Brynin, Malcolm and Karim, Mohammed and Zwysen, Wouter (2019) The value of self-employment to ethnic minorities. Work, Employment and Society, 33 (5). pp. 846-864. DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017019855232
Brynin, Malcolm and Karim, Mohammed and Zwysen, Wouter (2019) The value of self-employment to ethnic minorities. Work, Employment and Society, 33 (5). pp. 846-864. DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017019855232
Brynin, Malcolm and Karim, Mohammed and Zwysen, Wouter (2019) The value of self-employment to ethnic minorities. Work, Employment and Society, 33 (5). pp. 846-864. DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017019855232
Abstract
It is sometimes argued that ethnic minorities have a cultural predisposition towards self-employment. However, this is generally not the preferred option for minority groups. We argue that ethnic minorities face a double risk in deciding between employment and self-employment. While their chances in employment leave them exposed to greater risk than the majority group, self-employment, which is inherently risky for all workers, adds to their general risk environment. We demonstrate a negative underpinning to their self-employed activity, showing that minority groups in the UK earn less in self-employment relative to the white British majority, work longer hours, and have lower job satisfaction. They also leave self-employment sooner to take up a job as an employee and use resources such as higher education to stand a better chance in employment.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Ethnicity, Income, Education, Self-employment, UK |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Sociology and Criminology, Department of Faculty of Social Sciences > Essex Business School Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute for Social and Economic Research |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 12 Jun 2019 08:59 |
Last Modified: | 30 Oct 2024 16:19 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/24587 |
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Filename: WES_Selfemployment_Accepted.pdf