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.