A systematic literature review of determinants of immigrant entrepreneurship motivations

Duan, Carson; Kotey, Bernice; Sandhu, Kamaljeet

doi:10.1080/08276331.2021.1997490

Cited by 33 publications

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“…market opportunity) and push factors (e.g. social and labour market discrimination) in the host society (Duan et al , 2022; Smith and Mannon, 2020; Wang and Warn, 2018). The “breaking” business strategy, including “breaking-in” and “breaking-out”, is embedded in ethnic entrepreneurship studies (Evansluong et al , 2019) to explain the relationship between ethnic entrepreneurs’ business strategy and the business location (e.g.…”

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confidence: 99%

Effects of history, location and size of ethnic enclaves and ethnic restaurants on authentic cultural gastronomic experiences

Song

Kim

2022

IJCHM

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Purpose The extant gastronomy literature has rarely examined a connection between authentic gastronomic experiences and destinations. Specifically, ethnic enclaves, which are unique gastronomic and cultural destinations providing ethnic cuisine and cultural experiences to visitors, have been under-researched. Thus, this study aims to address this knowledge gap. Design/methodology/approach Using a 2 (history: long vs short) × 2 (location: Central Business District vs rural; main street vs alleyway) × 2 size/ownership type (big vs small; chain vs independent) between-subjects design, two experiments were conducted using a sample of 557 British consumers to test the effect of history, location and size of ethnic enclaves and ethnic restaurants on consumers’ authentic cultural and gastronomic experiences in a UK context. Findings In Study 1, ethnic enclave’s size affected consumers’ authentic cultural experiences. In Study 2, restaurants’ history and ownership type positively influenced consumers’ authentic gastronomic experiences. Both studies consistently reported the positive relationship between authentic experiences and behavioural intentions. Practical implications For ethnic enclaves, the management team may consider expanding the size of ethnic enclaves to increase consumers’ authentic cultural experience. For those ethnic restaurants within the ethnic enclave, any independent or old ethnic restaurants should actively promote both characteristics in their marketing materials to create a feeling of offering authentic gastronomic experiences to customers. Originality/value This study identified important ethnic enclave-related factors and ethnic restaurant-related factors forming consumers’ authentic cultural and gastronomic experiences.

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Effects of history, location and size of ethnic enclaves and ethnic restaurants on authentic cultural gastronomic experiences

Song

Kim

2022

IJCHM

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“…Immigrant entrepreneurial motivations have been discussed in the literature and give us a good insight into why they become entrepreneurs, the type of entrepreneurial pursuits they follow, and the outcomes they strive for (Brzozowski, Cucculelli, & Surdej, 2019; Duan, Kotey, & Sandhu, 2021). Due to their personal, social, and environmental circumstances, immigrants are pushed or pulled into entrepreneurship.…”

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“…The key personal characteristics that affect the entrepreneurial motivation of immigrants include personal circumstances and characteristics, business ideas, and self‐efficacy (Duan et al, 2021). Personal circumstances like motivation from parents and community support (e.g., Guanxi among Chinese immigrants) are strong pull motivators (Cho, Moon, & Bounkhong, 2019; Rodríguez‐Gutiérrez, Romero, & Yu, 2020).…”

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Reliability and risk in new ventures: Founding team's native immigrant composition and performance variability

Sinha

Osiyevskyy

2022

Thunderbird Intl Bus Rev

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The study examines the performance and the risks of new ventures founded by hybrid teams consisting of immigrants and natives. Earlier investigations have taken a dichotomous view of immigrants in the founding team without paying sufficient attention to their relative numbers. We argue that the numeric strength of immigrants in the founding team affects firms' average performance. Furthermore, as entrepreneurial endeavors are risky, we examine the native/immigration effect on the new venture performance variability. Using new venture data from the Kauffman Firm Survey, we find that the ratio of natives in the founding team is associated with lower mean performance and higher risk in the short and medium term. This means a higher relative number of immigrants in the founding team is associated with higher average performance and lower risk. We further find that the average team age is negatively associated with the short‐ and medium‐term mean performance while positively affecting the short‐term performance variability. A higher male–female ratio is positively associated with performance but not with variability.

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“…Immigrant entrepreneurship as a research area has risen to prominence in recent years, where its dynamics in the affluent Western economies and networks in which immigrant entrepreneurs are embedded have been a predominant focus (Aliaga-Isla and Rialp, 2013;Munkejord, 2017;Jayanti and Raghunath, 2018;Dabi c et al, 2020;Dagnelie et al, 2019;Arslan et al, 2021). This increased interest in immigrant entrepreneurship in academic and policy discourses is linked to the recognition that entrepreneurship is an important (and in some cases practically the only) economic opportunity for immigrants (Haq, 2015;R€ auchle and Schmiz, 2019;Zapata-Barrero and Rezaei, 2020;Duan et al, 2021), which links to the larger debate on integration (Hjerm, 2004;Aliaga-Isla and Rialp, 2013;Dagnelie et al, 2019). In this context, scholars have undertaken insightful studies focusing on different dynamics and network connections of immigrant entrepreneurship, particularly immigrants with non-Western (particularly African and Middle Eastern) origins in Western European countries, including Nordic welfare states (e.g.…”

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The role of marketing agility and risk propensity in resilience and survival of eastern European immigrant entrepreneurs in Denmark

Gölgeci

Arslan²,

Kentosová³

et al. 2023

IJEBR

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PurposeWhile extant research has increasingly examined minority entrepreneurs, less attention has been paid to Eastern European immigrant entrepreneurs and the role that marketing agility and risk propensity play in their resilience and survival in Nordic countries. This paper aims to highlight the importance of these factors for Eastern European immigrant entrepreneurs in the developed Nordic economy of Denmark.Design/methodology/approachThis paper adopts the dynamic capabilities view as a theoretical framework and uses a qualitative research approach with interviews as the main data collection method. The empirical sample comprises 12 entrepreneurs originating from Hungary, Slovakia, Latvia, Lithuania and Romania, who operate in Denmark.FindingsThe findings show that contrary to prior studies that have highlighted a reliance among the migrant entrepreneurial community on ethnic networks as their dominant target market, Eastern European immigrant entrepreneurs located in Denmark, in contrast, focused on attracting Danish consumers as their target market audience. Leveraging multiple networks was therefore found to be critical to the survival of these immigrant ventures. Additionally, the entrepreneurs' marketing agility, underpinned by their optimistic approach, growth ambitions and passion for entrepreneurship, was found to play a pivotal role in their survival. Finally, despite the stable institutional environment in Denmark and the ease of doing business (both of which are influential factors in shaping the risk propensity and risk perception of entrepreneurs), the authors found immigrant entrepreneurs' risk propensity to be rather low, which was contrary to the expectations.Originality/valueThe current paper is one of the first studies that explicitly analyzes the roles of marketing agility and risk propensity in the resilience and survival of the ventures of relatively skilled immigrant entrepreneurs from Eastern Europe in a developed Nordic economy (Denmark). The paper's findings also challenge the notion associated with immigrant entrepreneurial ventures being primarily focused on ethnic customers or enclaves. The paper also specifies the peculiarities of marketing agility in immigrant entrepreneurial contexts and solidifies the importance of diverse networks in immigrant business survival and development.

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A systematic literature review of determinants of immigrant entrepreneurship motivations

Cited by 33 publications

References 96 publications

Effects of history, location and size of ethnic enclaves and ethnic restaurants on authentic cultural gastronomic experiences

Effects of history, location and size of ethnic enclaves and ethnic restaurants on authentic cultural gastronomic experiences

Reliability and risk in new ventures: Founding team's native immigrant composition and performance variability

The role of marketing agility and risk propensity in resilience and survival of eastern European immigrant entrepreneurs in Denmark

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