Title
Sociological factors influencing the success of African immigrant-owned micro businesses in South Africa
Abstract
The sociological imbalance of African immigrant-entrepreneur hampers the growth and progress of their businesses. Therefore, the need to investigate the sociological factors influencing the success of African immigrant-owned micro businesses in Durban, South Africa. The research approach adopted was a cross-sectional field survey with a total of 364 questionnaires distributed to African immigrant-entrepreneurs in Durban with the use of cluster sampling technique. The results of the study revealed that there was a significant strong positive relationship between sociological factors and the success of foreign-owned micro-businesses in Durban. It is therefore recommended that the government should creating an enabling business environment for African Immigrant-Owned Businesses, including the protection of the lives and property of the African immigrants and their micro businesses in Durban and country wide.
Keywords
African immigrant, sociological factors, micro business, entrepreneurship, xenophobia, Durban
JEL classifications
M21 , O55
URI
http://jssidoi.org/jesi/article/665
DOI
Pages
972-982
Funding
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