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Hidden Champions in CEE and Turkey

Carving Out a Global Niche

  • The first book on globally leading, niche market SMEs in CEE and Turkey
  • Comprehensive research and overview of hidden champions in CEE and Turkey
  • Interdisciplinary and cross-study chapters on leadership, organizational innovation, sustainability and financial aspects
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. The Context of Hidden Champions

    • Peter McKiernan, Danica Purg
    Pages 1-7
  3. Research Methodology

    • Melita Balas Rant
    Pages 9-18
  4. Leadership of Hidden Champions: From Vision to Communityship

    • Ian Sutherland, Danica Purg
    Pages 19-36
  5. International Marketing

    • Nenad Brkić, Denis Berberović
    Pages 69-79
  6. Financial Aspects of HCs Business Models

    • Pavel Lebedev
    Pages 95-107
  7. Hidden Champions of Albania

    • Vasilika Kume, Anisa Kume
    Pages 109-126
  8. Hidden Champions of Belarus

    • Pavel Daneyko, Pavel Golenchenko
    Pages 127-140
  9. Hidden Champions of Bosnia and Herzegovina

    • Nenad Brkić, Denis Berberović
    Pages 141-162
  10. Hidden Champions of Croatia

    • Mislav Ante Omazić, Rebeka Danijela Vlahov
    Pages 163-181
  11. Hidden Champions of Estonia

    • Rein Riisalu, Anu Leppiman
    Pages 183-199
  12. Hidden Champions of Hungary

    • Miklós Stocker, Péter Szlávik
    Pages 201-217
  13. Hidden Champions of Latvia

    • Arnis Sauka
    Pages 219-244
  14. Hidden Champions of the Republic of Macedonia

    • Mijalce Santa, Ljubomir Kekenovski
    Pages 245-260
  15. Hidden Champions from Romania

    • Bogdan Rusu
    Pages 261-278
  16. Hidden Champions of Russia

    • Irina I. Skorobogatykh, Olga V. Saginova, Zhanna B. Musatova
    Pages 279-305
  17. Hidden Champions of Serbia

    • Vesna Rašković Depalov, Marija Todorović, Sanja Marinković
    Pages 307-330

About this book

This book presents hidden champions in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and Turkey that have been studied as a joint project between CEEMAN and IEDC-Bled School of Management, Slovenia. This is an outcome of extensive research undertaken by over 30 researchers and covers 15 countries from Russia to Albania; covering many contexts, political systems, cultures and infrastructures. The reader is provided with a detailed introduction to the concept of hidden champions and describes the cases studied in this project. This book is an invaluable resource providing a culmination of interdisciplinary, cross-study chapters ranging from leadership to performance drivers; from organization to culture and governance; from innovativeness to sustainability and further to the financial aspects of hidden champions business models. These meta level chapters are followed by 15 country-specific chapters which provide an overview of each country’s history, economic indicators and vignettes of the cases involved in this study. ​

Editors and Affiliations

  • Strathclyde Business School, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom

    Peter McKiernan

  • CEEMAN and IEDC-Bled School of Management, Bled, Slovenia

    Danica Purg

About the editors

Prof. Peter McKiernan is Dean of the School of Management and Governance at Murdoch University in Australia. Previously, he has been Head of School of Management at the University of Strathclyde (Glasgow) and Head of School of Management at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. He was President of the European Academy of Management and President of the British Academy of Management. He is a Fellow of EURAM and of BAM, a Companion of the Association of Business Schools, an Academician of the Academy of Social Sciences and a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts. He has published widely in the area of strategic management and foresight, including the international best seller ‘Sharpbenders’.

Prof. Danica Purg is President of the IEDC-Bled School of Management, Slovenia and President of CEEMAN, an international association for leadership development in dynamic societies. In 2010 prof. Purg received the 2010 Educator of the Year Award by the Academy of International Business (AIB) for her outstanding achievements in international business education. In 2013 Prof. Purg became the Chair of the UN Global Compact PRME (Principles of Responsible Management Education) Steering Committee. Prof. Purg is professor of leadership and effective management. Her special field of interest is looking for inspirations for managers from art and other professions. She authored and co-authored several books and numerous articles. She is a frequent guest speaker at European and American universities and international conferences. Prof. Purg is also member of several international advisory boards. President of the Republic of Slovenia awarded her with the “Honorary Order of Freedom” for her contribution to management development in Slovenia and CEE. She has been awarded doctor honoris causa by three universities.

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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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