Financing problems and the lack of entrepreneurship in Albania: findings from small and medium enterprises

Bitzenis, Aristidis; Nito, Ersanja

doi:10.1504/gber.2005.008299

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“…The results report that entrepreneurship education programs have a significant influence on the entrepreneurship intentions of the younger generation in their student days. Moreover, other findings document that older people and women who had prolonged exposure to the communist framework have a lower locus of control and greater fear of failure (Bitzenis and Nito 2005;Holt 1997;Runst 2013;Schwarz et al 2009).…”

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Mapping the research on the legacy of socialism, individual attitudes, and entrepreneurship: a bibliometric analysis and future research agenda

2022

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Studies on the interconnection between the legacy of socialism, individual attitudes, and entrepreneurship have increased considerably and have formed a new, dynamic, and rapidly growing field of research. However, the field remains largely unorganized and conflicting, making it challenging to take stock of the literature systematically. Our review explores the key trends, patterns, and internal knowledge structure of this emerging research stream. An innovative methodological approach that combines three bibliometric techniques (citation analysis, co-citation analysis, and co-occurrence analysis) and qualitative content analysis is applied. We identify the evolution, the most impactful journals, research, authors, and research contexts in the field. We also indicate the emergence of several academic conversations within the research stream and the critical arguments expressed in them. Research gaps and an agenda for further research are then discussed.

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“…These methods cannot function with categorical data. The financial data of enterprises is often collected using questionnaires (Bitzenis and Nito, 2005). When a survey research is conducted, it is common for the questionnaires used to contain closed-form questions (items) with fixed responses, which lead to the collection of primarily non-metric or Financing and sustainability categorical data coded with binary, nominal and/or ordinal measurement scales.…”

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Implications for the financing and sustainability of enterprises based on a ranking methodology for categorical financial data

Aggelopoulos

Menexes

Kamenidou³

2007

EuroMed Journal of Business

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Δημοσιεύσεις μελών--ΣΤΕΓ--Τμήμα Αγροτικής Ανάπτυξης & Διοίκησης Αγροτικών Επιχειρήσεων,2007The aim of the study is to present the implications for the financing and sustainability of enterprises based on a ranking methodology for categorical financial data. Design/methodology/approach – Taking advantage of the optimal scaling properties of correspondence analysis (CA), a ranking‐clustering procedure is proposed. The proposed method was applied to categorical financial variables (i.e family farm income, gross profit, gross income, labour income and profitability) collected from a stratified random sampling of 80 Greek pig farms using a structured questionnaire. Findings – The cluster analysis revealed three distinct groups of pig farms. Several recommendations for managerial practices and financial development resulted from this study. For the farms belonging to cluster C1, that present low rankings on both criteria, a development planning process must be applied that will focus on organizational and management issues. For the farms belonging to cluster C2, that present low rankings on the “composite income” criterion, policy measures have to be undertaken, aiming at exploiting their own production coefficients, reducing fixed costs and increasing productivity. Finally, for the farms in cluster C3, that present high scores on both ranking criteria, it is recommended to take actions that will improve their competitiveness. Research limitations/implications – The findings are limited to five selected financial variables. Therefore, future studies in the same or other business fields would benefit from incorporating a greater number of variables. Originality/value – The proposed methodological scheme could be useful to practitioners and academics, due to the fact that limited studies have dealt with this ranking problem, particularly in relation to the Greek agricultural business environment

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Female Entrepreneurship in Albania: Financial Incentives and Disincentives

Kalaj

2022

Towards Economic Inclusion in the Western Balkans

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Financing problems and the lack of entrepreneurship in Albania: findings from small and medium enterprises

Cited by 7 publications

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Mapping the research on the legacy of socialism, individual attitudes, and entrepreneurship: a bibliometric analysis and future research agenda

Mapping the research on the legacy of socialism, individual attitudes, and entrepreneurship: a bibliometric analysis and future research agenda

Implications for the financing and sustainability of enterprises based on a ranking methodology for categorical financial data

Female Entrepreneurship in Albania: Financial Incentives and Disincentives

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