Entrepreneurship Development in the Balkans

Veland Ramadani is a Professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Business at the Faculty of Business and Economics, South East European University, North Macedonia.Sasho Kjosev is a Full Professor in the Faculty of Economics at the University “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” in Skopje, North Macedonia, and founder and President of the Skopje based NGO – Association for regional development Balkan Economic Forum.Bruno S. Sergi teaches at Harvard University’s Extension School on the economics of emerging markets and development economics and is an Associate of Harvard University Davis Centre for Russian and Eurasian Studies, USA.

• Foreword; Leo-Paul Dana Chapter 1. Entrepreneurship Development in the Balkans: Past, Present, and Future; Veland Ramadani, Sasho Kjosev, and Bruno S. Sergi Chapter 2. Family Ties Shaping the Entrepreneurial Intentions; Ivona Mileva, Nadezda Pop-Kostova, and Nadica Jovanovska Boshkovska Chapter 3. How is Social Entrepreneurship Pursuing the Path of Development? Regional Perspectives in the Western Balkans; Stefan Chichevaliev, Stojan Debarliev, and Aleksandra Janeska Iliev Chapter 4. Green Entrepreneurship and Firm Performance: The Case of Albania; Gadaf Rexhepi, Hyrije Abazi Alili, Selajdin Abduli, Sadudin Ibraimi, and Rasim ZuferiChapter 5. Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Perspectives and Challenges; Ramo Palalić, Ognjen Ridić, Tomislav Jukić, Abdul Wahab Aidoo, Goran Ridić, and Mohammad Rezaur Razzak Chapter 6. Entrepreneurial Implementation Intentions among Bulgarian STEM Students: Facilitators and Constraints; Desislava I. Yordanova, Albena Pergelova, Fernando Angulo-Ruiz, and Tatiana S. Manolova Chapter 7. Social Entrepreneurship: Perspective of Croatia; Marko Kolaković, Mladen Turuk, and Ivan Turčić Chapter 8. Digital Entrepreneurship and Disruptive Innovation in the Greek Maritime Industry: The Case of Harbor Lab; Daphne Halkias, Mark Esposito, Tatiana Harkiolakis, Jordi Diaz, and Nicholas Mmaduabuchi Ikpogu Chapter 9. Informal Entrepreneurship in Kosovo: An Institutionalist Approach; Isa Mustafa, Justina Pula-Shiroka, Besnik A. Krasniqi, Veland Ramadani, and Liridon Kryeziu Chapter 10. Multi-Context Analysis of the Environment for the Development of Entrepreneurship in Montenegro; Boban Melović and Dragana Ćirović Chapter 11. Sustainable Entrepreneurship in North Macedonia: Challenges and Perspectives; Marsela Thanasi-Boçe, Selma Kurtishi-Kastrati, Veland Ramadani, and Rasim ZuferiChapter 12. Gender Differences in Early-Stage Entrepreneurship: The Case of Romanian Entrepreneurs; Ana Iolanda Voda and Andrei Stefan NestianChapter 13. Development of Entrepreneurship in Serbia: Main External Factors and Influences; Ondrej Jaško, Mladen Čudanov, Jovan Krivokapić, and Ivan TodorovićChapter 14. Intrapreneurship, Ecopreneurship and Digitalization in Slovenia; Jasna Auer Antončič and Boštjan AntončičChapter 15. Entrepreneurship Studies in Türkiye: Where Are We? Where Should We Go? Analysis of International Publications; Mehmet Bağış, Mehmet Nurullah Kurutkan, and Liridon Kryeziu