Sociological factors influencing the success of African immigrant-owned micro businesses in South Africa

Joseph Chikwendu Ezennia () and Emmanuel Mutambara ()
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Joseph Chikwendu Ezennia: University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Emmanuel Mutambara: University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues, 2020, vol. 8, issue 1, 972-982

Abstract: The sociological imbalance of African immigrant-entrepreneur hampers the growth and progress of their businesses. Therefore, the need to investigate the sociological factors influencing the success of African immigrant-owned micro businesses in Durban, South Africa. The research approach adopted was a cross-sectional field survey with a total of 364 questionnaires distributed to African immigrant-entrepreneurs in Durban with the use of cluster sampling technique. The results of the study revealed that there was a significant strong positive relationship between sociological factors and the success of foreign-owned micro-businesses in Durban. It is therefore recommended that the government should creating an enabling business environment for African Immigrant-Owned Businesses, including the protection of the lives and property of the African immigrants and their micro businesses in Durban and country wide.

Keywords: African immigrant; sociological factors; micro business; entrepreneurship; xenophobia; Durban (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M21 O55 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.9770/jesi.2020.8.1(65)

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