Get 20M+ Full-Text Papers For Less Than $1.50/day. Start a 14-Day Trial for You or Your Team.

Learn More →

The economic embeddedness of immigrant enterprise in Britain

The economic embeddedness of immigrant enterprise in Britain Immigrant‐owned business in Britain is reviewed in the light of both cultural and structural economic perspectives. The latter view is emphasised. Concentration in trades which are in decline, or are labour intensive, or both, creates acute competitive pressures which are exacerbated by the growing presence of corporate rivals in many markets. Real and perceived bias on the part of banks helps to limit diversification. Attempts to move away from characteristic activities, both geographically and sectorally, have had only limited impact. Accumulation of class resources holds the greatest promise for entrepreneurial success. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior and Research Emerald Publishing

The economic embeddedness of immigrant enterprise in Britain

Loading next page...
 
/lp/emerald-publishing/the-economic-embeddedness-of-immigrant-enterprise-in-britain-pyvwOg0tRc

References (78)

Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Copyright
Copyright © 2002 MCB UP Ltd. All rights reserved.
ISSN
1355-2554
DOI
10.1108/13552550210423697
Publisher site
See Article on Publisher Site

Abstract

Immigrant‐owned business in Britain is reviewed in the light of both cultural and structural economic perspectives. The latter view is emphasised. Concentration in trades which are in decline, or are labour intensive, or both, creates acute competitive pressures which are exacerbated by the growing presence of corporate rivals in many markets. Real and perceived bias on the part of banks helps to limit diversification. Attempts to move away from characteristic activities, both geographically and sectorally, have had only limited impact. Accumulation of class resources holds the greatest promise for entrepreneurial success.

Journal

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior and ResearchEmerald Publishing

Published: Feb 1, 2002

Keywords: United Kingdom; Ethnic groups; Immigrants; Corporate culture

There are no references for this article.