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Entrepreneurship and economic transition in Central Europe / Jean-Paul Larc̦on, editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Structural adjustment (Economic policy)--Europe, Central.
- Structural adjustment (Economic policy).
- Privatization--Europe, Central.
- Privatization.
- Entrepreneurship.
- Central Europe.
- Entrepreneurship--Europe, Central.
- Europe, Central--Economic conditions.
- Europe, Central.
- Economic conditions.
- Physical Description:
- xxiv, 219 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers ; Paris : HEC School of Management, [1998]
- Summary:
- Since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, Central European economies have been moving rapidly toward a common set of goals: political democracy, market-oriented economies and integration into the European and international business community. For businesses, Central Europe offers a unique window of opportunity and, in particular, two comparative advantages: a low-cost qualified workforce and stronger growth rates than mature Western European economies. This opportunity, seized by local entrepreneurs and foreign enterprises alike, is a significant competitive threat to companies not present in the region, or who have not found alternative strategies for increased growth and competitiveness. This book addresses economic transitions in Central Europe and analyzes the problems of Central European integration in the European Union.
- Contents:
- 1 Business Strategies for Economies in Transition of Central and Eastern Europe / Jean-Paul Larcon 1
- Return to Europe 1
- From plan to market: privatisation 4
- New economic and social environment 6
- Foreign trade and Foreign Direct Investment 8
- Strategies of international companies 11
- 2 Privatisation and Company Restructuring in Central and Eastern Europe: Issues and Progress / Saul Estrin 21
- Why privatise at all? 22
- Who will own the firms? 25
- A taxonomy of mass privatisation 30
- Ownership structure in Central and Eastern Europe 32
- 3 Lessons from Czech Privatisation / Ingeborg Nemcova 37
- Privatisation as a key to transformation 37
- Privatisation forms and methods 40
- Present dilemmas and perspectives 51
- 4 Development of Financial Markets: the Czech Case / Petr Musilek 57
- The financial market revival 57
- Public markets 60
- Czech Stock Price Behaviour 66
- 5 Competitiveness and Industry Restructuring: the Case of Hungary / Attila Chikan, Erzsebet Czako 71
- Microeconomic factors of competitiveness 72
- Seven main theses on competitiveness 89
- 6 The Ethical Fabric of a Transformation Economy: the Case of Hungary / Laszlo Zsolnai 93
- The social reception of market economy 94
- Ethical attitudes of Hungarian Managers 98
- Ethicality of companies 99
- Prospects for the future 101
- 7 Economic Growth and Foreign Direct Investment: the Polish Case / Maria Romanowska 103
- Investment attractiveness in Poland 103
- Range and forms of foreign investors' presence in Poland 107
- Influence of Foreign Direct Investment on Polish economy 113
- 8 Transition and Democracy in Romania: the Pain of a Gradualist Restructuring / Sergio Alessandrini 125
- The economic and political legacy 126
- The political developments 127
- The economic performance and the structural changes 130
- De-monopolisation and the private sector performance 134
- Economic policy reforms 135
- External support and the role of FDI 143
- The privatisation of SOEs in Romania 146
- The economic and financial restructuring of industry 154
- Agriculture 155
- Foreign exchange controls affecting trading 157
- 9 Company Co-operations between Eastern and Western Europe / Martin Zagler, Christian Ragacs 163
- Reasons for macroeconomic analysis 163
- Analytical framework 165
- Innovation and strategic choices for SME 168
- SME and development 169
- Development and SME co-operation with Eastern Europe 170
- 10 Swedish Multinationals in Central and Eastern Europe / Jan-Erik Vahlne, Kjell A. Nordstrom, Stryrbjorn Torbacke 177
- The project 177
- Objectives 178
- Frame of Reference 178
- Five cases on European Multinationals' entry 182
- Tentative conclusions 189
- 11 The Enlargement Challenge / Franck Debie 193
- European governance and the enlargement challenge 194
- Uncertain enlargement and challenges for corporate governance 203.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 079238279X
- OCLC:
- 39659255
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