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Aidis, Ruta; Korosteleva, Julia; Mickiewicz, Tomasz - School of Slavonic and East European Studies <London> - 2008

This paper presents an account of the environment faced by entrepreneurs in Russia. Insection one we give a brief introduction to the country which is followed by theoverview of a public policy on small and medium enterprises in the next section. Thecurrent state of SMEs and some particularities...

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Entrepreneurship in Transition Countries:A Review

Aidis, Ruta - Centre for the Study of Economic and Social Change in … - 2005

illustrates that as the transition process progresses, entrepreneurship development intransition countries is a story of … increasing divergence. The transitional context providesunique opportunities for entrepreneurship activities to develop. However …-based entrepreneurship as the free-market system matures within acontext with low levels of SMEs and inherited negative views towards …

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Entrepreneurship and Economic Transition

Aidis, Ruta - Tinbergen Institute - 2003

address the issue of entrepreneurship in two distinct ways: a) as it has historically developed within the field of economics … and b) as it develops in the transitional context. In contrast to advanced western economies, productive entrepreneurship … entrepreneurship for transition countries. By means of a literature survey, we further present the main characteristics of …

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Entrepreneurial Entry: Which Institutions Matter?

Aidis, Ruta; Estrin, Saul; Mickiewicz, Tomasz - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009

In this paper we explore the relationship between the individual decision to become an entrepreneur and the institutional context. We pinpoint the critical roles of property rights and the size of the state sector for entrepreneurial activity and test the relationships empirically by combining...

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Illegal Entrepreneurship Experience

Aidis, Ruta; Praag, Mirjam van - Tinbergen Institute - 2004

entrepreneurship experience (IEE), an unconventional form of human capital, is related to the performance and motivation of …

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Why don't we see more Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Lithuania?

Aidis, Ruta - Tinbergen Institute - 2002

This paper identifies the specific external barriers to SME development in Lithuania. An analysis of 332 SME owners reveals that formal barriers (taxes, frequent changes to and ambiguity of tax policies) and environmental barriers (low purchasing power, lack of funds for business investment)...

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Why less? The Gendered Aspects of Small- and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) Ownership under Economic Transition

Aidis, Ruta - Tinbergen Institute - 2002

This paper explores the gendered influence on SME development under economic transition in Lithuania. Previous studies have shown that male and female business owners are more different than similar in terms of personal and business characteristics (Brush 1992). An analysis of 332 SME owners in...

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