Building on an in-depth study of 12 Bulgarian migrant entrepreneurial company cases in London, we illustrate how migrant entrepreneurs (MEs) interact with, and learn from, their exposure to a diaspora network. We demonstrate that learning processes need to be studied within the context where they occur as MEs adapt their modes of learning to contextual changes. We use social learning theory to offer a situated process model of learning, which shows why and how learning evolves over time, the learning modes MEs undergo (i.e. observational, participative, and exploratory learning), as well as the process configuration within which these learning modes are rooted. This article adds to the growing body of work showing the boundary conditions and the mechanisms through which MEs learn from networks when operating in a foreign market.

基于对伦敦 12 个保加利亚移民创业公司案例的深入研究，我们说明了移民企业家 (ME) 如何与他们接触侨民网络并从中学习。我们证明了学习过程需要在它们发生的上下文中进行研究，因为 ME 将他们的学习模式适应于上下文的变化。我们使用社会学习理论来提供学习的情境化过程模型，该模型显示学习为何以及如何随时间演变、ME 经历的学习模式（即观察性、参与性和探索性学习），以及这些学习的过程配置模式根深蒂固。这篇文章补充了越来越多的工作，展示了 ME 在国外市场运营时从网络中学习的边界条件和机制。