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Empowerment through Entrepreneurship - A Tool for Integration among Immigrant Women?

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  • Abbasian, Saeid

    (Jönköping International Business School)

  • Bildt, Carina

    (Gotland University)

Abstract

The study investigates whether entrepreneurship among immigrant women in Sweden may be a way to achieve integration in working life and thereby increase their empowerment. Sixteen female entrepreneurs were interviewed. They started their businesses for a number of reasons: unemployment, lack of suitable jobs and career possibilities, discrimination and forced privatization, desire for personal development, independence and freedom, or work within one’s own field of interest. We conclude that entrepreneurship can be a tool for increasing empowerment among educated immigrant women.

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  • Abbasian, Saeid & Bildt, Carina, 2009. "Empowerment through Entrepreneurship - A Tool for Integration among Immigrant Women?," CISEG Working Papers Series 6, Jönköping International Business School, Centre for Innovation Systems, Entrepreneurship and Growth.
    • Handle: RePEc:hhs:hjiseg:0006
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    1. Zoran Slavnic, 2013. "Immigrant Small Business in Sweden: A Critical Review of the Development of A Research Field," Journal of Business Administration Research, Journal of Business Administration Research, Sciedu Press, vol. 2(1), pages 29-42, April.
    2. Chreim, Samia & Spence, Martine & Crick, David & Liao, Xiaolu, 2018. "Review of female immigrant entrepreneurship research: Past findings, gaps and ways forward," European Management Journal, Elsevier, vol. 36(2), pages 210-222.

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    Keywords

    Entrepreneurship; Immigrant women; Empowerment; Integration;
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    JEL classification:

    • J10 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - General
    • J20 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - General
    • J70 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - General

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