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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The dynamic nature of small islands being geographically isolated and their perceived connectedness with global networks complicates research attempts to draw general conclusions on whether insularity leads to marginalization or strengthens their resilience for sustainable development.
Toheeb Lekan Jolaosho +2 more
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Immigrant Entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley [PDF]
Berkeley Planning Journal, 1998 This anicle documents the growing presence of highly educated and technically skilled Indian and Chinese immigrants in the Silicon Valle y workforce. These immigrants are employed in the high-tech sectors of the economy at greater rates than the general population, are more likely to work in manufacturing than services, and have a greater degree of ...
Saxenian, AnnaLee, Edulbehram, Jumbi
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National Policy Coherence Counts for Reducing Inequality in Global Climate and Development Agendas
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT International institutions promote policy coherence as crucial to the effective and fair implementation of global sustainability agendas, though the evidence for its benefits is slim. We present here the first systematic cross‐country dataset on the consequences of national government efforts to promote policy coherence for vulnerable groups ...
Katherine Browne +10 more
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Practical Methodology for Developing Visions for Carbon‐Neutral Cities and Communities
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Cities and communities play important roles in sustainable development and climate change mitigation. This study presents a novel framework for developing carbon‐neutral visions for cities and communities. We established five “principles,” investigated options encompassing four parameters (management, goal setting, actions, and quantification),
Kei Gomi +4 more
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Serving whom? Immigrant entrepreneurs in a new local context
Fennia: International Journal of Geography, 2019 In Helsinki, the current number of immigrants is quickly rising. Ethnic retail has emerged as a new, but visible, part of the city landscape. Compared to other European countries, becoming an entrepreneur is typically not very popular in Finland ...
Johanna Lilius, Hossam Hewidy
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Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Research Summary Access to markets is critical for entrepreneurial success, yet many face significant barriers. This study argues that digital platforms functioning as peer‐to‐peer marketplaces can facilitate entrepreneurial activity by improving market access for new ventures.
Daehyun Kim, Yongwook Paik, Namil Kim
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Immigrant entrepreneurs' access to information as a local economic development problem
PlaNext, 2016 Sociologists and geographers have examined immigrant entrepreneurship in the United States to discuss what types of industries immigrants enter, why some groups are more inclined to entrepreneurship than others, and how social networks influence ...
Jessica Doyle
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Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review, 2015 Objective: The purpose of this article is to address rural and gender gaps in the immigrant entrepreneurship literature by analysing the start-up narratives of nine male entrepreneurs in Finnmark in northernmost Norway.
Mai Camilla Munkejord
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Strategic Management Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Research Summary We examine variation in high‐technology startups' performance based on founders' pre‐entry experiences by developing a formal model and using confidential employee‐employer linked microdata from the United States to examine the empirical consistency of the model propositions.
Rajshree Agarwal +3 more
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Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2013 Existing entrepreneurial discourses have been dominated by white middle-class androcentric approach, giving little space to the discussions of racism and sexism experienced by minority women entrepreneurs.
Frances Chiang +2 more
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