Cluster Analysis and Population Density Theories: An Exploratory Study of Indigenous Female Entrepreneurship

Abstract

The last twenty years have seen significant contributions in the literature on women entrepreneurship. This has been augmented with studies that are engaged in comparative analyses across gender, borders, and industries. While these studies provide insights into the status of women entrepreneurs, what is often missing and what has not emerged are niche studies that look at women entrepreneurs from a particular group, a particular ethnicity, a particular genre - going deep in any of these directions, with rigorous statistical analyses while focusing on and deriving conclusions from said in-depth focus. In essence, studies asking questions that call for comprehensive, multiple layer analyses with statistically backed answers that produce substantial conclusions in terms of their contribution to the forum of women entrepreneurs in general and specific niche groups of women entrepreneurs in particular. With this in mind, we turn our attention to the world of Native American entrepreneurs and specifically Native American female-owned enterprises and examine these questions as we consider the context on female entrepreneurship from the setting of the Indigenous community.