An overview of contemporary ethnic entrepreneurship studies: themes and relationships

Ma, Zhenzhong; Zhao, Suisheng; Wang, Tang-Ting; Lee, Yender

doi:10.1108/13552551311299242

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“…Self-employment is the lifeline of the U.S. economy and is often associated with the economic incorporation of immigrants and racial minorities (Alsaaty 2013;Ma et al, 2013). 2 In the U.S., small business ownership is viewed as evidence of individualism, self-reliance, and perseverance.…”

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Racialized Incorporation: The Effects of Race and Generational Status on Self-Employment and Industry-Sector Prestige in the United States

Chaudhary

2015

International Migration Review

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This study examines how race and generational status shape self‐employment propensities and industry‐sector prestige among the self‐employed in the U.S. It draws on theories of assimilation, racialization, and a combined framework, racialized incorporation, to guide the analysis and interpret the results. It uses data from the U.S. March Current Population Survey (2000–2010) offering the first nationally representative examination of second‐generation self‐employment in the U.S. This study investigates three questions. First, do the odds of being self‐employed decline in the second and third generations? Second, do generational patterns in self‐employment propensities vary by race? And finally, do race and generational status affect the odds of being self‐employed in low‐, medium‐, and high‐prestige industry sectors? Results offer some support for the assimilation perspective: Immigrants are generally more likely than third‐generation groups to be self‐employed with the exception of Asians, where second‐generation Asians have the greatest odds of being self‐employed. However, results also reveal that generational patterns in self‐employment propensities vary by race and industry‐sector prestige. Accordingly, first‐ and second‐generation whites have the greatest odds of being self‐employed (across all levels of industry‐sector prestige), and third‐generation whites are more likely than all generations of blacks and Hispanics to be engaged in high‐prestige self‐employment. These findings suggest that immigrants, their offspring, and native‐born groups undergo a racialized incorporation in which self‐employment is organized along hierarchical and racial lines associated with uneven levels of prestige.

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Racialized Incorporation: The Effects of Race and Generational Status on Self-Employment and Industry-Sector Prestige in the United States

Chaudhary

2015

International Migration Review

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“…In this paper, we go beyond simply focusing on ethnicity as a defining variable in entrepreneurial activities and look carefully at what ethnic identity means to individuals and how it intersects with entrepreneurial identity. We do this as Ma et al (, p. 36) have noted, “research on ethnic entrepreneurship has emphasized more on the demographic features of ethnic entrepreneurs… and less on their roles as entrepreneurs involving in business activities.”…”

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Intersectionality of Ethnic and Entrepreneurial Identities: A Study of Post-War Polish Entrepreneurs in an English City

Barrett¹,

Vershinina²

2016

Journal of Small Business Management

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An understanding of ethnic and immigrant entrepreneurship is developed in this paper by exploring how ethnic and entrepreneurial identities intersect. Bourdieu's concept of habitus frames the analysis of narratives of five post‐war Polish entrepreneurs in Leicester. The narrative analysis illuminates the multilayered and nuanced nature of identities. The Polish origin of these entrepreneurs’ habitus was interpreted in light of individual and collective experiences gained growing up in the United Kingdom. While Polish identity was pertinent, it did not define the narrative of entrepreneurship. Our contribution is a theoretically informed, rich qualitative study of what ethnic identity means to individuals and how it intersects with entrepreneurial identity.

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“…Unfortunately, much of the existing research on Chinese immigrant entrepreneurs has focused on their historical and sociocultural features and has, until recently, neglected their business activities. We know little about how business activities of Chinese immigrant entrepreneurs have evolved in countries of settlement (Dheer, ; Gao, ; Ma, Zhao, Wang, & Lee, ). This study therefore aims to investigate how practices, which refer to established activity patterns shared by the actors to provide order and meaning (Jarzabkowski, ; Lounsbury & Crumley, ), are formed by Chinese immigrant entrepreneurs in business activities.…”

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The multiple institutional constraints facing new Chinese immigrant entrepreneurs in Australia

Fan

2019

Thunderbird Intl Bus Rev

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Drawing on insights from the institutional entrepreneurship literature about changes that occur under institutional constraints, in‐depth interviews with 36 new Chinese immigrant entrepreneurs (NCIEs) were conducted in Australia. The findings suggest that NCIEs are not only constrained but also enabled to make changes by the regulatory, normative, and cultural‐cognitive forces across Australia and China, thus leading to different practices and a particular distributional pattern in business activities. This feature distinguishes NCIEs from other segments of ethnic Chinese entrepreneurs. This study provides an explanation for the changing landscape of business activities among NCIEs and also identifies an alternative avenue for changes under institutional constraints. Immigrant entrepreneurs are suggested to not only draw competitive advantages from their cultural origins and ethnic resources but also engage in both the mainstream and international markets. An inclusive and supportive regulatory framework is suggested as a way to facilitate the business growth of immigrant entrepreneurs and revitalize local economies.

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An overview of contemporary ethnic entrepreneurship studies: themes and relationships

Cited by 63 publications

References 74 publications

Racialized Incorporation: The Effects of Race and Generational Status on Self-Employment and Industry-Sector Prestige in the United States

Racialized Incorporation: The Effects of Race and Generational Status on Self-Employment and Industry-Sector Prestige in the United States

Intersectionality of Ethnic and Entrepreneurial Identities: A Study of Post-War Polish Entrepreneurs in an English City

The multiple institutional constraints facing new Chinese immigrant entrepreneurs in Australia

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