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Entrepreneurship, Institutional Framework and Support Mechanisms in the EU

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Entrepreneurship, Institutional Framework and Support Mechanisms in the EU

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Nikolaos Apostolopoulos

Neapolis University Pafos, Cyprus

Konstantinos Chalvatzis

University of East Anglia, UK

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Panagiotis Liargovas

University of Peloponnese, Greece

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About the Contributors

Nikolaos Apostolopoulos is an Assistant Professor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Director of the MBA programme at the Neapolis University Pafos. He also acts as a Scientific Advisor at the Labour Institute of the Greek General Confederation of Labour (INE-GSEE).

Baiba Berzina is a Researcher at the Scientific Institution Business Competence Centre. She obtained her master's degree in Business Administration at the ISMA University and the bachelor's degree in Business Administration at the University of Latvia. She has published articles in scientific monographs on Business Competences. Her research focusses on customer management.

Konstantinos Chalvatzis is a Professor of Sustainable Energy Business at the University of East Anglia and an Associate Dean for Innovation for the Faculty of Social Sciences. He holds the chair of the UEA-wide interdisciplinary theme ClimateUEA.

Dimos Chatzinikolaou is a PhD candidate in the Department of Economics at the Democritus University of Thrace. He has more than 50 scientific contributions in peer-reviewed scientific journals and conference proceedings while his main areas of research include, among others, the fields of globalization, competitiveness, business ecosystems and industrial policy.

Michail Demertzis is a Postgraduate Student in ‘Modern European Studies: Law, Economics and Politics’ at the Democritus University of Thrace. He has participated as a co-author and research assistant in several scientific articles and in peer-reviewed scientific journals and conference proceedings, in the fields of globalization, global crisis, entrepreneurship policy and innovation.

Zacharias Dermatis holds a PhD in Computer Applications in Health and Economics. He is also a member of the Workshops for Sustainable Development and Entrepreneurship at the University of Peloponnese and a member of the Center for Research & Training on Strategic Leadership & Digital Transformation (iLEADS) at the University of Piraeus.

Christos Goulas is a Director of the Labour Institute and of the Centre of Educational Policy of the Development of the Greek General Confederation of Labour. He has a background in political sciences and he holds a PhD in Pedagogy with an emphasis on lifelong learning and social actors. His research interests focus on vocational training, educational policy, employment and skills.

Alexandros Kakouris is an Adjunct Lecturer in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Peloponnese and at the Hellenic Open University. He holds a PhD in Physics, a PhD in Entrepreneurship and an MSc in Adult Education. His special interest concerns fostering entrepreneurship and innovation to science graduates and the support of youth entrepreneurship through teaching and counselling.

Dimitrios Komninos holds a PhD in E-Government in tax organization and strategy. Through his research he has gained experience in the following scientific areas: Strategic Planning, Marketing Analytics, Entrepreneurship, Tax Organization Strategies and Statistical Analysis. He is also a member of the Workshop for Sustainable Development of the University of Peloponnese.

Marcos Komodromos is an Associate Professor and lectures at the University of Nicosia's Department of Communications. He is an Accredited Charter Instructor of Public Relations and Marketing Communications, a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) in the United Kingdom and a Chartered PR Practitioner accredited by the CIPR in London, UK. Dr Komodromos' areas of research publications are organizational behavior, marketing communications, digital media, corporate communication and internal communications.

Theodore Koutroukis is an Associate Professor at the Democritus University of Thrace. His research interests cover personnel economics, employee relations, vocational training, bargaining, labour market and human resource management. He has taught at several universities and has been an experienced regional and national co-ordinator/expert of EU-funded projects.

Thanos Kriemadis is a Professor and he is currently teaching management courses in the Department of Management Science and Technology at the University of Peloponnese. He is also a President of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Committee and a former Deputy Rector of Financial management and infrastructure. His expertise is on the fields of strategic management and total quality management and business excellence.

Panagiotis Liargovas is a Professor in Economics at the University of Peloponnese. He is also the President and Scientific Director of the Centre of Planning and Economic Research (KEPE).

Andreas Masouras is an Assistant Professor at the Neapolis University in the fields of Marketing and Communication. He holds a PhD (Honors) from the Department of Political Science and International Relations of the University of the Peloponnese. Also, he holds a Professional Doctorate in Management (D.Mgt.) from Monarch Business School (Switzerland) and MPhil from Brighton University (Media Management).

Christopher Moon is a Senior Lecturer in Eco-entrepreneurship at Middlesex University with a PhD from Imperial College. He was formerly a Head of Sustainability at two companies. In 2019, he was awarded an Outstanding Teacher Award. He is a Judge of the F Factor, National Enterprise Education Awards and international Innovation and Entrepreneurship Teaching Excellence awards.

Alexander N. Ness is an Economics Student at the University of Oslo. He has several journal publications and has participated in academic conferences. His research interests concentrate on entrepreneurship, sustainability, energy, investment and finance.

Athanasios Panagopoulos has a major in Finance and European Economics. He has cooperated with global financial institutions in Financial Projects, Banking Regulation, EC Directives and EU Programs. He is an EU Programs' evaluator and works as an Employment Counsellor at the Hellenic Manpower Employment Organization. His interests lay on the integration of all financial products.

George Papageorgiou is a Professor of Management and Information Systems, and the Director of the SYSTEMA Research Centre at the School of Business Administration of European University Cyprus. Prof Papageorgiou has published numerous journal articles on strategy, management, innovation, entrepreneurship, decision-making and business system dynamics. Further, he has served as an expert/evaluator for EU research projects and has been a reviewer for several academic journals.

Ira Papageorgiou is a Scientific Associate of the Labour Institute of GSEE, designing and implementing lifelong learning projects, as well as a Tutor at the Hellenic Open University in the field of adult education. Her research involves issues of active citizenship, interculturalism and the role of adult educators.

Revecca Pedi is an Assistant Professor in International Relations at the University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece. Her research interests include the international relations of small states, the international relations of the EU and entrepreneurship in international relations. She has recently contributed to the Handbook on the Politics of Small States and is co-chairing the Small States in World Politics Section in the European International Studies Association.

Judita Peterlin, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Management and Organization at the School of Economics and Business, University of Ljubljana. Her main research interests are knowledge management, management education, social innovation, social entrepreneurship, leadership development, leadership of social innovators, qualitative research approaches, appreciative inquiry and sustainability.

Victoria Pistikou is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics in Democritus University of Thrace. She graduated with her doctorate degree from the Department of Political Science and International Relations, University of the Peloponnese (2016). Her research interests lie primarily in international economic relations, international political economy and international development cooperation.

George Sainis is an Assistant Professor of Accounting and Finance in the Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance at the American College of Greece (Deree). He is also an expert on Total Quality Management and Quality Management Systems for Small and Medium Enterprises.

Katerina Sarri is a Professor of Management and Director of the Entrepreneurship Lab at the University of Macedonia, a Coordinator/Tutor for Entrepreneurship & Innovation at the Hellenic Open University and a National Coordinator for the Global University Entrepreneurial Spirit Students' Survey (GUESSS). She has extensive teaching, consulting, assessing and research experience. She has authored/co-authored five books in management and entrepreneurship.

Cezar Scarlat is a Professor Emeritus and is teaching Business Management, Technology Entrepreneurship and related courses in Romania, Belgium, Finland and Portugal. He is a PhD supervisor, has published 35 books and over 200 articles, some awarded and has acquired project management expertise and inter-cultural experience in more than 40 international projects. He is also a member of scientific/editorial boards of international journals. He runs his own consulting firm.

Inese Spica is a Director and Lead Researcher at the Scientific Institution Business Competence Centre and a Professor at the ISMA University. She is a Scientific Editor of two scientific journals and monographs and has managed annual three international scientific practical conferences on business competences, trade marketing and business environment.

Ernests Spics is a Researcher at the Scientific Institution Business Competence Centre. He obtained his master's degree in Public Administration at the University of Latvia and the Professional Qualification of the Choreographer at the Music Conservatoire of Latvia. His publications focusses on culture products management, folk dance research and ethnoproducts export

Gabriela Doina Stănciulescu is a PhD student with a bachelor's degree in Electronics, Telecommunication and Information Technology and a master's degree in Entrepreneurship, Business Engineering & Management, obtained within the same university. She has published articles in the field of family-owned, technology-based business and the book publishing industry.

Ioanna Thomopoulou is a PhD candidate at the University of Peloponnese specializing in the fields of Total Quality Management and Business Excellence in education with a particular emphasis on Deming Management Method and Philosophy.

Charis Vlados obtained his PhD from Paris X Nanterre for his thesis on the evolutionary integration of the Greek enterprises into globalization. He has established and developed the ‘Stra.Tech.Man approach’ in the field of business dynamics. He has authored 13 books and has more than 100 research contributions in academic research and business consulting.

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