A stream of research focusing on refugee entrepreneurship within the hospitality realm has recently gained momentum. However, existing research seems to place emphasis on the host country’s ecosystem overlooking the home country’s situation in the entrepreneurial course of refugees. This omission is intriguing given the crucial role of home experiences of refugees on their entrepreneurial journeys in their host countries. Drawing on mixed embeddedness theory, this study explores the entrepreneurial experience of Iraqi refugee entrepreneurs in the restaurant business in Egypt based on a multiple case study approach involving four Iraqi refugee entrepreneurs. The study examines refugee entrepreneurial experience whereas the economic and political instability in the host country can have a noticeable impact on business development. It also discusses the effect of the situation in the refugee sending country on business in the host country. The study adds to a still-maturing stream of research on refugee entrepreneurship and provides several theoretical as well as practical implications.

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驾驭混合嵌入和同步嵌入：餐饮业难民创业的案例研究


最近，一连串专注于酒店业难民创业的研究势头强劲。然而，现有的研究似乎将重点放在东道国的生态系统上，而忽视了难民创业过程中母国的情况。考虑到难民的家庭经历在东道国的创业之旅中起着至关重要的作用，这种遗漏很有趣。本研究借鉴混合嵌入理论，基于涉及四名伊拉克难民企业家的多案例研究方法，探讨了伊拉克难民企业家在埃及餐馆业务中的创业经历。该研究考察了难民的创业经历，而东道国的经济和政治不稳定会对企业发展产生显著影响。它还讨论了难民输出国的情况对东道国业务的影响。这项研究为难民创业仍在成熟的研究流增添了新的内容，并提供了一些理论和实践意义。