22 Exploring degrees of wellbeing of women entrepreneurs in refugee settlements in the Middle East
A personal account
Introduction
From a disciplinary dimension, entrepreneurship is an enticing field in academics and practice. Moreover, entrepreneurial studies show a trend to enhance the importance of entrepreneurs in development and in the macroeconomic environment related to job creation, innovation, and economic growth (e.g., Schumpeter, 1934; Kirzner, 2009; Carree & Thurik, 2003; Van Praag & Versloot, 2007). From an individual dimension, entrepreneurship as a source of work is not anchored in the collective, but embedded in personal motives to start and run a business (e.g., Rauch & Frese, 2007; Shane, 2003). Entrepreneurs ...
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