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BECO (Business, Engineering, Construction, and Other) Framework for Providing Effective and Comprehensive Supportive Services to Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in the United States by Hongtao Dang; Jennifer Shane is a Engineering article available to read on EtoBox.
What is BECO (Business, Engineering, Construction, and Other) Framework for Providing Effective and Comprehensive Supportive Services to Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in the United States about?
The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program, established by the United States Department of Transportation, aims to remove barriers to participation of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) in highway projects, to promote the use of DBEs in federally assisted contracts, and to assist the development of DBEs. A DBE is a small, for-profit business owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals such as women or minorities. DBEs need various supportive services, depending on many factors, such as business area, size, and strategy. State Departments of Transportation often provide or hire third parties to provide supportive services to DBEs that are relatively expensive and inefficient. These services may also support only some and unintentionally exclude other DBEs. Under many challenges, one ultimate goal is to find a framework that covers all valuable DBE supportive services. This study proposes, tests, and validates a framework for providing effective and comprehensive DBE supportive services in the transportation sector. Based on discussions with DBE liaison officers and service providers, we propose the business, engineering, construction, and other (BECO) fram
Who reads BECO (Business, Engineering, Construction, and Other) Framework for Providing Effective and Comprehensive Supportive Services to Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in the United States?
It is typically read by researchers, students, and practitioners in Engineering.
- Author
- Hongtao Dang; Jennifer Shane
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2023
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Engineering (Physical Sciences)