The economic importance of migrant entrepreneurship: An application of data envelopment analysis in The Netherlands
Abstract
English: In the Anglo-Saxon literature in the past decade, much attention has been paid to the
economic importance of ethnic (migrant) entrepreneurship. This type of self-employment
appears to provide a vital and creative contribution to the urban economy. The rising
size and importance of ethnic entrepreneurship has recently prompted much policy
and research interest regarding migrant business in Europe. Also in The Netherlands this
new phenomenon is increasingly recognised and regarded as an interesting focus for
the city’s Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) policy. Migrant entrepreneurs do not only
have a substantial impact on the urban economy, but they also act as role models for
socio-economic integration. They often operate in interesting market niches and provide
a positive stimulus for creative business-making in modern cities. The present article
offers first an overview of the literature on this issue and investigates next empirically the
economic performance of Turkish migrant entrepreneurs in the highly skilled and hightech
sector in the Netherlands through the use of data envelopment analysis (DEA). Afrikaans: In die Angel-Sakser literatuur, die afgelope dekade, is baie aandag gegee aan die
ekonomiese belangrikheid van etniese (migrante) entrepreneurskap. Hierdie tipe selfindiensneming
lewer ‘n wesenlike en kreatiewe bydrae tot die stedelike ekonomie. The
toename in en belangrikheid van etniese entrepreneurskap het onlangs aanleiding
gegee tot baie beleid- en navorsingsbelangstelling oor migrante besighede in Europa.
Ook in Nederland word hierdie nuwe verskynsel toenemend besef en beskou as ‘n
interessante fokus vir die stede se Klein en Medium Besighede (KMB)-beleid. Migrante
entrepreneurs het nie net ‘n substansiële impak op die stedelike ekonomie nie, maar hulle
tree ook op as rolmodelle vir sosio-ekonomiese integrasie. Hulle werk soms in interessante
marknisse en verskaf ‘n positiewe stimulus vir kreatiewe besigheidsontwikkeling in
moderne stede. Die huidige artikel bied eerstens ‘n oorsig van die literatuur oor hierdie
saak en ondersoek vervolgens empiries die ekonomiese optrede van Turkse migrante
entrepreneurs in die hoogopgeleide en hoogtegniese sektor in Nederland deur die
gebruik van data-omwillingsanalise (DOA). SeSotho: Ho fanwe ka thahasello e kgolo ho bohlokwa ba moruo wa kgwebo e hlahang ka ntle
dingolweng tsa Anglo-Saxon mengwaheng e fetileng. Mokgwa ona wa o itshebetsa
o bonahala o fana ka phehiso ya bohlokwa le e etsahalang moruong wa metse ya
ditoropong. Boholo bo phahamang le bohlokwa ba kgwebo ya ba hlahang ka ntle ho
naha bo bakile hore ho be le leano le leholo le thahasello ya dipatlisiso mabapi le tsa
kgwebo ya batho ba hlahang ka ntle ho la Yuropa. Hape, mokgwa ona o motjha o
ananelwa haholo esitana le ho bonwa le tsepamiso ya maikutlo ya leano la ba Dithekiso
tse Nyenyane le tsa Bohareng la Metsemeholo. Bahwebi ba hlahang ka ntle ho naha ha
ba iponahatse moruong wa metse ya ditoropo feela, empa ba sa boela ba hlahella e
le basupatsela kopanelong ya phedisano le moruo. Hangata ba sebetsa ka dibaka tse
nyenyane mme ba fane ka tjantjello ya ho bopa kgwebo metsemeholo ya dibaka tsa sejwalejwale.Tabeng ya pele ditaba tsena di
fana ka dingolwa ka kakaretso hodima taba
ena le ho hlahloba se latelang kamoo moruo
wa bahwebi ba tswang naheng ya Turkey o
sebetsang kateng lefapheng la ba nang le
tsebo e phahameng esitana le thekenoloji e
phahameng ho la Netherlands ka ho tshebediso
mokgwa wa tshekatsheko ya ditlhakisetso.