Barriers to Immigrant Entrepreneurship: a Causal Relationship Analysis of the Asian Immigrant Entrepreneurs in Germany Employing the DEMATEL Approach

• Autorzy: Gul Shah Sabary , Aleksandr Ključnikov
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Research background: Entrepreneurship and migration are top priorities on many national and international agendas. As a result, entrepreneurship is one of the most popular strategies immigrants use to avoid unemployment in a host country. However, studies lack to discuss causal relationships among key barriers to immigrant entrepreneurs. Purpose of the article: This study attempts to fill the knowledge gap and investigate the causal relationship between the primary obstacles faced by Asian immigrant entrepreneurs in Germany. Methods: A predesigned questionnaire was used in face-to-face interviews with Asian busi-ness owners in Germany for the study, and the Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Labora-tory (DEMATEL) method of data analysis was used. Findings & value added: The findings reveal that lack of sufficient financial resources to establish a business, high market competition, and a lack of knowledge of the local language of the host country are the most significant barriers, among others, which may severely ham-per Asian immigrant business performance and have a considerable impact on their entrepre-neurial decision. At the same time, lack of professional knowledge & skills, problems with rules & regulations, and cultural differences are among the least essential obstacles for Asian immigrant entrepreneurs. The findings show that unfamiliarity with the local language, prob-lems with rules and regulations, cultural differences, and lack of international business expe-rience are associated with the causer category. However, lack of enough capital to establish a venture, lack of professional knowledge and skills, difficulty in access to financial resources, and high market competition relate to the receiver category. This research generates value for policymakers, particularly those participating in migration studies. One of the study's novel-ties is using the DEMATEL framework for decision-making on barriers to immigrant entrepreneurship in the European context.(original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Immigrant entrepreneurship; Causality; DEcision MAking Trial and Evaluation Laboratory method

PL

Przedsiębiorczość imigrantów; Przyczynowość; Metoda DEMATEL

• Czasopismo: Equilibrium
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: 18
• Numer: nr 2
• Strony: 491--514

Twórcy

autor

Gul Shah Sabary

• Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czechia

autor

Aleksandr Ključnikov

• Pan-European University Praque, Czechia

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https://doi.org/10.24136/eq.2023.015