Institutional Constraints and Pressure on Small Enterprises: An Analysis of the Automotive Service Sector in a Transitional Economy

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Abstract

This article examines the institutional constraints affecting the activities of small enterprises in the automotive service sector in transitional economies. Based on the analysis of practical cases and the previously developed model of the integrated enterprise, the study explores the influence of administrative, regulatory, and informal factors on business resilience. Particular attention is given to the mechanisms through which external pressure is transformed into internal operational imbalances. The article proposes an analytical approach to assessing institutional risks as a systemic element of the entrepreneurial environment.

Keywords:

institutional economics, small business, automotive service, administrative pressure, entrepreneurial risks, transitional economy

Author:

  • Nikolai Fedenev ORCID: ORCID: 0009-0004-5073-195X

Reviewers:

  • Igor Leonov ORCID: 0009-0004-3645-6031
  • Sergey Otnelchenko ORCID: 0009-0006-8118-0569

DOI: pending

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