Women's Entrepreneurship in Former Yugoslavia: Historical Framework, Ecosystem, and Future Perspectives for the Region (Contributions to Management Science)

This book explores the historical, current and future prospects of women’s entrepreneurial activities in the former Yugoslavia, a region that is currently in a process of transition from socialism to a free-market economy. Each chapter presents the past, present and future of female entrepreneurship for each individual country. Some of the questions that the book answers include: Have women been historically and culturally ignored, marginalized, or systematically forbidden to run their own businesses? What are the status quo and future prospects for this group? And, is the investment climate conducive to women-owned businesses? The book provides an extensive overview of female entrepreneurship, its promotion and development, the role of the state, and other key factors that shape the female entrepreneurship ecosystem. Readers will gain an overall perspective on the essential issues and challenges to women’s entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial initiatives and innovation, policy structures and institutional support to female entrepreneurship in the region. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiii Women’s Entrepreneurship in the Former Yugoslavia: An Introduction (Emil Knezović, Ramo Palalić, Léo-Paul Dana)....Pages 1-9 Women’s Entrepreneurship in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Ramo Palalić, Emil Knezović, Azra Branković, Azra Bičo)....Pages 11-35 Women’s Entrepreneurship in Croatia (Mihaela Mikic, Maja Has)....Pages 37-59 Women’s Entrepreneurship in Kosovo (Nora Sadiku-Dushi, Veland Ramadani, Dianne H. B. Welsh, Ramo Palalić)....Pages 61-82 Women’s Entrepreneurship in Montenegro (Boban Melovic, Vladimir Djurisic)....Pages 83-111 Women’s Entrepreneurship in North Macedonia (Veland Ramadani, Esra Memili, Léo-Paul Dana, Visar Ramadani)....Pages 113-134 Women’s Entrepreneurship in Serbia (Maja Ivanović-Đukić, Saša Petković)....Pages 135-160 Women’s Entrepreneurship in Slovenia (Jasna Auer Antoncic, Bostjan Antoncic, Robert D. Hisrich)....Pages 161-176 Women’s Entrepreneurship in the Former Yugoslavia: Toward the Future (Ramo Palalić, Léo-Paul Dana, Emil Knezović)....Pages 177-182