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Innovators’ Vs. Non- Innovators’ Perceptions On Business Barriers In Southeastern Europe

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  • Ljiljana Bozic

    (The Institute of Economics, Zagreb, Republic of Croatia)

  • Valerija Botric

    (The Institute of Economics, Zagreb, Republic of Croatia)

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to analyse whether perceptions regarding obstacles for doing business differ between innovative and non-innovative firms in posttransition period. To that end, we use the latest EBRD Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey (BEEPS round V) and perform the analysis for 9 countries in the Southeastern Europe: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, FYR Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Romania and Serbia. These countries have been chosen, since similar analysis is not available in the literature. We classify enterprises into 3 groups, according to their innovative performance: innovators (that have innovation output), R&D firms (that have innovation input) and non-innovators. The analysis reveals that in most countries and for most types of firms, tax rates and informal sector are perceived as the most important obstacles for business activity.

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  • Ljiljana Bozic & Valerija Botric, 2015. "Innovators’ Vs. Non- Innovators’ Perceptions On Business Barriers In Southeastern Europe," Interdisciplinary Management Research, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Economics, Croatia, vol. 11, pages 839-849.
    • Handle: RePEc:osi:journl:v:11:y:2015:p:839-849
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    Keywords

    business barriers; innovation performance; Southeastern Europe;
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    JEL classification:

    • O3 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights
    • O32 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D
    • O39 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Other

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