Vietnamese in Poland: How does ethnicity affect immigrant entrepreneurship?. (December 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Andrejuk, Katarzyna
• Is Part Of: Asian and Pacific migration journal. Volume 25:Number 4(2016:Dec.)
• Page Start: 379
• Page End: 400
• Publication Date: 2016-12
• Subjects: ethnic entrepreneurship -- Vietnamese immigrants in Poland -- migrant self-employment -- migrant businesses; Asia -- Emigration and immigration -- Periodicals; Pacific Area -- Emigration and immigration -- Periodicals; Migration, Internal -- Asia -- Periodicals; Migration, Internal -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; Emigration and immigration; Migration, Internal; Asia; Pacific Area; Periodicals; 325
• DOI: 10.1177/0117196816673843
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0117-1968

Abstract

The article examines the business activities of Vietnamese immigrants in Poland. Against the backdrop of a highly differentiated Vietnamese population in Poland, this study found that the ethnicity of immigrants can serve as a resource (especially as a source of values, such as diligence and intra-group solidarity) and as a strategy for promoting success in business activities. However, negative stereotypes and state policies toward immigrant self-employment can limit the market access of certain groups. Findings from the study demonstrate that ethnic entrepreneurship in a post-communist country may be subject to the same processes as in other European states and the US.