Determinants of ethnic minority entrepreneurial growth in the catering sector
This paper seeks to evaluate the variables which influence the growth of the Turkish-speaking ethnic minority businesses in the catering sector, in London, UK. The paper reports and analyses the findings of 111 face-to-face structured interviews with Turkish Cypriot, Kurdish and Turkish restaurant business owners. Findings suggest that fluency in English, recruitment through formal recruitment channels, and the high proportion of co-ethnic labour force makes a positive impact on business growth. The paper concludes that these determinants of growth are crucial for the ethnic minority catering entrepreneurs to gain a competitive edge in this customer focused, labour intensive sector.
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2006
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Authors: | Altinay, Levent ; Altinay, Eser |
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The Service Industries Journal. - Taylor & Francis Journals, ISSN 0264-2069. - Vol. 26.2006, 2, p. 203-221
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Taylor & Francis Journals |
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