TY - JOUR
T1 - Ethnic entrepreneurship
T2 - preliminary findings from a South African study
AU - Mitchell, Bruce
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was conducted while being attached to the School of Economics and Management, Växjö University, Sweden. The financial support of the Swedish Institute is acknowledged.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2003, Copyright CCSBE/CCPME.
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - The aim of this paper is to present preliminary results from a comparative study of three ethnic groups in South Africa. Data for the analysis were collected from 325 entrepreneurs in Durban, South Africa. One of the themes emerging from the investigation was the significant difference between the ethnic groups in their utilization of networks. The Indian and European entrepreneurs tended to have a wider range of networks than the African entrepreneurs, although they spend less time establishing their networks. Another important finding is the diversity of sources used to access finance, and the differences between the ethnic groups in terms of constraints and obstacles to doing business.
AB - The aim of this paper is to present preliminary results from a comparative study of three ethnic groups in South Africa. Data for the analysis were collected from 325 entrepreneurs in Durban, South Africa. One of the themes emerging from the investigation was the significant difference between the ethnic groups in their utilization of networks. The Indian and European entrepreneurs tended to have a wider range of networks than the African entrepreneurs, although they spend less time establishing their networks. Another important finding is the diversity of sources used to access finance, and the differences between the ethnic groups in terms of constraints and obstacles to doing business.
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U2 - 10.1080/08276331.2003.10593312
DO - 10.1080/08276331.2003.10593312
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84864665760
SN - 0827-6331
VL - 17
SP - 47
EP - 62
JO - Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship
JF - Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship
IS - 1
ER -