Immigrants` Entrepreneurial Networks and Export: A Comparative Study

Shayegheh Ashourizadeh (), Jizhen Li () and Kent Adsbøll Wickstrøm ()
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Shayegheh Ashourizadeh: Tsinghua University
Jizhen Li: Tsinghua University
Kent Adsbøll Wickstrøm: University of Southern Denmark

International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 2022, vol. 18, issue 3, No 10, 1318 pages

Abstract: Abstract The aim of this study is to examine the differential impacts of networking in the public and private spheres on the export performance of first- and second-generation immigrant entrepreneurs, as well as native-born entrepreneurs. We apply transnational and ethnic theories to elaborate hypotheses using data collected by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor on 26,591 native-born entrepreneurs, first-generation immigrant entrepreneurs, and second-generation immigrant entrepreneurs. In examining this fairly global representation of entrepreneurs, we found that such networking had a significant impact on the exporting of second-generation immigrant entrepreneurs. More specifically, we show that although they benefited the least from private-sphere networking, compared to first-generation immigrant and native-born entrepreneurs, they derived more benefits from public-sphere networking than the other two groups. This study contributes to the theory in this field by accounting for the skewness of dual-embeddedness among immigrant entrepreneurs and its effect upon networking and export performance.

Keywords: Exporting; Dual-embeddedness; Private sphere networking; Public sphere networking; First-generation immigrant entrepreneur; Second-generation immigrant entrepreneur (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F23 J15 J61 L26 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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