Cutting Edge

Edited by Ruta Aidis, Honorary Senior Researcher, University College London, UK and Friederike Welter, President and Managing Director, Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn and Professor, University of Siegen, Germany

• Contents:1. IntroductionRuta Aidis and Friederike Welter2. Dekonta: A Post-Velvet Revolution Fairy Tale of Diversification and InternationalizationKate Bishop3. ‘Matter-of-Fact’ Entrepreneurship: FILKAB Joint Stock Company, BulgariaTatiana S. Manolova4. Regio – A ‘Learned-Global’ Knowledge Company: A Case from EstoniaTõnis Mets5. The Case of Prohardver, a Stop-gap Business in Hungary: A Real Enterprise or a Trial Test of Strength for a Young, Talented Intellectual?Ágnes Tibor6. Our Future Looks Even More Promising! The Case of Libra Holding in LithuaniaRuta Aidis7. Taking Advantage of Transition: The Case of Safety Ltd in LatviaArnis Sauka and Friederike Welter8. Being Entrepreneurial in Poland: New Conditions, New Opportunities, New UndertakingsAnna Rogut and Kazimierz Kubiak9. Seaway: Building Boats in SloveniaDaniel Shapiro, Aleš Vahčič and Lisa PapaniaIndex

'I enjoyed reading this book, which draws together a selection of case studies in entrepreneurship and innovation from eight new EU member countries that are still in the process of turbulent social and economic change. . . Each case is fascinating reading and in many of the studies the vibrant nature of the entrepreneurial change-driver shines through. . . the book is aimed at "academics and researchers of entrepreneurship as well as undergraduate and postgraduate students of international business and entrepreneurship", as well as practitioners carrying out business in the transition economies. I would agree with that, the case studies do bring out the exciting and challenging nature of what has been, and can be achieved. . . there is much sound material here to stimulate both insight, and detailed classroom discussions. I would certainly recommend the book for a library purchase. . . it may well be a very useful purchase for researchers and students of the selected case countries.'