Opportunities or obstacles? understanding the challenges faced by migrant women entrepreneurs

摘要: Purpose – Applying theories of entrepreneurship, the paper aims to identify factors with theoretical explanations that act as barriers migrant women entrepreneurs (MWEs), particularly from developing countries starting businesses in developed economies. The further seeks explore which also have potential enablers.Design/methodology/approach relationship between immigration, ethnicity, gender and entrepreneurship has received little attention. Linking these discourses, theoretically develops a framework possible or enablers faced by MWEs.Findings reinforces earlier research MWEs are not homogeneous group; problems they face multifaceted, most disadvantaged entrepreneurs. It identifies multiple human capital, culture, family, institutional factors, social capital for MWEs. Findings indicate th...