Asian female immigrant entrepreneurs in small and medium-sized businesses in Australia

Entrepreneurship and Regional Development

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 97-111

  Collins, Jock ^a   Low, Angeline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accent ceiling; Ethnic resources; Female immigrant entrepreneurs; Gender; Human capital; Social capital

Indexed keywords

ASIAN IMMIGRANT; ENTREPRENEUR; ETHNIC MINORITY; GENDER ISSUE; HUMAN CAPITAL; LABOR MARKET; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; SOCIAL CAPITAL; WOMENS STATUS;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY [NEW SOUTH WALES];

EID: 77950940508     PISSN: 08985626     EISSN: 14645114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08985620903220553     Document Type: Article

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