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Nov 9, 2020
Construction Research Congress 2020
Diversity and Inclusion of Business Enterprises: A Comparative Analysis of Programs Used by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises
Publication: Construction Research Congress 2020: Safety, Workforce, and Education
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Diversity and inclusion have profound impacts on business performance and economic prosperity in the United States of America. Many government agencies and professional organizations have programs such as small, disadvantaged, women, minority, veteran-owned, or service-disabled veteran-owned business enterprises. Different programs provide different, sometimes overlapping means and methods to promote diversity and inclusion, ensure nondiscrimination, and offer supportive services to these businesses. This paper presents a comparative analysis of programs used by contractors and consultants and highlights unique differences in objectives, qualifications, regulations, and limitations. The analyzed programs include but are not limited to small, disadvantaged, minority, and women business enterprises. The comparative analysis informs contractors and consultants to use programs in emerging continuums of business development and promote diversity and inclusion of business enterprises in construction.
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Construction Research Congress 2020: Safety, Workforce, and Education
Pages: 326 - 335
Editors: Mounir El Asmar, Ph.D., Arizona State University, David Grau, Ph.D., Arizona State University, and Pingbo Tang, Ph.D., Arizona State University
ISBN (Online): 978-0-7844-8287-2
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© 2020 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Nov 9, 2020
Published in print: Nov 9, 2020
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Assistant Professor, Dept. of Engineering Technologies, Safety, and Construction, Central Washington Univ., Ellensburg, WA; Affiliated Researcher, Dept. of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA. E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]
Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA. E-mail: [email protected]
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