Refugee migration to Australia as a wicked problem: Can entrepreneurship help?

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Birdthistle, Naomi
Senyard, Julienne
Gan, Bernard
Stockdale, Rosemary
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2019
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Cairns, Australia

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It has been identified that the current, unprecedented tide of humanity moving across the world due to war and conflict is a truly wicked problem. Refugees entering Australia face a myriad of obstacles, often experiencing high rates of unemployment and greater dependence on taxpayer contributions. Evidence shows that it takes refugees over five years to find employment. Owing to these structural barriers, entrepreneurship is perceived to be a viable option to increase economic self-reliance and enable better integration into host societies. This paper focuses on a review of international entrepreneurship policy and programs that support refugees and how these international programs and responses may shape the ways Australian policy may adapt and pivot to the changing needs of refugees.

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33rd Annual Australian & New Zealand Academy of Management Conference (ANZAM 2019)

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Entrepreneurship

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Birdthistle, N; Senyard, J; Gan, B; Stockdale, R, Refugee migration to Australia as a wicked problem: Can entrepreneurship help?, 2019