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This book explores the historical, current and future prospects of
women's entrepreneurial activities in the former Yugoslavia, a
region that is currently in a process of transition from socialism
to a free-market economy. Each chapter presents the past, present
and future of female entrepreneurship for each individual country.
Some of the questions that the book answers include: Have women
been historically and culturally ignored, marginalized, or
systematically forbidden to run their own businesses? What are the
status quo and future prospects for this group? And, is the
investment climate conducive to women-owned businesses? The book
provides an extensive overview of female entrepreneurship, its
promotion and development, the role of the state, and other key
factors that shape the female entrepreneurship ecosystem. Readers
will gain an overall perspective on the essential issues and
challenges to women's entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial initiatives
and innovation, policy structures and institutional support to
female entrepreneurship in the region.
This book focuses on how to promote innovation and an
entrepreneurial mindset within organizations in the context of
structural changes. It highlights the importance of internal
marketing of innovation and ideas among employees, of creating
collaborative spaces, and of company leaders promoting
collaboration. The key aspect in all contributions gathered here is
to understand the co-creation paths of structural change and
innovation, and how they contribute to competitive advantage. The
respective chapters address topics such as intrapreneurship,
organizational mindset, creating an entrepreneurial orientation,
strategic leadership, and internal & external organizational
networking. All contributions are based on the latest empirical and
theoretical research, and provide key findings and concrete
recommendations for organizations.
This book explores the historical, current and future prospects of
women's entrepreneurial activities in the former Yugoslavia, a
region that is currently in a process of transition from socialism
to a free-market economy. Each chapter presents the past, present
and future of female entrepreneurship for each individual country.
Some of the questions that the book answers include: Have women
been historically and culturally ignored, marginalized, or
systematically forbidden to run their own businesses? What are the
status quo and future prospects for this group? And, is the
investment climate conducive to women-owned businesses? The book
provides an extensive overview of female entrepreneurship, its
promotion and development, the role of the state, and other key
factors that shape the female entrepreneurship ecosystem. Readers
will gain an overall perspective on the essential issues and
challenges to women's entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial initiatives
and innovation, policy structures and institutional support to
female entrepreneurship in the region.
This volume offers a comprehensive state-of-the-art portrait of
entrepreneurship and small business management issues in former
Yugoslavian countries. Further, it provides a wealth of theoretical
and empirical evidence on the role of entrepreneurship in
transition economies and emerging markets. Country-based studies
identify the processes in each country that attract financial
investors and yield new business and employment opportunities. In
addition, the studies highlight institutional constraints and
political factors that hinder the development of entrepreneurship
in these countries, and offer recommendations for policymakers on
how to improve the general business environment. This book will
appeal to entrepreneurship researchers, as well as public
policymakers in transition economies and emerging markets.
In handicrafts and artisanal products, industry has witnessed both
a technological shift and a renewed interest among customers,
especially after the challenges and limitations of mass production
became evident under the COVID-19 pandemic. This book portrays the
worldwide development of this trend, the nature of entrepreneurship
in these industries, and the unique challenges and opportunities
that entrepreneurs face. The book shows how these businesses are
gaining a resurgence due to customers preferring ethical, regional,
and climate-friendly options to fulfill their needs. The chapters
focus on artisan entrepreneurs' contribution to society by not only
creating businesses, but also in terms of tourism development. The
book reiterates that artisan entrepreneurs enable crucial cultural
connections with tradition due to their affinity to a region, city,
village, or community. Small business and entrepreneurship
researchers as well as policymakers in the cultural sector would
benefit from this book.
In handicrafts and artisanal products, industry has witnessed both
a technological shift and a renewed interest among customers,
especially after the challenges and limitations of mass production
became evident under the COVID-19 pandemic. This book portrays the
worldwide development of this trend, the nature of entrepreneurship
in these industries, and the unique challenges and opportunities
that entrepreneurs face. The book shows how these businesses are
gaining a resurgence due to customers preferring ethical, regional,
and climate-friendly options to fulfill their needs. The chapters
focus on artisan entrepreneurs' contribution to society by not only
creating businesses, but also in terms of tourism development. The
book reiterates that artisan entrepreneurs enable crucial cultural
connections with tradition due to their affinity to a region, city,
village, or community. Small business and entrepreneurship
researchers as well as policymakers in the cultural sector would
benefit from this book.
This book provides an extensive overview of family business-related
topics such as context and uniqueness, lifecycle and ownership
configurations, conflict management, corporate governance,
succession challenges, internationalization, innovation, and
socioemotional wealth. Each chapter features clear learning
objectives, key concepts and terminology, and dedicated case
studies to demonstrate the main messages. The book not only
considers the day-to-day dynamics in family businesses, but also
places substantial emphasis on the entrepreneurial skills needed
for these businesses to survive and thrive, today and tomorrow. In
addition, it elaborates and discusses a number of best practice
examples, which offer valuable guidance not only for scholars, but
also for students who wish to study these challenges.
Not one size fits all. Yet, some books teach business with minimal
focus on the context for business. In reality, firms - large and
small - are highly affected by the context in which they operate;
yet, context is not uniformly conceptualized, theorized, and
operationalized by scholars of business and management. While most
theories have come from developed countries with bountiful
contexts, the diverse contexts of Western Asia are little
understood. Religious factors are profoundly dominant in Western
Asia, and businesses in this diverse area operate with
considerations that are rarely considered in research. This book
reveals a variety of schools of thought that have molded several
business models and mechanisms, which are, to some extent,
different from the context of Western economies.
This book provides an extensive overview of family business-related
topics such as context and uniqueness, lifecycle and ownership
configurations, conflict management, corporate governance,
succession challenges, internationalization, innovation, and
socioemotional wealth. Each chapter features clear learning
objectives, key concepts and terminology, and dedicated case
studies to demonstrate the main messages. The book not only
considers the day-to-day dynamics in family businesses, but also
places substantial emphasis on the entrepreneurial skills needed
for these businesses to survive and thrive, today and tomorrow. In
addition, it elaborates and discusses a number of best practice
examples, which offer valuable guidance not only for scholars, but
also for students who wish to study these challenges.
This book provides scientific evidence, both theoretically and
empirically, on the understudied field of women entrepreneurs
across North Africa. It provides insights on the domain of women
entrepreneurship, undertaking critical assessment of overall
historical frameworks, ecosystems and future perspectives of the
region.Women entrepreneurship is among the most important and
unexploited sources of economic growth in the developing world.
Yet, despite much progress in socioeconomic aspects such as health,
life expectancy and education, the gender economic gap remains
unchanged. More needs to be done to understand the underlying
forces and factors in the region to challenge the current status
quo.
This book focuses on how to promote innovation and an
entrepreneurial mindset within organizations in the context of
structural changes. It highlights the importance of internal
marketing of innovation and ideas among employees, of creating
collaborative spaces, and of company leaders promoting
collaboration. The key aspect in all contributions gathered here is
to understand the co-creation paths of structural change and
innovation, and how they contribute to competitive advantage. The
respective chapters address topics such as intrapreneurship,
organizational mindset, creating an entrepreneurial orientation,
strategic leadership, and internal & external organizational
networking. All contributions are based on the latest empirical and
theoretical research, and provide key findings and concrete
recommendations for organizations.
This book looks at the current state of entrepreneurship
development in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region,
consisting of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the
United Arab Emirates. It is a comprehensive state-of-the-art
coverage of entrepreneurship and small business management issues,
supported with theoretical discussion and empirical evidence. The
book covers current processes in each country, paving the ways for
potential investors, researchers, academics and professionals to
better understand this region. An outcome of long-lasting
endeavour, this book includes contributions from experts across the
Gulf region.
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