International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal
Volume 10, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 297-317

The relationship between the migration experience and risk perception: A factor in the decision to become an entrepreneur (Article)

Hormiga E.* , Bolívar-Cruz A.
  • a Departamento de Economía y Organización de Empresas, University of Barcelona, Diagonal, 690, CP 08034 Barcelona, Spain
  • b University of Las Palmas de G.C., Campus Universitario de Tafira, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35200, Spain

Abstract

This study examines the proposition that the migration experience influences perceptions of risk and, as such, the 'migrant condition' is a factor in explaining relatively high rates of entrepreneurship among immigrants in many host countries. The study analyses data obtained from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Spain 2009 Survey with regard to perceptions of risk in beginning a new venture. The study finds that immigrants to Spain, irrespective of their origin or ethnicity, are less likely than native Spaniards to perceive business creation as a risky situation. Moreover, the findings suggest that the perception of risk has a significant impact on the decision to engage in business start-up activity. © 2012 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.

Author Keywords

Immigration Entrepreneurship Start-up Perception of risk

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84901198918&doi=10.1007%2fs11365-012-0220-9&partnerID=40&md5=ed04cd1995f1e81c5f1a221a7323df52
DOI: 10.1007/s11365-012-0220-9
ISSN: 15547191
Cited by: 21
Original Language: English