Entrepreneurial migration: characteristics, causes and effects
Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy
ISSN: 1750-6204
Article publication date: 9 August 2013
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to introduce the special issue on “Entrepreneurial migration: characteristics, causes and effects”.
Design/methodology/approach
Literature review.
Findings
Studies on immigrant entrepreneurship have become increasingly popular and the importance of social context and social connections has been recognized by scholars. However, research on their effects on immigrant entrepreneurship has been rather limited. This special issue explains the essential steps of the entrepreneurial process by immigrants (i.e. host country choice, entrepreneurial engagement, new venture creation, business network development and corporate political activities) and discusses the effects of immigrant entrepreneurs on their host countries.
Originality/value
The paper presents a review of literature on entrepreneurial migration and social impacts.
Keywords
Citation
Thi Thanh Thai, M. and Turkina, E. (2013), "Entrepreneurial migration: characteristics, causes and effects", Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, Vol. 7 No. 3, pp. 188-195. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEC-11-2012-0055
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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