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Immigrants` Entrepreneurial Networks and Export: A Comparative Study

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The aim of this study is to examine the differential impacts of networking in the public and private spheres on the export performance of first- and second-generation immigrant entrepreneurs, as well as native-born entrepreneurs. We apply transnational and ethnic theories to elaborate hypotheses using data collected by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor on 26,591 native-born entrepreneurs, first-generation immigrant entrepreneurs, and second-generation immigrant entrepreneurs. In examining this fairly global representation of entrepreneurs, we found that such networking had a significant impact on the exporting of second-generation immigrant entrepreneurs. More specifically, we show that although they benefited the least from private-sphere networking, compared to first-generation immigrant and native-born entrepreneurs, they derived more benefits from public-sphere networking than the other two groups. This study contributes to the theory in this field by accounting for the skewness of dual-embeddedness among immigrant entrepreneurs and its effect upon networking and export performance.

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This research was supported by Tsinghua University-INDITEX Sustainable Development Fund (Project No. TISD201904) and China MOE Project of Key Research Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences at Universities (Project No. 16JJD630005). Data were collected by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM). The responsibility for analysis and interpretation rests with the authors. The authors acknowledge the helpful comments from Pekka Stenholm, Thomas Schøtt and anonymous reviewers.

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Ashourizadeh, S., Li, J. & Wickstrøm, K.A. Immigrants` Entrepreneurial Networks and Export: A Comparative Study. Int Entrep Manag J 18, 1291–1318 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11365-020-00665-y

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