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Diasporas and Outsourcing : Evidence from oDesk and India

Ghani, Syed Ejaz; Kerr, William R.; Stanton, Christopher - 2013

We examine the role of the Indian diaspora in the outsourcing of work to India. Our data are taken from oDesk, the world’s largest online platform for outsourced contracts. Despite oDesk minimizing many of the frictions that diaspora connections have traditionally overcome, diaspora...

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Social networks, ethnicity, and entrepreneurship

Kerr, William R.; Mandorff, Martin - 2016

We study the relationship between ethnicity, occupational choice, and entrepreneurship. Immigrant groups in the United … entrepreneurship. Empirical evidence from the United States supports our model's underlying mechanisms. …

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Ethnic minority self-employment : poor paid employment prospects push minority workers into working for themselves, often in low-reward work

Clark, Kenneth - 2015

groups, it is important to understand the factors that underlie the nature and extent of ethnic entrepreneurship to evaluate …

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Ethnic minority self-employment in Germany: Geographical distribution and determinants of regional variation

Bruder, Jana; Räthke-Döppner, Solvig - 2008

In Germany self-employment among foreigners increased significantly in recent years. We study the geographical distribution of ethnic minority self-employment in Germany and find determinants for variations in start-up activities across 440 administrative German regions. We analyze the Statistic...

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Building a Better Rat Trap : Technological Innovation, Human Capital and the Irula

Terjesen, Siri A. - 2014

relationship between human capital and technological entrepreneurship, considering the knowledge and skills required to …

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The Contrasting Effects of Ethnic, Cultural and Immigrant Diversity on Entrepreneurship and Job Creation

Gutierrez-Romero, Roxana - 2020

countries is favourable for entrepreneurship and job creation. Building on existing, yet disjointed theories on diversity, the … paper provides insights as to why different types of diversity may have different effects on entrepreneurship. We test our … predictions using multilevel modelling and the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor survey of over 1.5 million people across 88 …

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Ethnicity and Entrepreneurial Inclinations : An Exploratory Study of Tiv of North Central Nigeria

Ajekwe, Clement - 2019

differences. The study found that the non-Tiv group is significantly more inclined to entrepreneurship than the Tiv ethnic group …

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Ethnicity, Start-Up Finance, and Entrepreneurship in China

Howell, Anthony - 2017

entrepreneurship has never been previously studied in China. Relying on a new proprietary dataset, this paper compares ethnic …

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A Structural Equations Model for Assessing the Economic Performance of High-Tech Ethnic Entrepreneurs

Şahín, Medíha; Todiras, Alina; Nijkamp, Peter; … - 2013

In this paper we develop and test a conceptual model of the key relationships concerning the business performance and success of ethnic entrepreneurs. To that end, an explanatory modei 'GALAXY' is presented which serves as a framework for mapping out the impact that various background factors...

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Why Aren’t There More Minority Entrepreneurs?

Bennett, Victor Manuel; Robinson, David T. - 2023

entrepreneurship in under-represented communities …

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