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Community-story fit: How Do Migrants Embrace Their Stigma And Construct Their Legitimacy

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  • Ali Ghods

    (CERGAM - Centre d'Études et de Recherche en Gestion d'Aix-Marseille - AMU - Aix Marseille Université - UTLN - Université de Toulon)

  • Amandine Maus

    (AMU - Aix Marseille Université, CERGAM - Centre d'Études et de Recherche en Gestion d'Aix-Marseille - AMU - Aix Marseille Université - UTLN - Université de Toulon)

  • Mélanie Roux

    (TBS - Toulouse Business School)

Abstract

The existing literature on migrant entrepreneurship predominantly portrays migrants as stigmatised individuals who view entrepreneurship as a pathway to remove their stigma and arrive at a safe spot. In this article, we argue that such characterisation overlooks the distinctive ways in which migrants establish supportive communities that both accept their stigmas and serve as a springboard for their legitimation. Based on the five case studies of migrant entrepreneurs in France, we explore how entrepreneurs manage their stigmas and construct their legitimacy by focusing on their supportive community. Our findings reveal two original processes in which entrepreneurs break their isolation, embrace their stigmas, and move forward to construct their legitimacy in the host country.

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  • Ali Ghods & Amandine Maus & Mélanie Roux, 2024. "Community-story fit: How Do Migrants Embrace Their Stigma And Construct Their Legitimacy," Post-Print hal-04980816, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04980816
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