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In this last chapter we will summarise the main results of the contributions presented, draw some conclusions for policy, and dare to include a critical outlook on future issues. Here we compare traditional as well as the latest findings of certain research disciplines with recent developments in the countries under investigation. We have found no general confirmation regarding our theses drawn from the existing literature in the introductory chapter. The situation is still diverse, as is the matter of the investigation itself. Moreover, the picture on SMEs, especially in manufacturing, their role for economic restructuring and their innovative capacity in in our country studies seems less promising than expected. It would be misleading if the following were to be regarded as suggestions as to how the situation may be improved. Rather, the observations are intended to generate further discussion by emphasising issues that have received insufficient attention especially in the context of transformation in Central and Eastern Europe. Although the issues discussed may lead to the impression that more research is needed, they are far from constituting a research agenda. Indeed, as long as detailed research in western industrialised countries on topics like entrepreneurship remains incomplete there will be no lessons that can be simply transferred from West to East. We hope that an intensive consideration of the questions outlined will at least help to avoid pitfalls along the way to a market economy.
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Pfirrmann, O. (2002). Summary and Outlook. In: Pfirrmann, O., Walter, G.H. (eds) Small Firms and Entrepreneurship in Central and Eastern Europe. Technology, Innovation and Policy, vol 14. Physica, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57460-3_16
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