Social Resources Generated by Group Support Networks May Not Be Beneficial to Asian Immigrant-Owned Small Businesses.

Bates, Timothy

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ERIC Number: EJ484094

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Publication Date: 1994

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Social Resources Generated by Group Support Networks May Not Be Beneficial to Asian Immigrant-Owned Small Businesses.

Bates, Timothy

Social Forces, v72 n3 p671-689 Mar 1994

Data from the Census Bureau's Characteristics of Business Owners, 1979-87, suggest that the success and survival patterns of businesses owned by Asian immigrants derive from large investments of financial capital and the business owners' superior educational credentials. Questions the validity of attributing this group's self-employment success to immigrant social resources, such as a supportive community. (SV)

Descriptors: Asian Americans, Educational Attainment, Entrepreneurship, Immigrants, Merchants, Self Employment, Small Businesses, Social Capital, Social Support Groups, Socioeconomic Status, Success

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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