Title: The making of ethnic migrant women entrepreneurs in New Zealand

Authors: Vivien Wei Verheijen; Huong Nguyen; Berlinda Chin

Addresses: Office of Ethnic Affairs, Department of Internal Affairs, P.O. Box 805, Wellington 6140, New Zealand ' Office of Ethnic Affairs, Department of Internal Affairs, P.O. Box 805, Wellington 6140, New Zealand ' Office of Ethnic Affairs, Department of Internal Affairs, P.O. Box 805, Wellington 6140, New Zealand

Abstract: Adopting the dual view of social environment in interaction with individuals, this article seeks to investigate ethnic migrant women's pathways to entrepreneurship in New Zealand. It also explores the challenges facing ethnic migrant women entrepreneurs, and various ethnic and cultural resources utilised by them to overcome such challenges. At the conceptual level, this paper will offer insights towards building a more inclusive framework to examine ethnic migrant women's entrepreneurship. In particular, exploring migrant women's entrepreneurship in ethnically diverse settings may offer both empirical and theoretical insights. Implications for future research and practice are outlined, highlighting the significance of migrant entrepreneurship in New Zealand.

Keywords: migrant entrepreneurs; ethnic entrepreneurship; gender; New Zealand; migrant women; migrant females; female entrepreneurs; immigrants; women entrepreneurs; entrepreneurial behaviour; social environments; ethnicity; culture.

DOI: 10.1504/IJESB.2014.065517

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 2014 Vol.23 No.3, pp.296 - 312

Received: 29 Jan 2014
Accepted: 27 Feb 2014
Published online: 07 Nov 2014 *

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