Trust formation and experiences of prejudice and discrimination of Roma entrepreneurs in Finland

2008

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe and to gain an understanding of the prejudices and discrimination faced by Finnish Roma entrepreneurs in their business activities.Design/methodology/approach – The starting point to this phenomenographical research is social marginality since the people of the Roma continue to exist at the margins of Finnish society. As a result of the study, how Roma entrepreneurs observe and understand discrimination against them in the business world is described and the manner in which their perceptions are formed is explored.Findings – The entrepreneurs interviewed had experienced prejudice and discrimination in interactions with revenue offices, TE‐C…

Verkottumista ja vertaiskehittelyä : 10 vuotta tutkimus- ja aluekehitystyötä

2015

"Manne takaraivossa" : ennakkoluulot ja syrjintä suomalaisten romaniyrittäjien kokemana : fenomenografinen tutkimus

2009

The purpose of my research is to describe and to understand the prejudices and discrimination faced by the Finnish Roma entrepreneurs in the business activities. The research aims to answer the main question: What are the positive and negative perceptions the Finnish Roma have received from the business activities as entrepreneurs?The starting point of my phenomenographical research is social marginality, because, according to the general understanding, the population of the Roma is still in the margins of the Finnish society. In my research, I am considering the marginality from the point of view of Finnish Roma entrepreneurs.The entrepreneurs interviewed had experienced prejudice and disc…