Voices from the Balkans: Entrepreneurship, International Business, and Management Research in Transitional Economies
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Call for Papers
Voices from the Balkans: Entrepreneurship, International Business, and Management Research in Transitional Economies
Journal: International Journal of Emerging Markets
Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Special Issue
Manuscript Submission Opens: 15 January 2027
Manuscript Submission Deadline: 15 June 2027
The International Journal of Emerging Markets invites submissions for a Special Issue exploring entrepreneurship, international business, and management across the Balkan region, with particular attention to transitional economies, institutional change, internationalisation, resilience, digital transformation, and sustainable development.
About the Special Issue
The Balkans provide a distinctive setting for examining entrepreneurship and management because of their diverse institutional environments, transition from socialist economic systems, continuing European integration, cross-border relationships, and evolving business ecosystems. Differences in governance, access to finance and talent, formal and informal institutions, and market structures offer valuable opportunities to examine and challenge established theories.
The Special Issue seeks research grounded in the region's unique economic, cultural, institutional, and historical contexts while generating insights relevant beyond the Balkans. Contributions may investigate individuals, firms, entrepreneurial ecosystems, or institutions and develop new perspectives on entrepreneurial action, international business, organizational strategy, and institutional transformation.
Topics of Interest
Submissions may address, but are not limited to:
Institutional adaptation, governance, and constraints
Entrepreneurial ecosystems and institutional change
Informality and trust in digital and gig economies
Post-conflict economic recovery
Entrepreneurship in post-conflict environments
Organizational resilience
Migration and entrepreneurship
Diaspora engagement and transnational business
SME development and growth
SME internationalisation and competitiveness
International business under geopolitical strain
Regional and global value-chain integration
Culture and entrepreneurial cognition
Leadership and entrepreneurial behaviour
Digital transformation and innovation
Ethics and responsible business
Sustainability and entrepreneurship
Corruption and institutional challenges
Institutional entrepreneurship in reform-oriented economies
Inclusive entrepreneurship
Economic growth in transitional economies
Emerging issues in entrepreneurship, international business, and management in the Balkans
Preferred Research Approaches
The Special Issue welcomes diverse methodological perspectives, including:
Quantitative research
Qualitative research
Mixed-method studies
Ethnographic research
Comparative studies
Multi-level analyses
Experimental research
Longitudinal research
Comparative case studies
Big-data approaches
Submission Information
Submission Opens: 15 January 2027
Submission Deadline: 15 June 2027
Manuscripts should be submitted through the International Journal of Emerging Markets ScholarOne Manuscripts system.
Authors must select “Voices from the Balkans: Entrepreneurship, International Business, and Management Research in Transitional Economies” from the Special Issue options during the submission process.
Submitted manuscripts must follow the journal's author guidelines, be original, and must not have been previously published or be under consideration elsewhere while under review.
Guest Editors
Ivan Radević
Email: radevic@ucg.ac.me
Amitabh Anand
Email: ananda@excelia-group.com
Emil Knezović
Email: eknezovic@ius.edu.ba
Nikolina Dragičević Rogge
Email: ndragicevic@efzg.hr
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