Socio-cultural factors and transnational entrepreneurship: A multiple case study in Spain

This article addresses theoretical and empirical issues concerning the emergent field of transnational entrepreneurship. We discuss issues regarding the antecedents of transnational entrepreneurship focusing specifically on the socio-cultural factors affecting this phenomenon in the Spanish context....

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Published in:International small business journal 2011-04, Vol.29 (2), p.119-134
Main Authors: Urbano, David, Toledano, Nuria, Ribeiro-Soriano, Domingo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Asians
Attitudes
Case studies
Culture
Economics
Ecuador
Ecuadorians
Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship
Ethnic groups
Ethnicity
Immigrants
Institutionalism
Moroccans
Noncitizens
Organization theory
Role Models
Romanians
Social entrepreneurship
Society
Sociocultural Factors
Spain
Studies
Transnationalism
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Summary:This article addresses theoretical and empirical issues concerning the emergent field of transnational entrepreneurship. We discuss issues regarding the antecedents of transnational entrepreneurship focusing specifically on the socio-cultural factors affecting this phenomenon in the Spanish context. Entrepreneurship, ethnic and transnational entrepreneurship literature is combined with institutional approach to explain what and how different socio-cultural factors influence the emergence and development of transnational entrepreneurship in Catalonia (in the north-east of Spain). We do this by looking at four case studies of transnational entrepreneurs with different ethnicity (Ecuadorian, Latin American; Moroccan, North African; Chinese, Asian; and Romanian, Eastern European). Important differences between socio-cultural factors that affect the emergence of transnational entrepreneurship (role models, immigrants’ entrepreneurial attitudes) and those that facilitate the development of transnational entrepreneurial activities (transnational networks and immigrants’ perceptions of the culture and opportunities of the host society) are found.
ISSN:0266-2426
1741-2870
DOI:10.1177/0266242610391934