Transnational Entrepreneurship amongst Vietnamese Businesses in London

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 329-349

  Bagwell, Susan ^a  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship; Transnational Business Typologies; Transnational Capital; Transnational Networks; UK Vietnamese Enterprise

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; CAPITAL; ENTREPRENEUR; ETHNIC MINORITY;

ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84914669955     PISSN: 1369183X     EISSN: 14699451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1369183X.2014.907739     Document Type: Article

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