Economic Development and Entrepreneurship in Transition Economies I

This book contributes to a better understanding of entrepreneurship in transition economies. Current literature reflects the more traditional schools of thought on entrepreneurship, which are influenced by the Western perspective, and fail to fully addres

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omic Development and Entrepreneurship in Transition Economies Issues, Obstacles and Perspectives

Economic Development and Entrepreneurship in Transition Economies

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Jovo Ateljevic´ • Jelena Trivic´ Editors

Economic Development and Entrepreneurship in Transition Economies Issues, Obstacles and Perspectives

Editors Jovo Ateljevic´ Faculty of Economics University of Banja Luka Banja Luka Bosnia and Herzegovina

Jelena Trivic´ Faculty of Economics University of Banja Luka Banja Luka Bosnia and Herzegovina

ISBN 978-3-319-28855-0 ISBN 978-3-319-28856-7 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-28856-7

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Contents

Introduction to “Economic Development and Entrepreneurship in Transition Economies” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jovo Ateljevic´ and Jelena Trivic´ Part I

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Business Environment in Transition Economies

Is Culture an Underpinning or Undermining Factor in the Business Environment of the Transitional Countries? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ružica Sˇimic´ Banovic´

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Restrictive External Factors and Their Influence to the Business Environment in the Republic of Srpska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zoran Lukic´, Predrag Ðuric´, and Boris Novarlic´

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Assessing the Impact of Public Financial Support to Small and Medium Enterprises: An Empirical Study from the Republic of Srpska, BiH . . . Jadranka Petrovic´

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The Public Procurement System: A Business Sector Perspective . . . . . Jelena Budak and Edo Rajh

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The Role of Higher Education in a Knowledge Economy . . . . . . . . . . . Sabina Ðonlagic´ and Adil Kurtic´

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Part II

Entrepreneurship and Transition Experiences

Economic