Center for Entrepreneurship

Galina Shirokova, Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor, Strategic and International Management Department

 

Main projects 2010–2012

Global Entrepreneurship Monitor - Russia (GEM)

The Center for Entrepreneurship is GEM Russian partner and implements the project in cooperation with the National Research University Higher School of Economics (Moscow).  Project leader is Ph.D in Economics, Associate Professor, Department of Strategic & International Management Olga Verkhovskaya, researcher is Ph.D in Sociology Maria Dorokhina.

 

Global University Entrepreneurial Spirit Students' Survey (GUESSS)

Graduate School of Management St. Petersburg University is a main partner of Global University Entrepreneurial Spirit Students' Survey (GUESSS) project in Russia. Since 2003 the Swiss Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship at the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland) leads the survey.

Project leader: Associate Professor, Strategic and International Management Department Galina Shirokova, researcher is Alexander Kulikov.

 

Godwin Wong Annual Business Plan Competition Annual (since 1998)

Coordinators: Associate Professor Galina Shirokova, Assistant Professor Alexander Shatalov.

 

Factors of creation, development and growth of entrepreneurial firms in Russia

Project leader: Associate Professor Galina Shirokova, researchers: Assistant Professor Alexander Shatalov, research assistants Dmitry Knatko and Alexander Kulikov, Ph.D students Tatjana Tsukanova and Yana Ezhova.

 

International entrepreneurship: institutional-based view

Project leader: Associate Professor Galina Shirokova, researchers:  Ph.D students Tatjana Tsukanova and Yana Ezhova, Igor Zibarev.

 

Project Management for Small and Growing Business

Project leader: Associate Professor Olga Verkhovskaya, project participants: Associate Professor, Department of Finance Olga Udovichenko,  Associate Professor, Organizational Behavior and Personnel M anagement Anastasia Chanko, Senior Lecturer Information Technologies in Management Department Irina Leshcheva, Senior Lecturer Information Technologies in Management Department Elvira Strakhovich.

 

Research grants were received from Citi Foundation, The U.S. Russia Center for Entrepreneurship, Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, Fund Our Future, Swedish Fund Playing for Change.

 

Partners

  • The U.S. Russia Center for Entrepreneurship
  • Russian Association for Entrepreneurship Education
  • European Forum for Entrepreneurship Research (EFER)
  • Babson College 
  • Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
  • EMLYON Business School
  • Aalto University, School of Economics
  • University of St. Gallen
  • Swedish  Fund Playing for Change
  • Fund Our Future
  • State University Higher School of Economics
  • Global Entrepreneurship Research Association

 

 

Main publications

In International Journals:

Shirokova G., Vega G., Knatko D. The influence of institutional environment on CEO succession: Evidence from Russian companies // Journal of Ethics & Entrepreneurship. 2011. Vol. 1, N 1.

Tsyganova T., Shirokova G. Gender differences in entrepreneurship: evidence from GEM data // Organizations and Markets in Emerging Economies. 2010. Vol. 1(1). P. 120–141.

Shirokova G., Shatalov A. Factors of New Venture Performance in Russia // Management Research Review. 2010. Vol. 33, N 5. P. 484–498.

Shirokova G. Organisational life-cycle: The characteristics of developmental stages in Russian companies created from scratch // Journal for East European Management Studies. 2009. Vol. 14, N 1. P. 65–85.

 

In National Journals:

Shirokova G.V., Sokolova L. S. Strategic Entrepreneurship: Research Approaches and Russian Practice: Evidence from Russian SMEs // Vestnik of Saint Petersburg State University. Management series, 2011, # 3, P. 32–59.

Knatko D., Shirokova G. Institutional Barriers to Separation of Ownership and Control: The Case of Russian SMEs // Vestnik of Saint Petersburg State University. Management series, 2011, # 1, pp. 56–76.

Shirokova G., Berezinetz I., Shatalov A. Influence of organizational change on firm growth // Problems of Theory and Practice of Management, № 3, 2010.

Kulikov A., Shirokova G. Intra-firm orientations and their influence on firm growth: The Case of Russian SMEs Russian Management Journal, Vol. 8, No. 3, 2010. P. 3-34.

Shirokova G., Shatalov A., Knatko D. Factors of Succession: From an Entrepreneurship to a Professionally Managed Firm. Experience of CIS and Central and East European Countries // Russian Management Journal, Vol. 7, No. 2, 2009. P. 31-50.

Shirokova G., Sarycheva V. Blagov E., Kulikov A. Corporate Entrepreneurship: Research Approaches // Vestnik of Saint Petersburg State University. Management series, 2009, #1.  P. 32–59.

Verkhovskaya O. R. Factors of the Establishment of the Nascent Entrepreneurship: The Special Features of Russia// Vestnik of Saint Petersburg State University. Management series, 2009. Issue 2. P. 32–52.

 

National Reports:

Shirokova G., Kulikov A. National report Global University Entrepreneurial Spirit Students’ Survey (GUESSS) 2011.

Olga Verkhovskaya, Maria Dorokhina National report Global Entrepreneurship Monitor - Russia (GEM) 2010.

Olga Verkhovskaya, Maria Dorokhina National report Global Entrepreneurship Monitor - Russia (GEM)  2009.

 

International Conferences, where papers were presented:

RENT XXV – Research in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Conference, Bodo, Norway 16-18. Paper: Shirokova G., Sokolova L. “Influence of Strategic Entrepreneurship on the Firm Performance: Evidence from Russian SMEs”.

The Fourteen McGill International Entrepreneurship Conference, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, September  16-18, 2011 г. Paper: Shirokova G., Tsykanova T. “The Impact of Domestic Institutional Environment on the Degree of Internationalization of SMEs from Transition Economies”.

WACRA Annual Conference 2011, Dublin, Ireland, June 26–29 2011 г. Case presentation: Shirokova G., Sklyar T. “ONA Clinic: Entrepreneurship in Healthcare”.

The International Council for Small Business (ICSB) 2011 Conference, Stockholm, Sweden, June 15–18, 2011. Paper: Shirokova G., Storchevoy M. “Influence of Social Networks on Internationalization of Russian SMEs”.

United State Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE). Conference, Hilton Head, SC, USA, January 14–17, 2011. Paper: Shirokova G., Knatko D., Vega G. “The influence of institutional environment on CEO succession: Evidence from Russian companies”.

14th Annual Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship Conference G-Forum 2010, University of Cologne, October 22–23. Presentation: Shirokova G. “Developing Center for Entrepreneurship in Russia”.

4th Global Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Imperial College, London, 30 September – 2 October 2010. Paper: G. Shirokova, M. Arepieva, M. Molodtsova “Comparison of Social Network Influence on Birth and Survival Stages of Entrepreneurial Firm: Evidence from GEM Data for Russia”.

RENT XXIV – Research in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Conference, Maastricht, The Netherlands, November 18–19, 2010. Paper: Shirokova G., Knatko D. “Institutional Barriers to Separation of Ownership and Control: The Case of Russian SMEs”.

International Council for Small Business 2010, 55th World Conference «Entrepreneurship: Bridging the Global Boundaries», 23–28 June, 2010, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Paper: A. Kulikov, G. Shirokova “Intra-firm Orientations and their Influence on Firm Growth: the Case of Russian SMEs”.

EURAM 2010 – 10th “Back to the Future”, Tor Vergata University, Rome, 19th – 22nd May. Paper:  Shirokova G., Berezinets I., Shatalov A. “Influence of organizational change on firm growth”.

Strategic Management Society’s Special Conference on ‘Intersections of Strategy Processes and Strategy Practices’. Levi, Finland, March 17-20, 2010. Paper: Shirokova G., Kulikov A. “Intra-firm Orientations and their influence on firm growth: the case of Russian SMEs”.

United State Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) 2010 Conference, Nashville, TN, USA, January 14–17, 2010. Paper: Shirokova G., Arepieva M. “The influence of social networks on stages of an entrepreneurial process: the analysis of Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Data for Russia”.