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Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgement -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 The History of Hidden Champions Research -- 2 Hidden Champions in Central and Eastern Europe and Turkey: Carving Out a Global Niche -- 3 Hidden Champions in Central and Eastern Europe, Turkey, Mongolia, and China -- 4 Structure of the Book -- References -- Research Methodology -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 3 Research Protocol and Overall Coordination of the Research Project -- 4 Research Challenges -- 5 Preparing the Second Book on Hidden Champions for CESEE -- 6 Recommendations -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Hidden Champions: Leadership Success Factors -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Market Leadership: Success Factors -- 3 Leadership in Hidden Champions -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Hidden Champions: Common Lessons Learned on the Path to Success -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Lesson 1: Model Your Business -- 3 Lesson 2: Know Your Markets-Everytime and Everywhere -- 4 Lesson 3: Your Consumers Are Your Partners -- 5 Lesson 4: Suppliers Are Your Partners, Too -- 6 Lesson 5: Diversify, Diversify, Diversify! -- 7 Lesson 6: Innovate, Innovate, Innovateand Yes Innovate! -- 8 Lesson 7: Be Kind Toward Nature and Society, and They Will Be Kind Toward Your Business -- 9 Lesson 8: Go Global-Internationalize! -- 10 Lesson 9: Talented Employees Stand Behind Every Hidden Champion -- 11 Lesson 10: Entrepreneurship Is an Adventure -- 12 Lesson 11: Values Are Never Out of Fashion -- 13 Lesson 12: Adapt, Adopt, and Apply the Best Internal Organization -- 14 Lesson 13: Believe in Your Mission and You Will Keep Your Strategic Direction -- 15 Conclusion -- References -- Hidden Champions: Financing and Regulatory Environment Development Needs-Context Matters -- 1 On the Regulatory Framework -- 1.1 What Hidden Champions Think About the Regulatory Frameworks in Their Countries? -- 2 On Access to Finance.

Hidden champions are highly successful small and medium-sized companies that are global leaders in terms of market share in their respective niches. Presenting the outcomes of an in-depth, multinational study on hidden champions in Central, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Russia, China, Georgia, Mongolia and Turkey, this book provides essential insights into the critical drivers of success, market leadership positions, competitive advantage, and core lessons learned on the road to business prosperity. It also addresses development needs in connection with management, financing and the regulatory environment, which can in turn be used to create recommendations for various stakeholders (e.g. governments, financial institutions, management development institutions) in order to support hidden champions in their further growth and business success.

Cover -- Half title -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Table of contents -- Notes on contributors -- Foreword -- Part I: Conceptual framework -- 1 Introduction: entrepreneurship development and internationalization in Central and Eastern Europe, Ukraine and the Commonwealth of Independent States -- 2 Internationalisation and European small- and medium-sized enterprises -- Part II: Entrepreneurs re-shaping industries: markets, products and services -- 3 Entrepreneurship development through internationalisation in Latvia: the case of Laima: born sweet and global -- 4 The internationalisation of the Viciunai Group: a case from Lithuania -- 5 Entrepreneurship development and internationalization in Belarus: the case of transport company TTC KristallTrans -- Part III: Born to become global -- 6 Entrepreneurial developments toward a knowledge-based economy in Estonia: the case of Fits Me – venture-capital-backed startup going global -- 7 Born Poland, gone global: the case of successful Polish ICT company Aiton Caldwell -- 8 Entrepreneurship development and internationalization in Serbia: a case study of ComTrade and Nordeus -- 9 Business internationalisation: a case study of Telegrafia from Slovakia -- Part IV: Entrepreneurs-innovators going international -- 10 The internationalisation of Richter Gedeon, the Hungarian pharmaceutical company, and entrepreneurship in Hungary -- 11 Entrepreneurship and the internationalization process of Hidria – a Hidden Champion company from Slovenia -- 12 Entrepreneurship and dental industry development in Ukraine: the case of dental clinic Apollonia entering international markets -- Part V Conclusions and implications -- 13 Twenty-five years of transition: entrepreneurial activities from homeland to borderless opportunities -- Index

The world of business is constantly evolving and management education institutions will likely face a number of challenges in keeping up with these changes. While most books focus on the needs of management education institutions, this work addresses the needs of the corporate world in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Featuring an extensive research study spanning 11 countries, it offers a unique perspective on the business challenges and developmental needs of companies in emerging and recently emerged economies, and on the missing links between those needs and management education. Using both company-specific and country-level data, the book provides businesses and educators with rare insights and recommendations on strengthening existing partnerships (or establishing them anew) between management education institutions and the corporate sector in order to make management education relevant for the 21st century. The book argues that 'relevance should take the center-stage of all higher education institutions in order to accomplish their third mission, namely service to society. This is especially important for management education institutions, whose mission is to mold future managers and leaders who can have a significant influence on economic success and the wellbeing of society.