The paper deals with the difference in the share of opportunity-based early entrepreneurs among regions in Russia, which is an important indicator of the ‘quality' of the entrepreneurial activity. We invent an index called the share of opportunity-based early entrepreneurs (SOBE) which is...

The paper seeks to introduce the definition and to specify the characteristic features of "non-routine entrepreneurs". Using the notion of entrepreneurship by Shane and Venkataraman (2000), it explains "non-routine entrepreneurs" as persons driven primarily by the idea of exploring...

The introductory article by the guest editor reveals the essence of the concept of "entrepreneurial ecosystem" (EE), its main components, and outlines the main directions of EE research with an emphasis on countries with economies in transition presented in the papers of the special issue.