Entrepreneurship and Religion

Korean Immigrants in Houston, Texas
1. Auflage 1997
ISBN: 978-0-8153-2613-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 174 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 224 mm, Gewicht: 367 g

Reihe: Garland Studies in Entrepreneurship

Focusing on settlement patterns among Houston's Korean immigrants, this study examines in ethnographic detail the mutually beneficial relationship between the Korean business community and church groups. It explore historical background and social and demographic characteristics of the group to provide a broader context in explaining their entrepreneurial and religious behaviors. The study shows that economic and social changes during and after the oil boom in Houston had a direct effect on the emergence of the Korean business community. Churches with a highly developed structural linkage through cell group ministry also facilitate business contacts among parishioners. Embracing a majority of Korean community members as parishioners, the churches perform social functions that are indispensable to the Korean immigrants.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hyonchu Kwon, Victoria

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Historical Overview of Korean Immigration to the United States; Chapter 3 Social and Demographic Profile of Korean Immigrants in the United States; Chapter 4 Korean Entrepreneurs and Their Economic Activities in Houston; Chapter 5 The Korean Ethnic Church; Chapter 6 Summary and Conclusion;

Über Autor(innen)

Hyonchu Kwon, Victoria