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Entrepreneurship in Post-Communist Countries

New Drivers Towards a Market Economy

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Editors:
  1. Jovo Ateljević

    1. Faculty of Economics, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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  2. Jelena Budak

    1. The Institute of Economics, Zagreb, Croatia

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  • Analyzes both the barriers to and new drivers for entrepreneurial development in post-communist countries

  • Presents a broad range of country studies

  • Broadens readers’ understanding of entrepreneurial constraints and challenges in the Balkans region

  • Offers concrete policy recommendations

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction to “Entrepreneurship in Post-Communist Countries: New Drivers Towards a Market Economy”

    • Jovo Ateljević, Jelena Budak
    Pages 1-7

  3. Entrepreneurship in Post-Transition Context

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9
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    2. The Influence of the Motives of Entrepreneurial Activity on Economic Growth of Developing Countries in Southeast Europe

      • Suzana Stefanović, Maja Ivanović-Đukić, Vinko Lepojević, Jovo Ateljević
      Pages 11-28

    3. Financial Instruments for Boosting Entrepreneurship in Selected Post-Communist EU Countries

      • Mihaela Grubišić Šeba
      Pages 29-46

    4. FDI Flows and Regional Development: Lessons for Transition Countries

      • Kurt A. Hafner, Jörn Kleinert
      Pages 47-59

    5. Sources of Financing in the Process of Enterprise Restructuring Focusing on Transitional Countries

      • Drаgаn Мilоvаnоvić, Saša Vučenović, Igor Mišić
      Pages 61-75

    6. Dominant Motives of Entrepreneurial Behaviour in Transitional Countries

      • Božidar Leković, Slobodan Marić
      Pages 77-97

    7. The Distinctiveness of Female Entrepreneurship in Post-Transition Countries: The Case of Central Europe and the Baltic States

      • Jelena Petrović, Snežana Radukić
      Pages 99-114

    8. The Local Economic Impact of Universities: An International Comparative Analysis (France and Hungary)

      • Balázs Kotosz, Marie-France Gaunard-Anderson, Miklós Lukovics
      Pages 115-131

  4. Small and Medium-Sized Entrepreneurship in the Balkans Region

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 133-133
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    2. The Impact of Tangible and Intangible Assets on the SMEs’ Success: The Albanian Case

      • Ylvije Boriçi Kraja
      Pages 135-145

    3. The Role of Networking in the Company’s Growth Process

      • Anamarija Delić, Julia Perić, Tihana Koprivnjak
      Pages 147-162

    4. The Effect of EU Membership on Public Procurement for SMEs in Post-Transition Countries

      • Sunčana Slijepčević, Jelena Budak, Edo Rajh
      Pages 163-181

    5. The Effect of Market Liquidity on the Company Value

      • Tajana Serdar Raković
      Pages 183-196

    6. Assessing Entrepreneurial Intentions, Motivations and Barriers Amongst WBC Students Through Developing a Network of Co-Creative Centers–iDEA Labs

      • Petar Vrgović, Danijela Ćirić, Vladimir Todorović
      Pages 197-209

    7. Ethical Behavior in the Context of Managerial Decision Making and Satisfaction of Employees: Lessons from the Experience of the Post-Transition Country

      • Ivana Bulog, Dženan Kulović, Ivan Grančić
      Pages 211-231
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About this book

This volume analyzes the barriers to, as well as new drivers for, entrepreneurial development in post-communist countries. The contributors present various country studies, mainly in the Balkans region, and investigate entrepreneurial behavior and best practices, financial instruments, factors for the success of small and medium-sized companies, and related policy implications. The book will appeal to scholars, policymakers and professionals interested in entrepreneurial obstacles and challenges in the countries of the Balkans region.


Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Economics, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Jovo Ateljević

  • The Institute of Economics, Zagreb, Croatia

    Jelena Budak

About the editors

Jovo Ateljević is Professor of Strategic Management at Faculty of Economics, University of Banja Luka, BiH. His research interests include local/regional development, institutional framework for entrepreneurship and SMEs development, entrepreneurial behaviour. His research has been published in a number of international journals including; Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, Europe-Asia Studies, Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research, Journal of the Balkans and Nearer East and Tourism Management. Dr Ateljevic has also been involved in a number of consultancy/research projects related to capacity building in entrepreneurship, business strategy, and tourism development in a number of countries.

Jelena Budak is senior research fellow with the Institute of Economics, Zagreb. She had participated in research projects on various aspects of Croatia's accession to the EU, such as institutional convergence, public sector policies and regiona
l development issues. Her research interests are institutions and applied institutional analysis, socio-economic assessments of transition, and most recent publications are in economics of corruption and privacy issues. She is a lead researcher of the PRICON project.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Entrepreneurship in Post-Communist Countries

  • Book Subtitle: New Drivers Towards a Market Economy

  • Editors: Jovo Ateljević, Jelena Budak

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75907-4

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-75906-7Published: 31 May 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-09353-2Published: 25 December 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-75907-4Published: 21 May 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 231

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 23 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Development Economics, Entrepreneurship, Economic Growth, Business Finance, Political Economy/Economic Systems

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