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Entrepreneurial Advantages and Disadvantages of Belonging

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  • Egbert, Henrik

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The article analyzes the influence of religious network structures on entrepreneurial success. Members of the religious community of the Bohras in Tanga, Tanzania are contrasted with entrepreneurs of other ethnic origins. It is shown that the religious network provides, through a loan scheme, the opportunities to start and run a business successfully. In this respect, the importance of the Islamic business ethic is underlined. Finally, the macro-economic effects of the network are outlined.

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  • Egbert, Henrik, 1998. "Entrepreneurial Advantages and Disadvantages of Belonging," MPRA Paper 56684, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    • Handle: RePEc:pra:mprapa:56684
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    1. Pavlin Bonev & Henrik Egbert & Thomas Neumann, 2016. "Examining Entrepreneurial Potential," International Journal of Business and Management, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 11(10), pages 1-16, September.
    2. Henrik Egbert & Teodor Sedlarski, 2011. "Exploring Impact: Negative Effects of Social Networks," International Journal of Finance, Insurance and Risk Management, International Journal of Finance, Insurance and Risk Management, vol. 1(2), pages 1-80.
    3. Henrik Egbert, 2009. "Business Success Through Social Networks? A Comment on Social Networks and Business Success," American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 68(3), pages 665-677, July.
    4. Stephanie Birkner, 2020. "To belong or not to belong, that is the question?! Explorative insights on liminal gender states within women’s STEMpreneurship," International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, Springer, vol. 16(1), pages 115-136, March.
    5. Henrik Egbert & Gundula Fischer & Sebastian Bredl, 2011. "Different Background— Similar Strategies," Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Economies, Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, vol. 20(2), pages 189-205, September.
    6. Egbert, Henrik & Fischer, Gundula & Bredl, Sebastian, 2010. "Different background - Similar strategies: Recruitment in Tanzanian-African and Tanzanian-Asian companies," Discussion Papers 53, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Center for international Development and Environmental Research (ZEU).

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    Keywords

    ethnic entrepreneurship; Bohras; religious network; islamic business ethic;
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    JEL classification:

    • B52 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Current Heterodox Approaches - - - Historical; Institutional; Evolutionary; Modern Monetary Theory;
    • O12 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
    • Z12 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Religion
    • Z13 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification

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