Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Scandura, Alessandra 
Author-Email: alessandra.scandura@unito.it
Author-Name: Bolzani, Daniela 
Author-Email: daniela.bolzani@unibo.it
Author-Workplace-Name: University of Turin
Author-Workplace-Homepage: http://www.est.unito.it/
Title:The Role of Collaboration Networks for Innovation in Immigrant-Owned New Technology-Based Firms
Abstract:This paper investigates the importance of the network of collaborations with other firms, research 
institutions, and business associations as key drivers of innovation, providing a comparison between immigrant-owned 
firms and non-immigrant-owned firms. We hypothesise that the network of collaboration is more important for 
innovative activities of immigrant entrepreneurs than for natives, due to their migrant condition, and that 
immigrant entrepreneurs’ acculturation to the host country culture moderates the influence of such network. 
We test our hypotheses on a unique matched-pair sample of immigrant and native domestic entrepreneurs active 
in high-tech mainstream (non-ethnic) markets. Our results show that universities and research institutions 
along with business associations are more important for immigrant-owned companies; we further show that 
immigrant entrepreneurs’ acculturation to the host country culture acts as a substitute for interactions 
with business associations. These findings are highly relevant for the academic and policy discourses on the
link between immigrant entrepreneurship and innovation in developed countries.
Length: pages 48
Creation-Date: 2020-10
File-URL: https://www.est.unito.it/do/home.pl/Download?doc=/allegati/wp2020dip/wp_21_2020.pdf
File-Format: Application/PDF
Handle: RePEc:uto:dipeco:202021