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BL
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1026440
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b780810
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The cutting edge : : innovation and entrepreneurship in New Europe /\ edited by Ruta Aidis and Friederike Welter.
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| Publication Statement
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Cheltenham, UK ;Northampton, Mass. :: Edward Elgar,, ©2008.
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1 online resource (xi, 178 pages)
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| ISBN
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1281779660
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: 1845429745
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: 1848441215
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: 9781281779663
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: 9781845429744
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: 9781848441217
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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1. Introduction / Ruta Aidis and Friederike Welter -- 2. Dekonta: a post-Velvet Revolution fairy tale of diversification and internationalization / Kate Bishop -- 3. 'Matter-of-fact' entrepreneurship: FILKAB Joint Slock Company, Bulgaria / Tatiana S. Manolova -- 4. Regio -- a 'learned-global' knowledge company: a case from Estonia / Tonis Mets -- 5. The case of Prohardver, a stop-gap business in Hungary: a real enterprise or a trial test of strength for a young, talented intellectual? / Agnes Tibor -- 6. Our future looks even more promising! The case of Libra Holding in Lithuania / Ruta Aidis -- 7. Taking advantage of transition: the case of Safety Ltd in Latvia / Amis Sauka and Friederike Welter -- 8. Being entrepreneurial in Poland: new conditions, new opportunities, new undertakings / Anna Rogut and Kazimierz Kubiak -- 9. Seaway: building boats in Slovenia / Daniel Shapiro, Ales Vahcic and Lisa Papania.
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| Abstract
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Containing case studies from eight EU member countries, this book looks at the ability of entrepreneurs to develop innovative firms in an environment of turbulent social and economic change. It also elucidates the individual characteristics of the entrepreneur that create an enabling context for innovative behaviour to develop and grow.
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Business enterprises-- European Union countries, Case studies.
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Business enterprises-- European Union countries.
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Entrepreneurship-- European Union countries, Case studies.
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Entrepreneurship-- European Union countries.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Entrepreneurship.
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Business enterprises.
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Entrepreneurship.
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European Union countries.
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| Dewey Classification
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338.04094
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| LC Classification
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HB615.C88 2008eb
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| Added Entry
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Aidis, Ruta.
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Welter, Friederike.
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