Robert P Singh

Biographic Data

ID5922307
NAMERobert P Singh
GIVEN NAMESRobert P
FAMILY NAMESingh
SIGNATURESINGH R P
AFFILIATIONSHoward University
ORCID0000-0002-1910-6206
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS14
WORKS AS AUTHOR5
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2007
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX2

  • Promoting Social and Economic Justice in Black Communities in the Current Anti-DEI Climate

    Open AccessRobert P SinghARTICLESocieties2025References: 6

    Hostility toward diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs threaten to widen long-term racial economic gaps in the U.S. As the demographic makeup of the country continues to shift, a failure to address these gaps will have growing negative impacts on overall national prosperity. In this paper, three issues are discussed in order to achieve the broad goal of greater social and economic justice: (1) rebranding DEI and encouraging equity and f…

  • Improving Black Entrepreneurship through Cannabis-Related Education

    Open AccessAlicia E Reid, Micah E S Crump et al.ARTICLEEducation Sciences2024

    Economic inequality is a significant and growing issue in the U.S., particularly within Black communities. Improving Black entrepreneurship is critical to addressing the economic gaps. In this paper, we discuss a unique, newly established educational program focused on cannabis education at Medgar Evers College (MEC) in New York. One of the goals of the new program is to increase Black entrepreneurship in the rapidly growing cannabis industry. Fo…

  • Addressing the Racial Wealth Gap and Structural Racism Through Increased Black Entrepreneurship

    Open AccessRobert P Singh, Saran NurseARTICLEThe Review of Black Political…2024Cited by: 3References: 16

    Black households trail other racial groups when it comes to economic factors such as employment, income, and wealth. As discussed in this paper, a significant issue that contributes to these disparities is lower rates of new venture creation and successful business ownership within Black communities. While research has sought to explain this underperformance, no consensus has been reached. Moreover, the role of systemic racism has been underexplo…

  • Examining successful Iranian women entrepreneurs

    Open AccessGolshan Javadian, Robert P SinghARTICLEGender in Management An…2012Cited by: 10References: 12

    Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss the factors impacting successful Iranian women entrepreneurs. The factors include: self‐efficacy, risk taking, negative stereotypes, and societal culture and traditions. Design/methodology/approach The paper utilizes interviews conducted with a sample of successful Iranian women entrepreneurs and examines the challenges they had to overcome, as well as their success factors. Findings Challenges caus…

  • Educational Attainment

    Open AccessRobert P Singh, Micah E S CrumpARTICLEThe Review of Black Political…2007Cited by: 1References: 8

    The difference between the percentage of blacks and whites who are self-employed in the United States is striking. In this paper, we focus on the role of educational achievement in explaining the gap between white and black entrepreneurship. Using data collected through the Panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics (PSED), we identified 1.061 white nascent entrepreneurs (NEs) and 270 black NEs and compared the two groups against each other as well …