The letter writer has known Jenna Walter for four years through their shared interest in supply chain management. As a leading author on supply chain management curriculum, the writer believes Jenna has the qualities to excel due to her motivation, energy, and organizational skills. Jenna will be one of the first graduates with a degree in supply chain management from UNL, giving her advanced business skills in areas with a current shortage like analytics, management systems, and continuous improvement. The writer recommends Jenna for a position due to her future growth potential in fields like operations, finance, analytics, and supply chain management.
Recommendation letter from Professor HonhonJim English
Professor Honhon wrote a recommendation for me after I audited her Operations Practicum course in 2008. This was related to supply chain work which my work group completed for Frito Lay North America.
Recommendation letter from Professor HonhonJim English
Professor Honhon wrote a recommendation for me after I audited her Operations Practicum course in 2008. This was related to supply chain work which my work group completed for Frito Lay North America.
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Introduction
The National Women’s Business Council (2012) reported that there are 1,521,494 African American women-owned businesses in the United States. However, 97.5 % of these businesses are a sole proprietorship, with one employee. Additionally, the empowerment of entrepreneurs with self-efficacy in leadership competencies is important to the effectiveness of entrepreneurial education programs. Moreover, t
here is limited information on entrepreneurial self-efficacy and entrepreneurial intentions. However, evidence suggests that women professed lower levels of confidence and preparedness in their ability to succeed as entrepreneurs. Furthermore, the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (2015) study reported that key attitudes related to entrepreneurship entailed perceived opportunity, perceived capability to start a business, fear of failure, intention to start a business, and perceived ability to have a successful business.
Research Purpose of Inquiry
The purpose of this research is to explore the impact of entrepreneurial education on leadership self-efficacy of African American women-owned early-stage businesses. The educational program to be studied is designed to help entrepreneurs create jobs and economic opportunities by providing greater access to education, capital, and business support services in the New York Tri-state area. The 11-week, 100-hour program curriculum designed for early- stage women-owned businesses focuses on several aspects of entrepreneurial proficiencies to include leadership. Furthermore, this study will further explore the effect of these learning experiences of African American alumni of the early-stage program designed for women in order to assess the impact of the program on leadership self-efficacy.
Rationale
Many of the African American women-owned early-stage small businesses that have been accepted and completed the program have shown potential for growth. A few of the business owners have expressed fear of their businesses not being sustainable, going out of business, not having enough capital, and hiring and leading successful teams, before starting the program. However, I would like to explore further the impact the program has had on their leadership self-efficacy upon graduating the program. All program participants take a self-efficacy assessment prior to and upon completing the program. With the data collected from the pre- and post- assessments and interviews from program alumni will help me to determine the true value of the educational program and to develop a curriculum that would impact the leadership self-efficacy and business success of African American women-owned businesses.
Issues of Positionality
Based on my role as the Education Services director of the entrepreneurial education program explored for the research understudy and the many interactions I have with the women-owned businesses I am responsible for the development, oversight, and implementation of the curriculum. Mor ...
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Recommendation Letter
1. Letter of Recommendation for Jenna Walter Dec. 18, 2014
To Whom It May Concern,
I have known Jenna Walter for four years due to our common interest in Supply Chain
Management. As a leading author for the National Science Foundation writing one of the
first Supply Chain Management curriculum’s in the United States, I have been an
advocate encouraging smart, selective youth to major in Supply Chain Management. I
believe Jenna has the qualities to excel due to her self-motivation, energy and
organizational skills. She will be one of the first UNL graduating classes in our
profession in the state of Nebraska with a unique set of advanced business skills and is
keenly interested in advancing in a field where there is a shortage of highly qualified
college graduates today who have a analytical background in supply chain management,
business analytics and management systems through a continuous improvement lens. Not
only does she have the knowledge to achieve great financial benefits for any company
lucky enough to hire her. She has a working understanding of business operations
management through her various work experiences and international travels.
I have also had the opportunity to get to know Jenna on another level, through her
participation in the Young Leaders of Supply Chain Management during the past several
months. She enrolled as a Student Institute of Supply Management Nebraska member and
had the opportunity to back-pack across Europe, gaining an understanding of business in
the European nations. As a current Board Member and Past President of the Institute for
Supply Management for the state of Nebraska, I can identify Jenna as someone who will
be a key leader in her organization, as she is willing to take the initiative to voluntarily
take the lead or equally be a team player, due to her work-ethic and dependability.
In summary, I would recommend Jenna Walter for a position, as she has the future
growth potential to be an asset in several areas of expertise within your organization,
including but not limited to: operations management, finance, business analytics,
management information systems and/or supply chain management. I would strongly
encourage you to make the right choice and hire Jenna for your team.
Respectfully Submitted,
Marty Sehn
Professor Marty Sehn, CPSM, CPM, APP, MFA, MIS/MBA
Past President and Current Board of Directors Institute for Supply Management Nebraska
Adjunct Professor of Management Creighton University
Supply Chain Manager for Technology Systems
Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska 68178
martysehn@creighton.edu
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