Entrepreneurship in Transition Economies Diversity, Trends, and Perspectives
Edited by Arnis Sauka and Alexander Chepurenko
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword Prof. Saul Estrin, London School of Economics and Political Science, U.K. E-mail:
[email protected] PART I. DIFFERING PATHWAYS: CONCEPTS AND THEORIES Chapter 1: Prof. Alexander Chepurenko, Higher School of Economics, Russia and Dr. Arnis Sauka, Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, Latvia. E-mails:
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Chapter 2: Dr. Ruta Aidis, School of Policy, Government and International Affairs George Mason University, USA. E-mail:
[email protected] Staying in the Family: The impact of institutions and mental models on entrepreneurship development in post-Soviet transition countries. PART II. ENTREPRENEURSHIP ECOSYSTEMS: CROSS COUNTRY ANALYSIS Chapter 3: Prof. László Szerb, University of Pecs, Hungary, Dr. Éva Somogyiné Komlósi, University of Pécs, Hungary and Balázs Páger, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary. E-mails:
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Chapter 4: Prof. Besnik A. Krasniqi, University of Prishtina 'Hasan Prishtina', Kosova and Staffordshire University Business School, Staffordshire University, UK and Dr. Sameeksha Desai, Indiana University, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, U.S. E-mails:
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[email protected] Institutions and export performance in 26 transition economies. Chapter 5: Dr. Ewa Lechman, Faculty of Management and Economics Gdansk University of Technology, Poland. E-mail:
[email protected] Technology-Driven Internationalization. Central-Eastern European Perspective. Chapter 6: Prof. Nejdet J. Delener, Founding Dean, School of Business, ADA University, Azerbaijan, Dr. Omar Farooq, Associate Professor, School of Business, ADA University, Azerbaijan and Mr. Mukhammadfoik Bakhadirov, Senior Lecturer, School of Business, ADA University, Azerbaijan. E-mails:
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PART III. COUNTRY STUDIES FROM THE CEE REGION Chapter 7: Prof. Tõnis Mets, Queensland University of Technology, Australia and University of Tartu, Estonia. E-mail:
[email protected] Entrepreneurship in Estonia: combination of political and entrepreneurial agenda. Chapter 8: Marija Krūmiņa, BICEPS, Latvia and Prof. Anders Paalzow, Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, Latvia. E-mails:
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[email protected] The role of education on entrepreneurship in Lithuania. Chapter 10: Prof. Miroslav Rebernik, Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Maribor, Slovenia and Dr. Barbara Bradač Hojnik, Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management, Faculty of Economics
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and Business, University of Maribor, Slovenia. E-mails:
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Chapter 11: Dr. Robert Rumiński, University of Szczecin, Poland. E-mail:
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[email protected] Entrepreneurship development in the Czech Republic. Chapter 13: Dr. Anna Pilková, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia and Dr. Marian Holienka, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia. E-mails:
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PART IV. COUNTRY STUDIES: EVIDENCE FROM SELECTED CIS COUNTRIES, GEORGIA AND UKRAINE Chapter 15: Dr. Levan Bzhalava, Caucasus School of Business, Caucasus University, Georgia, Giorgi Jvarsheishvili, International Max Planck Research School on Uncertainty and FriedrichSchiller-University of Jena, Department of Economics, Germany, Paata Brekashvili, Caucasus School of Business, Caucasus University, Georgia and Boris Lezhava, Caucasus School of Business, Georgia and Grenoble Ecole de Management, France. E-mails:
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[email protected] Entrepreneurial intentions and initiatives in Georgia. Chapter 16: Dr. Anna Pobol, Belarus State University, Belarus and Marina Slonimska, the Institute of Economics of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Belarus. E-mails:
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Dr. Nina Isakova, STEPS Center, National Academy Of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine. E-mail:
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[email protected] Small and medium enterprises' sector in an adverse business environment of Ukraine: the role of cooperation. Chapter 18: Prof. Alexander Chepurenko, Higher School of Economics, Russia, Dr. Ekaterina Popovskaya, Higher School of Economics, Russia and Dr. Olga Obraztsova, Moscow State Lomonosov University, Russia. E-mails:
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[email protected] Cross-regional variations in the motivation of entrepreneurial activity in Russia: determining factors. Part V. ROLE OF INSTITUTIONS: SPECIAL TOPICS Chapter 19: Dr. Olga Štangej, ISM University of Management and Economics, Lithuania and Dr. Rodrigo Basco, Sheikh Saoud bin Khalid bin Khalid Al-Qassimi Chair in Family Business American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. E-mails:
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[email protected] The Entrepreneurial role of families in transitional economies: the case of Lithuania. Chapter 20: Dr. Tatiana Alimova, Higher School of Economics, Russia. E-mail:
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PART VI. CONCLUSIONS AND POLICY SUGGESTIONS Chapter 23: Prof. Bruno Dallago, University of Trento, Italy. E-mail:
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