Immigrant entrepreneurs and their perceived success in small retail businesses: preliminary New Zealand findings

As international migration continues to be a significant force in globalization, some migrants are forced by circumstances to migrate. Others are attracted by the prospects of greater economic, social, and educational opportunities for themselves and their families. Whilst many migrants take up posi...

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Main Authors:	Nel, Pieter, Abdullah, Moha Asri
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2016
Subjects:	HF5001 Business. Business Administration
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/49216/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/49216/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/49216/1/49216.pdf

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spelling	iium-492162017-03-06T02:23:23Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/49216/ Immigrant entrepreneurs and their perceived success in small retail businesses: preliminary New Zealand findings Nel, Pieter Abdullah, Moha Asri HF5001 Business. Business Administration As international migration continues to be a significant force in globalization, some migrants are forced by circumstances to migrate. Others are attracted by the prospects of greater economic, social, and educational opportunities for themselves and their families. Whilst many migrants take up positions in paid employment, a considerable proportion of them migrate specifically to initiate new venture start-up activities. This study highlights preliminary findings on attributes and essential elements of immigrant entrepreneurs, their issues and how they perceived their business success in small retail business. A survey comprising 262 immigrant entrepreneur respondents in Auckland, New Zealand was executed. The study found that about 40 percent had prior business experience before migrating to New Zealand with more than 30 percent migrating with a business visa. An ANOVA test conducted confirms that there are certain issues such as local business regulations, access to capital, advisory services, training facilities and access to suppliers that are important factors contributing to the perceived business success among immigrant entrepreneurs. The outcome of the study will help the training and development authorities to take the necessary steps to outline a new and productive content for potential entrepreneurial development. 2016-01-11 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/49216/1/49216.pdf Nel, Pieter and Abdullah, Moha Asri (2016) Immigrant entrepreneurs and their perceived success in small retail businesses: preliminary New Zealand findings. In: Annual South Africa Business Research Conference, 11th-12th Jan. 2016, Cape Town, South Africa. http://www.wbiworldconpro.com/pages/previous_confo/south-africa-conference-2016
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description	As international migration continues to be a significant force in globalization, some migrants are forced by circumstances to migrate. Others are attracted by the prospects of greater economic, social, and educational opportunities for themselves and their families. Whilst many migrants take up positions in paid employment, a considerable proportion of them migrate specifically to initiate new venture start-up activities. This study highlights preliminary findings on attributes and essential elements of immigrant entrepreneurs, their issues and how they perceived their business success in small retail business. A survey comprising 262 immigrant entrepreneur respondents in Auckland, New Zealand was executed. The study found that about 40 percent had prior business experience before migrating to New Zealand with more than 30 percent migrating with a business visa. An ANOVA test conducted confirms that there are certain issues such as local business regulations, access to capital, advisory services, training facilities and access to suppliers that are important factors contributing to the perceived business success among immigrant entrepreneurs. The outcome of the study will help the training and development authorities to take the necessary steps to outline a new and productive content for potential entrepreneurial development.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Nel, Pieter Abdullah, Moha Asri
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title	Immigrant entrepreneurs and their perceived success in small retail businesses: preliminary New Zealand findings
title_short	Immigrant entrepreneurs and their perceived success in small retail businesses: preliminary New Zealand findings
title_full	Immigrant entrepreneurs and their perceived success in small retail businesses: preliminary New Zealand findings
title_fullStr	Immigrant entrepreneurs and their perceived success in small retail businesses: preliminary New Zealand findings
title_full_unstemmed	Immigrant entrepreneurs and their perceived success in small retail businesses: preliminary New Zealand findings
title_sort	immigrant entrepreneurs and their perceived success in small retail businesses: preliminary new zealand findings
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Immigrant entrepreneurs and their perceived success in small retail businesses: preliminary New Zealand findings

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