partnership between the Yolngu of Arnhem Land and Forestry Tasmania, which is being undertaken in a remote region in the Northern Territory of Australia. This new venture, which is being conducted in an area where there are often insufficient jobs, has the potential to generate a number of mainstream career paths for indigenous people. And while the entrepreneurial project is presenting promising achievements for the Yolngu community investment in a range of managerial business competencies is critical for further development of indigenous self-determination and economic independence.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-115292017-09-13T14:53:18Z Releasing indigenous entrepreneurial capacity: a case study of the Yolngu clan in a remote region of Northern Australia Pearson, Cecil Helms, K. A pathway for indigenous people to increase their economic independence is by developing entrepreneurial business engagements. As a strategy to reduce the significant differences between indigenous business aspirations and non-indigenous business participation the Australian Government policy of Aboriginal self-determination encourages the strengthening of partnerships between indigenous and non-indigenous business opportunities. In this paper is reported a partnership between the Yolngu of Arnhem Land and Forestry Tasmania, which is being undertaken in a remote region in the Northern Territory of Australia. This new venture, which is being conducted in an area where there are often insufficient jobs, has the potential to generate a number of mainstream career paths for indigenous people. And while the entrepreneurial project is presenting promising achievements for the Yolngu community investment in a range of managerial business competencies is critical for further development of indigenous self-determination and economic independence. 2010 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11529 10.1504/GBER.2010.032318 Inderscience Publishers restricted
spellingShingle Pearson, Cecil
Helms, K.
Releasing indigenous entrepreneurial capacity: a case study of the Yolngu clan in a remote region of Northern Australia
title Releasing indigenous entrepreneurial capacity: a case study of the Yolngu clan in a remote region of Northern Australia
title_full Releasing indigenous entrepreneurial capacity: a case study of the Yolngu clan in a remote region of Northern Australia
title_fullStr Releasing indigenous entrepreneurial capacity: a case study of the Yolngu clan in a remote region of Northern Australia
title_full_unstemmed Releasing indigenous entrepreneurial capacity: a case study of the Yolngu clan in a remote region of Northern Australia
title_short Releasing indigenous entrepreneurial capacity: a case study of the Yolngu clan in a remote region of Northern Australia
title_sort releasing indigenous entrepreneurial capacity: a case study of the yolngu clan in a remote region of northern australia
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11529