Resilience on an emotional rollercoaster: Refugee entrepreneurship under adversity

IF 7.5 2区管理学 Q1 BUSINESS

European Management Journal Pub Date : 2024-04-01 DOI:10.1016/j.emj.2022.12.009

Tenzin Yeshi, Aki Harima, Jörg Freiling

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Abstract

The political turmoil, civil war, economic crisis, and breakdown of the political systems in the Middle East and many African countries led to the global refugee crisis in 2015. Since then, policymakers and academics have recognized the entrepreneurial potential of refugees. Compared to migrants, due to forced displacement, refugees face significant adversities, such as psychological trauma and substantial institutional barriers. Consequently, refugee entrepreneurs need to develop and maintain a high degree of resilience to pursue an entrepreneurial path despite adversities. However, previous studies have treated resilience as a mere personal trait of refugees, neglecting its multi-layered, dynamic aspect. Against this background, this study examines how refugee entrepreneurs' resilience emerges and develops, and it analyzes the factors that influence the maintenance of their resilience. Based on 52 interviews with refugee entrepreneurs in Germany, this study finds that the fragile, unstable nature of refugees' resilience depends on various factors at the individual, relational, and institutional levels during venture development. Based on the findings, we theorize the dynamic process view of refugee entrepreneurs’ resilience.

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情绪过山车上的韧性：逆境中的难民创业

中东和许多非洲国家的政治动荡、内战、经济危机和政治体系崩溃导致了 2015 年的全球难民危机。此后，政策制定者和学术界认识到难民的创业潜力。与移民相比，由于被迫流离失所，难民面临着巨大的逆境，如心理创伤和巨大的制度障碍。因此，难民创业者需要培养并保持高度的抗逆力，才能在逆境中坚持创业之路。然而，以往的研究仅将抗逆力视为难民的个人特质，忽视了其多层次、动态的一面。在此背景下，本研究探讨了难民创业者的抗逆力是如何产生和发展的，并分析了影响其抗逆力维持的因素。基于对德国难民企业家的 52 次访谈，本研究发现，难民复原力的脆弱性和不稳定性取决于企业发展过程中个人、关系和制度层面的各种因素。根据研究结果，我们提出了难民企业家复原力的动态过程理论。

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European Management Journal Multiple-

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12.90

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5.30%

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113

审稿时长

74 days

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