Barriers to immigrant entrepreneurship: A causal relationship analysis of the Asian immigrant entrepreneurs in Germany employing the DEMATEL approach

Research background: Entrepreneurship and migration are top priorities on many national international agendas. As a result, entrepreneurship is one of the most popular strategies immigrants use to avoid unemployment in host country. However, studies lack discuss causal relationships among key barriers immigrant entrepreneurs. Purpose article: This study attempts fill knowledge gap investigate relationship between primary obstacles faced by Asian entrepreneurs Germany. Methods: A predesigned questionnaire was used face-to-face interviews with business owners Germany for study, Decision-Making Trial Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) method data analysis used. Findings & value added: The findings reveal that sufficient financial resources establish business, high market competition, local language country significant barriers, others, which may severely hamper performance have considerable impact their entrepreneurial decision. At same time, professional skills, problems rules regulations, cultural differences least essential show unfamiliarity language, differences, experience associated causer category. enough capital venture, difficulty access resources, competition relate receiver research generates policymakers, particularly those participating studies. One study's novelties using DEMATEL framework decision-making European context.