Title

The embedded entrepreneur: Recognizing the strength of ethnic social ties

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

New England Journal of Entrepreneurship

Publication Date

3-1-2006

Abstract

This article is premised on the idea that social networks represent an important, but often overlooked, unit of analysis in management and entrepreneurship studies. The concept of embeddedness, emphasizing the significance of social relationships, is of particular relevance as more and more frequently minorities and immigrants engage in small businessownership. This article borrows from the ethnicity and social network traditions, and offers that an analysis of the ethnic homogeneity of an entrepreneur's strong and weak social ties would be fruitful in gauging entrepreneurial success.

Volume

9

Issue

1

First Page

51

Last Page

61

DOI

10.1108/NEJE-09-01-2006-B005

E-ISSN

25748904

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