Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to introduce the special issue on “Entrepreneurial migration: characteristics, causes and effects”. Design/methodology/approach – Literature review. Findings – Studies on immigrant entrepreneurship have become increasingly popular and the...

Purpose – This study is devoted to the empirical assessment of the macro‐level impact of social capital on immigrant entrepreneurship (the general levels of immigrant entrepreneurship, as well as high‐value added immigrant entrepreneurship). Design/methodology/approach – The paper...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to fill gaps in the literature in entrepreneurship by studying the impact of the Arab culture on the process of starting a new venture. The unique perspective of an entrepreneurial team composed of four Arab immigrants and one non‐Arab business partner...

Purpose – The importance of networks with respect to acquiring the resources needed for business creation is one of the main areas within entrepreneurship research. Although there is significant literature on the use of social capital and human capital by immigrant entrepreneurs, there is an...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the motivations of immigrant entrepreneurs in choosing a host country before immigrating, through a comparison of country distances and economic opportunities. Design/methodology/approach – Hypotheses borrow from selectivity theory and...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a country‐level consideration of the relationship between entrepreneurship, immigration and education. In contrast to studies that report on immigration and entrepreneurship in a region or single country, the authors seek to determine whether...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine corporate political activities (CPA) by migrant entrepreneurs to improve business performance in a host developing country. Design/methodology/approach – The authors use a cross‐sectional analysis of 97 Chinese migrant entrepreneurs with...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe and assess the sustainability of an emergent West African business quarter in Manchester, UK. Comparisons are drawn with developments among other ethnic groups. The research is placed in the context of international literature on ethnic...