A dynamic dual model: The determinants of transnational migrant entrepreneurs' embeddedness in the UK

Quan, Rose; Fan, Mingyue; Zhang, Michael; Huan, Sun

doi:10.7341/20191522

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“…To date, literature has rarely been focused on advantages of immigrant entrepreneurs; in particular, research of immigrant entrepreneurship related to entrepreneurial success and internationalization is in its infancy [8,12]. This study contributes to recent calls for a deeper understanding of immigrant entrepreneurs' cross-border activities [12,16]. Additionally, the findings have implications for public and immigration policy by changing the roles immigrant entrepreneurs play in national economic development and IE.…”

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Do Immigrant Entrepreneurs Have Natural Cognitive Advantages for International Entrepreneurial Activity?

Middermann

2020

Sustainability

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Are entrepreneurs with an immigration background more willing to internationalize their entrepreneurial firms compared to their nonimmigrant peers? Previous research has already emphasized that immigrant entrepreneurs possess superior human resources and social capabilities—such as international experience, networks and language skills—that help them to better identify and evaluate international entrepreneurial opportunities. However, literature other than capability-based explanations is rare, and thus it is not yet understood in what sense immigrant entrepreneurs differ from other entrepreneurs in terms of their cognitive characteristics for international entrepreneurial activity. This study addresses this gap by involving a quantitative study of Berlin-based high-tech founding entrepreneurs to empirically investigate how immigrant entrepreneurs vary in their cognitive characteristics, and how this affects their intention to engage in international entrepreneurship. The findings show that immigrant entrepreneurs possess higher levels of proactive behavior, which lead to a more favorable evaluation of international business opportunities, and in turn positively affect the willingness to engage in international entrepreneurial activity. This contributes to a deeper understanding of immigrant entrepreneurs’ natural cognitive advantages and the role they play for entrepreneurial growth, success and national economic development.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 84%

Do Immigrant Entrepreneurs Have Natural Cognitive Advantages for International Entrepreneurial Activity?

Middermann

2020

Sustainability

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“…TIEs have ready access to the transnational market because of their embeddedness in dual ecosystems (Quan et al , 2019). Based on four case studies, Terjesen and Elam (2009) examine how entrepreneurs enter international markets by using their experiences and circumstances.…”

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Transnational immigrant entrepreneurship: effects of home-country entrepreneurial ecosystem factors

Duan

Kotey²,

Sandhu

2020

IJEBR

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PurposeThe purpose of this theoretical paper is to explore how immigrants' home-country entrepreneurial ecosystem (EE) factors impact transnational immigrant entrepreneurs (TIEs). The paper draws on the dual embeddedness and transnational entrepreneurship theories to explore how the home-country EE influences transnational immigrant entrepreneurship (TIE).Design/methodology/approachThis research adopted a qualitative case study methodology involving content analysis of secondary data. It analyzed data set against the existing EE framework to constructively explore the home-country effects.FindingsThe findings reveal that all home-country EE domains and associated factors affect TIEs. The paper established six testable propositions with regard to the home-country EE domains: accessible market, human capital, social culture, infrastructure and business support and government policies. A number of new factors were identified for each home-country EE domain. Finally, the paper provided future research directions.Research limitations/implicationsCare has to be taken in generalizing the findings from this research due to the small sample of contemporary Chinese immigrants in Australia and New Zealand. The propositions also require empirical testing.Practical implicationsThe findings contribute to the TIE literature by identifying new factors of the home-country EE and presenting testable propositions. The results have impact on immigration policies and programs.Social implicationsTransnational immigrant entrepreneurship can be a pathway to help immigrants to integrate into mainstream society. The findings from this article indirectly contribute to immigrant social development.Originality/valueThis original article fills research gaps by analyzing how home-country EE elements affect TIE. It reveals that the EE framework is effective for investigating it.

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“…Following Chen and Tan's (2009) influential contribution to this topic, some authors provide evidence that transnational networking significantly improves entrepreneurial performance (Kariv et al, 2009;Mustafa & Chen, 2010), and that this positive impact increases as ties strengthen (Patel & Terjesen, 2011). Yet, other authors obtain more ambiguous results by highlighting transnational migrants' risk of disconnection from home country networks (Nawojczyk & Nowicka, 2018;Quan et al, 2019). Several scholars discuss the argument first developed by Portes et al (2002) that local embeddedness enhances transnational connections because it provides a stable basis to support transnational economic engagements (Brzozowski et al, 2017;Sequeira et al, 2009).…”

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A Review of Transnational Migrant Entrepreneurship: Perspectives on Unequal Spatialities

Sandoz

Mittmasser

Riaño

et al. 2022

ZFW – Advances in Economic Geography

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The spatialities of migrant entrepreneurship have changed dynamically in recent decades. Movements and exchanges transcend national borders more than ever, and transnational migrant entrepreneurship has become a burgeoning field of research. Yet, knowledge is dispersed across disciplines, and an understanding of contemporary spatialities is limited. We review 155 articles published in English, French, German, and Spanish since 2009, thereby providing an overview of existing knowledge on transnational migrant entrepreneurship and suggesting avenues for future research. We identify five current topical areas of research: (1) the business advantages of transnational migrant entrepreneurship, (2) the determinants of becoming a transnational migrant entrepreneur, (3) the transnational networks of migrants, (4) the economic impacts of transnational migrant entrepreneurship on home and host countries, and (5) whether local environments enable or deter entrepreneurial success. Building on our synthesis of the most recent literature, we propose three crucial dimensions which have been under-researched in past and current work, and which address the diversity of geographical locations, spatial connections, and spatial mobilities involved in transnational migrant entrepreneurship. Moreover, we put forward a set of questions for future research which will advance a comprehension of unequal opportunities among transnational migrant entrepreneurs.

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A dynamic dual model: The determinants of transnational migrant entrepreneurs' embeddedness in the UK

Cited by 11 publications

References 66 publications

Do Immigrant Entrepreneurs Have Natural Cognitive Advantages for International Entrepreneurial Activity?

Do Immigrant Entrepreneurs Have Natural Cognitive Advantages for International Entrepreneurial Activity?

Transnational immigrant entrepreneurship: effects of home-country entrepreneurial ecosystem factors

A Review of Transnational Migrant Entrepreneurship: Perspectives on Unequal Spatialities

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