Strategies of Social Integration in the Biographies of Greek Female Immigrants coming from the Former Soviet Union. Self-employment as an Alternative

Serdedakis, Nikos; Tsiolis, Giorgos; Manolis, Tzanakis; Papaioannou, Skevos

doi:10.1080/0390670032000087032

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“…Meanwhile, the majority of studies investigating refugee entrepreneurships in developing CORs (see Table 4 for wave 3) have made use of theories that center upon economic development, institutional theories, camp economies, and livelihood approaches (e.g., [83,101,103,107,108,110,111,121]). There have also been a number of studies that have applied micro-level theories, such as those dealing with personal traits, motivation theories, and identity theories (e.g., [72,75,77,94,96,113,125]), while some have presented a more philosophic and theoretical consideration dealing with the phenomenon of "being", perceiving it through, for example, the ontology of belonging (e.g., [118]), the meaning of citizenship (e.g., [117]), resilience humanitarianism (e.g., [124]), and neoliberal theory [110].…”

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From Center to Periphery and Back Again: A Systematic Literature Review of Refugee Entrepreneurship

Heilbrunn¹,

Iannone

2020

Sustainability

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This paper presents a qualitative, systematic literature review of refugee entrepreneurship research that has been published in academic outlets, up to 2018. We synthesize the contributions to the field, providing a state of the art, so as to elucidate our current understandings of the phenomenon and highlight gaps that will help enhance our future approaches and knowledge. The empirical analysis reveals a fast emerging, eclectic field, with research from a wide range of disciplines, produced by the ‘academic center’, largely in the ‘academic periphery’. Publication numbers have been on the rise, especially in the last ten years, yet, there is very little mutual acknowledgement and discussions arising between researchers, as revealed by a bibliometric analysis. A content analysis shows three main waves of publications based on countries of origin, countries of residence, and migration timeframes. The vast majority of publications take on an exploratory approach to research, with diverse theoretical framings from an array of disciplines, and the thematic clusters reveal how researchers are attempting to tease out the distinctiveness of refugee entrepreneurs from other, closely related entrepreneurship groups.

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From Center to Periphery and Back Again: A Systematic Literature Review of Refugee Entrepreneurship

Heilbrunn¹,

Iannone

2020

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“…Preliminary evidence in Greece(Serdedakis et al 2003;Liapi 2006) shows that self-employment plays a positive role in migrants' life trajectories particularly in respect to the opportunities it generates for the second generation. In Britain, for instance, the trend of minorities moving out of the marginality of the ethnic niche economy and diversifying into sectors that can support businesses beyond the micro-scale is partly attributed to a better educated, specialized and professional second generation gradually taking over(Ram et al 2003).…”

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Migrant Entrepreneurship in Greece: Diversity of Pathways for Emerging Ethnic Business Communities in Thessaloniki

Labrianidis

Hatziprokopiou

2010

Int. Migration & Integration

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This paper examines aspects of immigrants' entrepreneurship in Greece, focusing on the emergence of distinct ethnic business communities by migrants from China, Nigeria, Albania and the former USSR. Beginning from a literature review, it overviews the policy context and official statistics in Greece and discusses recent fieldwork findings in Thessaloniki. The diversity of entrepreneurial strategies and practises is explained through a typology based on the prevailing characteristics of immigrant businesses. We suggest that the entrepreneurship of migrants is embedded within the dynamics of immigrants' integration and the broader factors on which this depends. This has important implications, calling for a realistic, coherent, inclusive and long-spanning migratory policy.Résumé Cet article examine des aspects de l'esprit d'entreprise des immigrants en Grèce, en se concentrant sur l'émergence de milieux des affaires ethniques distincts par des migrants de la Chine, le Nigeria, l'Albanie et l'Ex-Union Soviétique. Débutant par une revue de la littérature, nous présentons un aperçu du contexte de la politique et des statistiques officielles en Grèce et discutons des résultats de recherches récentes sur le terrain à Thessalonique. La diversité des stratégies et des pratiques entrepreneuriales est expliquée par une typologie basée sur les caractér-istiques prédominantes des entreprises immigrantes. Nous proposons que l'esprit d'entreprise des immigrants est partie intégrante de la dynamique de l'intégration des immigrants et des facteurs plus vastes dont elle dépend. Les répercussions en sont importantes car cela exige une politique en matière de migration qui soit réaliste, cohérente, inclusive et à long terme.

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“…This study examines the impact of network resources and network structure on the success of micro-enterprises owned by ultra-religious women. Measuring business success is an issue in and of itself, and has to do with questions such as who defines what success is, and what the quantitative parameters of success are and whether they can be measured (Banerjee, 2001;Brouder and Eriksson, 2013;FINCA, 2005;Raheim, 1996;Serdedakis et al, 2003;Simmons, 2004). Marom and Lussier (2014) defined small business success in Israel as surviving for over a year.…”

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The surprising lack of connection between social networks and the enterprise success of ultra-religious female micro-entrepreneurs

Monnickendam-Givon

Schwartz

Gidron

2018

JEC

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Purpose The utilization of social networks is known to have an impact on micro-enterprise success. This study aims to examine the contribution of social networks in acquiring resources and their role in the enterprise’s success. Design/methodology/approach A business’s success is influenced by its network structure and the network’s resources. The authors examine whether unique religious-cultural characteristics affect the social networks contribution to a business’s success. This model examines the network utilization of women entrepreneurs who own micro-enterprises in ultra-religious groups. The sample consists of 123 surveys completed by Jewish ultra-Orthodox women entrepreneurs in Israel. Data collection was conducted between February and June 2013. The authors used a snowball sampling approach where interviewees were asked to refer us to other entrepreneurs. In the hour-long interview, a questionnaire was used with open and closed questions. Findings Findings indicate that strong personal ties provide a micro-enterprise with social legitimacy, emotional support and assistance in the management and operation of daily activities. However, contrary to the existing literature, network utilization did not contribute to enterprise success. That is, in religious communities in particular, social networks enable the existence of businesses, but do not contribute to their success. Practical implications The practical implications of this paper are the mapping of the social network resources used by the business owner, such as financial consultations or professional assistance, as well as distinguishing between strong and weak ties, which reflect the intensity of the contact for better use of the social network by the entrepreneurs. Originality/value This study examined social networks’ contribution to the acquisition of resources, as well as the part they play in the success of ultra-orthodox women micro-entrepreneurs and perhaps other religious and minorities groups.

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Strategies of Social Integration in the Biographies of Greek Female Immigrants coming from the Former Soviet Union. Self-employment as an Alternative

Cited by 12 publications

References 4 publications

From Center to Periphery and Back Again: A Systematic Literature Review of Refugee Entrepreneurship

From Center to Periphery and Back Again: A Systematic Literature Review of Refugee Entrepreneurship

Migrant Entrepreneurship in Greece: Diversity of Pathways for Emerging Ethnic Business Communities in Thessaloniki

The surprising lack of connection between social networks and the enterprise success of ultra-religious female micro-entrepreneurs

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