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Constructing National Higher Education Brands: Korea, India and Israel Compared

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Education, Volume 61, Issue 1, March 2026.
ABSTRACT This study examines the websites of the national higher education (HE) brands of Study in Korea, Study in India and Study in Israel, exploring how these ‘offbeat’ destinations position themselves in the global HE market. Drawing on rhetorical analysis and employing a qualitative comparative case study approach, it reveals the key identity ...
Annette Bamberger   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Women Entrepreneurs in the Informal Economy: Challenges and Motivations for Entering the Informal Market

open access: yesGender, Work &Organization, Volume 33, Issue 2, Page 644-655, March 2026.
ABSTRACT The aim of this study is to analyze the factors that affect the entrepreneurial activity of women in the informal economy in emerging economies, considering their motivations and the challenges they face in this context. The research was conducted through a systematic literature review, accompanied by a bibliographic analysis of the main ...
Rebecca Thaffenne Santos Oliveira   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Functionaries: A Distributional Approach to Institutional Analysis

open access: yesJournal for the Theory of Social Behaviour, Volume 56, Issue 1, March 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper outlines a distributional approach to institutional analysis, reconceptualising institutions as distributions of knowledge and activity across people. We argue that institutionalisation and institutional change are best understood by focussing on actors with the requisite knowledge and motivation to keep institutional patterns going,
Dustin S. Stoltz   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Employers mexican migrants in the United States [PDF]

open access: yesRa Ximhai, 2013
You might think that by definition the migrant labor plays in less profitable niches and meager social mobility. However, a large group of migrants in different economically developed countries have successfully launched businesses of diverse nature and ...
Eduardo Fernández Guzmán   +2 more
doaj  

No. 70: International Migrants and Refugees in Cape Town’s Informal Economy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This report is the most comprehensive study yet of the contribution of migrant and refugee entrepreneurs to Cape Town’s local economy. The survey of over 500 entrepreneurs engaged in trade, services and manufacturing in different areas of the city ...
Chikanda, Abel   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Are Immigrants More Innovative? Evidence From Entrepreneurs

open access: yesJournal of Economics &Management Strategy, Volume 35, Issue 1, Page 3-29, Spring 2026.
ABSTRACT We evaluate the contributions of immigrant entrepreneurs to innovation in the United States using linked survey‐administrative data on 199,000 firms. We find that not only are immigrants more likely than natives to own businesses, but on average their firms display more innovative activities and outcomes. Immigrant‐owned firms are particularly
Kyung Min Lee   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

What about rethinking ethnic economy sociology? The case of the immigrant entrepreneurship in Lavapiés (Spain)

open access: yesMigraciones, 2014
The research on the relationship between self-employment and immigrant population is already a consolidated field in the sociology of migration. This article examines the more important approaches (middleman minorities, ethnic economy, ethnic enclave ...
Alberto Riesco Sanz
doaj  

How it started, how it evolved: Ukrainian entrepreneurship in Poland

open access: yesInternational Entrepreneurship Review
Objective: This exploratory article analyses the entrepreneurial activities of Ukrainian immigrants in Poland from 2018 to the present. We examine immigrant and refugee entrepreneurship as part of socio-economic adaptation.
Konrad Pędziwiatr   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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