Becoming Spatially Embedded: Findings from a Study on Rural Immigrant Entrepreneurship in Norway
Objective: The purpose of this article is to offer a nuanced understanding of (immigrant) entrepreneurship as a socio-economic and spatially embedded practice by analysing data from a qualitative study in Finnmark, in northernmost Norway. Research Design & Methods: The article is based on a qual...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:7f12ff28e6d24c1685910076f086b420 2023-05-15T16:13:44+02:00 Becoming Spatially Embedded: Findings from a Study on Rural Immigrant Entrepreneurship in Norway Mai Camilla Munkejord 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.15678/EBER.2017.050107 https://doaj.org/article/7f12ff28e6d24c1685910076f086b420 EN eng Cracow University of Economics //eber.uek.krakow.pl/index.php/eber/article/view/218 https://doaj.org/toc/2353-883X https://doaj.org/toc/2353-8821 2353-883X 2353-8821 doi:10.15678/EBER.2017.050107 https://doaj.org/article/7f12ff28e6d24c1685910076f086b420 Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 111-130 (2017) immigrant entrepreneurship local community Northern Norway rural context spatial embeddedness Social Sciences H article 2017 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.15678/EBER.2017.050107 2022-12-31T00:10:52Z Objective: The purpose of this article is to offer a nuanced understanding of (immigrant) entrepreneurship as a socio-economic and spatially embedded practice by analysing data from a qualitative study in Finnmark, in northernmost Norway. Research Design & Methods: The article 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 approach (CGT). Findings: The article contributes to the entrepreneurship literature in general and to the immigrant entrepreneurship literature in particular by investigating mutual connections between immigrant entrepreneurs, place and community. The article firstly reveals that immigrants may be able to successfully create and exploit entrepreneurial opportunities literally from day one in the rural community in which they settle. Implications & Recommendations: This study notes that immigrant entrepreneurs may contribute to building the periphery. Hence, developing our knowledge of how to increase the feeling of local belonging of immigrants may be important for many rural regions. This is because, rural immigrants not only represent a much needed inflow of younger people in a typically decreasing and ageing population, but also entail cultural variation and job creation, thus contributing to place development. Contribution & Value Added: The originality of this article is to investigate mutual connections between immigrant entrepreneurs, place and community, hence revealing how immigrants, when being supported by the rural community, may be able to successfully create and exploit entrepreneurial opportunities in rural communities, and, through entrepreneurship processes, may even contribute to (re)build the rural areas. Article in Journal/Newspaper Finnmark Northern Norway Finnmark Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Norway Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review 5 1 111 130 |
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Objective: The purpose of this article is to offer a nuanced understanding of (immigrant) entrepreneurship as a socio-economic and spatially embedded practice by analysing data from a qualitative study in Finnmark, in northernmost Norway. Research Design & Methods: The article 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 approach (CGT). Findings: The article contributes to the entrepreneurship literature in general and to the immigrant entrepreneurship literature in particular by investigating mutual connections between immigrant entrepreneurs, place and community. The article firstly reveals that immigrants may be able to successfully create and exploit entrepreneurial opportunities literally from day one in the rural community in which they settle. Implications & Recommendations: This study notes that immigrant entrepreneurs may contribute to building the periphery. Hence, developing our knowledge of how to increase the feeling of local belonging of immigrants may be important for many rural regions. This is because, rural immigrants not only represent a much needed inflow of younger people in a typically decreasing and ageing population, but also entail cultural variation and job creation, thus contributing to place development. Contribution & Value Added: The originality of this article is to investigate mutual connections between immigrant entrepreneurs, place and community, hence revealing how immigrants, when being supported by the rural community, may be able to successfully create and exploit entrepreneurial opportunities in rural communities, and, through entrepreneurship processes, may even contribute to (re)build the rural areas. |
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Becoming Spatially Embedded: Findings from a Study on Rural Immigrant Entrepreneurship in Norway |
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Becoming Spatially Embedded: Findings from a Study on Rural Immigrant Entrepreneurship in Norway |
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Becoming Spatially Embedded: Findings from a Study on Rural Immigrant Entrepreneurship in Norway |
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becoming spatially embedded: findings from a study on rural immigrant entrepreneurship in norway |
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