Systematic review of immigrant entrepreneurship literature: previous findings and ways forward
- 7 October 2013
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Entrepreneurship & Regional Development
- Vol. 25 (9-10), 819-844
- https://doi.org/10.1080/08985626.2013.845694
Abstract
Immigrant entrepreneurship is an important socio-economic phenomenon today. Many studies have been developed in academic arenas of different disciplines. This paper aims to present a systematic review of academic literature related to immigrant entrepreneurship. In doing so, two questions are addressed: what has been done in international immigrant entrepreneurship research? and what are the trends that marked this phenomenon in research arenas? For this purpose, 45 articles published in academic journals are examined based on their (a) objectives, (b) theoretical frameworks and (c) methodologies. This paper provides evidence that most papers on immigrant entrepreneurship have focused on the reality of the USA, followed by Europe and Oceania. Furthermore, the review has identified the individual level of analysis and the deductive perspective as a common trend. There is a shortage in theory-building and qualitative studies in this field of knowledge. On the basis of the review, several gaps in the literature are identified that need to be filled in future research in order to enlarge the scientific knowledge on immigrant entrepreneurship.Keywords
This publication has 75 references indexed in Scilit:
- Strangers on the Move: Ethnic Entrepreneurs as Urban Change ActorsEuropean Review, 2012
- International entrepreneurship research in emerging economies: A critical review and research agendaJournal of Business Venturing, 2012
- How Do Information and Experience Play a Role in the Discovery of Entrepreneurial Opportunities? The Case of Latin-American Immigrants in BarcelonaLatin American Business Review, 2012
- Ethical Aspects of Research on Ethnic/Immigrant EntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurship Research Journal, 2011
- Integrating the resource-based view and transaction cost economics in immigrant business performanceAsia Pacific Journal of Management, 2010
- Meta-Analyses of Labour-Market Impacts of Immigration: Key Conclusions and Policy ImplicationsEnvironment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 2010
- Top Management Team Diversity: A Review of Theories and MethodologiesInternational Journal of Management Reviews, 2010
- Immigrant Self-EmploymentWork and Occupations, 2009
- Labor market assimilation of immigrants in Spain: employment at the expense of bad job-matches?Spanish Economic Review, 2007
- How English is Hong Kong?Language and Communication of Asian Diaspora Communities in Europe, 2003