EMERGENCE OF SELF-EMPLOYED IMMIGRANT BUSINESS: CASE OF TURKISH COMMUNITY IN COLCHESTER

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The following research proposes an explanation of how self-employed immigrant entrepreneurship occurs and resists in labor market of a host country. The focus of this research refers specifically to the self-employed Turkish immigrants within Colchester. This work seeks to answer what is the motivation of the Turkish people that have come to Colchester and have chosen to create a self-employed business. Specifically, the research emphasizes the significance of their reliance on network relations on making decisions regarding immigration, start-up businesses, and how to deal with encounters of resistance in the market. The research is built on the assumption that these network relations are essential. In other words, this study asserts that the decision-making of immigration, building up self-employed business and resistance in the market is based on network relations consisting of immigrants and their acquaintances. Conduct of the research is applied on seven respondents with semi-structured interviews in July of 2013.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Self-employment,Turkish migrant entrepreneurship,Social capital

KÜÇÜK İŞLETME SAHİBİ GÖÇMENLER: COLCHESTER’DA YAŞAYAN TÜRK GÖÇMEN GRUBU ÖRNEĞİ

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Bu çalışma uluslararası göçmenlerin varış ülkesine karar verme süreçlerini, göç edilen ülkede kendi işletmerini kurmalarını ve bu işletmelerin pazarda varlığını sürdürmesini sağlayan faktörleri açıklamaya çalışmıştır. Araştırma İngiltere’nin Colchester kasabasında yaşayan Türk göçmen grubu üzerinde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Nicelikel olarak küçük bir grup insanın Londra’ya yakın bir kasabada toplanması bu araştırmanın çıkış noktasını ifade eder. Türk göçmenlerin Colchester gibi küçük bir yerleşim birimini tercih sebebi, burada yer alan küçük pazara entegre olma çabası ve ekonomik sürdürülebilirlik araştırmanın temel odak noktalarını oluşturur. Bu odak noktaları üç-aşamalı araştırma kapsamında ele alınmış ve sistemli bir şekilde irdelenmiştir. Göçmenlerin network ilişkilerinin bu üç aşamadaki rolü saptanmaya çalışılmıştır. Nitel olarak tasarlanıp uygulanan bu araştırmada göçmenlerle mülakatlar yapılmış ve konuyla ilgili bazı önemli bulgular elde edilmiştir. Göçmenlerin göç motivasyonlarında, serbest meslek sahibi olmasında ve kurulan bu işletmelerin başarısında akrabaların ve kültürel bağların belirgin şekilde önem ifade ettiği saptanmıştır. 

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Serbest Meslek,Türk Göçmen Girişimciler,Sosyal Sermaye

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