Key motivational factors behind Asian immigrant entrepreneurship: A causal relationship analysis employing the DEMATEL approach for Germany

• Authors: Gul Shah Sabary , Lukáš Durda , Arif Ibne Asad , Aleksandr Ključnikov

Abstracts

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Research background: Immigrant entrepreneurship remains a key issue for researchers, politicians, and policymakers. It has been widely discussed from different angles among various researchers in recent studies ? particularly in Europe. However, there is a lack of studies to present the motivation of the causal relationship between immigrant entrepreneurs. Purpose of the article: This study aims to fill the gap and analyze the causal relationship between the motivations of Asian immigrant entrepreneurs in Germany. Methods: The study was conducted through a face-to-face interview using a predesigned questionnaire from Asian business owners in Germany and the Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) approach was applied to analyze the data. Findings & value added: The results show that capital acquisition, employment, financial problems in the family, and existence opportunities in the market are the factors that have higher priority, and may highly impact the Asian immigrant entrepreneurial decision. On the other hand, relatives or social networks remain the lowest priority factor that encourages Asian immigrants towards self-employment. The study has also found that entrepreneurship in the family, the state support policy for immigrants, low level of education, unfamiliarity with the local language, and dissatisfaction with the previous job belong to the cause group. However, some of the motivating factors relate to the effect group, such as capital acquisition, opportunity in the market, immigrant community ties or social networks, unemployment, and financial problems in the family. The most affected factor among the effect group is unemployment, while immigrant community ties or social network is the least affected factor. This study includes a novel interpretation of the DEMATEL approach that researchers have not yet addressed; therefore, it is highly relevant for policymakers, especially those interested in migration studies. Finding out the main driving forces behind Asian immigrant entrepreneurs in a developed European nation like Germany and how these drivers affect cause-and-effect interactions between them are the contributions that add value to the field.

Keywords

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immigrant entrepreneurship; causal relationship; pull and push factors; the Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) method

• Publisher: Instytut Badań Gospodarczych
• Journal: Equilibrium. Quarterly Journal of Economics and Economic Policy
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 18
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 287-318

Dates

published

2023

Contributors

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Gul Shah Sabary

• Tomas Bata University in Zlin

• https://orcid.org/0000000153163514

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Lukáš Durda

• Pan-European University

• https://orcid.org/0000000159799855

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Arif Ibne Asad

• Tomas Bata University in Zlin

• https://orcid.org/0000000186220941

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Aleksandr Ključnikov

• European Centre for Business Research, Pan-European University

• https://orcid.org/0000000303502658

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Identifiers

DOI

10.24136/eq.2023.009

Biblioteka Nauki

22443108