Experiences of immigrant entrepreneurs in the context of the Swedish society

• Main Author: Ip, Kin Ting
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för kultur och samhälle 2020
• Subjects: immigrant entrepreneur; ethnic business; self-employment; immigrant business owner; Sweden; entrepreneurial activity; International Migration and Ethnic Relations; Internationell Migration och Etniska Relationer (IMER)
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-166665

Immigrant entrepreneurs are seen in many societies in present days, no exception for a country like Sweden with a significant number of foreign-born populations. This thesis gets in touch with current immigrant entrepreneurs in the country to obtain first-hand experiences in the entrepreneurial process. The thesis explores the factors affecting these immigrant entrepreneurs in business establishment from the first-person point of view. Employing the mixed embeddedness approach in analysis, the thesis investigates the interactions between the immigrant entrepreneurs and the environment. Every part of the society and individual characteristics could impact the decision made by immigrant entrepreneurs regarding business establishment. The establishment of business is a result of contributions from many different elements surrounding the immigrant entrepreneur. This thesis represents some of the many actual experiences in the Swedish society. There is still an extensive field left to explore and many diversified experiences to be discovered.