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Why less? The Gendered Aspects of Small- and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) Ownership under Economic Transition
Aidis, Ruta - Tinbergen Instituut - 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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011256418
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Entrepreneurship and Economic Transition
Aidis, Ruta - Tinbergen Instituut - 2003
address the issue of entrepreneurship intwo distinct ways: a) as it has historically developed within the field of … economicsand b) as it develops in the transitional context. In contrast to advanced westerneconomies, productive entrepreneurship … entrepreneurship in Central EasternEuropean and Former Soviet Union countries. Entrepreneurship in Lithuaniaseems to not fit neatly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011257634
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Perceptions of entrepreneurs among polish students
Starnawska, Marzena - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
The aim of this paper is to present how we can approach and explore the field of entrepreneurship phenomenon in an … management research. We hope to outline how we can approach topic of entrepreneurship using alternative, not mainstream method … entrepreneurship was Baumol (1990) who analyzed perceptions of entrepreneurs from historical perspective. He has distinguished three …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011258249
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The privatization of public banks: will it always turn out to be satisfactory?
Apak, Sudi; Atakisi, Ahmet; Ozkan, Levent; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
The concept of privatization has been deepened due to the liberalization progress in the world economy since the beginning of 1980's. In order to slip out of the great depression period in 1929, the share of government activity in economy and government intervention has been increased and this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011267845
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Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
This Selected Issues paper for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is examined. Real GDP growth accelerated to 5 percent in 2007 and 6 percent in the first half of 2008, from its historical average of about 3 percent. Increased investment, partly financed by FDI, is the main driver...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244556
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Republic of Belarus; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
This Selected Issues Paper presents an analysis of Belarus-specific conditions and cross-country research, and proposes a roadmap for real-sector reforms. It highlights distortions resulting from the government’s interference in the economy, and presents an overview of economic benefits...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245717
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Do Trust-Based Relations Improve Firm’s Performance? Evidence from Transition Economies
Berulava, George - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the impact of trust-based relations on firm’s performance in transition economies. The trade credit variable is used as a proxy of trust-based relations and the propensity score matching method is employed to establish casual link between relational...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011260550
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Способы формирования контрактных институтов: эволюция versus революция
Tamilina, Larysa; Baklanova, Olena - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
В статье анализируется влияние формальных экономических институтов на развитие постсоциалистических стран. Акцент делается на необходимости разграничения...
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Modes of Foreign Entry under Asymmetric Information about Potential Technology Spillovers
Müller, Thomas - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2002
This paper studies the effect of technology spillovers on the entry decision of a multinational enterprise into a foreign market. Two alternative entry modes for a foreign direct investment are considered: Greenfield investment versus acquisition. We find that with quantity competition a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005157511
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Foreign banks in transition countries. To whom do they lend and how are they financed?
De Haas, Ralph; Naaborg, Ilko - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
We use focused interviews with managers of foreign parent banks and their affiliates in Central Europe and the Baltic States to analyse the small-business lending and internal capital markets of multinational financial institutions. Our approach allows us to complement the standard empirical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005260284