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Record Nr.

UNINA9910298551703321

Autore

Schrammel Tine

Titolo

Clusters as an instrument to bridge institutional voids in transition economies : Lessons learned from Southeast Europe / / by Tine Schrammel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wiesbaden : , : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : , : Imprint : Springer Gabler, , 2014

ISBN

3-658-05725-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (283 p.)

Collana

Markt- und Unternehmensentwicklung Markets and Organisations

Disciplina

650.13

Soggetti

Small business

Globalization

Markets

Economic policy

Small Business

Emerging Markets/Globalization

Economic Policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Environments of institutional voids -- Case studies from Southeast Europe -- Cluster support.

Sommario/riassunto

Transition economies, such as the countries in Southeast Europe, face an expeditious institutional transition from a centrally planned to a market economy. The state withdraws from its monitoring function, which results in institutional voids that affect the economy in general and small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in specific. With a qualitative case study approach Tine Schrammel develops a scheme to detect institutional voids as one source of competitive disadvantages of SMEs in transition economies. In a second step she demonstrates that specific cluster services bridge institutional voids and improve the competitive position of SMEs in environments of institutional voids. The findings add to the understanding of institutional voids and to the role of clusters in transition economies. Contents Environments of institutional voids Case studies from Southeast Europe Cluster support



Target Groups Lecturers and students of business administration with focus on international management, regional development and development cooperation Cluster Managers, Policy Makers, and SMEs from and entering into Southeast Europe The Author Tine Schrammel received her PhD from the University of Passau, where she was affiliated with the Chair of International Management (Prof. Dr. Carola Jungwirth). She worked for development cooperation in Southeast Europe.