The Conference Proceedings 2010

The papers published in this Proceedings are the majority of the papers presented on the 3rd International conference "European Entrepreneurship as an Engine for Post-Crisis Development Challenges and Opportunities", held in Borovets resort in the period 8 10 September 2010. Selected part of the conference papers was published in the Special Issue of the International Journal of E-Entrepreneurship and Innovation on European Entrepreneurship Meets Globalized Economy: Challenges and Opportunities (July-September 2011, Vol. 2, No. 3), published by IGI Global, USA.

The conference papers highlight hot topics and issues, as well as finding solutions within the overall theme of the conference. Internationally recognized researchers, academics, consultants, entrepreneurs and policy makers gathered together to discuss in a critically-constructive manner ideas, research results, best practices and plans for future cooperation.

Based on the announced theme of the conference and the theme of the reports, the Proceedings include papers divided into several areas: Entrepreneurship Education; Support for Entrepreneurship and SMEs; Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Innovation; Other (Different) Aspects of Entrepreneurship and SMEs.

The Table of Contents

ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Approaches to Delivering Entrepreneurship Education
Ari-Pekka Kainu, Antti Klaavu and Matti Lähdeniemi

Entrepreneurship Education: Embedding Practitioner Experience
Lester Lloyd-Reason, Roger Mumby-Croft and Leigh Sear

Motivators and Values, Important for Entrepreneurial Learning
Marjana Merkač Skok, Marijan Cingula and Domagoj Cingula

E-learning in Entrepreneurship – Development towards Social Media
Kaija Arhio and Marja-Liisa Kaakko

ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SME SUPPORT

From General Support to More Sophisticated Kind of SME Support
Miroljub Hadžić and Petar Pavlović

Operation of Business Incubators in Latvia during the Times of Economic Crisis
Kārlis Markus and Viesturs Zeps

The Use of Location Specific Advertisements on Facebook:
Can they help entrepreneurs solve problems associated with banner advertisements?
Jovo Ateljevic, Frank Martin and Pamela Kelly

ENTREPRENEURSHIP, SMES AND INNOVATION

The European Paradox and the Innovation Activity of the Hungarian SME Sector
László Vasa

Innovation Strategies in Serbian Manufacturing Firms –
before and during economic crisis
Ljiljana Kontić and Ana Jovičić 

OTHER (DIFFERENT) ASPECTS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SMES

Influences of Market Orientation and Perceived Trust on Innovativeness and Performance in Tourism Networks
Eglė Ruibytė, Antti Haahti and Ossi Pesämaa

E-tourism Development in Small and Medium-sized Tourism Firms in Bulgaria
Zhelyu Vladimirov

Organizational Culture Analysis of a Foreign-Owned Company in the City of Skopje:
The Effects of Differing National/ Cultural Values on the Organizational Climate of Global Logistics
Spire Arsov and Ivanche Dimitrievski

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