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Small business in Russia: A Case Study of St. Petersburg

Kihlgren, Alessandro - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2002

The reasons why small business development has been disappointing in Russia compared with other transition countries such as Poland and the Czech Republic are here analyzed. It is, however, suggested that the picture may not be so gloomy as official statistics suggest. As far as St. Petersburg...

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Internet Entrepreneurship: Networks and Performance of Internet Ventures In China

BATJARGAL, BAT - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2005

This article examines the contingent value of entrepreneurs' networks to survival likelihood of Internet ventures, and the dynamics of entrepreneurs' networks over time. The empirical data are composed of the longitudinal surveys of 94 Internet ventures in Beijing, China. The study found the...

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What Makes Small Firms Grow? Finance, Human Capital, Technical Assistance, and the Business Environment in Romania

Brown, J. David; Earle, John S.; Lup, Dana - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2004

Although the development of a new private sector is generally considered crucial to economic transition, there has been rather little empirical research on the determinants of startup firm growth. This paper uses panel data techniques to analyze a survey of 297 new small enterprises in Romania...

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Network Restructuring and Firm Creation in East-Central Europe: A Public-Private Venture

McDermott, Gerald A. - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2000

The transformation of East-Central Europe deepens the debate about firm creation in a unique way: how do approaches to institutional creation impact the creation of firms? This paper theoretically and empirically explores this question by offering an alternative, embedded politics approach to...

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Institutions and Entrepreneurship Development in Russia: A Comparative Perspective

Estrin, Saul; Aidis, Ruta; Mickiewicz, Tomasz - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2007

entrepreneurial development in Russia. We utilize Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) data collected in 2001 and 2002 to investigate … the effects of the weak institutional environment in Russia on entrepreneurship, comparing it first with all available GEM …’s institutional environment is important to explain its relatively low levels of entrepreneurship development, where the latter is …

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Finance, Human Capital, Technical Assistance, and the Business Environment in Romania

Brown, J. David; Earle, John S.; Lup, Dana - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2004

Although the development of a new private sector is generally considered crucial to economic transition and development, there has been little empirical research on the determinants of startup firm growth. This paper uses panel data techniques to analyze a survey of 297 new small enterprises in...

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Institutions, Networks and Entrepreneurship Development in Russia: An Exploration

Aidis, Ruta; Estrin, Saul - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2006

. By utilizing new Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) data collected in 2001, we investigate the effects of the weak …

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Entrepreneurs' Access to Private Equity in China: The Role of Social Capital

Batjargal, Bat; Liu, Mannie M. - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2002

Drawing on Social network theory, this article argues for enhancing effects of social capital of entrepreneurs on investment selection decisions of venture capitalists (to invest versus not to invest), and main effects of social capital on investment process decisions such as venture valuation,...

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UNLOCKING PRODUCTIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN AFRICA’S LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

Brixiova, Zuzana - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2010

economies depends critically on structural transformation and the emergence of productive entrepreneurship that would accelerate …) constraints and develops a theoretical framework that examines the main obstacles to entrepreneurship in Africa’s LDCs. The paper … economies, development of productive entrepreneurship cannot be left to markets alone. The policy analysis suggests that the …

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