Development of Bangladeshi immigrant entrepreneurship in Canada

Rahman, Mizanur

doi:10.1177/0117196818810096

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“…The point-based immigration criteria favoured migrants who are educated, married and had work experience. [52][53][54] Despite the limitations, our study provides valuable insights into potential barriers encountered by this particular group of immigrants to PHC services in Canada. The findings of the study reverberate those of other visible minority study findings while laying the groundwork for further gender-focused and communityfocused studies that are warranted to see the complete picture and find any disparities between different groups of immigrant populations.…”

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Perceived barriers and primary care access experiences among immigrant Bangladeshi men in Canada

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ObjectiveThe study aimed to explore the experience of male members of a rapidly grown community of Bangladeshi immigrants while accessing primary healthcare (PHC) services in Canada.DesignA qualitative research was conducted among a sample of Bangladeshi immigrant men through a community-based participatory research approach. Focus group discussions were conducted to collect the qualitative data where thematic analysis was applied.SettingThe focus group discussions were held in various community centres such as individual meeting rooms at public libraries, community halls and so on arranged in collaboration with community organisations while ensuring complete privacy.ParticipantThirty-eight adults, Bangladeshi immigrant men, living in Calgary were selected for this study and participated in six different focus groups. The sample represents mostly married, educated, Muslim, Bangla speaking, aged over 25 years, full-time or self-employed and living in an urban centre in Canada >5 years.ResultThe focus groups have highlighted long wait time as an important barrier. Long wait at the emergency room, difficulties to get access to general physicians when feeling sick, slow referral process and long wait at the clinic even after making an appointment impact their daily chores, work and access to care. Language is another important barrier that impedes effective communication between physicians and immigrant patients, thus the quality of care. Unfamiliarity with the healthcare system and lack of resources were also voiced that hinder access to healthcare for immigrant Bangladeshi men in Canada. However, no gender-specific barriers unique to men have been identified in this study.ConclusionThe barriers to accessing PHC services for Bangladeshi immigrant men are similar to that of other visible minority immigrants. It is important to recognise the extent of barriers across various immigrant groups to effectively shape public policy and improve access to PHC.

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Perceived barriers and primary care access experiences among immigrant Bangladeshi men in Canada

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“…The second stream of international migration from Bangladesh included the developed world, namely, to the United States as well as to European countries. Although the noticeable migration of Bangladeshis to the USA started in the 1980s, a handful of people from the present-day Bangladesh landed in the USA as early as the 1920s [74][75][76]. They are considered the first wave of Bangladeshis and mainly worked as seafarers and jumped the ship in the port city of Detroit, Michigan in the 1920s and 1930s [77].…”

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“…In one case, the respondent started the business as a joint venture, but later became sole proprietor after settling the initial investment with his partners. Studies on Bangladeshi immigrant entrepreneurs in Canada, South Korea, Japan, and Saudi Arabia did not report the presence of widespread partnership in business [76,81,84]. One of the reasons for forming partnerships in the USA is probably the high material and labor costs and the level of unemployment among immigrants.…”

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Entrepreneurship in Ethnic Enterprises: The Making of New Immigrant Businesses in New York

Rahman

Alshawi

Hasan³

2021

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Research on ethnic entrepreneurship has generated substantial literature on the development of ethnic businesses among different immigrant groups in North America. Such studies tend to focus on the emergence of immigrant entrepreneurship among earlier immigrant groups by highlighting either the group characteristics or the opportunity structure. Existing studies also tend to overlook the importance of innovation in immigrants’ small businesses due to the marginality of immigrant businesses. Thus, there is a dearth of research on new immigrant communities in the USA that illuminates immigrants’ innovative practices. Drawing on the experiences of 50 Bangladeshi entrepreneurs in New York, this research examined how this emerging immigrant group transformed into immigrant entrepreneurs through the investigation of their innovative practices in small business. This paper determined that immigrant entrepreneurs are embedded within the dynamics of the immigration trajectory and the broader context of American society. Although these new immigrants were driven towards the lower end of the economy, this study found that innovations have expanded the breadth and depth of their businesses and made their businesses different and rewarding.

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“…In the process block, the theme of engagement mainly consists of topics on setting up new businesses (Baycan-Levent et al , 2003; de Vries, 2014; Howell, 2019; Rahman, 2018), business strategies (Kim, 2009; McPherson, 2016; Smart, 2003; Song, 2013), engagement process in the new location (Li, 2007; Munkejord, 2017; Ojo, 2012) and historical overview (Boyd, 2018; Clark and Drinkwater, 2010; Rath and Swagerman, 2016; Rogoff et al , 1998). Several minor topics were also covered, such as experience collected by the entrepreneur in the new environment (Phizacklea and Ram, 1995), succession strategies from one generation to the next (Kim and Koo, 2017) and illegal issues that occur in certain contexts (Ojo et al , 2013).…”

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Quo vadis, ethnic entrepreneurship? A bibliometric analysis of ethnic entrepreneurship in growing markets

Indarti

Hapsari

Lukito-Budi

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Purpose This study aims to investigate the trends in existing studies in the field of ethnic entrepreneurship in the context of growing markets in terms of definitions, theories, themes, methodologies and settings. Design/methodology/approach This study used bibliometric analysis and used Publish or Perish software with Google Scholar as the database. A total of 183 articles published in 122 journals from 1988 to 2018 were selected. This study used systematic data to reveal trends in growing markets and qualitative inductive analysis to define relevant themes within the topic. Findings The results show that ethnic entrepreneurship is defined as involving immigrants from developing countries. From a theoretical point of view, socio-cultural theories, socio-economic theories and combinations of both have been used to explain the phenomenon. Six research themes have been developed indicating potential explorative and exploitative research themes. This study identified the dominance of the qualitative approach in ethnic entrepreneurship research and found that the typical research subjects are Asian immigrants, especially Chinese, in developed countries. The articles reviewed were mainly conducted in developed countries (68.85%) and a lesser portion in developing countries (13.66%), particularly Asian countries. Practical implications This study provides future directions for research on ethnic entrepreneurship, such as gender studies of ethnic entrepreneurs and factors affecting the opening of new businesses in new locations. Originality/value This study reveals trends in the ethnic entrepreneurship field based on the country in which the study was conducted, the definition of ethnic entrepreneurship, the theories, the research themes, the methodologies, the research setting and the ethnicity studied. It also used the framework of input–process–output to establish a generic road map of the ethnic entrepreneurship research area.

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Development of Bangladeshi immigrant entrepreneurship in Canada

Cited by 12 publications

References 52 publications

Perceived barriers and primary care access experiences among immigrant Bangladeshi men in Canada

Perceived barriers and primary care access experiences among immigrant Bangladeshi men in Canada

Entrepreneurship in Ethnic Enterprises: The Making of New Immigrant Businesses in New York

Quo vadis, ethnic entrepreneurship? A bibliometric analysis of ethnic entrepreneurship in growing markets

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