Immigrant entrepreneurship in contemporary Italian emigration to Finland
De Carlo, Maria (2014)
De Carlo, Maria
Satakunnan ammattikorkeakoulu
2014
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2014101414704
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2014101414704
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The purpose of this thesis is to investigate contemporary Italian emigration to Finland and its entrepreneurial features. The objectives of the study were to analyze immigrant entrepreneurship on its causes, benefits and limitations, to investigate the presence of Italian businesses in Finland and to assess the environment they operate in.
The theoretical part consists of a literature review of various publications regarding the phenomenon of migrant entrepreneurship. The main chapters provide a general background knowledge and description of the topics of Italian entrepreneurship in Finland and Finland’s entrepreneurial environment.
The empirical part of this paper hinges on a small-scale survey. The study cases are represented by eight Italian entrepreneurs, who are running their own business in Finland. The respondents were submitted to a questionnaire of 15 questions, which aimed at investigating their personal profile, as well as the environment they operate in.
The research results suggest that Finland is a virtuous country, which attracts Italian immigrants but it is also able to hold them by meeting their expectations and by proving a suitable and favorable environment to establish and develop a business ac-tivity as well as to settle in.
This study has also served to discuss that immigrant entrepreneurship is increasingly becoming a great contribution to support the economies of industrialized countries. Thus, authorities should not exclude integration policies from their development plans.
The theoretical part consists of a literature review of various publications regarding the phenomenon of migrant entrepreneurship. The main chapters provide a general background knowledge and description of the topics of Italian entrepreneurship in Finland and Finland’s entrepreneurial environment.
The empirical part of this paper hinges on a small-scale survey. The study cases are represented by eight Italian entrepreneurs, who are running their own business in Finland. The respondents were submitted to a questionnaire of 15 questions, which aimed at investigating their personal profile, as well as the environment they operate in.
The research results suggest that Finland is a virtuous country, which attracts Italian immigrants but it is also able to hold them by meeting their expectations and by proving a suitable and favorable environment to establish and develop a business ac-tivity as well as to settle in.
This study has also served to discuss that immigrant entrepreneurship is increasingly becoming a great contribution to support the economies of industrialized countries. Thus, authorities should not exclude integration policies from their development plans.