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Capturing Transnational Entrepreneurial Opportunities through Dual Identification: Immigrant Entrepreneurs and Transnational Activities

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  • Abd Hamid Hamizah
  • Ayob Abu Hanifah
  • Sidek Farhana
  • Che Senik Zizah

    (Faculty of Economics and Management, National University of Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia)

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to explore the way immigrant entrepreneurs (IEs) capture transnational opportunities in their home and host countries. Through an identity lens, this study adopts a qualitative approach in examining transnational entrepreneurship activities conducted by IEs from three countries (Indonesia, Pakistan and South Korea [henceforth Korea]) in one host country (Malaysia). The findings indicate that IEs’ home-host country identities enable them to recognize and exploit entrepreneurial opportunities in multiple countries through unique resources difficult to be imitated by competitors in their home and host countries. This paper contributes to the international entrepreneurship literature by introducing an identity-sensitive model of immigrant entrepreneurship in transnational spaces which will be useful for policy and practice concerning trade and migration.

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  • Abd Hamid Hamizah & Ayob Abu Hanifah & Sidek Farhana & Che Senik Zizah, 2024. "Capturing Transnational Entrepreneurial Opportunities through Dual Identification: Immigrant Entrepreneurs and Transnational Activities," Entrepreneurship Research Journal, De Gruyter, vol. 14(1), pages 255-281, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:erjour:v:14:y:2024:i:1:p:255-281:n:3
    DOI: 10.1515/erj-2020-0325
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