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DESCRIPTION:Alicia Myles Sheares\n\nStanford University\n\nEcosystems of Ra
 cialized Opportunity: Experiences of Black Tech Entrepreneurs in Silicon V
 alley and Atlanta\n\nDate: Friday May 3\, 2024\n	Time:10:30 AM -12:00 PM\n	L
 ocation: Armstrong Building\, Room 155A\n\nAbstract:\n\nScholarship on rac
 e highlights how racism constrains the economic activity of racially margi
 nalized actors\, but seldom considers how place matters in these experienc
 es. Alternatively\, entrepreneurship scholars are particularly attuned to 
 the role of place in structuring entrepreneurial norms\, constraints\, and
  actions\, but have been slower to assess how entrepreneurship is inherent
 ly a racialized process. I link these literatures together to understand h
 ow racially marginalized economic actors navigate through unequal systems 
 to make headway in their professional pursuits. Relying on nearly 100 inte
 rviews and a hundred hours of participant observation with Black tech entr
 epreneurs in Silicon Valley and Atlanta\, I find that both groups held sim
 ilar perceptions as to how racism constrained their entrepreneurial trajec
 tory\, but they also took into consideration the available opportunities a
 nd constraints within their respective ecosystems. Taking both racial and 
 ecosystem realities into consideration\, Black tech entrepreneurs deployed
  what I call racialized legitimation strategies or specialized tactics aim
 ed at navigating racism and ecosystem norms\, to make headway. Yet how the
 y did so varied. Those in Silicon Valley oriented their actions towards ma
 king themselves more appealing to a predominantly White class of venture c
 apitalists by gaining elite credentials. Alternatively\, those in Atlanta 
 connected with elite Black networks and that provided them with alternativ
 e opportunities. Ultimately\, by examining Black entrepreneurs in two loca
 tions\, we gauge to what extent the racialization of entrepreneurship is b
 ounded by place\, while also showing us the strategies Black people must a
 dopt to navigate this unequal reality to make their mark.\n
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LOCATION:Room 155A\, Donald E. Armstrong Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3
 A 3L1\, 3420 rue McTavish
SUMMARY:Organizational Behavior Research Seminar: Alicia Myles Sheares
URL:/desautels/channels/event/organizational-behavior-
 research-seminar-alicia-myles-sheares-357147
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