Article
Integrating the Resource-Based View and Transaction Cost Economics in Immigrant Business Performance
Asia Pacific Journal of Management
(2012)
Abstract
This paper presents a new integrated framework that integrates the resource-based view and transaction cost economics to explain the phenomenon of immigrant entrepreneurship. We extend the existing literature on immigrant entrepreneurship by identifying different types of ethnic network resources and demonstrating how these resources interact with transaction costs in the context of Chinese immigrants. Thus, our study contributes to the literature by providing a theoretical framework which identifies mechanisms immigrant entrepreneurs use to strategically deploy resources to minimize costs and maximize performance outcomes.
Keywords
- Immigrant entrepreneurs,
- Resource-based view,
- Transaction cost economics,
- Social networks,
- Guanxi,
- Overseas Chinese
Disciplines
Publication Date
2012
Citation Information
Xiaohua Yang, Elly Yi-hsuan Ho and Artemis Chang. "Integrating the Resource-Based View and Transaction Cost Economics in Immigrant Business Performance" Asia Pacific Journal of Management Vol. 29 Iss. 3 (2012) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/xiaohua_yang/5/