Moving beyond financial remittances: The evolution of diaspora policy in post-conflict economies

Williams, Nick

doi:10.1177/0266242619878064

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“…This means that diaspora entrepreneurship is a characteristic of the international market environment but it is a fluid concept that is based on current trends and also historical patterns (Osaghae & Cooney, 2020). Furthermore, diasporans can settle in one place or constantly move in search of new conditions, which implies it is linked to broader societal changes such as internationalization and migration (Williams, 2020). This means some can disperse over time and then regroup depending on environmental conditions.…”

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The role of the diaspora in international sport entrepreneurship

Ratten

2022

Thunderbird Intl Bus Rev

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Sport is one of the most international industries in the world and relies on entrepreneurship to ensure its competitiveness. Due to the COVID‐19 pandemic, the sport industry had to rapidly change and adjust to international border closures and reduced physical contact activity. Many people involved in the sport industry are located outside of their home country and form part of the diaspora network of sport professionals. The diaspora is highly active in the sport industry in terms of disseminating ideas and utilizing their social networks for international entrepreneurial purposes. The aim of this article is to examine the impact of the diaspora on international sport entrepreneurship thereby contributing a novel approach to the international entrepreneurship, sport entrepreneurship and diaspora entrepreneurship fields in a way that has not been contemplated before. A qualitative research methodology is employed to interview sport entrepreneurs about their diaspora and international entrepreneurship activities. This enables a holistic understanding about the role of international public/private partnerships for the success of innovative and futuristic entrepreneurial sport activity. A theoretical framework based on the interview data was developed that incorporated a three‐level process of international drivers, diaspora types and sport entrepreneurship outcomes. A number of research propositions were then derived from the data that highlight how the sport industry is highly international and relies on internationalization to foster new business activity. Policy and managerial implications about the role of diaspora for international sport entrepreneurship are highlighted together with future research suggestions.

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The role of the diaspora in international sport entrepreneurship

Ratten

2022

Thunderbird Intl Bus Rev

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“…22 While the role of diaspora in post-conflict reconstruction efforts can be significant, diaspora can also remain an "under-utilized resource" whose strong emotional connection to their home country is offset by unstable institutional environments. 23 Weak formal institutions and regulatory frameworks may offer little systematic support for entrepreneurship development, which is constrained by high transaction and compliance costs. Informal institutions and cultural attitudes remain important in the postconflict assimilation of returning migrants who bring with them beliefs and understandings from their countries of settlement, resulting in hybrid norms and institutions.…”

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Sending Money Home in Conflict Settings: Revisiting Migrant Remittances

Rodima‐Taylor¹

2022

Georgetown Journal of International Affairs

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“…Institutional theory can be applied to a wide range of organisational and research subject contexts. These include analyses of supply chains (Davis-Sramek et al, 2016;Glover et al, 2014), entrepreneurship (Ahlstrom and Bruton, 2010;Hughes and Mustafa, 2016), learning and innovation (Cai et al, 2016;Fuentelsaz et al, 2018), health (Sherer et al, 2016), politics (March and Olsen, 1984), sociology (Meyer and Rowan, 1977), migration (Williams, 2020), corporate social responsibility (Othman et al, 2011), business continuity planning (Zsidisin et al, 2005) and marketing (Yang and Su, 2014). Thus, the concept of institutions is present in many spheres of human endeavours.…”

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Access to finance for SMEs in post-socialist countries: the Baltic States and the South Caucasus compared

Imarhiagbe

Smallbone

Saridakis

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PurposeThis article examines access to finance for SMEs in the Baltic States and the South Caucasus countries following the financial crisis of 2007 and is set within the context of the rule of law for businesses.Design/methodology/approachThe article uses the cross-sectional dataset from the Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey (BEEPS) for 2009 to examine access to finance for SMEs and the court system in the Baltic States and the South Caucasus countries. An ordered probit estimation technique is used to model access to finance and the court system in the Baltic States and the South Caucasus countries. The analysis draws upon institutional theory to explain access to finance for SMEs.FindingsThe results show variations from one Baltic State and South Caucasus country to another in relation to fairness, speed of justice and enforcement of court decisions. The analysis suggests that if access to finance is not an obstacle to business operations and the court system is fair, impartial and uncorrupted, it determines the likelihood of strength in entrepreneurship. Additionally, the results show that, within the Baltic region, businesses experiencing constraints in accessing finance are more likely to have females as their top managers. However, for the South Caucasus region, there was no gender difference.Research limitations/implicationsThis research is based on evidence from the Baltic States and the South Caucasus region. However, the findings are relevant to discussions on the importance of the context of entrepreneurship, and more specifically, the rule of law. The institutional theory provides an explanation for coercive, normative and mimetic institutional isomorphism in the context of access to finance for SMEs. Coercive institutional isomorphism exerts a dependence on access to finance for SMEs. In coercive institutional isomorphism, formal and informal pressures are exerted by external organisations such as governments, legal regulatory authorities, banks and other lending institutions. These formal and informal pressures are imposed to ensure compliance as a dependency for successful access to finance goal.Practical implicationsThis research creates awareness among entrepreneurs, potential entrepreneurs, business practitioners and society that reducing obstacles to access finance and a fair court system improve entrepreneurial venture formation. This has the potential to create employment, advance business development and improve economic development.Originality/valueThis paper makes an original contribution by emphasising the significance of access to finance and a fair court system in encouraging stronger entrepreneurship. The institutional framework provides a definition for coercive institutional isomorphism to show how external forces exert a dependence pressure towards access to finance for SMEs.

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Moving beyond financial remittances: The evolution of diaspora policy in post-conflict economies

Cited by 18 publications

References 67 publications

The role of the diaspora in international sport entrepreneurship

The role of the diaspora in international sport entrepreneurship

Sending Money Home in Conflict Settings: Revisiting Migrant Remittances

Access to finance for SMEs in post-socialist countries: the Baltic States and the South Caucasus compared

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