A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book

The Case Story of Inga, an Estonian Craft Shop Owner in Finland




AuthorsSatu Aaltonen, Elisa Akola

EditorsMaria Elo, Indianna Minto-Coy

Publishing placeCham, Switzerland

Publication year2019

Book title Diaspora Networks in International Business

Series titleContributions to Management Science

First page 357

Last page372

Number of pages16

ISBN978-3-319-91094-9

eISBN978-3-319-91095-6

ISSN1431-1941

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91095-6_18(external)

Web address https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-91095-6_18(external)


Abstract

This chapter reveals
the essential roles of trust and bridging social capital in an immigrant
business start-up process, which takes place in an environment lacking business
opportunities based on serving one's own ethnic community. The
narrative unveils how the business start-up process of Inga—an Estonian in
Finland—is intertwined with the personal and professional processes of her
social inclusion in a new host country. There were several liabilities to
overcome during the business start-up process, despite the cultural proximity
of her home and host countries. Her story reveals a little-studied phenomenon
of the Nordic diaspora.



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