Network Associations and Professional Growth Among Engineers From India and China in Silicon Valley

The economic benefits attributed by the literature to ethnic networks include helping their members cope with social exclusion, mainstreaming, facilitating entrepreneurship, and providing access to transnational opportunities. In this article, the authors explore the benefits provided by participati...

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Published in:The American behavioral scientist (Beverly Hills) 2011-07, Vol.55 (7), p.941-969
Main Authors: Dossani, Rafiq, Kumar, Ashish
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Associations
China
Chinese languages
Cooperation
Economic development
Engineers
Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship
Ethnicity
Human development
India
Labour relations
Mainstreaming
Networks
Participation
Peoples Republic of China
Professional Associations
Professional workers
Social Closure
Social exclusion
Social Networks
Transnationalism
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Summary:The economic benefits attributed by the literature to ethnic networks include helping their members cope with social exclusion, mainstreaming, facilitating entrepreneurship, and providing access to transnational opportunities. In this article, the authors explore the benefits provided by participation in ethnic professional associations formed by Indian and Chinese engineers in Silicon Valley. We find that the ethnic professional associations offer several of these economic benefits. These benefits are complementary to the benefits from other ethnic ties and from nonethnic ties.
ISSN:0002-7642
1552-3381
DOI:10.1177/0002764211407836