Determinants of ethnic minority entrepreneurial growth in the catering sector
- 1 March 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in The Service Industries Journal
- Vol. 26 (2), 203-221
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02642060500369354
Abstract
This paper seeks to evaluate the variables which influence the growth of the Turkish-speaking ethnic minority businesses in the catering sector, in London, UK. The paper reports and analyses the findings of 111 face-to-face structured interviews with Turkish Cypriot, Kurdish and Turkish restaurant business owners. Findings suggest that fluency in English, recruitment through formal recruitment channels, and the high proportion of co-ethnic labour force makes a positive impact on business growth. The paper concludes that these determinants of growth are crucial for the ethnic minority catering entrepreneurs to gain a competitive edge in this customer focused, labour intensive sector.Keywords
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