Immigrant, Inc [[electronic resource] ] : why immigrant entrepreneurs are driving the new economy (and how they will save the American worker) / / Richard T. Herman, Robert L. Smith
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Herman Richard T. <1964->
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| Titolo: |
Immigrant, Inc [[electronic resource] ] : why immigrant entrepreneurs are driving the new economy (and how they will save the American worker) / / Richard T. Herman, Robert L. Smith
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| Pubblicazione: | Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (259 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 338 |
| 338.04086912 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Entrepreneurship - United States |
| Immigrants - United States | |
| Job creation - United States | |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States Emigration and immigration Economic aspects |
| Altri autori: |
SmithRobert L. <1959->
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| Note generali: | Includes index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Immigrant, Inc.: Why Immigrant Entrepreneurs Are Driving the New Economy (and how they will save the American Worker); Contents; Preface: My Immigrant Experience; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Welcome to Immigrant, Inc.; Chapter 1: A Mighty New Idea; Chapter 2: The Mounting Evidence; Chapter 3: A Land of Opportunity, Still; Chapter 4: Restless Dreamers; Chapter 5: Earth's Best and Brightest; Chapter 6: Cowboys of a New Frontier; Chapter 7: Desperate Achievers: Prequel to Google; Chapter 8: Importing Solutions; Chapter 9: The Stimulus We Need; Chapter 10: Thinking Like an Immigrant; Appendix |
| About the AuthorsIndex | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | A provocative look at the remarkable contributions of high-skill immigrant entrepreneurs in America Both a revelation and a call-to-action, Immigrant, Inc. explores the uncommon skill and drive of America's new immigrants and their knack for innovation and entrepreneurship. From the techies who created icons of the new economy-Intel, Google, eBay and Sun Microsystems-to the young engineers tinkering with solar power and next-generation car batteries, immigrants have proven themselves to be America's competitive advantage. With a focus on legal immigrants and their odyssey fro |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Immigrant, Inc |
| ISBN: | 0-470-57030-X |
| 1-119-20535-2 | |
| 1-282-36205-4 | |
| 9786612362057 | |
| 0-470-57028-8 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910840904503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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