Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Tables and Figures; Acknowledgments; Chapter I: Introduction; Chapter II: Literature Review; Network Theories; Cultural Theory; Structural Theory; Multiple Causation of Immigrant Entrepreneurship; Chapter III: Data, Methods, and Research Questions; Korean Community in Atlanta; Data/Methods; Methods; Key Concepts; Chapter IV: Korean Immigrants in the United States; Immigration Laws Which Influenced Trends of Korean Immigrations; Characteristics of Korean Immigration
Occupational Background of Korean Immigrants at EntryBackgrounds of Status-Adjusted Koreans; General Mechanisms of Koreans to Become Permanent Residents; Summary; Chapter V: Pre-Immigration Background and Employment Experiences after Immigration; Background of Korean Immigrant Entrepreneurs; Family Networks and Educational Background; Motivations to Start Businesses; Summary; Chapter VI: Networks and Resource Mobilization; Family Networks and Social Networks; Current Businesses; Social Network Establishment; Patterns of Association Involvement; Resource Mobilization and Networks; Summary
Chapter VII: Networks and Ethnic ResourcesAdvantages in the Economic Structure; Businesses in the Ethnic Economy; Utilization of Networks in the Ethnic Economy; Utilization of Ethnic Resources; Ethnic Resources in Ethnic Employees; Summary; Chapter VIII: Conclusion; Findings; Further Research Agenda; Appendix: Interview Schedule; Bibliography; Index
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First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company
