Entrepreneurship in Kosovo

Mustafa, Muhamet; Krasniqi, Besnik A.

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-77634-7_4

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“…These enterprises play a crucial role in mitigating unemployment and are integral to the Kosovar economy. Kosovo's economy is largely service-based and is considered an upper-middle-income country [28].…”

Section: Figure 1 Geographic Information Of Kosovomentioning

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Returned Entrepreneurs and Ability to Generate Innovations: Case of Kosovo

Rudaku,

Toska,

Gleason

et al. 2023

IJSDP

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Numerous scientific studies underscore the importance of returned entrepreneurs for a country's economy. Returned entrepreneurs are individuals who have worked or studied abroad and subsequently returned to their homeland to initiate entrepreneurial ventures, bringing with them experience and knowledge from abroad. The motivations of these returned entrepreneurs vary significantly. This study aims to investigate the motives, knowledge, and experiences of returned entrepreneurs, specifically in the context of Kosovo, and how they contribute to creating innovations. A qualitative data approach is often considered the most appropriate methodology for such investigations, and this study employs it accordingly. To this end, 12 structured interviews were conducted with returned entrepreneurs, which helped us answer the study's objectives. Notably, the motivations of returned entrepreneurs differ across developing countries. The results of this study provide scientific evidence of these differences, thereby contributing to the entrepreneurship literature. The findings highlight that one of the main motivations of entrepreneurs in the Kosovar context relates to knowledge/experiences and connections formed abroad, a finding consistent with human capital theory and Internationalisation Theory. Another significant discovery of this study is that returned entrepreneurs in Kosovo have generated innovations related to new products/services, work methods, production methods, sales methods, and the application of new technologies. The generation of such innovations is regarded as a primary source of a country's economic growth. Therefore, this study is expected to have theoretical implications, as well as political implications beneficial to the local economy.

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Section: Figure 1 Geographic Information Of Kosovomentioning

confidence: 99%

Returned Entrepreneurs and Ability to Generate Innovations: Case of Kosovo

Rudaku,

Toska,

Gleason

et al. 2023

IJSDP

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“…Kosovo is bordered by Montenegro to the north, Serbia to the northeast, Albania to the southwest and Macedonia to the south. Kosovo covers a territory of 10 905.25 km 2 , and Prishtina is the capital of Kosovo (Mustafa and Krasniqi, 2018). According to the Kosovo Agency of Statistics (KAS), 1.78 million people are living in Kosovo (KAS, 2022).…”

Section: Context Of Kosovomentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The Kosovo economy, which is an upper-middle economy, like other Western Balkan countries, is dominated by the service sector, with micro-enterprises accounting for most businesses. Kosovo has a considerable presence in the commerce and service sectors, as opposed to other industries, notably manufacturing; however, in the past years, a moderate increase in the number of manufacturing businesses is noted (Mustafa and Krasniqi, 2018). Kosovo's socioeconomic development has been significantly affected by migration throughout its history (Hajdari and Ramadani, 2022).…”

Section: Context Of Kosovomentioning

confidence: 99%

Impact of returnee entrepreneurs’ education and knowledge transfer on business development: moderating effect of time living abroad

Hajdari

Miftari

Ramadani

et al. 2023

JEC

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of returnee entrepreneurs’ education and knowledge transfer (KT) on business development (BD) as well as the moderating effect of time living abroad on returnee entrepreneurs. Design/methodology/approach The quantitative approach was used in this study to grasp and validate the conceptual framework. This research was guided by a positivist survey research technique. A structured questionnaire was used as a data collection tool, and 151 returnee entrepreneurs were involved in the study. SEM with SmartPLS was used as a data analysis tool. Findings The results of this study show that returnee entrepreneur’s education and KT is positively associated with BD, while the time living abroad was not proved to have a moderation effect on BD. Practical implications This study has academic and practical relevance, as it adds new knowledge and a better understanding of the role of returnee entrepreneurs in BD and expands research on returnee entrepreneurs. In terms of practical contributions, this research offers suggestions to governments, policymakers and the business community about the impact of returnee entrepreneurs in the entrepreneurial ecosystems of their home countries. Originality/value This study is one of the few studies that have analysed the impact of returnee entrepreneurs’ education and KT on BD by using the survey technique. The results of this empirical research are based on primary data collected via a questionnaire.

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“…During that period, the sport and football in Kosovo have been developed under occupation, often regarded as difficult or extreme conditions, within the so-called parallel system of Kosovo. More than 150,000 employees were expelled from their jobs in socially owned enterprises and state administration (Krasniqi, 2012;Mustafa and Krasniqi, 2018). Teachers, pupils, students, medical doctors, as well as policemen were dismissed from their schools and hospitals for ethnically motivated reasons.…”

Section: History Of Football and Politics In Kosovomentioning

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Sport and peacebuilding in post-conflict societies: the role of Open Fun Football Schools in Kosovo

Krasniqi¹,

Krasniqi

2019

JACPR

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to fill the gap in the research literature on how sport can be used more productively as a peacebuilding device in post-conflict countries. Design/methodology/approach This paper uses interviewing method that includes both semi-structured and unstructured interviews with trainers, instructors and children involved in implementing Open Fun Football Schools (OFFSs) in Kosovo. Findings Findings show that OFFSs have played a vital role in peacebuilding in Kosovo by bringing together people from different ethnic backgrounds in Kosovo, which contributed to social inclusion of Albanians and Serbs, and other communities by changing their initial attitudes toward one another. Research limitations/implications The main research limitation is the usage of semi-structured and unstructured questionnaires instead of structured questionnaires, which would provide more generalized conclusions about the OFFSs. More research is needed on this topic to investigate the effect of similar programs in other country contexts. Practical implications The most important practical implication of the research is that conflict mitigation through football sports programs and activities can be used in other similar contexts by donors and the international community. OFFSs offer a hope for peacebuilding, and if adequately implemented can contribute to peacebuilding in post-conflict societies similar to Kosovo’s context. The positive attitude changes as a result of participation in the OFFS programs shows that these joint programs can promote better ethnic relations. There is a need for the expansion of such programs to reach more people. Originality/value The study provides an original contribution as there has been almost no prior research which actually measured the effects of OFFSs on change of youth attitudes through the integrated sport programs with different ethnicity in Kosovo.

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Entrepreneurship in Kosovo

Cited by 5 publications

References 8 publications

Returned Entrepreneurs and Ability to Generate Innovations: Case of Kosovo

Returned Entrepreneurs and Ability to Generate Innovations: Case of Kosovo

Impact of returnee entrepreneurs’ education and knowledge transfer on business development: moderating effect of time living abroad

Sport and peacebuilding in post-conflict societies: the role of Open Fun Football Schools in Kosovo

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