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Identity-work among Black African male immigrant entrepreneurs residing in Northern English regional contexts: A qualitative examination

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  • Giazitzoglu, Andreas
  • Korede, Tayo

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This article examines the identity-work practiced by Black African male immigrant entrepreneurs residing in the UK who are tasked with forming credible identities. The men’s intersecting identities as ‘Black’, ‘African’, ‘immigrants’ create disadvantages for them in their roles as entrepreneurs in diaspora existing in regional English contexts where Whiteness is associated with entrepreneurial credibility, and Black African immigrant masculinity is problematised and discriminated against. Drawing on rich qualitative data, we show the men participating in covering and accentuating identity-work to align their self-presentations and the operational identities of their businesses with symbolic Whiteness, thereby heightening the chances of their businesses surviving by engaging with White customers and gaining a level of integration within local White entrepreneurial networks. We position the men’s identity-work as a compensatory response to the structural-level disadvantages they encounter. We contextualise the men’s identity-work in relation to Critical Race Theory and from a policy implication perspective.

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  • Giazitzoglu, Andreas & Korede, Tayo, 2023. "Identity-work among Black African male immigrant entrepreneurs residing in Northern English regional contexts: A qualitative examination," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 164(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jbrese:v:164:y:2023:i:c:s0148296323003363
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2023.113978
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