CORPORATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN SERBIA: MULTI CASE STUDIES PRIVATE VS PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS

MIANU, Faculty of Business and Law, University MB, Belgrade, Serbia
Serbia

Faculty of Economics, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
Serbia

State Secretary at the Ministry of Justice, Belgrade, Serbia
Serbia


Abstract

The main aim of this study was to identify similaries and differences in assessing the key factors of the corporate entrepreneurship by managers from six Serbian organizations. The sample was representative regarding a regional importance i.e. financial performances, ownership, and number of employees from six regions in Serbia. The respondents were top, middle, and first level managers from observed companies. The mixed method has been used. Qualitative data have been obtained thougth semi-structured interviews with top managers of all six companies. The quantitative research have been conducted throught the Corporate Entrepreneurship Assessment Instrument (CEAI)[1]. Quantitative data have been processed by Correspondence analysis. The results revealed similarities in assessing Organizational Boundaries by all observed managers. Managers from private companies differently assessed Management support, Work discretion, Reinforcements/Rewards, and Time availability than managers from public organizations. During the semi-structured intervews the authors tried to identify the reasons for differences in assessments of the aforementioned key corporate entrepreneurship factors. The factor Time availabilty had been identified in a previous, sector study [2]. This is a pilot study that compared assessment of the key corporate entrepreneurship factors defined by CEAI in public and private organizations in six Serbian regions. Future studies will expand to similar cultural settings and embodies large number of companies

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