African Immigrant Entrepreneurship in the UK

Abstract

The importance of ethnic minority businesses (EMBs) has been lauded in the entrepreneurship discourse. Building on entrepreneurial orientation theory, this study seeks to understand family influence on the entrepreneurial processes, practices, and decision-making activities in a relatively under-explored social group. The methodological approach in this study involved in-depth interviews with 10 entrepreneurs based in the United Kingdom. This study found strong social identity congruence behaviour of explored entrepreneurs from the point of how their entrepreneurial orientation is family-influence driven. For the entrepreneurs, the family is a central behaviour factor that exerts significantly on their entrepreneurial processes and decision making. As a result, actual judgement and decision making of entrepreneurs may not necessarily be driven by economic logic but largely by family control factors that even exert more significantly on entrepreneurial behaviour. This study contributes to the psychological and family control perspectives on entrepreneurship discourse. This study has two core limitations: it is based on the qualitative approach and explores only one social group. Future research in the form of quantitative studies that also examine other cultural enclaves would therefore help to enhance the causes and effects conclusions suggested in this study.

The growth potential of Palestinian family businesses: immigrant versus home-country entrepreneurship

“…Thus, H4 is supported. Our finding that Palestinian-owned firms located in the USA appear to better leverage the relationships detailed in our model (Table 7) is consistent with previous studies (Hagos et al , 2015, 2019; Opute et al , 2021).…”

“…Given the significant barriers that various immigrant groups face when trying to enter a non-homeland labor market, including language, culture and racial animus, entrepreneurship is increasingly recognized as an effective strategy for enhancing the economic well-being of non-native entrepreneurs and facilitating their financial integration into their host countries (Hofstede, 2011; Brzozowski et al , 2017; Hagos et al , 2019; Opute et al , 2021). These attributes afford an additional resource that can accelerate and foster the entrepreneurship activities and performance of enterprises formed and operated by immigrant family business owners (Ram and Jones, 2008).…”

Orientasi Kewirausahaan Terhadap Pertumbuhan Peternakan Sapi Perah Dengan Peran Mediasi Sistem Produksi Di Kota Malang

“…Sama halnya dengan itu, orientasi kewirausahaan ini sangat dibutuhkan oleh peternak untuk meningkatkan produktivitas dan pertumbuhan peternak sapi perah. (Opute et al, 2021) juga menemukan bahwa EO telah meningkatkan ukuran peternakan sapi perah. (Guerrero et al, 2021) berpendapat bahwa EO adalah kemampuan perusahaan untuk berinovasi, mengambil risiko, dan secara proaktif mengejar peluang pasar.…”