TY - BOOK AU - Bolzani,Daniela TI - Migrant entrepreneurship: emerging themes and interpretations with insights from Italy SN - 9781838674939 AV - HB615 .B65 2020 PY - 2020/// CY - Bingley, U.K. PB - Emerald Publishing Limited KW - Entrepreneurship KW - Italy KW - Immigrants KW - Business & Economics KW - bisacsh KW - bicssc KW - Emigration and immigration KW - Economic aspects N1 - Includes index; Prelims -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Thirty years of studies on migrant entrepreneurship: new opportunities for management scholars -- Chapter 2 The role of firm-level resources for migrant entrepreneurs: new research suggestions from management theories -- Chapter 3 Contextualizing migrant entrepreneurship: a look at entrepreneurial ecosystems -- Chapter 4 Comparing internationalization patterns of migrant and non-migrant entrepreneurs in new technology-based firms -- Chapter 5 Returnee entrepreneurship: insights from an assisted voluntary return program -- Conclusion -- Index N2 - Migrant Entrepreneurship: Emerging Themes and Interpretations with Insights from Italy delivers a fresh perspective on new issues linking migration and entrepreneurship, by providing in-depth theoretical insights drawing on management studies, and a strong empirical focus centered in the Italian context. This book aims at delivering an understanding of up-to-date knowledge on the topic of migrant entrepreneurship, addressing the most relevant gaps, and suggesting new directions for research and policy-making so as to have a broad impact on theory and practice. A range of emergent themes are explored including migrant entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial ecosystems, internationalization of migrant-owned ventures, and entrepreneurship by returnees. Bolzani presents an international overview of each topic, contextualizes country-level specificities and outlining how they connect to wider global trends. Migrant Entrepreneurship offers illuminating new theoretical perspectives on a range of vital issues linked conceptually at national and international levels. The book presents a positive view of migration through looking at entrepreneurial efforts carried out by migrants both in the host and home countries, offering a broader perspective on the topic with respect to previous literature, and focusing critically on emerging trends for research and policy-making UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/9781838674915 ER -