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Socio and ethno-cultural embeddedness of transnational Nigerian immigrant entrepreneurs in Ghana
Comparative Migration Studies, 2021 Transnational Nigerian immigrant entrepreneurs have been in Ghana for a long time, operating by utilizing a wide range of resources available to them. Key among these resources are their own socio and ethno-cultural norms which have yet to be explored in
Thomas Antwi Bosiakoh +1 more
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Immigrant Entrepreneurs in the U.S.: Firm Performance Based on Entrepreneurial Competencies
Economies, 2023 Although immigrants represent a sizeable and growing portion of the total U.S. population and immigrant entrepreneurs play an important role in the U.S. economy, they remain relatively understudied within the literature.
Honghua Li +2 more
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Education, Entrepreneurship and Immigration: America's New Immigrant Entrepreneurs, Part II [PDF]
, 2007 Analyzes the educational backgrounds and career trajectories of immigrant entrepreneurs, finding that advanced education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics is correlated with high rates of entrepreneurship and ...
AnnaLee Saxenian +3 more
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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 +1 more
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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
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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
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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
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Journal of International Business, Economics and EntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurship 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 +2 more
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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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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
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