Coming back home after the sun rises: Returnee entrepreneurs and growth of high tech industries

Kenney, Martín; Breznitz, Dan; Murphree, Michael

doi:10.1016/j.respol.2012.08.001

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“…Yet, the two cases reaffirm the importance of networks to the internationalization process of migrant entrepreneurs in martial arts, in agreement with the extant literature and with the revised Uppsala model (Johanson & Vahlne, 2009 Third, it addresses the issue of entrepreneurial characteristics in terms of social class. In contrast with the extant literature, that suggests that migrant entrepreneurs are mainly well-educated and with a technical background (Kenney, Breznitz, & Murphree, 2013;Saxenian, 2002), this study shows that migrant entrepreneurs may come from different social classes, and may not be well-educated, or have been exposed to new technologies. It is interesting to note that Álvarez (2015) also points out to a different profile among Colombian migrants living in the U.S.…”

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Diasporic and Transnational Internationalization: The Case of Brazilian Martial Arts

Rocha

Esteves

Mello

et al. 2015

BAR, Braz. Adm. Rev.

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Brazilian diasporas overseas has received little academic interest. Nevertheless, estimates suggest that around three million Brazilians currently live in other countries. The present study looks at a specific type of diaspora: small entrepreneurs from the Brazilian martial arts sector. The study adopts the case study method of research. The unit of analysis is comprised by the martial arts (capoeira and Brazilian jiu-jitsu). Data analysis used secondary and primary data from interviews. Cross-case analysis searched for similarities and differences in the internationalization processes of the two martial arts, using several analytical devices, such as chronologies, timelines, matrices, and pattern matching analysis. Evidences suggest that the concept of diasporic internationalization fits better capoeira than Brazilian jiu-jitsu. However, Brazilian jiu-jitsu shows an initial combination of diasporic and transnational characteristics, but more recently became fully transnational. Brazilian jiu-jitsu became a truly global business, formally organized and professionally managed. Capoeira, however, is still seen as non-commercial and as the preservation and practice of an ancient art. Such ethos, combined with the origin of its members in lower economic classes and their restricted access to capital turns internationalization into an often less profitable activity.

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Diasporic and Transnational Internationalization: The Case of Brazilian Martial Arts

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Mello

et al. 2015

BAR, Braz. Adm. Rev.

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“…Some of these returnees establish their own businesses after their return and become entrepreneurs, playing pivotal roles in economic growth, especially for the rise and development of high-tech industries in their home countries (Kenney, Breznitz, & Murphree, 2012). Studies have demonstrated important impacts of returnee entrepreneurs on firm-level outcomes such as innovation, exports and financial performance (Filatotchev, Liu, Buck, & Wright, 2009;Li, Zhang, Li, Zhou, & Zhang, 2012).…”

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International knowledge brokerage and returnees’ entrepreneurial decisions

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“…Saxenian (2002Saxenian ( , 2006 and others have argued that the development of high-tech sectors and innovation clusters in countries such as China, India and Taiwan resulted due to the return migration of entrepreneurs (transnational entrepreneurs) from places like Silicon Valley and elsewhere in the USA. More recently, Kenney et al (2012) challenged this interpretation, concluding from a historical overview of the creation and establishment of ICT industries in these countries that return migrants were not critical in their establishment. They conclude that the roles of native entrepreneurs and governments were more essential for the emergence and establishment of these industries than return migrants and that "[t]he importance of the returnees is more likely in […] deepening home country industrial development and connections to the U.S. economy" (Kenney et al 2012: 395).…”

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Migration, entrepreneurship and development: critical questions

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This paper poses and answers a number of critical questions about the relationship between migration and entrepreneurship in the process of economic development. In doing so, we show that the standard policy response to migrants and migrant entrepreneurs are often based on an inadequate understanding of migrant entrepreneurs. The questions we pose are the following: (i) Are immigrants really more entrepreneurial than natives? (ii) Are migrant remittances likely to fund entrepreneurship in their home countries? (iii) Are return migrants more likely to be entrepreneurial than non-migrants? And finally, based on the answers, (iv) Does migration matter for development? We conclude that one must avoid seeing migrants as super-entrepreneurs and that the (positive) developmental impact of migration is more significant through other channels. Removal of discriminatory barriers against migrants and against migrant entrepreneurs in labour, consumer and financial markets will promote development in both sending and receiving countries, not least through reducing the shares of migrants that are reluctant entrepreneurs. JEL Classification: J60, L26, O15, F22

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Coming back home after the sun rises: Returnee entrepreneurs and growth of high tech industries

Cited by 229 publications

References 51 publications

Diasporic and Transnational Internationalization: The Case of Brazilian Martial Arts

Diasporic and Transnational Internationalization: The Case of Brazilian Martial Arts

International knowledge brokerage and returnees’ entrepreneurial decisions

Migration, entrepreneurship and development: critical questions

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