Managing the <i>Yin</i> and <i>Yang</i> of family capital: a study of Chinese immigrant entrepreneurs

2018/04/02 by Zhen Zhang, Trish Reay
Business, Management and Accounting · Social Sciences · #Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences #Family Business Performance and Succession #Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy

paper · doi:10.1080/08985626.2018.1457085

openalex publication_date 2018/04/02 · openalex created_date 2018/04/13 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29

Abstract

Family capital can provide positive resources for entrepreneurship; however, it can also bring negative consequences that hinder the growth of a new venture. We investigated how entrepreneurs experienced and managed the positives and negatives of family capital through in-depth semi-structured interviews with Chinese immigrants who landed in Canada between 2000 and 2014. We contribute to the entrepreneurship literature by highlighting the paradoxical nature of family capital, and by identifying five strategies that entrepreneurs employed to manage the paradox.

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