Entrepreneurship in transition economies: diversity, trends, and perspectives

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Part I. Different Parthways: Concepts and Theories.- 1. Introduction: Systematic 'transition' and entrepreneurship theory.- 2. Staying in the Family: The impact of institutions and mental models on entrepreneurship development in post-Soviet transition countries.- Part II. Entreprenuurship Ecosystems: Cross Country Analysis.- 3. A multidimensional, comparative analysis of the regional entrepreneurship performance in the Central and Eastern European EU member countries.- 4. Institutions and export performance in 26 transition economies.- 5. Technology-Driven Internationalization. Central-Eastern European Perspective.- 6. Is innovation a determinant for SME performance? Cross-country analysis of the economies of former USSR countries.- Part III. Country Studies from the CEE region.- 7.Entrepreneurship in Estonia: combination of political and entrepreneurial agenda.- 8. The business cycle and early-stage entrepreneurship in Latvia.- 9. The role of education on entrepreneurship in Lithuania.- 10. Entrepreneurship ecosystem and policy development in Slovenia.- 11. Entrepreneurship in Poland- determinants and development perspectives.- 12. Entrepreneurship development in the Czech Republic.- 13.Entrepreneurship development in Slovakia.- 14. The Network Entrepreneur in Small Businesses: The Bulgarian Case.- part IV. Country Studies: Evidence from Selected CIS Countries, Georgia and Ukraine.- 15. Entrepreneurial intentions and initiatives in Georgia. 16. The path of Belarusian entrepreneurship to a socially oriented market economy.- 17. Small and medium enterprises' sector in an adverse business environment of Ukraine: the role of cooperation.- 18. Cross-regional variations in the motivation of entrepreneurial activity in Russia: determining factors.- Part V. Role of Institutions: Special Topics.- 19. The Entrepreneurial role of families in transitional economies: the case of Lithuania.- 20.The impact of competition on the economic behavior and performance of industrial SMEs in Russia.- 21. Motivation of women business owners: case of Russia and Norway.- 22. Entrepreneurial potential in the informal freelance economy: evidence from the Russian-language Internet.- Part VI. Conclusions and Policy Suggestions.- 23. Diverging paths of entrepreneurship in transition countries. A comparative view.