Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy: Volume 7 Issue 3

Entrepreneurial migration: characteristics, causes and effects

Mai Thi Thanh Thai, Ekaterina Turkina

The purpose of this paper is to introduce the special issue on “Entrepreneurial migration: characteristics, causes and effects”.

Immigrant entrepreneurs' selectivity: host market distance and opportunity

Dilene R. Crockett

The purpose of this paper is to explore the motivations of immigrant entrepreneurs in choosing a host country before immigrating, through a comparison of country distances and…

Cultural determinants of Arab entrepreneurship: an ethnographic perspective

Jean‐François Lalonde

The purpose of this paper is to fill gaps in the literature in entrepreneurship by studying the impact of the Arab culture on the process of starting a new venture. The unique…

Building an entrepreneurial network: the experiences of immigrant entrepreneurs

Simon Stephens

The importance of networks with respect to acquiring the resources needed for business creation is one of the main areas within entrepreneurship research. Although there is…

Formal and informal CPAs on business strategy and performance

Menita Liu Cheng, Jianfeng Wu, Jianjun Zhang

The purpose of this paper is to examine corporate political activities (CPA) by migrant entrepreneurs to improve business performance in a host developing country.

An emerging African business quarter amid urban decline

Giles Andrew Barrett, David McEvoy

The purpose of this paper is to describe and assess the sustainability of an emergent West African business quarter in Manchester, UK. Comparisons are drawn with developments…

Immigration, education and entrepreneurship in developed countries

Kent E. Neupert, C. Christopher Baughn

The purpose of this paper is to provide a country‐level consideration of the relationship between entrepreneurship, immigration and education. In contrast to studies that report…