Besnik A Krasniqi

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While most of the startups are doomed to fail, little has been done to investigate the aftermath. This deficiency of research attention towards startup failure outcomes is even more emphasised in emerging contexts, where startups play a pivotal role in fostering innovation, employment and economic growth. Therefore, this chapter explores the dynami...

Introduction The circular economy has gained considerable attention within academia and industry as a sustainable alternative to linear economic models that minimize waste and maximize resource value in the production cycle. Despite growing interest in adopting circular economy practices within firms, numerous challenges remain. We address this gap...

Purpose The purpose of this research is to explore the relationships between entrepreneurial engagement and their impact on happiness and well-being. By exploring deeper into these relationships, this study seeks to move beyond traditional perspectives on entrepreneurship and uncover new insights. Design/methodology/approach Primary data collectio...

What causes sustainable innovation has been the subject of recent academic and policy debate. This study examines whether the relationship between firm characteristics and sustainable innovation differs in European and non-European countries with different institutional contexts. Drawing on institutional theory and leveraging data from the 2020 Eur...

This paper evaluates the applicability of capital structure theories in assessing the financial choices made by SMEs in Kosovo. Additionally, it examines whether previously studied determinants of capital structure, such as firm age and size, liquidity, profitability, firm growth, asset structure, effective tax rate, and non-debt tax shield, can ex...

Purpose This paper explores the relationship between managers’ decision-making style (DMS) and innovative work behavior (IWB). Our study addresses a notable gap in existing research, as the relationship between DMS and IWB has been unexplored. Design/methodology/approach We rely on data from a sample of managers from diverse companies in Kosovo to...

Purpose This study aims to investigate the drivers of the internationalization scope of born global from the digital and software solution sector in an emerging economy context, which presents an unexplored avenue of research. This study endeavors to understand the individual and market-level drivers of internationalization scope. Relying on the ef...

It is with great pleasure and honor that, on behalf of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo in Prishtina and the Organizing Committee, we invite you to present your research work at the Prishtina Management and Entrepreneurship (PRIME) 2024 conference. This conference, organized by the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo in Prishtina, is s...

Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO) has become an important research domain in the entrepreneurship literature to analyze the ability of firms to maximize the opportunities in the market. Similarly, considering the distinct context of firms in transition economies, networks have become an integrated part of analyzing firms in these contexts. Therefore...

PURPOSE: The entrepreneurship-ethics nexus draws considerable interest from researchers and practitioners with little resolution. Our purpose with this paper is to contribute to the debate by shedding light on the relationship between managers' attitudes toward unethical behavior and their subsequent entrepreneurial intention (EI) in an emerging ec...

This study examines entrepreneurs' subjective well-being (SWB) in the form of life satisfaction. It presents a multilevel analysis approach explaining the relationship between individual-level variables (demographics and developed personal characteristics), country-level institutional variables (political stability, corruption perception index, pay...

Notwithstanding the importance of startups for the economy, their failure rate continues to perplex researchers and policymakers alike. This study aims to unravel the interplay of multifaceted factors that lead to startup failure (SF) in an emerging context. The paper takes an exploratory, qualitative approach to startup ecosystem development in Ko...

Board structure is considered one of the most important determinants of board effectiveness. This study examines the personal motives of individuals seeking board membership in Publicly-Owned Enterprises (POEs). Using the sequential mixed methods approach, thirteen in-depth interviews were conducted with current and former board members, and one hu...

Purpose The dynamism of competition in international markets requires managers to react accordingly and ensure the firm's survival and competitiveness. This study examines the impact of cognitive styles and dynamic managerial capabilities (DMC) on a firm's international performance and the mediating role of these capabilities in the relationship be...

Purpose Insufficient internal financing capacities and challenges to accessing external finance are crucial to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) investment and growth. This study aims to investigate how SME leverage of bank financing is related to the investment decision. Design/methodology/approach Using Heckman’s two-step econometric mod...

The existing body of literature on family business studies has expanded considerably. However, despite numerous literature reviews in past research, certain aspects, such as the evolving conceptual patterns in the field and the theories that guide it, remain unexplored. This article aims to uncover the conceptual patterns and theoretical foundation...

This paper provides a detailed analysis of the best practices and prerequisites for export growth in the mining sector. Using the empirical analysis of the export of minerals in Kosovo in the last five years it offers recommendations to increase the production and export of mineral resources in Kosovo.

This study examines the impact of relationship banking and collateral on the probability of firm loan default in Kosovo. Using a sample of 2,320 loan-level data from an individual bank credit register, findings indicate that stronger firm-bank relationships reduce the probability of default, and tighter credit policies regarding higher collateral r...

Increasing Kosovo's economy level of competitiveness is crucial for sustainable development and improving Kosovo's trade balance, whose chronic deficit along with high unemployment rates represent two of the biggest economic challenges in Kosovo. This objective is also in line with the Copenhagen criteria, which emphasize creating a stable and comp...

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,...

Much of our understanding of within-organizational entrepreneurship emanates from entrepreneurship scholarships. The organizational behavior perspective has largely overlooked questions regarding intentions and behaviors at the individual level that amount to intrapreneurship. Our purpose is to provide a positive organizational behavior perspective...

This study investigates the managerial perceptions of export barriers of Kosovo ICT companies and provides some policy proposals. For this purpose, the study uses a survey of owners or managers of the ICT companies in Kosovo. The data collected through an online questionnaire survey using a Qualtrics platform were analysed. The survey results revea...

Objektivi kryesor i këtij studimi është të hulumtojë mënyrat e avancimit të burimeve të financimit, politikave dhe procedurave për kërkimin dhe inovacionin në Kosovë. Disejnimi i skemës adekuate të financimit për kërkimin dhe Inovacion është shumë i rëndësishëm për krijimin e një mjedisi mbështetës kërkimor. Stimujt janë thelbësorë për nxitjen e k...

Purpose This paper aims to examine the influence of formal and informal institutional quality on country-level variations in foreign equity shares in transition economies (TEs). Design/methodology/approach Drawing on institutional theory and transaction cost theory, this paper examines the influence of formal and informal institutional quality on...

This paper aims to understand the impact of perceived behavioural control (PBC), personal attitude (PA), and subjective norms (SN) on the entrepreneurial intentions (EI) of undergraduate sport science students in Kosovo. We use a sample of 238 respondents, sports students of the University of Prishtina, using The EI questionnaire by Liñán and Chen...

BACKGROUND: This study examines the effect of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurial intentions and individual motivations and the mediation of individual motivations in the relationship between entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial intentions. METHODS: We tested 374 questionnaire samples using quantitative research methods. We used...

The main objective of the study was to examine the determinants of the capital structure of Kosovo companies reporting to the Kosovo Council for Financial Reporting (KCFR). The data is collected from the financial statements of 50 non-listed companies and covers the time period of 2013-2018. The data is pannel and three different models: fixed, ran...

Kosovo's ICT sector has experienced significant growth, becoming a vital driver of job creation and economic development. With over 1,200 companies and 11,500 jobs, the sector is notable for its export activities and quality services. However, challenges such as skill shortages, small firm size, lack of stakeholder coordination, weak legal framewor...

This policy brief focuses on the problem of workplace flexibility in terms of working time, place, and amount. There is an ongoing debate on redesigning workplace flexibility to promote family-friendly employment. Building on various international reports and evidence, the paper argues that workplace flexibility, both in terms of time and place, ca...

This paper investigates the effects of birth order on entrepreneurial intention (EI) and risk taking propensity of managers. Data from 230 managers from different industries in Kosovo were collected through self-report questionnaires. The results show that laterborns demonstrate a higher EI and risk taking propensity compared to their firstborn cou...

This study aims to investigate the barriers and identify the opportunities for private sector engagement in the waste value chain in Kosovo. This study is funded by Kosovo CSR Network through the “Fostering sustainability through the circular economy and corporate social responsibility” project. This project is supported by Deutsche Gesellschaft fü...

Like other transitional countries, the Western Balkans face educational challenges due to the long transition period, respectively centralised educational activities associated with a dearth of scientific activities, and limited academic freedom. The previous centralised political and economic system in the Western Balkans created the academic c...

The countries in the Western Balkans have been severely affected by the wars and conflicts that led to the breakup of former Yugoslavia, by political instability and the effort of creating new states, weak economies and high levels of unemployment, poverty and social exclusion, and inequality. As revealed by recent surveys, such as EBRD’s Life in T...

This chapter examines the determinants of the incidence of horizontal job-education mismatch in Kosovo. Using a Labour Market survey conducted by The Millennium Challenge Corporation in 2017, we show that almost two thirds of working people have a job that is not related to their field of study during their education, suggesting a high level of hor...

Purpose This paper aims at identifying crucial factors that affect student satisfaction with synchronous e-learning. For this purpose, a research model comprised of perceived usefulness (PU), perceived ease of use (PEU), computer anxiety (CA), self-efficacy (SE), system accessibility (SA), perceived interaction (PI) and perceived flexibility (PF) w...

This publication has been produced by the Kosovo Chamber of Commerce (KCC) as part of the project ‘Mainstreaming circular economy in private sector in Kosovo’ which is supported by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH as GIZ Kosovo namely the ‘Sustainable Municipal Services’ (Waste Management) project, which itself...

Purpose: The lack of skilled workers poses a severe challenge for the development and growth of SMEs. The migration of the workforce has recently added to this challenge too. As skilled workers leave their firms to follow better opportunities abroad, policymakers and managers complain about skill shortages and emphasize the negative effects of brai...

This paper examines whether the relationship between individuals’ socio-economic characteristics and subjective well-being differs across European countries with varying institutional contexts. Drawing on institutional theory and using the recent 2019 Eurobarometer survey, the multilevel econometric analysis of individuals in 28 European countries...

Purpose This paper aims to reveal the effects of birth order in decision-making style, conflict handling style and propensity for participative decision-making. The intention is to open the perspective of birth order research in organizational studies, as an important individual difference of managers. Design/methodology/approach A survey was cond...

Purpose Kosovo has experienced a radical shift from a centrally planned economy to a market economy and built institutions from scratch. During the institutional building process, due to inconsistencies in institutional reforms, firms faced several challenges in competing in the domestic market and engaging in exporting activities. The purpose of t...

The aim of the study is to analyze the trade performance of the sector, by identifying the main services exported and those imported, and the underlying factors that might assist in explaining the trade performance. The study provides an overview of the ICT sector in Kosovo, by providing insight into the status, needs, potential, and barriers that...

This article seeks insights into how individuals, processes, and structures interact to create the micro-foundations of an operational capability related to production line innovation. Drawing on the literature on the micro-foundations of dynamic capabilities, we develop a model that explains how structures and processes encourage individuals to in...

This article investigates how regional supply chains support the Western Balkans' economic growth. It first identifies the role of the cefta free trade agreement in expanding the size of the local market and opening up regional trading opportunities. It recounts how the larger market and specific industrial policies have attracted foreign direct in...

This research aims to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the current situation and practices of cooperation between the Employment Agency of the Republic of Kosovo (EARK) and the business community and provide recommendations for the EARK to enhance such structured cooperation. Close cooperation of EARK with employers creates opportunities to empl...

Purpose This paper aims to determine the antecedents that affect higher education students' entrepreneurial intention and awareness in two developing economies (Turkey and Poland) and one transition economy (Kosovo). Design/methodology/approach This study uses a quantitative research approach based on a sample of 342 questionnaires. Using SPSS 23,...

This paper examines forced migrants who fled their homeland due to conflict and later returned to undertake entrepreneurial activity. Drawing on qualitative interviews with returnees to Bosnia & Herzegovina and Kosovo, we contribute to the process-oriented view of entrepreneurship by showing how forced migration leads to historical bonds to the hom...

This report was produced within the framework of the project “Aligning Education and Training with Labour Market Needs” ALLED Phase 2, with the financial support of the European Union (EU) and Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC), implemented by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA). The Kosovo Skill Barometer 1.0 (Edition 2021) investigates the...

PURPOSE: The new situation arising from the COVID-19 pandemic has brought many difficulties for companies worldwide. To combat the pandemic, governments have enforced lockdown and closure of businesses, and in response, companies have developed various reactive strategies to ensure their survival. The purpose of this study is twofold: to examine th...

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of family firms’ types of social networks on internationalisation. By investigating the mechanisms and the process and complexity regarding the operation, function and impact of social networks, this paper aims to gain insights and understand the dynamism concerning the content, and proce...

Purpose To transcend the view of employment as either formal or informal, this paper evaluates the prevalence of quasi-formal employment where formal employers pay formal employees an unreported (“envelope”) wage in addition to their formal reported salary. To explain the individual-level variations in quasi-formal employment, the “marginalisation”...

Complementary innovations within small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have been a subject of great interest among authors. This study aims to examine the complementary of different types of innovations with specific focus on SMEs in the Kosovo market. The empirical bases for this analysis are derived from 24 qualitative case studies from innov...

The enforced lockdown and closure of businesses in response to the Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in economic crises across the globe, bringing the attention to entrepreneurship and its importance to economic recovery. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on SME's and the entrepreneurs' policy preferences bas...

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the relationship between conflict handling styles (CHS) of business managers in their entrepreneurial intentions (EI). The business manager’s propensity to become entrepreneurs is a relatively unexplored area of research. The relationship between conflict handling style and entrepreneurial intention is under-r...

Background and Purpose: Measures taken to prevent COVID-19 infections, aside from causing disruptions in many facets of our daily life, have impeded education, including the higher education process, as never seen before on a global scale. Recent studies have indicated the potential negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health traj...

This article empirically examined how Kosovan SMEs finance their working capital and their investments through their growth life cycle. Using the financial growth cycle paradigm to test the financial growth cycle based on a sample of 100 Kosovan SMEs’ reporting data since their incep­tion of business. Findings show that Kosovan SMEs use various sou...

This collection of case studies has been produced within the frame of the programme “Support to sustainable economic development in selected regions of Uzbekistan”, financed by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). This report was drafted with input gathered from Benedikt Sedlmayr, Konstantin Schneider, Enric Pe...

This study aims to compare the diversification risk of the crypto portfolio with those of equity portfolios. For this purpose, the hypothetical index was constructed with 20 cryptocurrencies that hold the highest market capitalization in the Coin Market Cap database, named as the Crypto-Index 20. The portfolio diversification techniques were used t...

This chapter surveys the empirical literature on foreign direct investment (FDI) in Kosovo and then examines the inflows, origins, sectoral composition, and geographic distribution of FDI. Kosovo’s relative location, demographics, and investment laws provide positive conditions for attracting FDI. Many industries are available for investors under K...

Portfolio optimization is the main concern for portfolio managers. Financial securities are placed within the portfolio based on the investor's risk tolerance. The study measures the risk-reward relationship when the number of stocks in the portfolio increases. Six diverse portfolios have been created with a different number of stocks, such as port...

Ky hulmtim ka për qëllim që ta plotësojë sadopak boshllëkun e informacioneve lidhur me pasojat negative të COVDI-19 në biznese, për të inkurajuar një debat të gjërë dhe të informuar në shoqërinë tonë për të gjetur zgjidhje adekuate të masave ekonomike për t’i ndihmuar bizneset. Studimi bazohet në një anketë me 250 biznese në Kosovë.

This article evaluates the impact of starting-up unregistered and operating informally on small firm growth in Kosovo, the country with the highest levels of informality in Western Balkans. The study uses mixed research methods as an inquiry to combining both qualitative and quantitative forms. Reporting data from 487 business owners extracted from...

The aim of this paper is to examine the interdependence between the decision to invest in entrepreneurship and the receipt of remittances. Firstly, a conceptual framework is developed within the household utility-maximisation model, wherein households are seen to make decisions on entrepreneurship and remittances simultaneously. Guided by this, the...

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of different forms of innovation on firm growth, in terms of sales. A total of 278 samples were collected from SMEs in the manufacturing, service and trade industries throughout Kosovo. The data were analysed using a logistic regression analysis. The findings confirm the hypotheses that marketi...

The aim of this study is to critically review the existing initiatives of start-up support services for entrepreneurship growth in Kosovo. In the light of an increasing government and donor activities to support start-ups in Kosovo, there is a need for evaluation of these policy interventions to guide future entrepreneurship policy. Building on the...

Measuring shadow or hidden economy is critical for policy makers in in every country in the world. Given its large size of the shadow economy the importance of measuring shadow economy in Kosovo is even more important. In Kosovo, in particular, the institutional building started from the scratch, in after math of the war, which in turn affected com...

Analiza e ekonomisë në hije ose e ekonomisë së fshehur është thelbësore për politikëbërësit në çdo vend të botës. Duke pasur parasysh madhësinë e ekonomisë në hije, rëndësia e matjes së ekonomisë në hije në Kosovë është edhe më e rëndësishme. Në Kosovë, në veçanti, ndërtimi i institucioneve filloi nga e para pas përfundimit të luftës, e cila nga an...

The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether the way managers make decisions (their decision-making style-DMS) predicts their entrepreneurial intentions (EI), a research subject that has been largely ignored in the literature. Developing an understanding of entrepreneurial intention factors that attract managers to entrepreneurship is indisp...

This paper investigates the role of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in the Western Balkans in supporting industrial policy for economic development. It shows that Serbia and North Macedonia have both implemented policies to establish networks of SEZs that have attracted a relatively large amount of new foreign direct investment, mainly into the motor...

The overall aim of the study is to deal with a critical concern for policy-makers in recent years - skill mismatch in Kosovo, with particular focus on female labor participation and skills. The study draws on data from project Aligning Education and Training with Labour Market Needs – ALLED II, funded by European Union and Austrian Development Agen...

Per të zhvilluar ekonominë e gjelbërt neovjitet një qasja integruese ne politikëberje duke perfshire shoqërine, mjedisin dhe ekonominë që është parakusht për politika ekonomike të qëndrueshme. Kalimi në një ekonomi të gjelbër kërkon një mentalitet të ri të të bërit biznes. Ajo gjithashtu kërkon lloje të tjera të aftësive dhe shkathtësive në tregun...

This paper investigates the barriers to the development of regional supply chains to support the growth of regional trade in the CEFTA region. The paper first identifies the way in which regional FTAs such as CEFTA may bring about structural change and tendencies to either convergence or divergence among partner economies. Tendencies to agglomerati...

Stock exchanges are constantly prone to instability caused by asset bubbles. Risk level within the stock exchanges stands as the main concern for the financial investors. Stock prices are influenced by the choices completed on the domestic and international environment. The study intends to measure the risk level of the Prague Stock Exchange (PSE)...

This study focuses on a topic of critical concern for policy-makers in recent years - skill mismatch in Kosovo. Various strategic economic development documents and reports point out the need for qualified labour to support economic growth in Kosovo. The aim of this study is to assess the current labour market skills mismatch in Kosovo. It begins w...

Today, successful implementation of innovation within small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has been a subject of great interest among authors. The purpose of this study is to explore the driving factors and challenges of innovation in the context of SMEs in the service sector. This study follows qualitative research with 21 SMEs in Kosovo from...

Growth, success and survival depend on the capability of the firms to innovate and network continuously. The purpose of this book chapter is to explore the impact of open innovation in the start-up firm growth. SMEs are capable to develop innovation, but not many of them are able to manage the whole innovation process. This implies the need for col...

Risk captured through the volatility of stock markets stands as the essential concern for financial investors. The financial crisis of 2008 demonstrated that stock markets are highly integrated. Slovakia, Hungary and Poland went through identical centralist economic arrangement, but nowadays operate under diverse stock markets, monetary system and...

Despite the substantial role of clusters, what we still see in practice they are very sectorial oriented approaches and clusters (cluster for agro-food, energy, ICT, wood processing, etc.). Even most S3-oriented approaches promote this traditional thinking towards a specific sector. Initiatives are often not really embedded in the regional developm...

Nevoja për një ridimensionim të politikës industriale në Kosovë Debati rreth rolit të shtetit në ekonomi është i hershëm. Oponentët e politikave intervencioniste argumentojnë se qeveria nuk është në gjendje të vlerësojë shancet për sukses ekonomik më mirë se sa tregu, apo thënë ndryshe është e diskutueshme nëse burokratët janë në gjendje të vlerëso...

The aim of the Berlin Process is to boost regional cooperation among the Western Balkans (WB6) countries and their European integration in four areas: trade, investment, mobility and digital integration. Investment is the major component expected to have a major impact on promotion of intern-regional investment and attract FDI into WB6. WB6 have a...

This study aims to investigate the institutional impact on innovation of firms across 30 transition economies in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Building on the institutional theory literature, we hypothesise on the direct influence of formal and informal institutions on innovation, also taking into consideration the interaction effects between th...

Background and objective. This paper will focus on innovation process caused by information communication technology. The study in this paper discovers the relation of information technology in software and not software products service industry in innovation processes across their effect in the MBE-s in Kosovo. The main objective of the research s...

This presentation is concerned how to build university-industry connections through student consulting project.

Explain the successful experiences in implementing the ERASMUS+ project ENTREPRENEURIAL UNIVERSITIES FOR - INDUSTRY ALLIANCES EUFORIA.

Network provides opportunities for mutual learning and stimulation for the creation of fresh knowledge. However, in transition economies researchers have paid little attention to the ability of network to boost firms’ innovative capabilities. Based on 2016 Business environment and enterprise performance survey this article has identified the positi...