Navigating Economic Uncertainty - Vol. 1

This book is the first volume presenting carefully selected chapters from the proceedings of the 7th International Scientific Conference on Business and Economics (ISCBE), Vila Real, Portugal, which took place in June 2024. 

The chapters provide key strategies for thriving in the midst of economic turbulence and explore adaptation, innovation, and resilience in our modern, unpredictable landscape. They cover a wide range of areas relevant to contemporary business and economics issues such as economic shocks, high inflation, energy crisis, growth prospects, economic forecast, labor market, gender inequalities, migration, entrepreneurship, firm development and innovations, and technological transformation.

The book is an essential compass for business leaders to navigate market volatility and economic uncertainty.

Veland Ramadani is a Professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Business at the Faculty of Business and Economics, South-East European University, North Macedonia. His primary areas of research focus on entrepreneurship, family businesses, innovation, and sustainability. Dr. Ramadani has an extensive body of work to his name, having authored or co-authored over 140 research articles, 80 book chapters, 15 textbooks, and 31 edited books. His research contributions are notably featured in prestigious academic journals, including the Journal of Business Research, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Technology in Society, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, and Review of Managerial Science, among others. Furthermore, his research influence is underscored by his consistent inclusion among the World's Top 2% of the most influential researchers, as determined by Elsevier and Stanford University for the last four consecutive years. Dr. Ramadani has remained actively engaged in various projects, including those funded by the European Union and universities in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates. Additionally, he regularly offers consultancy services to private companies.

Abdylmenaf Bexheti is a full professor of Public Finance and Macroeconomics at the Faculty of Business and Economics, South-East European University, Republic of North Macedonia. Dr. Bexheti has published six books as a sole author and several books as co-author, more than 65 research papers, 55 projects, and more than 250 analysis and columns in different newspapers. During the period 1996–1998, Dr. Bexheti has been firstly a Minister for Development and then a Minister for Transport and Communication in the Government of Republic of Macedonia. He has also been a full member of Macedonian Academy of Science since 2012 and correspondent member of the Academy of Arts and Science of the Republic of Kosovo from 2021. His recent books are Public Finance (2nd edition), Economic Development (special chapter), and Economic Thinking.

Hyrije Abazi-Alili is a professor at the Faculty of Business and Economics, South-East European University, North Macedonia. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Staffordshire University, UK. She teaches undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral courses in economics and econometrics. She has published in Journal of Business Research, International, International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, among others. She was an affiliate fellow at CERGE-EI, Prague for the period 2014–2020. Her research interests include economics of innovation, ICT, entrepreneurship, labor market, gender, social issues, etc., with advanced application of econometric models. She authored numerous research articles in highly ranked journals,  international conferences, and book chapters. She was also engaged as a senior expert in several international projects: EU Projects, IPA, UNDP, RRPP, among others.

Carmem Leal is an assistant professor and director at the Department of Sociology, Economics, and Management, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), Portugal. She also serves as a researcher at the Centre for Transdisciplinary Development Studies (CETRAD). Her research interests focus on knowledge management and transfer in innovation ecosystems for firms, managers, or employees. She has published in several management journals and international conferences

Carlos Peixeira Marques is an associate professor of Marketing at the Department of Sociology, Economics, and Management and a researcher at the Centre for Transdisciplinary Development Studies, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), Portugal. His research interests focus on the attitudes and behaviors of business stakeholders, such as managers, employees, and consumers. He has published research in management and tourism in Current Issues in Tourism, Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing, Journal of Destination Marketing and Management, International Journal of Wine Business Research, International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, among others