Female entrepreneurship in transition economies: the case of Lithuania and Ukraine |
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| Authors: | Ruta Aidis Friederike Welter David Smallbone Nina Isakova |
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| Institution: | 1. University College London , Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK E-mail: r.aidis@ucl.ac.uk;2. University of Siegen, School of Economic Disciplines , Chair “PRO KMU,” H?lderlinstr. 3, 57068, Siegen, Germany E-mail: welter@uni-siegen.de;3. Small Business Research Centre,Kingston University , Kingston Hill, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, KT2 7LB, UK E-mail: D.Smallbone@kingston.ac.uk;4. STEPS Center in the National Academy of Sciences , 60 Blvd., Shevchenko, Kiev, Ukraine , 01032 E-mail: isakova@nas.gov.ua |
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| Abstract: | Abstract To date, little research has focused on female entrepreneurship in the context of transitioning countries. This paper compares from an institutional perspective two countries at different stages in the process of transformation. Lithuania followed a rapid transitional path leading to European Union membership, while Ukraine is on a much slower development path. Women entrepreneurs in Lithuania and Ukraine share many common features and problems; however, there are important differences in the experiences of women in these two countries. This indicates a need to recognize the diversity that exists among transition countries, reflecting different inheritances from the Soviet past as well as differences in the pace of change during the transition period. |
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| Keywords: | Female entrepreneurship transition countries Lithuania Ukraine institutional theory SMEs JEL Codes: M13 P2 P3 |
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