Business and managerial start-ups, R&D, and product innovation in Slovenia

Authors
Citation
S. Bojnec, Business and managerial start-ups, R&D, and product innovation in Slovenia, E EUR ECON, 39(4), 2001, pp. 53-89
Citations number
35
Categorie Soggetti
Economics
Journal title
EASTERN EUROPEAN ECONOMICS
ISSN journal
00128775 → ACNP
Volume
39
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
53 - 89
Database
ISI
SICI code
0012-8775(200107/08)39:4<53:BAMSRA>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
This article analyzes business and managerial start-ups, research and devel opment (R&D) and innovation activities in Slovenia during economic transfor mation and preparation for European Union (EU) accession. The growing compe titive pressures as a result of institutional and economic deregulation, pr eparation for EU accession, and greater reliance on profitability are likel y to encourage greater incentive for firms to adopt the best technology and to innovate, developing and diffusing new products to enhance or maintain competitive positions and market share. The article addresses the crucial i mportance of firm entry, entrepreneurship, and managerial start-ups, R&D an d product innovation activities for economic efficiency, and flexibility an d competitiveness as potentially crucial factors for economic growth.