Exploring network typologies, network development, network functions and network benefits

This is dataset for a study that was conducted to have a nuance understanding of the networking behaviours of immigrant entrepreneurs in the South African entrepreneurial ecosystem. The data presents answers to four major research questions. Specifically, the dataset answer questions related to network typologies used by immigrant entrepreneurs, how such networks are developed and what the functions and benefits of networks are in the entrepreneurial ecosystem context. The researcher employed an interpretivist research paradigm using a qualitative method to collect data from 25 immigrant entrepreneurs via the purposive sampling method. The research was carried out in three municipalities in the Gauteng province i.e. Ekurhuleni, Johannesburg, and Tshwane.

本数据集旨在对南非创业生态系统中移民企业家在网络行为上的细微差异进行深入研究。数据集针对四个主要研究问题提供了答案。具体而言，该数据集探讨了移民企业家所使用的网络类型、此类网络的构建方式，以及在网络创业生态系统背景下的网络功能和益处。研究者在采用目的性抽样方法对25位移民企业家进行数据收集的过程中，运用了诠释性研究范式，并采用了定性研究方法。研究工作在豪登省的三个市政区域——即厄库伦尼、约翰内斯堡和茨瓦内——展开。