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The chapter on hidden champions of Bosnia and Herzegovina begins with an overview of the country’s economy in order to give the context in which hidden champions conduct business. The chapter particularly focuses on the challenges that these companies face. It proceeds with three selected case studies of hidden champions. GS-TMT ltd. from the metal industry is a company that has a seven-decade long tradition and has been through ups and downs to become one of the major suppliers to global metal-processing companies. Kristal Ltd. a family SME from the glass industry has innovated the production of glass and launched highly innovative glass products thus changed the international glass market. NSoft ltd. is a fast-growing IT company offering online betting solutions to global clients. All three hidden champions differ significantly, not only from the industry perspective but also in terms of the way they were established. However, all three companies have also several factors in common—passionate leadership, loyal human resources, continuous investments, and all-around innovations. As discussed in this chapter, these elements have helped them throughout the years to build leading positions in the international market as reliable suppliers to global clients.
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Berberović, D., Činjarević, M., Kožo, A., Brkić, N. (2021). Hidden Champions of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In: Braček Lalić, A., Purg, D. (eds) Hidden Champions in Dynamically Changing Societies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65451-1_9
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