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  1. Inward FDI in Estonia: motivational and obstacles/inhibiting factors associated with the MNC's subsidiary export performance

    Article • International Journal of Globalisation and Small Business, January 2023, Inderscience Publishers

    urmas Varblane

  2. Churning and Labor Productivity in Economic Crisis, Differences between Foreign and Domestic Firms

    Article • Eastern European Economics, September 2021, Taylor & Francis

    urmas Varblane

  3. The relative significance of higher education–industry cooperation barriers for different firms

    Article • Industry and Higher Education, March 2020, SAGE Publications

    urmas Varblane

  4. Regional Cultural Context as a Determinant of Entrepreneurial Behaviour: The Case of Germany

    Article • The Journal of Entrepreneurship, March 2020, SAGE Publications

    urmas Varblane

  5. Trade Effects of the EU–South Korea Free Trade Agreement in the Automotive Industry

    Article • Journal of East-West Business, February 2020, Taylor & Francis

    urmas Varblane

  6. The Effect of Culture on the Perception of Product Packaging: A Multimethod Cross-Cultural Study

    Article • Journal of International Consumer Marketing, September 2019, Taylor & Francis

    urmas Varblane

  7. Age-related productivity decrease in high-waged and low-waged employees

    Article • International Journal of Manpower, September 2019, Emerald

    urmas Varblane

  8. Which Individual Characteristics are Associated with Academic Entrepreneurship? Evidence from Estonia

    Article • International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management, June 2018, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    urmas Varblane

  9. Comparative View of the EU Regions by Their Potential of University-Industry Cooperation

    Article • Journal of the Knowledge Economy, March 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    urmas Varblane

  10. Which firms use universities as cooperation partners? - A comparative view in Europe

    Article • International Journal of Technology Management, January 2018, Inderscience Publishers

    urmas Varblane

  11. Learning from an electromobility living lab: Experiences from the Estonian ELMO programme

    Article • Case Studies on Transport Policy, June 2016, Elsevier

    urmas Varblane

  12. A new dataset of cultural distances for European countries and regions

    Article • Research in International Business and Finance, May 2016, Elsevier

    urmas Varblane

  13. Sectoral change and labour productivity growth during boom, bust and recovery in Central and Eastern Europe

    Article • Economic Change and Restructuring, January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    urmas Varblane

  14. EU Structural Funds in the Baltic Countries Useful or Harmful?

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2016, Elsevier

    urmas Varblane

  15. Regional Cultural Differences Within European Countries: Evidence from Multi-Country Surveys

    Article • Management International Review, September 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    urmas Varblane

  16. Occupational mobility over the business cycle

    Article • International Journal of Manpower, August 2014, Emerald

    urmas Varblane

  17. Governmental Support Measures for University–Industry Cooperation—Comparative View in Europe

    Article • Journal of the Knowledge Economy, March 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    urmas Varblane

  18. Which Firms Use Universities as Cooperation Partners? The Comparative View in Europe

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2014, Elsevier

    urmas Varblane

  19. European Social Survey as a source of new cultural dimensions estimates for regions

    Article • International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, May 2013, SAGE Publications

    urmas Varblane

  20. Foreign direct investment and innovation in Estonia

    Article • Baltic Journal of Management, April 2013, Emerald

    urmas Varblane

  21. Innovation Systems in Small Catching-Up Economies

    Article • January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    urmas Varblane

  22. Knowledge Creation in Central and Eastern Europe: The Role of Sectoral Composition

    Article • November 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    urmas Varblane

  23. Links Between Foreign Direct Investment and Innovation Activities in Estonia

    Article • November 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    urmas Varblane

  24. Path Dependency Factors Affecting the Innovation Systems of Latecomer Countries: Comparison of Central and Eastern Europe, Asia, and Latin America

    Article • November 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    urmas Varblane

  25. The Development of the Systemic Approach to Innovation

    Article • November 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    urmas Varblane

  26. Innovation in destination marketing

    Article • Baltic Journal of Management, September 2011, Emerald

    urmas Varblane

  27. How Path Dependency Affects Innovative Behavior of Firms

    Article • September 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    urmas Varblane

  28. Assessing innovative behaviour of firms: an attempt to reveal path dependency effects

    Article • International Journal of Innovation and Regional Development, January 2011, Inderscience Publishers

    urmas Varblane

  29. Economic Benefit of Maximum Truck Weight Regulation Change for Estonian Forest Sector

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2011, Elsevier

    urmas Varblane

  30. Entrepreneurship education in the higher education institutions (HEIs) of post‐communist European countries

    Article • Journal of Enterprising Communities People and Places in the Global Economy, August 2010, Emerald

    urmas Varblane

  31. THE IMPACT OF OUTWARD FDI ON HOME-COUNTRY EMPLOYMENT IN A LOW-COST TRANSITION ECONOMY

    Article • April 2010, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    urmas Varblane

  32. Foreign Direct Investment and Innovation in Central and Eastern Europe: Evidence from Estonia

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2010, Elsevier

    urmas Varblane

  33. Knowledge-Based Entreprenuership in Estonia

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2010, Elsevier

    urmas Varblane

  34. The inward‐outward dynamics in the internationalisation of Baltic banks

    Article • Baltic Journal of Management, May 2009, Emerald

    urmas Varblane

  35. How to avoid customers leaving: the case of the Estonian telecommunication industry

    Article • Baltic Journal of Management, January 2009, Emerald

    urmas Varblane

  36. Role of University–Industry–Government Linkages in the Innovation Processes of a Small Catching-up Economy

    Article • Industry and Higher Education, December 2008, SAGE Publications

    urmas Varblane

  37. How investments abroad affect employment at home?

    Article • Eastern European Economics, November 2008, Taylor & Francis

    urmas Varblane

  38. Developments in the Teaching of Entrepreneurship in European Transition Economies

    Article • October 2008, OECD

    urmas Varblane

  39. Knowledge Transfer Mechanisms in the European Transition Economies

    Article • October 2008, OECD

    urmas Varblane

  40. The role of the University of Tartu in the development of entrepreneurship in the region of South Estonia

    Article • International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, January 2008, Inderscience Publishers

    urmas Varblane

  41. Can the National Innovation Systems of the New EU Member States Be Improved?The authors acknowledge financial support from the EU 6th Framework Programme (project CIT5- CT-028519,U-Know),the Estonian Ministry of Education (target funding T0107) and the...

    Article • Post-Communist Economies, December 2007, Taylor & Francis

    urmas Varblane

  42. The Role of Intellectual Property Protection in the Business Strategy of University Spin-Off Biotech Companies in a Small Transition Economy

    Article • Review of Central and East European Law, January 2007, Brill

    urmas Varblane

  43. The Impact of Outward FDI on Home-Country Employment in a Low-Cost Transition Economy

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2007, Elsevier

    urmas Varblane

  44. An Analysis of the Economic Convergence Process in the Transition Countries

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2005, Elsevier

    urmas Varblane

  45. Autonomy and Performance of Foreign Subsidiaries in Transition Countries

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2005, Elsevier

    urmas Varblane

  46. Sources of Innovation in the Estonian Forest and Wood Cluster

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2005, Elsevier

    urmas Varblane

  47. Financial Constraints in Investment. Panel Data Results From Estonia, 1995-1999

    Article • Acta Oeconomica, December 2004, Akademiai Kiado

    Prof Tomasz Mickiewicz, urmas Varblane

  48. Financial Markets in Central and Eastern Europe

    Article • June 2004, Taylor & Francis

    urmas Varblane

  49. Country, Industry and Firm Size Effects on Foreign Subsdiary Strategy. An Example of Five CEE Countries

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2004, Elsevier

    urmas Varblane

  50. External Macroeconomic Shocks and the Estonian economy: How did the Russian Financial Crisis affect Estonian Unemployment and Foreign Trade?

    Article • Baltic Journal of Economics, March 2003, Taylor & Francis

    urmas Varblane

  51. Estonian Outward Foreign Direct Investments

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2003, Elsevier

    urmas Varblane

  52. The Impact of EU-Accession on the Estonian Trade with Food Products - Partial Equilibrium Approach

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2003, Elsevier

    urmas Varblane

  53. The Value of Diversity: Foreign Direct Investment and Employment in Central Europe During Economic Recovery

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2003, Elsevier

    urmas Varblane

  54. The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on the Export Activities of Estonian Firms

    Article • Journal of East-West Business, January 2000, Taylor & Francis

    urmas Varblane

  55. The Estonian beer market: the battle for market leadership

    Article • Edward Elgar Publishing

    urmas Varblane