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Conceptual insights into the diverse pathways in migrant entrepreneurship

open access: yesInternational Entrepreneurship Review
Objective: The objective of the article is to conceptualize and systematize the most relevant dimensions and issues of migrant entrepreneurship based on the literature review.
Aleksandra Gaweł   +3 more
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Demographic change and regional competitiveness: The effects of immigration and ageing [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
The demographic profile of a region is usually seen as a slowly changing background phenomenon in the analysis of regional competitiveness and regional growth. However, regional demographic change can have a significant impact on regional competitiveness
Poot, Jacques
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The Influence of Role Models on Immigrant Self-Employment: A Spatial Analysis for Switzerland [PDF]

open access: yes
Theoretical and empirical research suggests a connection between the presence of role models and the emergence of entrepreneurs. Existing entrepreneurs may act as role models for self-employment candidates by providing successful examples.
Giuliano Guerra, Roberto Patuelli
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High-Technology Entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley [PDF]

open access: yes
The economic expansion of the late 1990s created many opportunities for business creation in Silicon Valley, but the opportunity cost of starting a business was also high during this period because of the exceptionally tight labor market.
Chatterji, Aaron K., Fairlie, Robert W.
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Diversity and SMEs : Existing Evidence and Policy Tensions : ERC White Paper No.3 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The purpose of this White Paper is to present an overarching review of the evidence that currently exists with regard to diversity and SMEs. It outlines longstanding concerns that entrepreneurial activities and ambitions are restricted to a narrow range ...
Carter, Sara   +3 more
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Theorising Immigrant/Ethnic Entrepreneurship in the Context of Welfare States

open access: yesMigracijske i etničke teme, 2011
The authors discuss the dynamics of immigrant/ethnic entrepreneurship in different welfare state regimes through the prism of theoretical frameworks that were developed in the United States and Europe. It is argued that, contrary to the United States, in
Marina Lukšič Hacin   +1 more
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What Makes an Entrepreneur and Does It Pay?: Native Men, Turks, and Other Migrants in Germany [PDF]

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This paper focuses on the entrepreneurial endeavors of immigrants and natives in Germany. We pay closer attention to Turks, since they are the largest immigrant group with a strong entrepreneurial tradition, and the self-employed Turks in Germany ...
Amelie Constant   +2 more
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