Entrepreneurship in Post-Communist Countries

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

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.

• Entrepreneurship
• Transition economies
• Economic growth
• Business finance
• Entrepreneurial behaviour
• Small and medium enterprises
• Economic development
• Financial performance of companies

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

  Jovo Ateljević

• The Institute of Economics, Zagreb, Croatia

  Jelena Budak

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.

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