A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Migrant entrepreneur : Strategic approaches to overcoming liminality
Authors: Elo, Maria; Ermolaeva, Liubov; Ivanova-Gongne, Maria; Klishevich, Daria; Kothari, Tanvi; Wiese, Nila
Publisher: SAGE
Publication year: 2024
Journal: International Small Business Journal
Journal name in source: International Small Business Journal: Researching Entrepreneurship
Volume: 42
Issue: 9
First page : 1074
Last page: 1102
ISSN: 0266-2426
eISSN: 1741-2870
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/02662426241258190
Web address : https://doi.org/10.1177/02662426241258190
In this article, we explore how migrants establish and operate small and medium-sized enterprises in the host country while navigating liminality and developing appropriate entrepreneurial strategies. We use a multiple-case study of Russian-speaking migrant entrepreneurs in Germany to explore how the integration of entrepreneurial migrants into the host country depends on their agency, ability to enter new contexts, adaptive strategies, perceived country of origin, and connections to diasporas. The study contributes to migrant entrepreneurship by explaining how migrants strategise and diminish their liminality by leveraging their portfolio of capabilities and resources to establish, grow, and transform entrepreneurial ventures.
Funding information in the publication:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Maria Ivanova-Gongne and Maria Elo acknowledge and are grateful for the financial support by the Academy of Finland Grant No. 348534 for a part of their research time funding during this research.
