Chinese entrepreneurship in Indonesia

A business demography approach

Datos Bibliográficos

ID8420176
AutoresPierre Van Der Eng (0000-0003-2835-3193, Australian National University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2022
Volumen64
Número4
Páginas682-703
Fecha de publicación2022-05-19
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaBusiness History (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0007-6791 • E-ISSN: 1743-7938
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00076791.2020.1788542
OpenAlexW3043618322
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas30

This article analyses the demography of 1,600 registered firms owned and/or operated by ethnic Chinese businessmen in Indonesia during 1890-1940 in search of generalisable indications of Schumpeterian entrepreneurship. The population of firms increased significantly from 1890, before many went out of business in the 1920s and a new generation of firms and entrepreneurs emerged. By 1910 most firms were active in trade, but this categorisation takes insufficient account of their diverse business activities. During 1910-1940 the share of firms in other industries increased. Several were active in finance, taking deposits and financing business ventures. In the 1930s, the average equity value of the enterprises more than doubled, reflecting diversification into more capital-intensive operations, particularly manufacturing. These changes in the population of firms refute the perception that ethnic Chinese businessmen were not Schumpeterian entrepreneurs

Business · Diversification (marketing strategy · Economics · Entrepreneurship · Equity (law · Ethnic group · Political science · Population · Sociology · Asian Studies and History · Finance · Marketing · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Socioeconomic Development in Asia