Determinants of ethnic minority entrepreneurial growth in the catering sector

Levent Altinay and Eser Altinay

The Service Industries Journal, 2006, vol. 26, issue 2, 203-221

Abstract: This paper seeks to evaluate the variables which influence the growth of the Turkish-speaking ethnic minority businesses in the catering sector, in London, UK. The paper reports and analyses the findings of 111 face-to-face structured interviews with Turkish Cypriot, Kurdish and Turkish restaurant business owners. Findings suggest that fluency in English, recruitment through formal recruitment channels, and the high proportion of co-ethnic labour force makes a positive impact on business growth. The paper concludes that these determinants of growth are crucial for the ethnic minority catering entrepreneurs to gain a competitive edge in this customer focused, labour intensive sector.

Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.1080/02642060500369354

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