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Interrogating returnee entrepreneurship in the Nigerian context

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  • Sanya Ojo

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Purpose - This study aims to intend to appraise the characteristics of returnee entrepreneurship and its contributions to development in form of transfer of knowledge and skills in the Nigerian context. Design/methodology/approach - A case study approach complemented with situational observations was used. The lived experiences of two returnees were interrogated in semi-structured interviews for an in-depth analysis. Findings - Findings illustrate the dilemmas and challenges returnee entrepreneurs from the developed host countries confronted in their entrepreneurial endeavors in the homeland. Originality/value - This paper highlights the misconceptions around relocation of immigrants’ business people back to their homeland. It contributes to the growing literature on the social and economic impacts of returnee entrepreneurs (as opposed to diaspora and transnational entrepreneurs) to their homelands’ development.

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  • Sanya Ojo, 2017. "Interrogating returnee entrepreneurship in the Nigerian context," Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 11(5), pages 590-608, November.
  • Handle: RePEc:eme:jecpps:jec-07-2016-0025
    DOI: 10.1108/JEC-07-2016-0025
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    1. Robert Wentrup & H. Richard Nakamura & Patrik Ström, 2020. "Closing the Digital Entrepreneurship Gap the Case of Returnee Entrepreneurs in Morocco," Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Economies, Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, vol. 6(1), pages 140-162, January.

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