Mixed embeddedness and new migrant enterprise in the UK

Entrepreneurship and Regional Development

Volumn 26, Issue 5-6, 2014, Pages 500-520

  Jones, Trevor ^a   Ram, Monder ^a   Edwards, Paul ^a   Kiselinchev, Alex ^b   Muchenje, Lovemore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

mixed embeddedness; new migrant businesses; racism

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; ETHNIC MINORITY; IMMIGRANT; RACISM;

ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 85027930157     PISSN: 08985626     EISSN: 14645114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08985626.2014.950697     Document Type: Article

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