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Future Research Directions for Transnational Entrepreneurship

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More literature about entrepreneurship is focusing on cultural behavior but less is known about more hybrid forms of entrepreneurship that combine culture, ethnicity, immigration and internationalization such as transnational entrepreneurship. This is due to transnational entrepreneurship being an emerging research field that is growing in significance due to increased migration levels and a more global diaspora. This chapter examines transnational entrepreneurship by suggesting a number of research avenues including emphasizing individuals’ links to sports and other cultural significant events that encourage their transnational entrepreneurship.

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  1. Management and Marketing Department, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia

    Vanessa Ratten

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  1. Dept of Society and Globalisation, Roskilde University Dept of Society and Globalisation, Roskilde, Denmark

    Shahamak Rezaei

  2. GSCM Montpellier Business School , Montpellier, France

    Leo-Paul Dana

  3. South East European Univ , Tetovo, Macedonia

    Veland Ramadani

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Ratten, V. (2017). Future Research Directions for Transnational Entrepreneurship. In: Rezaei, S., Dana, LP., Ramadani, V. (eds) Iranian Entrepreneurship. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50639-5_16

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