Eritrean Refugee Entrepreneurship in the Netherlands

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dc.contributor.advisorEssers, C.
dc.contributor.authorSemere, Lily
dc.date.issued2020-06-24
dc.description.abstractThe objective of this thesis is to understand how Eritrean refugees conduct entrepreneurship in the Netherlands in the context of Dutch opportunity structures. To answer the main research question, clear definitions and categories of opportunities such as social, human and financial capital were constructed. Upon conducting the literature review, ethnicity entrepreneurship and refugee entrepreneurial endeavours were connected. As such, ethnicity entrepreneurship was classified into enclave theory and mixed embeddedness. This thesis is qualitatively driven study that includes semi-structured interviews of twelve Eritrean refugee entrepreneurs. The research is designed by grounded theory (bottom-up) and utilized content analysis. The study showed opportunity structures such as education, regulation and employment were present and Eritrean refugees could access them. Furthermore, social capital and access to finance supported the theory of ethnicity entrepreneurship while few entrepreneurs only highlighted mixed embeddedness. The research concludes by highlighting that Dutch systems do stimulate entrepreneurial activities of Eritrean refugees.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://theses.ubn.ru.nl/handle/123456789/9404
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.thesis.facultyFaculteit der Managementwetenschappenen_US
dc.thesis.specialisationInnovation and Entrepreneurshipen_US
dc.thesis.studyprogrammeMaster Business Administrationen_US
dc.thesis.typeMasteren_US
dc.titleEritrean Refugee Entrepreneurship in the Netherlandsen_US
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