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Immigrant Capital and Entrepreneurial Opportunities

Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review, 2015
Objective: The main objective of this study is to define and operationalize the concept of immigrant capital, a key factor that differentiates immigrant from host country entrepreneurs in how they recognize and start new ventures.
Malavika Sundararajan, Binod Sundararajan   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

ETHNIC ECONOMY IN MILANO: THE CASE OF THE TURKISH IMMIGRANTS IN THE KEBAB SECTOR

PlaNext, 2023
Şelale BALAMBAR ERGAN Middle East Technical University/City and Regional Planning Department sbalambar90@gmail.com   The concept of ethnic minority entrepreneurs in the economy represents the employment patterns in the particular country ...
Şelale Balambar
doaj   +1 more source

Analysis of start-up challenges of African immigrant-owned businesses in selected craft markets in Cape Town [PDF]

Environmental Economics, 2016
Even though the arts and craft industry is perceived to be a significant contributor to the socio-economic development of South Africa, the plight of immigrant owed businesses that dominate this sector has been largely neglected in policy and support ...
Samson Nambei Asoba, Robertson K. Tengeh
doaj   +1 more source

International immigration and entrepreneurship in rural areas of the Spanish Pyrenees

Hungarian Geographical Bulletin, 2023
The academic literature on international immigration into rural areas has clearly identified two main international migration flows: retirement migration and low-skilled migration in farming.
Cristóbal Mendoza
doaj   +1 more source

Unveiling power, or why social science's task is explanation

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract This short essay contends that sociology should devote attention to causal explanation in order to expose lies. It argues that lies about causes are common in society and social science is in a unique privileged position to offer social knowledge that can dispel such lies. Offering causal explanations is a vital task of this project.
Julian Go
wiley   +1 more source

Essential Resources that African Immigrant Entrepreneurs Access to Start Up their Business in South Africa

Journal of International Business, Economics and Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship is a crucial element of economic growth and development, and immigrant entrepreneurs make a substantial contribution to the economy of the host country.
Bernard Lama Ngota, Elroy Eugene Smith, Ayanda Pamella Deliwe   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

African immigrants in South Africa: Job takers or job creators?

South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 2010
During the last decade African immigrants have been met with and exposed to severe forms of hostility towards their presence in this country. A significant number of these migrants have successfully applied their entrepreneurial flair in establishing ...
Vivence Kalitanyi
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A Qualitative Case Study of Experience of Xenophobia Among Francophone African Informal Immigrant Entrepreneurs in Pretoria

International Journal of Applied Research in Business and Management
Francophone African immigrants in South Africa find it difficult to find formal employment because of exclusive laws and the challenge of language barriers.
Gallous Atabongwoung, Mosa Nkoko
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Between soft power and suspicion: Chinese international students as diasporic actors in U.S.‐China geopolitical tensions

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines the under‐theorized political role and identity of Chinese international students, who emerge as significant actors caught between U.S. soft power ambitions and rising geopolitical suspicion. Amid escalating U.S.‐China tensions, these students are forced to confront environments shaped by competing geopolitical discourses ...
Jing Yu
wiley   +1 more source

Life as an ethnic minority (EM) university student: Comparing mental health challenges among local and international EM students in Hong Kong

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract University students globally face growing mental health challenges, with ethnic minority (EM) students—both local and international—being particularly vulnerable. Yet, limited research compares their experiences or identifies shared and distinct stressors, especially in non‐Western contexts.
Wang Xinyi, Naubahar Sharif
wiley   +1 more source