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Immigrant business enterprises: A classification framework conceptualization and test
Author(s) -
Curci Roberto,
Mackoy Robert
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
thunderbird international business review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.553
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1520-6874
pISSN - 1096-4762
DOI - 10.1002/tie.20318
Subject(s) - conceptualization , mainstream , immigration , test (biology) , face (sociological concept) , entrepreneurship , business , small business , marketing , public relations , sociology , political science , computer science , finance , social science , artificial intelligence , law , biology , paleontology
This article proposes the Immigrant Business Enterprises Classification Framework to organize immigrant‐owned businesses into categories associated with different levels of business integration into a host country's mainstream business community. The article applies the framework and reports the findings of structured face‐to‐face interviews with 199 Hispanic business enterprises (HBEs) in Indianapolis. The authors find Hispanic‐owned businesses hold different characteristics depending upon the integration category in which they are classified; the findings suggest that to support immigrant entrepreneurship, governments, business development organizations, and researchers should address category‐specific challenges, opportunities, and needs. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.