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

Yıl 2016, Cilt: 19 Sayı: 1, 145 - 190, 29.04.2016

ERDEM Gürsoy

Öz

 

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

Öz

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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