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This book contributes to a better understanding of entrepreneurship in transition economies. Current literaturereflects the more traditional schools of thought on entrepreneurship, which areinfluenced by the Western perspective, and fail to fully address the scenarioin transition economies. There is a broad consensus among academics, policymakers, and practitioners that a fundamental cause of difficulties experiencedby most economies in transition has been the fact that reform has not been accompaniedby the creation of new, private businesses, and particularly SMEs. This isespecially evident in states created in Europe after the dissolution of theSoviet Union where many barriers, which were inherited from the old system,remain in place, thus inhibiting entrepreneurial progress in these countriesdespite a favorable political and economic environment. The contributions featuredin this book focus on how much progress has been achieved so far with regard tothese aspects, as well as identify which current barriers and issues still needto be resolved. Themes include innovation performance, financing, venturecapital, educational factors, and entrepreneurial learning.
List of contents
Business Environment in Transition Economies.- Entrepreneurship and Transition Experiences.- Particular Fields of Entrepreneurship Development.
About the author
Jovo Ateljevic, PhD, full
professor at the Faculty of Economics University of Banja Luka, has been an
active researcher in a number of areas - Entrepreneurship and SMEs, Economic
Development, Management strategy and Tourism. An important feature of his
research has been collaborative, team-based and international (New Zealand,
USA, UK, Germany, Japan, and Southeast Europe). His research output appears in
a number of international journals and books. He's been involved in many
research /consultancy projects worldwide including the UK, New Zealand,
Ukraine, Moldova, Western Balkans countries.
In the last two decades, he has supervised MAs, PhDs, and taught modules
in general business/management studies in both undergraduate and post graduate
programs in New Zealand (Victoria University of Wellington), the UK for 7 years
(Stirling University), Serbia (University of Belgrade), University of Banja
Luka and several other major universities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Prof.
Ateljevic is also the founder of the REDETE conference.
Jelena Trivi¿, PhD, Assistant Professor at Faculty of Economics University of Banja
Luka, BiH, where she teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses in
International Economics. She obtained PhD degree from the Faculty of Economics
University of Belgrade in 2013. Her research interests include international
trade and trade policy, international finances, globalization, institutional
economics, as well as the field of European integration process. Beside her
work at the Faculty, she has been engaged in the various reserach and
consultancy projects mainly financed by the EU. She authored around 30 research articles
and 2 chapters in international monographs published by Springer. She is
secretary of the REDETE conference.
Summary
This book contributes to a better understanding of entrepreneurship in transition economies. Current literature
reflects the more traditional schools of thought on entrepreneurship, which are
influenced by the Western perspective, and fail to fully address the scenario
in transition economies. There is a broad consensus among academics, policy
makers, and practitioners that a fundamental cause of difficulties experienced
by most economies in transition has been the fact that reform has not been accompanied
by the creation of new, private businesses, and particularly SMEs. This is
especially evident in states created in Europe after the dissolution of the
Soviet Union where many barriers, which were inherited from the old system,
remain in place, thus inhibiting entrepreneurial progress in these countries
despite a favorable political and economic environment. The contributions featured
in this book focus on how much progress has been achieved so far with regard to
these aspects, as well as identify which current barriers and issues still need
to be resolved. Themes include innovation performance, financing, venture
capital, educational factors, and entrepreneurial learning.
