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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787060003321

Autore

Yoo Jin-Kyung <1961-, >

Titolo

Korean immigrant entrepreneurs : network and ethnic resources / / Jin-Kyung Yoo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-135-67613-5

1-138-99294-1

1-315-05301-2

1-135-67606-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (221 p.)

Collana

Garland Studies in Entrepreneurship

Disciplina

338.6/422/089957073

Soggetti

Korean American business enterprises

Korean American businesspeople

Business networks - United States

Entrepreneurship - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 1998 by Garland Publishing, Inc.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Tables and Figures; Acknowledgments; Chapter I: Introduction; Chapter II: Literature Review; Network Theories; Cultural Theory; Structural Theory; Multiple Causation of Immigrant Entrepreneurship; Chapter III: Data, Methods, and Research Questions; Korean Community in Atlanta; Data/Methods; Methods; Key Concepts; Chapter IV: Korean Immigrants in the United States; Immigration Laws Which Influenced Trends of Korean Immigrations; Characteristics of Korean Immigration

Occupational Background of Korean Immigrants at EntryBackgrounds of Status-Adjusted Koreans; General Mechanisms of Koreans to Become Permanent Residents; Summary; Chapter V: Pre-Immigration Background and Employment Experiences after Immigration; Background of Korean Immigrant Entrepreneurs; Family Networks and Educational Background; Motivations to Start Businesses; Summary; Chapter VI: Networks and Resource Mobilization; Family Networks and Social Networks; Current Businesses; Social Network Establishment;



Patterns of Association Involvement; Resource Mobilization and Networks; Summary

Chapter VII: Networks and Ethnic ResourcesAdvantages in the Economic Structure; Businesses in the Ethnic Economy; Utilization of Networks in the Ethnic Economy; Utilization of Ethnic Resources; Ethnic Resources in Ethnic Employees; Summary; Chapter VIII: Conclusion; Findings; Further Research Agenda; Appendix: Interview Schedule; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.