This article contributes to the emerging discussion on the role of context in entrepreneurship
as well as the development of theorizing on rural entrepreneurship. It does so by exploring …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how rural entrepreneurship is discussed by
analyzing articles in the leading journals of the two main research fields, entrepreneurship …

Using data for US rural counties we examine the how the age profile of migrants from 1990
to 2000 impacts business start-ups in 2000. Depending on the industry classification, we find …

Rural communities throughout Japan, especially in the most peripheral regions, are
experiencing rapid demographic, socio-economic, and environmental decline, with many …

Rapid urbanization in China has induced profound changes in the relationship between
urban and rural areas, especially in urban agglomerations. This paper contributes a better …

Small enterprises play a vital role in the drive toward sustainable tourism and in the sector
more broadly, and their importance is accentuated in rural contexts. Beyond entrepreneurial …

A kgün AA, B aycan-L event T., N ijkamp P. and P oot J. Roles of local and newcomer
entrepreneurs in rural development: a comparative meta-analytic study, Regional Studies …

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 …

The increasing flow of interregional migration can lead to the reconstruction of social capital.
Unlike international migrants who tend to engage in enclave entrepreneurship, internal …

New dynamics of local development have shed the light on the possible revitalization of
European rural and mountain areas. A key element in these dynamics is the international …