.../methodology/approach Focusing on six refugees from the Middle East in Finland, narrative analysis with a holistic content approach is used to interpret the data. Findings Refugee entrepreneurs consistently engage in everyday cosmopolitanism through diverse interactions, fostering personal and business...

..., equity and inclusion, which are important but neglected social aspects of sustainable EEs. Design/methodology/approach The qualitative data was collected through thematic interviews with EE actors, including NGOs and entrepreneurial support-providing organizations based in Finland. The collected data...

...Ahmad Arslan; Samppa Kamara; Nadia Zahoor; Pushpa Rani; Zaheer Khan Purpose This paper explores the survival strategies and coping mechanisms of ethnic minority entrepreneurs operating in the hospitality sector in northern Finland during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology...

... China Finland Russia United States of America What drives entrepreneurs? What is different about the people who form new ventures, champion new products and services, and seek the “creative destruction” of industry paradigms and established ways of serving customers’ needs? What aspects...

... of small and medium‐sized IT‐firms operating in a small open economy, such as that of Finland. Practical implications The results suggest that managers need to involve personnel in strategic planning to increase personnel commitment to strategy implementation. However, because participative strategic...

...). Furthermore, the paper shows that these groups demonstrate differences in their organizational learning capability and performance. Research limitations/implications The paper refers to an empirical study of software companies in Finland. Further research in other countries and industry settings is needed...

... be contacted at: jari.huovinen@uku.fi © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Entrepreneurialism Learning Portfolio investment Finland To date, habitual entrepreneurship (serial and portfolio entrepreneurship) research has focused mainly on the phenomenon itself, the birth and process...