dc.contributor.author | Munkejord, Mai Camilla | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-06-01T13:55:57Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-06-01T13:55:57Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
dc.description.abstract | Purpose – This paper aims to address the rural and gender gaps in the immigrant entrepreneurship
literature by exploring the start-up stories of 18 female immigrants who currently run a business in
northernmost Norway.
<br>Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on a qualitative fieldwork including business
visits and in-depth interviews. The transcripts from the interviews were analysed using a constructivist
grounded theory (CGT) approach.
<br>Findings – Four modes of entry to entrepreneurship were identified: entrepreneurship as a way out of
unemployment; entrepreneurship as a means to avoid underemployment, entrepreneurship as a means to live
in a region of perceived attraction; and entrepreneurship as a preferred choice for women in satisfactory wage
labour. In addition, the paper reveals the importance of family support and of spatial embeddedness among
immigrant entrepreneurs living in a rural context.
<br>Practical implications – This study notes that the modes of entry to rural immigrant entrepreneurship
are diverse, but that they are often partly related to the pursuit of an initial feeling of belonging in the new region of settlement. Hence, developing the knowledge of how to not only attract but also retain and increase the feeling of local belonging of immigrants may be important for many rural regions in the Western world.
This is because rural immigrants not only represent a much needed in-flow of younger people in a typically decreasing and ageing population but also entail cultural variation and job creation, thus contributing to place development.
<br>Social implications – The paper argues for the importance of considering immigrant entrepreneurs as
significant actors of rural development.
<br>Originality/value – While immigrant entrepreneurship has emerged as an important field of study, it has
been criticised for focusing predominantly on men and for neglecting contextual variations in the analysis.
The rural context especially has been largely omitted. By focusing on female immigrants having established | en_US |
dc.description | Source at <a href=http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JEC-05-2015-0029> http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JEC-05-2015-0029 </a>. | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Munkejord MC. Immigrant Entrepreneurship Contextualised: Becoming a Female Migrant Entrepreneur in Rural Norway. Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy. 2017;11(2) | en_US |
dc.identifier.cristinID | FRIDAID 1276941 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1750-6204 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1750-6212 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10037/11093 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Emerald | en_US |
dc.relation.journal | Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy | |
dc.relation.projectID | eu-repo/grantAgreement/RCN//212361/Norway/Border-crossing business activity in the Barents Region: Understanding the drivers and barriers for transnational entrepreneurship// | en_US |
dc.rights.accessRights | openAccess | en_US |
dc.subject | VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Samfunnsgeografi: 290 | en_US |
dc.subject | VDP::Social science: 200::Human geography: 290 | en_US |
dc.title | Immigrant Entrepreneurship Contextualised: Becoming a Female Migrant Entrepreneur in Rural Norway | en_US |
dc.type | Journal article | en_US |
dc.type | Tidsskriftartikkel | en_US |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | en_US |