Search for dissertations about: "embeddedness"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 80 swedish dissertations containing the word embeddedness.

  2. 21. Opportunity creation as a mixed embedding process : A study of immigrant entrepreneurs in Sweden

    Author : Quang V. D. Evansluong; Caroline Wigren-Kristoferson; Marcela Ramirez-Pasillas; Monder Ram; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; immigrant entrepreneurship; opportunity creation; entrepreneurial opportunity; social integration; Sweden; mixed embeddedness; mixed embedding; företagsekonomi; immigrant entrepreneurship; opportunity creation; entrepreneurial opportunity; Social integration; sweden; mixed embeddedness; mixed embedding;

    Abstract : Entrepreneurial opportunities are frequently noted and addressed in the literature of immigrant entrepreneurship; however, little is known about how these entrepreneurial opportunities come into existence and how immigrant entrepreneurs create such opportunities. The purpose of this thesis is to examine why and how immigrant entrepreneurs create entrepreneurial opportunities through embedding processes in the home country and the host country. READ MORE

  4. 22. Immigrant Entrepreneurship In Sweden : Challenges And Opportunities Related To Business Development

    Author : Ghazal Zalkat; Henrik Barth; Pia Ulvenblad; Monder Ram; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Immigrant Entrepreneurship; Female; Refugees; Mixed Embeddedness; Business Development; Entrepreneurial Process; Intersectionality;

    Abstract : Background: At a time of continued volatility and uncertainty, there is a growing need to tackle the numerous political-social challenges and embrace the opportunities presented by demographic shifts caused by mass immigration. The migration crisis, which peaked in the European Union during 2015 and 2016, with over a million immigrants, has sparked renewed discussions among scholars, politicians, and the public about the costs and benefits of immigration. READ MORE

  5. 23. Seeking Individual Health and Organizational Sustainability : The Implications of Change and Mobility

    Author : Sara Göransson; Magnus Sverke; Gunnar Aronsson; Jan Johansson Hanse; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Downsizing; organizational change; proactive; demands; participation; temporary work; mobility; involuntary embeddedness; work-related health attributions; working conditions; work-related attitudes; development; wellbeing; health; Psychology; Psykologi; psykologi; Psychology;

    Abstract : Extensive changes are taking place in working life and creating new and important areas for research. New knowledge is needed in order for individuals and organizations to be able to maintain long-term development. READ MORE

  6. 24. How personal networks shape business : an anthropological study of social embeddedness, knowledge development and growth of firms

    Author : Peter Parker; Kristianstad University; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

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  7. 25. The Impact of the Family on Entrepreneurial Outcomes : The Role of Social Embeddedness

    Author : Miriam Bird; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Most entrepreneurs have families that highly influence their business- activities. However, scholars have paid limited attention to how the family as a specific social context impacts entrepreneurial outcomes, such as new venture creation, firm growth, and exit from entrepreneurship-. READ MORE