Reflections on Immigrant Entrepreneurship

This book explores the nuanced dynamics that shape immigrant entrepreneurship. It examines how time, context, and gender influence entrepreneurial behaviours of diasporas in emerging contexts, offering a fresh perspective on the motivations, strategies, and challenges faced by immigrant entrepreneurs. Through a multidisciplinary approach, the authors examine the intersection of cultural adaptation, economic aspirations, and social networks, and their evolution over time. By focusing on gender and behaviours unique to diaspora groups, this book provides an in-depth understanding of the impact of identity and heritage on business practices and the transformative role of immigrant entrepreneurs in their host countries. Featuring real-world case studies, this book is an essential resource for scholars, researchers, academics, practitioners, and policymakers interested in the changing landscape of immigrant entrepreneurship in today's interconnected world.

Examines how gender and unique regional contexts impact entrepreneurial behaviors in immigrant entrepreneurs Provides multidisciplinary insights drawing from sociology, economics, migration studies, and international business Explores the mixed embeddedness framework and shows how institutional contexts influence business formation and strategy Offers practical insight into market selection and opportunity recognition among transnational migrant entrepreneurs

Autorentext

Roberto P. Q. Falcão is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Universidade do Grande Rio (UNIGRANRIO) Management Graduate Program in Brazil. His research focus is on immigrant entrepreneurship, strategy, marketing, and small- and medium-size enterprise (SME). He has published articles in various international scholarly journals.

Eduardo P. Cruz is a Full Professor in the Department of Entrepreneurship and Management at the Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil. His research is mainly in immigrant entrepreneurship, decision theory, marketing, strategic planning, and finance. He has been published in various international scholarly journals.

Leo-Paul Dana is Professor of Management at Dalhousie University (Nova Scotia, Canada) and Visiting Professor at LUT School of Business and Management, Lappeenranta University of Technology (Finland). Professor Dana has been researching for and with indigenous people and in indigenous entrepreneurship. His work has been published in a variety of international scholarly journals.

Inhalt

Chapter1: Introduction Migration and integration.- Chapter2: Does institutional context matter.- Chapter3: Time perspectives in migration.- Chapter4: A host country as a bridge for migration.- Chapter5: Trust and mistrust in ethnic communities.- Chapter6: The feminization of migration across the globe.- Chapter7: The international career of immigrants of emerging contexts.- Chapter8: Choice of markets and its antecedents.