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Interpersonal Networking and Business Resilience

How Immigrants in Small Business Face the Crisis in Italy

Bibliographic Data

ID2235823
AuthorsAntonio M Chiesi (0000-0002-6178-3761, University of Milan, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume30
Issue4
Pages457-469
Publication date2014-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEuropean Sociological Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0266-7215 • E-ISSN: 1468-2672
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/esr/jcu052
OpenAlexW2066250016
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited36

This study is focused on the role played by mobilized social capital at micro level among immigrant business peolpe in Italy. This is measured through interpersonal relations in terms of the size and ethnic composition of Ego-networks and the strength of the ties with Alters, which are used to mobilize strategic resources for business success. The occupational status of Alters is also positively related to their resilience to the crisis. The database is a country-wide sample of immigrants in small business, who were face-to-face interviewed with a sociometric approach. The results show that social capital is a better predictor of business resilience than cultural capital and ethnic belonging, with the important exception of the Chinese.

Business · Demographic economics · Economics · Face (sociological concept) · Immigration · Interpersonal communication · Political science · Resilience (materials science) · Social science · Sociology · Employment and Welfare Studies · Materials Science · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Psychology · Social Psychology

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Citation span2021 - 2026 (6)
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Highly citedNo
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