The role of (transnational) social capital in the start-up processes of immigrant businesses: The case of Chinese and Turkish restaurant businesses in Finland

International Small Business Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 294-309

  Katila, Saija ^a   Wahlbeck, Östen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ethnic minority entrepreneurship; Family businesses; Social capital; Transnational networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859300643     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: 17412870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242610383789     Document Type: Article

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