BARRIERS TO BANK LOANS AND SMEs EARNINGS: EVIDENCE FROM KOSOVO

Jusufi, Gezim; Ramaj, Vehbi; Ukaj, Fatos

doi:10.17818/emip/2022/1.1

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“…The degree of entrepreneurship development and establishment at the country level depends largely on the quality of laws and regulations (Chowdhury et al, 2019;Urbano and Alvarez, 2014;Jusufi et al, 2022;Stoj ci c, 2012). In our study, we anticipate that positive perceptions of firm managers or owners regarding laws, regulations and the predictability of the regulatory framework at the national level will positively influence firm entrepreneurial behavior.…”

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The effects of institutions, firm-level factors and rational decision-making on entrepreneurial behaviors of MSMEs: lessons and opportunities for transition communities

Kryeziu,

Krasniqi,

Bağış

et al. 2023

JEC

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Purpose This study aims to examine the impact of regulatory, normative and cultural cognitive institutions and firm and individual factors on entrepreneurial behavior. Design/methodology/approach Using the quantitative research method, the authors collected data from 316 micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Kosovo, a transition economy, through a cross-sectional research design. The authors performed exploratory factor analyses, correlation and regression analyses on the data using SPSS 26 and STATA software. Findings The research findings indicate that, within transition economies, normative and cultural-cognitive institutions have a positive impact on entrepreneurial behaviors. The authors could not determine the effect of regulatory institutions on entrepreneurial behavior. The authors also discovered that young firms are more inclined toward entrepreneurial behavior than older firms, and micro firms display a stronger entrepreneurial behavior than small firms. Furthermore, family businesses showed a greater tendency for entrepreneurial behavior than nonfamily firms. Interestingly, when the rational decision-making interacts with regulatory institutions, the effect on entrepreneurial behavior is negative. Research limitations/implications This study employed a cross-sectional approach to investigate the influence of macro, meso, and micro-level factors on entrepreneurial behavior within a transitioning community across three industries. Future studies could replicate these findings within comparable institutional contexts, employing longitudinal studies that include additional variables beyond those considered in our present study. Practical implications Considering the importance of MSMEs for a country’s economic and sustainable development, the authors provide some policy implications. The authors recommend managers carefully evaluate the information gathered while they decide and also increase their capabilities concerning digitalization, which is crucial for their firm’s survival, growth and sustainable competitive advantage. Originality/value This paper contributes to the literature and shows and analyses entrepreneurial behavior at institutional (macro), firm-level factors (meso) and managers' rational decision-making (micro), providing evidence from a transition community.

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The effects of institutions, firm-level factors and rational decision-making on entrepreneurial behaviors of MSMEs: lessons and opportunities for transition communities

Kryeziu,

Krasniqi,

Bağış

et al. 2023

JEC

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“…According to the CEOs and managers of these organizations, the higher education system in Kosovo does not provide graduates with enough knowledge. Therefore, they are not prepared to meet the labor market requirements (Bytyqi et al, 2021; Jusufi and Ukaj, 2021; Jusufi et al,2022). Various reports from local and international institutions that have gathered the opinions of Kosovar job seekers claim that Kosovar graduates are not satisfied with the organizational climate and the work offered in Kosovar companies.…”

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Organizational climate and job satisfaction

Osmani

Sejdiu

Jusufi

2022

Management (Split, Online)

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This study aims to analyze the influence of organizational climate on employees’ satisfaction at work in organizations in the Republic of Kosovo. Two hundred employees in different production and service companies constitute our research sample. SPSS statistical program is used for processing and extraction of statistical results. The statistical methods are correlation analysis, regression analysis, unpaired samples test, and descriptive statistics. The results of this study are important not only because they confirm the positive and significant influence of organizational climate on the working conditions and job satisfaction of employees but also because they show that there is no significant difference in the perception of Kosovar workers or employees of the manufacturing sector and the service sector regarding the organizational climate. The results of this study also confirm the hypothesis that different organizational climate variables have different importance in Kosovar organizations.

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The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on small and medium-sized enterprises in the developing market

Kabashi¹,

Kabashi²

2023

CBSR

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The aim of this paper is to analyse the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Kosovo. So, this is a research problem. Our research is based on Ramaj et al.’s (2022) research. The research was conducted with 84 SMEs in Pristina and Fushë Kosovë, with the major part in the capital. Consequently, the Government of Kosovo should pay attention to the design of oriented policies and promote SMEs’ development. It still has to make efforts to create a more favorable business climate, for business development as a whole and SMEs, especially in this extremely difficult period at the time of COVID-19. Given that it is the last 2 years since the outbreak of the pandemic has had a great economic impact on the country, thus we have approached the research on this topic and through it, we will try to give this research a clear overview of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Kosovo. Our findings will help us to see the main challenges that SMEs have during the pandemic times. Our results confirm that COVID-19 in Kosovo affects not only the health of the population but also hits the economy.

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BARRIERS TO BANK LOANS AND SMEs EARNINGS: EVIDENCE FROM KOSOVO

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The effects of institutions, firm-level factors and rational decision-making on entrepreneurial behaviors of MSMEs: lessons and opportunities for transition communities

The effects of institutions, firm-level factors and rational decision-making on entrepreneurial behaviors of MSMEs: lessons and opportunities for transition communities

Organizational climate and job satisfaction

The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on small and medium-sized enterprises in the developing market

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