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International Journal of Applied Research in Business and ManagementFrancophone 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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Immigrant Entrepreneurs and Neighborhood Revitalization [PDF]
, 2005 Commissioned by The Immigrant Learning Center, Inc., this study examines the role of immigrant entrepreneurs in the revitalization of three Boston neighborhoods.
Michael Liu +2 more
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Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.Abstract Online technologies are required for accessing essential services, such as healthcare, transportation, and education. Challenges to online technology access can prevent resource‐constrained communities from connecting to these services. Human intermediaries who act in the middle space between technology and the person using the technology may ...
Marcy G. Antonio +4 more
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Today's Immigrant Woman Entrepreneur [PDF]
, 2005 Immigrant women entrepreneurs are rapidly making their mark in the U.S. business sector, in every region of the country and across a large range of industries.
Susan C. Pearce
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Migrant success in UK Education: Are there lessons for government social mobility policy?
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract The school achievement and career aspirations of 23 sixth form students at a multi‐cultural urban academy in the UK are explored through interviews. The sample includes 16 s‐generation migrants, 6 UK‐born students with migrant parents and 1 UK‐born student, selected to represent a cohort of over 300 post‐16 learners.
Bernard Barker, Kate Hoskins
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How Crises Work as a Barrier Activator for Immigrant Entrepreneurship: A Case from Hungary During the COVID-19 Pandemic [PDF]
Oradea Journal of Business and EconomicsThis study explores how the challenges faced by immigrant entrepreneurs during times of economic stability were intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Imran SARIHASAN
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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
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The Economic Case For Welcoming Immigrant Entrepreneurs [PDF]
, 2015 There's something inherently entrepreneurial about leaving your home to start a new life in another country. Perhaps that is why immigrants tend to start businesses at a disproportionately higher rate than native-born Americans.
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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
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The influence of social capital on risk-taking propensity. A study on Chinese immigrant entrepreneurs [PDF]
, 2015 This paper studies the influence of social capital on immigrant entrepreneurs’ risk-taking propensity. The paper has a particular focus on Chinese immigrants and also explores the effects of the so-called “guanxi”, a ...
Rodríguez Gutiérrez, María José +1 more
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