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A quintessential immigrant niche? The non-case of immigrants in the Dutch construction industry

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Students of immigrant entrepreneurship show a distinct preference for ethnic concentrations. They focus on small entrepreneurship in sectors with large concentrations of immigrant businesses or on ethnic commercial precincts. This preference stems from practical and theoretical considerations. It seems that the study of such concentrations, or niches, is essential to the theoretical understanding of the structural determinants of small entrepreneurship and the processes of economic incorporation of immigrants. This paper challenges this orthodoxy. It argues that it is important to assess the factors and processes that positively and negatively affect the formation of niches. This argument is corroborated by an analysis of the construction industry in the Netherlands. According to Waldinger (1995: 577), ‘construction represents the quintessential ethnic niche’, but immigrants in the Netherlands did not carve out a niche. This exceptional situation can be attributed to a sector-specific configuration of social, economic and institutional processes.

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  • Jan Rath, 2002. "A quintessential immigrant niche? The non-case of immigrants in the Dutch construction industry," Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 14(4), pages 355-372, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:entreg:v:14:y:2002:i:4:p:355-372
    DOI: 10.1080/0898562022000013158
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    1. Jan Rath, 2009. "The Netherlands: A Reluctant Country Of Immigration," Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, Royal Dutch Geographical Society KNAG, vol. 100(5), pages 674-681, December.
    2. Gerry Kerr & Francine Schlosser & Matias Golob, 2017. "Leisure Activities And Social Capital Development By Immigrant Serial/Portfolio And Lifestyle Entrepreneurs," Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 22(04), pages 1-25, December.
    3. Nahikari Irastorza & Inaki Pena, 2014. "Immigrant Entrepreneurship: Does the Liability of Foreignness Matter?," Business and Management Research, Business and Management Research, Sciedu Press, vol. 3(1), pages 1-17, March.
    4. Aki Harima & Fabrice Periac & Tony Murphy & Salomé Picard, 2021. "Entrepreneurial Opportunities of Refugees in Germany, France, and Ireland: Multiple Embeddedness Framework," International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, Springer, vol. 17(2), pages 625-663, June.
    5. Sinkovics, Noemi & Reuber, A. Rebecca, 2021. "Beyond disciplinary silos: A systematic analysis of the migrant entrepreneurship literature," Journal of World Business, Elsevier, vol. 56(4).
    6. Muhammad Naveed Anwar & Elizabeth M. Daniel, 2017. "Ethnic entrepreneurs and online home-based businesses: an exploratory study," Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research, Springer;UNESCO Chair in Entrepreneurship, vol. 7(1), pages 1-21, December.
    7. Sipos-Gug Sebastian & Badulescu Alina, 2014. "Entrepreneurship In Constructions Sector - Explanatory Economic Factors And Forecasts For Romania," Annals of Faculty of Economics, University of Oradea, Faculty of Economics, vol. 1(1), pages 379-389, July.

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