Sujeewa HERATH, Patrick HICKEY, Eugene KOZLOVSKI

THE POLICY PARADOX: BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN ETHNIC ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND IMMIGRANT INTEGRATION POLICIES

This paper proposes an integrative framework and recommendations for enhancing public sector support utilisation amongst Ethnic Entrepreneurs (EEs) in the UK. The role of entrepreneurial IT adoption in an ethnic enclave is examined as a key factor affecting policy practice. The paper draws on interviews based on a purposive sample of 20 South Asian EEs with various capacities such as academic skills and the level of IT adoption. The findings show that despite the presence of relevant policies, the utilisation and awareness of public sector support are insufficient amongst EEs due to issues associated with trust, bureaucracy, time and communication. It is recommended that the entrepreneurial framework should facilitate the direct reaching of the targeted EE groups. This can be achieved by featuring network dynamics to improve attitudes towards the propitiousness of public support services, using appropriately selected role models. This study is one of the first attempts to incorporate ethnic entrepreneurship into the national immigrant integration agendas.

POLİTİKA PARADOKSU: ETNİK GİRİŞİMCİLİK VE GÖÇMEN ENTEGRASYON POLİTİKASI ARASINDAKİ BOŞLUK

Bu çalışma Birleşik Krallık'taki Etnik Girişimciler (EG) arasında alınan kamu sektörü desteğini geliştirmek için bütünleştirici bir çerçeve ve öneriler sunmaktadır. Girişimci Bilişim Teknolojileri (BT)'nin etnik köken bağlamında benimsenmesinin rolü, politika pratiğini etkileyen önemli bir faktör olarak incelenmiştir. Bu çalışma, akademik beceriler ve BT'nin benimsenme düzeyi gibi çeşitli becerilere sahip olan 20 Güney Asya EG'si ile gerçekleştirilen röportajlar kapsamında gerçekleştirilmiştir. Bulgular, ilgili politikaların varlığına rağmen, kamu sektörü desteğinin kullanılmasının ve farkındalığının, güven, bürokrasi, zaman ve iletişim ile ilgili sorunlar nedeniyle EG’ler arasında yetersiz olduğunu göstermektedir. Bu noktada, girişimci çerçevenin hedeflenen EG gruplarının doğrudan ulaşmasını kolaylaştırması tavsiye edilmektedir. Bu da, uygun seçilmiş rol modellerini kullanarak, kamu destek hizmetlerinin uygunluğuna yönelik tutumları geliştirmek için ağ dinamiklerini öne sürerek başarılabilir. Bu çalışma, etnik girişimciliğin ulusal göçmen entegrasyon gündemlerine dahil edilmesine dair ilk örneklerden birini teşkil etme bağlamında orijinallik teşkil etmektedir.

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