Advancing the views on migrant and diaspora entrepreneurs in international entrepreneurship

Elo, Maria; Sandberg, Susanne; Servais, Per; Basco, Rodrigo; Cruz, Allan Discua; Riddle, Liesl; Taübe, Florian

doi:10.1007/s10843-018-0231-x

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“…Migrant entrepreneurs also devote different resources and efforts on certain dimensions due to limited resources and international experiences (Bagwell, 2018). Interestingly, it is not just embedded networks in the host country, but well-established networks in the home country that also provide these entrepreneurs with sources of advice, resource, information and support which contribute to their successful embeddedness in the host country (Elo et al, 2018).…”

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“…Empirical evidence has shown that globalization has facilitated even the small immigrant-created businesses into a transnational realm (Light, 2007). As a newly emerged phenomenon, research on TE has attracted growing attention in ethnic entrepreneurship studies (Elo et al, 2018;McGrath & O'Toole, 2014). The research on TE first appeared in the middle of the 1990s when Basch, Schiller and Blanc (1994) defined TE as the process by which immigrants forge and sustain multi-stranded social relations that link together their societies of origin and settlement, and through which they create transnational social fields across national borders.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Transnati onal immigrant entrepreneurship has received increasing research att enti ons in recent ti mes (Bagwell, 2015;Brzozowski, Cucculelli, & Surdej, 2017;Elo et al, 2018). It has been found that transnati onal immigrant entrepreneurs make a great contributi on to the local economy by generati ng jobs and forming valuable social hubs.…”

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

Quan¹,

Fan²,

Zhang³

et al. 2019

JEMI

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Eff ecti ve embeddedness in the host country is an important issue for immigrant and transnati onal entrepreneurs. However, prior research has mainly focused on subsidiaries' local embeddedness of multi nati onal companies (MNCs). While a limited number of studies have examined transnati onal enterprises, few have explored how transnati onal entrepreneurs embed in the host country where they immigrate to. Employing 7 in-depth case studies of Chinese small transnati onal enterprises operati ng in the UK, we construct a dynamic dual process model which consists of 3 dimensions: structural embeddedness; insti tuti onal embeddedness; and cogniti ve embeddedness. Our fi ndings make a theoreti cal contributi on by off ering insights into how transnati onal migrant entrepreneurs embed in a dual cross-border business environment.

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

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Zhang³

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“…It is important to differentiate diaspora entrepreneurship from ordinary entrepreneurial activities because of the unique advantages, as well as disadvantages that only diaspora entrepreneurs can possess in their pursuits. Successful diaspora entrepreneurs leverage their position as network brokers between their homelands and countries of residence (Elo et al, 2018). Such a position provides diaspora entrepreneurs with a unique advantage that, in turn, enables them to overcome the disadvantages of residing in foreign countries as minorities.…”

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Exploration on factors influencing Korean diaspora entrepreneurs’ investment in the homeland

Park

Chu

2018

APJIE

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Purpose The Government of Korea institutionalized the World Korean Business Convention (WKBC) and the World Korean Business Network (WKBN) to promote Korean diaspora entrepreneurs’ investment in the homeland. Few studies have examined the effectiveness of the WKBC and WKBN and the critical variables affecting them. This paper aims to fill this gap by exploring important variables affecting Korean diaspora entrepreneurs’ investment in the homeland. It also seeks to examine the relationships among these variables to inquire upon a set of critical questions pertaining to Korean diaspora entrepreneurs’ investment in the homeland including the effectiveness of the WKBC and WKBN. Design/methodology/approach To achieve the above purpose, critical variables influencing Korean diaspora entrepreneurs’ investment in the homeland were identified and four hypotheses that include the inquiries pertaining to the effectiveness of the WKBC and WKBN were developed in terms of those variables. The hypotheses were empirically tested using the survey data gathered from the participants of the annual WKBC. Findings The current research found that Korean diaspora entrepreneurs’ evaluation of the investment climate in the homeland was not favorable. The WKBC was positively evaluated by Korean diaspora entrepreneurs willing to make investment, There is discrepancy between expectations of the WKBN’s target group (i.e. Korean diaspora entrepreneurs willing to make investment) and its performance for the group, and there is a difference between ascending and descending Korean diaspora entrepreneurs in assessment of investment value of the homeland. Originality/value A majority of studies on diaspora entrepreneurship and development have so far cast light on ascending diaspora entrepreneurs while neglecting descending diaspora entrepreneurs. In this regard, the most interesting finding of the current study to both researchers and policymakers may be the fact that descending Korean diaspora entrepreneurs assess the investment value of the homeland differently from ascending Korea diaspora entrepreneurs. The finding calls for further research on causes of the difference, and different natures of descending diaspora entrepreneurs compared to those of ascending diaspora entrepreneurs. Such research will enable policymakers to formulate and implement effective strategic diaspora policies that take the differences into consideration.

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“…Embora a literatura existente tenha explorado muitos aspectos de pequenas empresas étnicas ou de imigrantes, eles estão ligados ao entendimento social e cultural dos negócios (Saxenian, 2007;Aliaga-Isla & Rialp, 2013;Elo & Volovelsky, 2016). Há, então, uma lacuna teórica remanescente, pois falta aprofundar o conhecimento, por meio de uma matriz de análise conceitual, para identificar possíveis orientações de mercado a esses empreendedores (ver Elo, 2016;Elo et al, 2018).…”

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Orientação de Mercado para Pequenas e Médias Empresas de Imigrantes Brasileiros no Exterior

Cruz

Falcão

2020

REGEPE Entrep. Small Bus. J.

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Objetivo: contribuir para o campo de estudo do empreendedorismo, no contexto das empresas étnicas ou de imigrantes, ao analisar variáveis que definem sua orientação de mercado e as decisões estratégicas tomadas, aprofundando o conhecimento sobre o assunto.Método: foi utilizada a coleta de dados com estratégias multimétodos (quantitativa e qualitativa), sendo sua principal estratégia a entrevista em profundidade, que compõe a análise de múltiplos casos de empreendedores no exterior, oriundos de diferentes comunidades brasileiras. Essas informações foram trianguladas, a partir de dados de surveys realizadas com brasileiros na Austrália, no Canadá, em Portugal e na Estônia, da netnografia e da análise documental. Sendo assim, análises intra e intercasos foram feitas, visando encontrar similaridades e diferenças nos resultados alcançados.Originalidade/Relevância: o artigo enfoca uma importante questão, que envolve as grandes economias mundiais – os imigrantes. Dadas as dificuldades em sua inserção nas sociedades acolhedoras, eles tendem a ser identificados como “problemas sociais”. Por outro lado, a aplicação de modelos de negócios e de propostas de orientação mercadológica para empreendedores imigrantes, viabiliza um caminho para a sua ascensão econômica e social. Ao se tornarem empreendedores bem-sucedidos, eles podem reverter essa percepção discriminatória a seu respeito.Resultados: com base nos dados coletados, bem como na análise de artigos da literatura existente, foram identificadas quatro orientações diferentes de mercado: (1) foco no nicho de mercado étnico, (2) foco em interesses específicos, (3) foco em produtos exóticos para o cliente local, e (4) foco em mercados altamente competitivos. Uma matriz 2 x 2 é apresentada, incluindo as variáveis: (a) grau de afiliação de empreendedores com suas comunidades étnicas e seu público-alvo, e (b) segmentos de mercado enfocados.Contribuições teóricas/metodológicas: uma das principais contribuições teóricas deste artigo é apoiar a discussão sobre a orientação para o mercado de imigrantes, os empreendimentos étnicos e as decisões do público-alvo a ser atendido. Além disso, o artigo inova, ao discutir decisões estratégicas, no contexto de pequenos e médios negócios de brasileiros no exterior.

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Advancing the views on migrant and diaspora entrepreneurs in international entrepreneurship

Cited by 74 publications

References 70 publications

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

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

Exploration on factors influencing Korean diaspora entrepreneurs’ investment in the homeland

Orientação de Mercado para Pequenas e Médias Empresas de Imigrantes Brasileiros no Exterior

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