Immigrant Entrepreneurship and Economic Adaptation : a Critical Analysis

• Autorzy: Jan Brzozowski
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Objective: The main goal of the article is to discuss the theoretical relationship between immigrant entrepreneurship and immigrant's economic adaptation.

Research Design & Methods: The paper reviews the theoretical and empirical literature on immigrant entrepreneurship and economic adaptation of immigrants in a host country. Then the paper develops testable propositions and a theoretical model for future empirical research on this topic.

Findings: The paper describes three main potential outcomes of immigrant economic adaptation through entrepreneurship: segmented assimilation, transnationalism and provisional business project strategy.

Implications & Recommendations: Understanding the factors that contribute to adaptation of immigrant entrepreneurs is crucial from policy-making perspective, as immigrant entrepreneurship is increasingly promoted as a viable strategy for economic adaptation for new immigrant groups in major host countries.

Contribution & Value Added: The theoretical relationship between immigrant entrepreneurship and economic adaptation remains underaddressed in the literature. Thus, the paper contributes to the knowledge on economic adaptation of immigrants, by proposing a model of immigrant entrepreneurship evolution and development. The model stresses interrelations between immigrant entrepreneurship and economic adaptation. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Immigrant entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurship development; Business activity

PL

Przedsiębiorczość imigrantów; Rozwój przedsiębiorczości; Działalność gospodarcza

• Czasopismo: Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review
• Rocznik: 2017
• Tom: 5
• Numer: nr 2 International Trade & Global Business
• Strony: 159--176

Twórcy

autor

Jan Brzozowski

• Cracow University of Economics, Poland

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DOI

10.15678/EBER.2017.050209