This paper examines how human and social capital influences the entrepreneurial activity of
migrant entrepreneurs, with special reference to forced migrants due to conflict. The study …

Purpose As a consequence of global changes, the landscape of immigration is changing.
This brings opportunities for researching more nuanced aspects related to immigrant …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to challenge the mainstream idea of “ethnically over‐
socialised” migrant entrepreneurs, by embedding the concept of social capital in a …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to answer the following question: what motivates
refugees to create their own businesses in a developing country, and how do they go about …

This paper introduces the preliminary results of a study which aims to establish a context
sensitive understanding of what are the most essential skills and resources needed by …

This paper explores the relationship between international migration and entrepreneurship,
drawing on data on around 300 return migrants to two West African states, Ghana and Côte …

This study investigates the motivations and obstacles to immigrant entrepreneurship in
South Africa. 101 immigrant entrepreneurs participated in the survey and a self-administered …

Purpose–The past decade has shown a remarkable growth in entrepreneurship among
immigrants in Greece, while their contribution to Greek society is still clouded by issues of …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to introduce the special issue on “Entrepreneurial
migration: characteristics, causes and effects”. Design/methodology/approach–Literature …

This article examines the intentions of the diaspora to return to their homeland and engage
in entrepreneurial activity. We focus on post-conflict economies where the development …