Keywords

construct development and evaluation, economic development, evaluation of current theories, comparative entrepreneurship, immigration policy, refugees

Abstract

This paper considers migrants on a continuum in terms of voluntariness of departure and intended timeframe in the new location. The corresponding 2 x 2 framework offers a theory-driven typology with which to consider four groups: exiles, sojourners, immigrants, and refugees. We apply the framework to the topic of migrant entrepreneurship, demonstrating the need for separate consideration of refugee and immigrant entrepreneurs. We propose ways in which types of capital differ between the two and discuss how differences affect entrepreneurial endeavors. The framework extends scholarship on migrant entrepreneurship, while providing a nomological net for improved theorizing for a range of migrant situations.

Original Publication Citation

Christensen, L. J., Newman, A., Herrick, H., & Godfrey, P. (2020). Separate but not equal: Toward a nomological net for migrant entrepreneurship. Journal of International Business Policy, 3(1): 1-22.

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2020

Publisher

Journal of International Business Policy

Language

English

College

Marriott School of Business

Department

Marketing

University Standing at Time of Publication

Full Professor

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