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Author Yavuz, R. Isil, 1979-

Title The outsider entrepreneurs / R. Isil Yavuz.

Publication Info. El Paso : LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC, 2014.

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Description 1 online resource (174 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series The new Americans : recent Immigration and American society
New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary Traditionally, it has been assumed that immigrant entrepreneurs are disadvantaged relative to native entrepreneurs because they have limited access to resources and markets in their country of adoption. Although the outsider status of entrepreneurs may convey some disadvantages domestically, this very status may serve as a spur to encourage international efforts. Yavuz shows that new high-tech startups with outsider founders are more likely to internationalize early, but somewhat surprisingly, these international ventures are less likely to survive and grow relative to their native-founded cou.
Contents Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Introduction: Outsider Entrepreneurs, Firm Strategy and Performance -- ch. 2 Early Internationalization as a Firm Strategy -- ch. 3 Immigrant Entrepreneurship (IE) and a Conceptual Clarification: Outsider versus Insider Entrepreneurs -- ch. 4 Early Internationalization and Performance: Does Outsiderness Matter? -- ch. 5 Context of the Study -- ch. 6 Outsider Entrepreneurs: More International but not More Successful -- ch. 7 Field Interviews -- ch. 8 Discussion of Findings -- ch. 9 Conclusion: Contributions, Limitations and Future Research Directions.
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Subject Businesspeople.
Businesspeople.
Immigrants.
Immigrants.
Entrepreneurship.
Entrepreneurship.
Business enterprises, Foreign.
Business enterprises, Foreign.
New business enterprises.
New business enterprises.
High technology industries -- Social aspects -- United States.
High technology industries -- Social aspects.
United States.
High technology industries.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Yavuz, R. Isil. Outsider entrepreneurs. El Paso : LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC, 2014 xiii, 160 pages The new Americans : recent Immigration and American society 9781593327156 (DLC) 2013029600
ISBN 9781593327378 (electronic book)
1593327374 (electronic book)
1593327153 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
9781593327156 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
9781593327156 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)