Differences Between Minority And Non Minority Small...

The aim of this quantitative correlational study is to understand the differences between how minority and non-minority small business owners’ approach succession planning. This study will use a ex-post facto design. An A priori power analysis test using the G*Power 3.1.9.2 software program will be used to establish a minimum overall sample size of 134. Specifically, a Wilcoxon –Mann-Whitney (two groups) statistical two-tailed t-test calculation with an effect size d of .5, an alpha level of .05, and beta level of .80 will be used to determine a sample size group of 67 participants. The subjects for the current study will consist of U.S. small business owners selected using multiple sampling frames. Although multiple sampling frames hamper generalization to the population, it allows for convenience and is suitable for difficult and rare populations (). 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