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Title: The Strength of family networks in transnational immigrant entrepreneurship
Related: Thunderbird international business review, Vol. 52, No. 2 (2010), p.97-106
DOI: 10.1002/tie.20317
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 2010
FoR/RFCD Code(s): 150308 International Business
Author/Creator: Mustafa, Michael
Author/Creator: Chen, Stephen
Description: In this article we examine how five immigrant entrepreneurs in Malaysia and Singapore have internationalized their businesses and the role of transnational family networks in this process. We show that one of the key means by which these entrepreneurs are able to access resources and make use of contacts across borders is through transnational family and kinship networks that allow them to simultaneously engage in social and business activities in both countries. We discuss the characteristics of these family networks compared with other social networks that make them of particular value in internationalization.
Description: 10 page(s)
Subject Keyword: 150308 International Business
Resource Type: journal article
Organisation: Macquarie University. Dept. of Business

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