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Chinese immigrant entrepreneurs in New England area

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Zhou, Joe Xiongwei
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Sloan School of Management.
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Edward Roberts.
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Abstract
More and more Chinese immigrants came to the U.S. to start a whole new life. Some of them became entrepreneurs. This study focused on Chinese new immigrant entrepreneurs in New England area, and analyzed what factors have the most effective impact of the Chinese new immigrants to become an entrepreneur. This is first survey to study the career choice and entrepreneurship experience of Chinese immigrants in the New England area. From 190 complete responses, 66 of them are entrepreneurs. In this survey study, we have gained valuable information of the well-educated Chinese immigrants in the New England area. Also, we studied the specific characteristics of these Chinese entrepreneurs, and tried to identify some features that are helpful to becoming a successful entrepreneur. Based on the survey result, (1) working in a small company, (2) having responsibilities relating to greater China, (3) holding a position in general management or sales and marketing, and (4) attending social activity at least once per month are positive factors contributing to Chinese immigrant entrepreneurs.
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Thesis (M.B.A.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 2008.
Date issued
2008
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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/44438
Department
Sloan School of Management
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Sloan School of Management.
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