The growth of firms in in less-developed countries :
[Book]
lessons from Kosovo /
Fadil Sahiti.
Cham, Switzerland :
Palgrave Macmillan,
[2019]
1 online resource (xix, 356 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Intro; Acknowledgements; Contents; Abbreviations; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Motivation for the Book; 1.2 Setting the Research Agenda: Firm Growth in Less-Developed Countries; 1.3 Selection of Comparator Countries; 1.4 Structure of the Book; References; 2 Economic Profile of Kosovo: Problems and Challenges; 2.1 Economic Environment Before 1999; 2.2 Economic Environment in Kosovo Between 1999 and 2008; 2.3 The Economic Environment in Kosovo Since 2008; 2.3.1 Main Macroeconomic Indicators; 2.3.2 Education System in Kosovo
2.3.3 SMEs in Kosovo-Institutional, Regulatory and Operational Environment2.3.4 Financial Services; References; 3 Firm Growth Factors: A State of the Art Review and Research Issues; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Firm Demographics, Dynamics and Growth; 3.3 Business Environment and Firm Growth; 3.3.1 Empirical Research Based on Cross-County Regressions; 3.3.2 Empirical Research Based on Firm-Level Regressions; 3.3.3 Regional and Country Studies Related to Business Environment Factors; 3.4 Resource-Based View and Management Practices; 3.4.1 Human Capital Resources; 3.4.2 Tangible Capital Resources
3.4.3 Organizational Capabilities as a Unique Resource3.4.4 Management Practices as Specific-Firm Capabilities; 3.5 Social Conditions and Innovation; 3.6 Main Findings and Conclusions; References; 4 Measuring Business Dynamics in Kosovo: Cross-Country Comparison and Analysis; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Why National Business Dynamics?; 4.3 What This Study Offers; 4.4 Theoretical Perspective; 4.5 The Database Used for the Empirical Analysis; 4.5.1 Data Description; 4.5.2 Definition of a Business Statistical Unit; 4.6 Population of Active Firms in Kosovo (2010-2015)
4.6.1 Population of Active Firms by Subsectors in Kosovo4.6.2 Distribution of Active Firms by Size in the Total Economy: Cross-Country Comparisons; 4.6.3 Size Class Breakdown in Business Economy; 4.6.4 Main Findings; 4.7 Firm Entry and Exit Flows in Kosovo; 4.7.1 Within-Country Distribution of Business Births and Deaths; 4.7.2 Entry and Exit Flows of Firms: Cross-Country Comparisons; 4.7.3 Main Findings; 4.8 Firm Survival Over Time; 4.8.1 Main Findings; 4.9 The Role of Business Environment Factors on Firm Demography; 4.9.1 Ease of Doing Business and Firm Dynamics
4.9.2 Access to Finance and Firm Dynamics4.9.3 The Importance of Human Capital: Education and Firm Dynamics; 4.10 The Determinants of Newly Born Firm Survival in Kosovo; 4.10.1 Methods Used to Estimate Firm Survival; 4.10.2 Regression Results; 4.11 Conclusions; References; 5 An Analysis of the Business Environment in Kosovo Using Growth Diagnostics Approach; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Why a Growth Diagnostics Approach and Methodology; 5.3 An Outline of the Growth Diagnostics Method; 5.4 Theoretical Perspective; 5.5 The Methodology; 5.6 Symptoms Analysis Using a Decision Tree
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This book contributes to the microeconomics of growth among SMEs in less-developed countries. It begins with an overview of the Kosovo economy, and takes the case of Kosovo to explore the dynamics and determinants of firm growth. The author does this by exploring dynamics of firms' creation; survival and exit; organisational capabilities of firms; and looks at how external (environmental) factors affect firms' growth. The author pays special attention to innovation capabilities. This study makes a major contribution to European Studies by dealing for the first time with economic development in Kosovo. This book will be of relevance to development specialists including policy makers, researchers, consultants, students, and field staff of donor organisations active in Kosovo, the wider Balkan region and other low-income countries. It will also be of value to policy makers working in fields of economic development, entrepreneurship, industrial policy and innovation policy, and European and EU studies.--
Growth of firms in in less-developed countries.
9783030148201
Entrepreneurship-- Kosovo (Republic)
Microeconomics.
Small business-- Developing countries.
Small business-- Kosovo (Republic)
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Industrial Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Industries-- General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Management Science.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Organizational Behavior.
Economic history.
Entrepreneurship.
Microeconomics.
Small business.
Kosovo (Republic), Economic conditions, 21st century.