Transnational family networks and ethnic minority business development: The case of Vietnamese nail-shops in the UK

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 377-394

  Bagwell, Susan ^a  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business development; Entrepreneurialism; Ethnic minorities; Family firms; United Kingdom; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

EID: 53349109880     PISSN: 13552554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552550810910960     Document Type: Article

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