Article: Both right nearby and far away: Rural Sámi entrepreneurs' engagement with spatial contexts Journal: International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development (IJMED) 2025 Vol.24 No.5 pp.1 - 22 Abstract: This study contributes to the debate on the role of spatial contexts in rural entrepreneurship. Drawing on rural and indigenous entrepreneurship theory, we explore how four Sámi entrepreneurs from Sweden and Norway engage with their spatial contexts. We employ a multiple-case study design, an interpretive philosophy of science, and elements from indigenous research methodologies. Our findings demonstrate that the entrepreneurs engage both within and across their spatial contexts, encompassing environments both nearby and far away. We also identify drivers and practices associated with this entrepreneurial engagement. Based on the findings, we develop <i>The Sámi Entrepreneurial Engagement Framework</i>. The framework serves as an illustration of how a Sámi perspective adds new insight into the field of rural entrepreneurship and offers a comprehensive lens for understanding entrepreneurial engagement with spatial contexts in culturally rich and environmentally sensitive settings. Inderscience Publishers - linking academia, business and industry through research

Title: Both right nearby and far away: Rural Sámi entrepreneurs' engagement with spatial contexts

Authors: Eva Jenny B. Jørgensen; Jeaneth Johansson; Vigdis Nygaard; May-Britt Öhman

Addresses: School of Business and Economics, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Follums vei 39, 9510 Alta, Norway ' Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Luleå University of Technology, Laboratorievägen 14, 971 87 Luleå, Sweden; School of Business Innovation and Sustainability, Halmstad University, Sweden ' Department of Health and Social Sciences, NORCE Norwegian Research Centre, Kunnskapsparken, Markedsgata 3, 9506 Alta, Norway ' Centre for Multidisciplinary Studies on Racism, CEMFOR, Uppsala University, Box 511, SE-751 20 Uppsala, Sweden

Abstract: This study contributes to the debate on the role of spatial contexts in rural entrepreneurship. Drawing on rural and indigenous entrepreneurship theory, we explore how four Sámi entrepreneurs from Sweden and Norway engage with their spatial contexts. We employ a multiple-case study design, an interpretive philosophy of science, and elements from indigenous research methodologies. Our findings demonstrate that the entrepreneurs engage both within and across their spatial contexts, encompassing environments both nearby and far away. We also identify drivers and practices associated with this entrepreneurial engagement. Based on the findings, we develop The Sámi Entrepreneurial Engagement Framework. The framework serves as an illustration of how a Sámi perspective adds new insight into the field of rural entrepreneurship and offers a comprehensive lens for understanding entrepreneurial engagement with spatial contexts in culturally rich and environmentally sensitive settings.

Keywords: rural entrepreneurship; indigenous entrepreneurship; spatial context; contextualisation; engagement.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMED.2025.145210

International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development, 2025 Vol.24 No.5, pp.1 - 22

Received: 19 Sep 2024
Accepted: 20 Dec 2024
Published online: 25 Mar 2025 *

Title: Both right nearby and far away: Rural Sámi entrepreneurs' engagement with spatial contexts

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