Nigerians in the Diaspora Preferences for Entrepreneurial Support - Mofoluke Akiode

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1.  Nigerians in Diaspora: Preferences and Entrepreneurial Support
2. DIASPORIC ECONOMIC AGENTS Adapted  from  Weinar  (2010)   INDICATORS UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION FOR MIGRATION EUROPEAN COMMISSION Legal Relevant Irrelevant Relevant Citizenship Unclear Irrelevant Irrelevant Ethnic or National Origin Relevant Relevant Relevant Duration of stay in host country Temporary Migrants Excluded All Included Temporary Migrants Excluded Legal employment Relevant Irrelevant Relevant Skills to offer Relevant Relevant Relevant Funds to offer Relevant Relevant Relevant Subjective feeling of belonging Unclear Relevant Irrelevant
3. DISPERSAL Vs CONNECTIVITY
4. BACKGROUND •  Establishment of the Nigerians in the Diaspora Organizations (NIDO) Worldwide in 2000 with branches across Europe, the United States and Canada. •  The Nigerian National Volunteer Service (NNVS) was established in 2003. •  Diaspora Export Programme (DEP) launched in September, 2013
5. DIASPORA SUPPORT FRAMEWORK
7. OECD-ECOWAS NETWORK
8. DIASPORA SUPPORT PRESTIGE  
9. MOTIVATION •  Altruistic/Emotional e.g. family support and kinship concerns •  Instrumental e.g. financial, social-status, political
10. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK Granovetter (1985) McPherson et al. (2001) •  Linking Linking •  Bridging Bonding •  Bonding Bridging •  None None
11. MODEL ASSUMPTIONS •  Rationality. •  Identity is a utility function  (McPherson et al., 2001). •  Two distinct and mutually exclusive behavioural alternatives (Granovetter, 1978). •  Preferences are heterogeneous. •  Choice is less costly when more people are involved.
12. THE MODEL Diasporic Actors (Clusters = C1 , C2 , C3 ……Cn ) No Support Support Preferences (P) = P1 , P2, P3 and P4 P5
13. SUPPORT THRESHOLDS THRESHOLDS SOCIAL CAPITAL AGENT TYPE OF SUPPORT EXAMPLES Extremely low threshold /high benefit/Instrumental motivation   Linking Instigators Institutionalised support   Invest through agencies or government   Low threshold / moderate benefit/ altruistic motivation Bonding Early majority Like-me support Invest in businesses owned by people they feel strongly connected to High threshold/weak benefit/mixed motivation Bridging Latter Majority Cross-cutting support Invest in any type of business but needs a lot of convincing Extremely high threshold /no benefit/no motivation None Disinterested Support none
14. POLICY IMPLICATIONS