Assessing Moving Targets: the Impact of Transition Stages on Entrepreneurship Development

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contents Assessing Moving Targets: the Impact of Transition Stages on Entrepreneurship Development Ruta Aidis Arnis Sauka Economía y Finanzas SMEs transition stages business barriers Transition countries An issue that has recently gained in importance in transitional literature is the need to develop a thriving small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector since it can contribute significantly to innovation, job creation and economic growth. However, the specific characteristics of SMEs make them especially vulnerable to changes in the legal, social and environmental context. In this paper we are interested in the barriers that SME development encounters during different stages in the transition process. There is no consensus regarding 'transition stages', yet various indicators measuring certain aspects of transition progress have been developed. For this paper, we apply a selection of indicators proposed in previous research to approximate three transitional stages that would make sense from an entrepreneurship development perspective. We utilise these indicators to categorise 23 transition countries into transitional stages. On the basis of that utilisation we develop a framework in which we can identify SME development trends based on our analysis of the 25 empirical studies on constraints facing SMEs in transition countries. Our preliminary results indicate that more fundamental barriers related to legal issues are more characteristic of the early stages of transition, while more specific constraints related to human resources and skill development characterise later transition stages. 2005 artículo científico 2424-6166 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=692274242001 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=6922 Ekonomika application/pdf Vilniaus Universitetas Ekonomika (Lituania) Vol.69
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spellingShingle Assessing Moving Targets: the Impact of Transition Stages on Entrepreneurship Development
Ruta Aidis
Economía y Finanzas
SMEs
transition stages
business barriers
Transition countries
Assessing Moving Targets: the Impact of Transition Stages on Entrepreneurship Development Ruta Aidis Arnis Sauka Economía y Finanzas SMEs transition stages business barriers Transition countries An issue that has recently gained in importance in transitional literature is the need to develop a thriving small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector since it can contribute significantly to innovation, job creation and economic growth. However, the specific characteristics of SMEs make them especially vulnerable to changes in the legal, social and environmental context. In this paper we are interested in the barriers that SME development encounters during different stages in the transition process. There is no consensus regarding 'transition stages', yet various indicators measuring certain aspects of transition progress have been developed. For this paper, we apply a selection of indicators proposed in previous research to approximate three transitional stages that would make sense from an entrepreneurship development perspective. We utilise these indicators to categorise 23 transition countries into transitional stages. On the basis of that utilisation we develop a framework in which we can identify SME development trends based on our analysis of the 25 empirical studies on constraints facing SMEs in transition countries. Our preliminary results indicate that more fundamental barriers related to legal issues are more characteristic of the early stages of transition, while more specific constraints related to human resources and skill development characterise later transition stages. 2005 artículo científico 2424-6166 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=692274242001 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=6922 Ekonomika application/pdf Vilniaus Universitetas Ekonomika (Lituania) Vol.69
title Assessing Moving Targets: the Impact of Transition Stages on Entrepreneurship Development
topic Economía y Finanzas
SMEs
transition stages
business barriers
Transition countries
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=692274242001