Understanding place-based entrepreneurship in rural Central Europe: A comparative institutional analysis

Richard Lang, Matthias Fink, Ewald Kibler · 2013 · International Small Business Journal Researching Entrepreneurship

Summary. This study examines how local institutions shape entrepreneurial behavior in rural Central Europe across five countries. The researchers find that normative and cognitive institutions—like social norms and shared beliefs—matter more than formal regulations in driving entrepreneurship. The fit between different institutional types determines whether entrepreneurial practices emerge in specific locations. Entrepreneurs in rural transition and non-transition contexts adopt different strategies based on place-specific institutional conditions.

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  title   = {Understanding place-based entrepreneurship in rural Central Europe: A comparative institutional analysis},
  author  = {Richard Lang and Matthias Fink and Ewald Kibler},
  journal = {International Small Business Journal Researching Entrepreneurship},
  year    = {2013},
  doi     = {10.1177/0266242613488614},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1177/0266242613488614}
}

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DOI

10.1177/0266242613488614

Countries

Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia

Regions

Europe

Categories

entrepreneurship, regional-innovation-systems, innovation-theory

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2026-04-28