Contemporary ethnic minority entrepreneurship in the UK: A quantitative exploration of break out and entrepreneurial quality

Daniel, Elizabeth M., Henley, Andrew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4057-1679 and Anwar, Muhammad Naveed 2019. Contemporary ethnic minority entrepreneurship in the UK: A quantitative exploration of break out and entrepreneurial quality. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research 25 (7) , pp. 1410-1432. 10.1108/IJEBR-01-2019-0021

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Abstract

Purpose – Ethnic minority entrepreneurs (EMEs) are traditionally associated with lower growth industry sectors. This study draws on the theory of mixed embeddedness to determine if more recent EMEs have been able to break out of lower growth sectors and if break out varies across ethnic minority groups. It also compares entrepreneurial quality in terms of weekly hours worked, weekly earnings and job satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach – Quantitative inferential statistical analysis is undertaken on data drawn from the large scale, social sciences dataset for the UK, Understanding Society. Findings – The study finds that break out is not associated with being a recent EME but does vary across ethnic minority groups. Break out is found to be associated with gender, education, English language proficiency and occupational status. Some variation in entrepreneurial quality is found for both recent EMEs and across ethnic minority groups. Practical implications – Understanding the nature and quality of ethnic minority entrepreneurship is important since it informs public debate about migration, informs policy and shapes activities of future ethnic minority entrepreneurs. Originality/value – The study provides a theoretically grounded interpretation of the explanatory variables associated with EME break out and entrepreneurial quality. Secondly, it provides a large confirmatory study of break out and finally, it also finds an important empirical nuance to the concept of opportunity structure by identifying a variation over time in both external and socio-demographic factors.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HF Commerce H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races
Publisher:	Emerald
ISSN:	1355-2554
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	14 June 2019
Date of Acceptance:	27 May 2019
Last Modified:	06 Nov 2023 18:03
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/123422

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