Refugee and Immigrant Entrepreneurship

Due to political and economic instability in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries, an increasing number of inhabitants continue to migrate to other countries. From here, they either join employment or become refugee or immigrant entrepreneurs. Such developments carry risks such as integration problems, but there are also significant opportunities. This book takes a deep dive into those challenges and potential prospects, and places special emphasis on Türkiye, a region that is significantly impacted by migration from Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan and other African countries. Chapters explore the various issues around refugee and immigrant entrepreneurs within their host countries. Authors offer analysis of the difficulties experienced by such entrepreneurs in economic and socio-cultural contexts. Including various field examples using qualitative and quantitative research methods and economic implications using macro analysis, the book offers policy recommendations, examines the opportunities of refugee and immigrant entrepreneurship in Türkiye and explores the benefits to Türkiye from a holistic perspective.

Discusses in depth the refugee entrepreneurship in Türkiye Examines the challenges and opportunities of refugee entrepreneurs in Türkiye through real cases Provides important findings on the economic and social impacts of refugee entrepreneurs on Türkiye as a host country

Autorentext
Mustafa Atilla ARICIOGLU is a Professor and Head of the Department of Business Administration at the Faculty of Political Sciences at Necmettin Erbakan University. Previously, he was an assistant specialist and manager in the banking, advertising, education and consultancy sectors. He also contributes to various institutions and organizations in management and project consultancy.

Özdal KOYUNCUOGLU is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Applied Sciences of Necmettin Erbakan University. Throughout his previous career in the private sector, he performed several projects and organized trainings and seminars.

Abdullah Oktay DÜNDAR is Associate Professor at Necmettin Erbakan University. Previously, he worked in the private sector for many years as a foreign trade specialist in the automotive, milling machinery and chemistry sectors.

Inhalt
Chapter 1: Refugee Entrepreneurship: An Analysis on Türkiye.- Chapter 2: Current Analysis of the Effects of Refugee Entrepreneurs and Workers on the Turkish Economic Development and Labor Market.- Chapter 3: Refugee Entrepreneurship's Access to Financial Resources and Achievements/Failures in the Context of External Funds and Grants.- Chapter 4: A Content Analysis of Research on Refugee Entrepreneurship in Türkiye.- Chapter 5: Bibliometric Analysis of Academic Studies on Syrian Immigrant Entrepreneurs Who Settled in Türkiye.- Chapter 6: Refugee Entrepreneurship in the Context of Social Entrepreneurship.- Chapter 7: The Use of Experience Sampling Methodology in the Analysis of the Impact of Immigrants' Self-Efficacy on Their Entrepreneurial Performance.- Chapter 8: Migrant Entrepreneur Women in Konya: Processes and Expectations.- Chapter 9: Refugee Women Entrepreneurship: A Qualitative Research on Syrian Women Refugee Entrepreneurs in Türkiye.- Chapter 10: A Study on the Experience of Being a Refugee Entrepreneur in the Konya Shoe Industry: Syrian Entrepreneurs in Aykent Shoemakers Site.- Chapter 11: Entrepreneurial Orientation of Refugee and Immigrant Students in Higher Education in Türkiye: The Example of Necmettin Erbakan University.- Chapter 12: Research on the Commercial Activities of Immigrant Entrepreneurs in Gaziantep and Hatay Provinces in Türkiye.
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