Immigrant entrepreneurs' intentions and motivations: the case of South Korean immigrant entrepreneurs in Saint John

dc.contributor.advisorTlaiss, Hayfaa
dc.contributor.authorEl Maghlawy, Samah Saad Hamed
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-01T16:22:46Z
dc.date.available2023-03-01T16:22:46Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.date.updated2023-03-01T15:01:55Z
dc.description.abstractThe objective of this research is to explore the intentions and motivations of immigrant entrepreneurs in Canada. This study investigates the status of South Korean entrepreneurs in Saint John, New Brunswick given the specific nature of this city and the services offered to entrepreneurs. It attends to a gap in the literature regarding the experience of entrepreneurs in Saint John. To achieve its objectives, the current study utilizes a qualitative approach that allows a better understanding of the experience of these entrepreneurs. To that end, in-depth, face-to-face, semi-structured interviews with seven South Korean entrepreneurs were conducted in Saint John. The study capitalizes on Ajzen's Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) to explain the entrepreneurial intentions. The results highlight the impact of cultural dimensions on entrepreneurial intentions. The findings also reveal the interplay between the pull and push factors in terms of motivations as explained by Post-materialism, Legitimation, and Dissatisfaction Theories.
dc.description.copyright© Samah El Maghlawy, 2015
dc.description.noteA Report Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Business Administration in the Graduate Academic Unit of the Faculty of Business Administration, University of New Brunswick, Saint John
dc.formattext/xml
dc.format.extentv, 88 pages
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.identifier.urihttps://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/13688
dc.language.isoen_CA
dc.publisherUniversity of New Brunswick
dc.rightshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2
dc.subject.disciplineBusiness Administration
dc.titleImmigrant entrepreneurs' intentions and motivations: the case of South Korean immigrant entrepreneurs in Saint John
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineBusiness Administration
thesis.degree.fullnameMaster of Business Administration
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of New Brunswick
thesis.degree.levelmasters
thesis.degree.nameM.B.A.

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