TY - CHAP A1 - Köhler, Theresa A1 - Ettl, Kerstin T1 - The Integration of Refugees in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs): Case Studies from Practice T2 - Refuge N2 - Abstract With the increasing number of refugees seeking protection and a new home in Germany, our society faces the task of optimally integrating those refugees. This includes integration into the labor market. This chapter deals with the integration of refugees into small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). We explore why SMEs choose to integrate refugees into their business, what opportunities they see in it, what challenges integration brings, and what management considers as success factors of a successful integration. The results show that a successful integration is based on a combination of the individual commitment of the refugees, the acceptance and support of the management and workforce in the company as well as clear, reliable institutional framework conditions. Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-42341-4_8 SP - 141 EP - 156 PB - Springer CY - Wiesbaden ER -