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- Kautonen, Teemu, et al.
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Involuntary entrepreneurship
- 2011
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In: World Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurship. - Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing. - 9781845424794 - 9781849808453 ; , s. 288-292
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- Kautonen, Teemu, et al.
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‘Involuntary self-employment’ as a public policy issue : A cross-country European review
- 2010
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In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research. - : Emerald. - 1355-2554 .- 1758-6534. ; 16:2, s. 112-129
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Purpose – There is growing political interest in new forms of precarious self-employment located in a “grey area” between employment and self-employment. A wide range of concepts has been used to debate this issue, and this paper aims to clarify these debates through the concept of involuntary self-employment.Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews the empirical, conceptual and legal-policy approaches to involuntary self-employment via three country case studies in Finland, Germany and the UK. A range of relevant domestic academic literature, articles in the media, selected key expert interviews, and policy and legal documents are employed.Findings – Conceptual clarity regarding involuntary self-employment is achieved through a discussion of two aspects of the phenomenon: the characteristics of involuntariness from a motives-based perspective, and the legal/economic perspectives and policy issues. The motives-based analysis argues that involuntariness as such does not seem to have severe implications on the individuals' well being, given that the individual earns a satisfactory livelihood from her or his business activities. The discussion of the characteristics of and regulation related to working arrangements in the “grey area” between employment and self-employment, where the self-employed individual is strongly dependent on the principal, shows that it is very difficult to regulate quasi self-employment without harming “voluntary” forms of enterprise and inter-firm cooperation at the same time.Originality/value – The key contribution of the paper is to facilitate a foundation for subsequent empirical research and policy development.
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- Welter, Friederike, et al.
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How to make regions (more) innovative
- 2008
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In: Innovation, competitiveness, growth and tradition in SMEs. - St. Gallen : Verl. KMU-HSG. - 3906541266
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- Welter, Friederike, et al.
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Trust, learning and cross-border entrepreneurship
- 2012
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In: Cross-border Entrepreneurship and Economic Development in Europe's Border Regions. - Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing. - 9781848447684 ; , s. 44-64
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