This paper is based on the E-World research programme focusing on international perspectives of entrepreneurship. In the first stage of this international research project, each country had to conduct focus groups in order to develop a preliminary list of traits and behavioural patterns of...

Since gaining independence from the Soviet Unionin the early 1990s, the Eastern European country of Estonia has established afunctioning stable, reform-based market economy. Considering the successof Estonia, this research seeks to better understand the trends and challengesrelated to the...

The lack of staff arising from the current situation of the labour market is the key to understanding management problems in private sector companies. At the same time it seems to have introduced positive developments in company management: much more attention is devoted to people and their...

It has been famously said that 'Character is Destiny'. Similarly, it might be stated that 'Culture is National Destiny'. What is national culture and how does it (partially) determine the course of historical events? 'National Culture' might be defined as the beliefs and values of a given group...