Essays about: "Foreign entrepreneurs"

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  1. 1. Beyond borders and barriers: A qualitative study of foreign direct investment and its effect on knowledge transfer in Rwanda

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Linnea Helgegren; Astrid Viktorsson; [2024]
    Keywords : Knowledge transfer; Absorptive capacity; Social integration mechanisms; Foreign direct investment; Developing country;

    Abstract : Foreign direct investment has been considered to provide an avenue for knowledge transfer between investors and entrepreneurs. However, few studies have investigated what capacities influence the quality of cross-border knowledge transfer. READ MORE

  3. 2. Voices from Rwanda

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Daphne Lindberg Spångvall; [2024]
    Keywords : Developing countries; Institutional theory; Foreign Investment; CSR; Entrepreneurship;

    Abstract : This thesis seeks to explore how the institutional environment in which an organization operates affects the work with Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in developing countries. The study has been conducted as a case study in Rwanda, collecting data using a qualitative study with in-depth interviews with three core groups: local entrepreneurs, foreign investors, and government organizations. READ MORE

  4. 3. “All we have is this beautiful place. But we don’t have the money”: The effect of foreign direct investment and global power structures on local female entrepreneurship in Coron Town, the Philippines

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Hannah Johansson; [2023-10-25]
    Keywords : Foreign direct investment; female entrepreneurship; global power structures; westernization; feminist economics; capital;

    Abstract : Foreign direct investment (FDI) in the global South indicates both to create and obstruct local entrepreneurship opportunities in host countries. However, foreign business owners' large capitals, and global development policies encouraging FDI in the tourism industry play a significant role in this relation. READ MORE

  5. 4. International Expansion of ‘Born Digital’ firms “How is the internationalization strategy of ‘Born Digital firms’ influenced by knowledge acquisition and the International orientation of Entrepreneurs?”

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Isabelle Frisinger; Kristelle Schepens; [2023-06-28]
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    Abstract : This thesis addresses the area of ‘Born Digital Firms’ and their internationalization.Recognizing that these firms are able to expand internationally shortly after inception, or by default, there has been some recognition of an absence of a conceptualized framework explaining how ‘Born Digital Firms’ internationalization strategy is impacted by concepts presented in conventional frameworks such as knowledge acquisition and the International orientation of the entrepreneur. READ MORE

  6. 5. Disparities among Entrepreneurs : Variations in firm performance between entrepreneurs of foreign and native background

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    Author : Filip Jälmeneng; [2023]
    Keywords : Immigration; entrepreneurship; self-employment; labor market; Sweden; firm performance;

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