A Systems View Across Time and Space
From: Ethnic minority entrepreneurship: an examination of Pakistani entrepreneurs in the UK
Brother A | Brother B | Brother C | |
---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | Male | Male |
Level of English | 9/10 | 7/10 | 5/10 |
Level of rapport | 6/10 | 7/10 | 8/10 |
Education level | School + apprenticeship in aeronautical engineering | Masters in Biology | School-until 18 |
PHD not completed (in Germany) | |||
Previous employment | Aeronautical engineer | Sorting mail for 11 years in the UK | Farmer in Pakistan |
Ethnic origin | Pakistan | Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistani | Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistani |
Arrived in UK | Aged 6 | After starting PHD | Aged 29 |
Role | Director | Director | Manager/Director |
Responsible for working behind the till; initial investor | In charge of daily market journeys | Mostly in charge of the shop | |
Owner | Yes 1/3rd | Yes 1/3rd | Yes 1/3rd |
Partner in Employment | No | No | No |
Full/part- time | Part 3/7 (4/7 for B.A.) | Full 4.00-22.00 7/7 | Full 7.00-22.00 7/7 |
Family | Married | Married | Married |
21-Male | 12 | 15 | |
18 | 11 | 12 | |
13 | 9 | 8 (2 males 1 female) | |
7 (gender not stated) | 7 (genders stated) | ||
Are children involved in the business? | Generally uninvolved, but eldest occasionally comes to help. | Son helps occasionally, but priority is education. | No as education is the priority |
Discourages children generally |