Social Capital and the Networking Practices of Indigenous Entrepreneurs

Dennis Foley and Allan John O'connor

Journal of Small Business Management, 2013, vol. 51, issue 2, 276-296

Abstract: A comparative case study analysis has been undertaken on ustralian boriginal, native awaiians, and āori entrepreneurs. This work investigates the networking activities by these groups of indigenous entrepreneurs situated within a mixed minority (indigenous) and dominant (settler majority) urban cultural setting. The way in which indigenous entrepreneurs network to achieve their business aspirations suggests that the underlying social capital dimensions are unique to their cultural context. Five comparative characteristics also emerged from the data that assist the analysis. The research reveals how indigenous and potentially other minority ethnic entrepreneurs draw upon internal and external network ties that are related to the historical and cultural influence on social capital.

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12017

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