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Mobile Chinese Entrepreneurs

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  • © 2011

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Authors:
  1. Chan Kwok-bun

    1. 4th Fl. Yau Fung Bldg., Chan Institute of Social Sciences (CISS), Kowloon, Hong Kong/PR China

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  2. Chan Wai-wan

    1. 4th Fl. Yau Fung Bldg., Chan Institute of Social Sciences (CISS), Kowloon, Hong Kong/PR China

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  • Highlights critical issues in migrant economics
  • Focuses on theoretical considerations and empirical data
  • Offers a unique ethnic study
  • Provides insights into socioeconomic behaviors
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: International Series on Consumer Science (ISCS)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Shuttling Nomads in Mobile Times

    • Chan Kwok-bun, Chan Wai-wan
    Pages 1-3

  3. Research Methodology

    • Chan Kwok-bun, Chan Wai-wan
    Pages 5-10

  4. Identity, Interpersonal Networking and Enterprise Management

    • Chan Kwok-bun, Chan Wai-wan
    Pages 11-27

  5. Seven Vignettes

    • Chan Kwok-bun, Chan Wai-wan
    Pages 29-68

  6. The Spatial Triangulation of Immigrant Entrepreneurship

    • Chan Kwok-bun, Chan Wai-wan
    Pages 69-90

  7. Associations: Mediating Self-Identities

    • Chan Kwok-bun, Chan Wai-wan
    Pages 91-105

  8. The Double-Edged Sword: Mobility and Entrepreneurship

    • Chan Kwok-bun, Chan Wai-wan
    Pages 107-134

  9. Conclusion

    • Chan Kwok-bun, Chan Wai-wan
    Pages 135-155

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 157-165
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Mobile Chinese Entrepreneurs draws extensively on the narratives of sixteen small-to-medium business owners, born on the mainland, who have immigrated to Hong Kong and returned to their ancestral hometowns in China to establish their enterprises. For these executives, business and social life alike are marked by constant interplay of identities, such as individual identity/group membership and ancestral/immigrant identity. Yet as often as this juggling of multiple “selves” can be beneficial in the economic sphere, it can also lead to feelings of rootlessness and alienation. Writing with rare sensitivity, the two authors synthesize insights from economic sociology, psychology, ethnic relations, emotions, and social networks, creating an exploration of social capital and social identity comparable to similar groups of businessmen and –women in other parts of the world.

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  • 4th Fl. Yau Fung Bldg., Chan Institute of Social Sciences (CISS), Kowloon, Hong Kong/PR China

    Chan Kwok-bun, Chan Wai-wan

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