THE IMPACT OF THE MOROCCAN CULTURE ON THE NETWORK ACTIVITIES OF MOROCCAN MEN AND WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN THE NETHERLANDS
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2022-07-12
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Ethnic entrepreneurship has shown remarkable growth in recent decades. The scope of this study lies within the field of ethnic minority entrepreneurship, as it explores how the Moroccan culture has an impact on the differences in networks and networking activities of Moroccan male and female entrepreneurs in the Netherlands. This study is qualitatively driven including semi-structured interviews of twelve Moroccan entrepreneurs. Qualitative techniques in network research provide an effective way to explore and understand what actually happens within networks. The findings of this study provide some indications that the Moroccan culture has an impact on the networks of Moroccan entrepreneurs in different ways. First of all, family members play an important part within the network. They can either stimulate or hinder the development of entrepreneurship. The Moroccan culture also influences the gender division of the network. Finally, we see that because of both the collective values of the Moroccan culture and the social distance between the minority group and the majority group, the networks consist primarily of strong ties.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen