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Social capital and business performance: ethnic enterprises in Canada

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  • Charles Perreault
  • Gabrielle A. Brenner
  • Teresa V. Menzies
  • Louis Jacques Filion
  • Charles Ramangalahy

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The objective of this research was to identify links between social capital and the performance of ethnic businesses. Descriptive analyses, correlation tests and discriminant analyses were conducted on social capital variables compared to an ethnic business performance index, using a sample of 573 entrepreneurs from Chinese, Italian, Indian and Jewish backgrounds. The results point to the existence of a link between business performance and social capital. Analysis was able to predict membership of higher and lower performing businesses from a selection of social capital variables. As an exploratory study, this brings unique results to the ethnic entrepreneurship literature.

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  • Charles Perreault & Gabrielle A. Brenner & Teresa V. Menzies & Louis Jacques Filion & Charles Ramangalahy, 2007. "Social capital and business performance: ethnic enterprises in Canada," International Journal of Business and Globalisation, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 1(2), pages 145-160.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbglo:v:1:y:2007:i:2:p:145-160
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    1. Widad Pitrus*, 2015. "Not all smooth sailing: Barriers to small business success for owner/managers from Middle Eastern communities in Melbourne," Journal of Developing Areas, Tennessee State University, College of Business, vol. 49(6), pages 293-304, Special I.

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