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, 12 textbooks, and 28 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, Review of Managerial Science, among others.  He received the Award for Excellence in 2016 for an Outstanding Paper published by Emerald Group Publishing, a testament to his outstanding contributions to the field. In addition to his research, Dr. Ramadani has been invited as a keynote speaker at numerous international conferences and as a guest lecturer at President University (Indonesia), Telkom University (Indonesia), University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (Portugal), and Universum International – UNI (Kosovo). 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. Between 2017 and 2021, Dr. Ramadani served as a member of the Supervisory Board of the Development Bank of North Macedonia, where he also took on the role of Chief Operating Officer for 10 months. 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 has offered consultancy services to private companies.

Last 5 papers:

  1. YAVUZ TORAMAN, MEHMET BAYIRLI and VELAND RAMADANI (2023). “New technologies in small business models: Use of electric vehicles in last-mile delivery for fast-moving consumer goods”. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, Early view (IF: 4.6).
  2. VELAND RAMADANI, KHAULA ALKAABI, and JUSUF ZEQIRI (2024).”Entrepreneurial mindset and family business performance: Evidence from the United Arab Emirates”. Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, Early view (IF: 2.4).
  3. CRISTINA I. FERNANDES, PEDRO M. VEIGA and VELAND RAMADANI (2023). “Entrepreneurship as a transition to the circular economy”, Environment, Development and Sustainability, Early view (IF: 4.9).
  4. WASSIM J. ALOULOU, FAOUZI AYADI, VELAND RAMADANI and LÉO-PAUL DANA (2023). Dreaming digital or chasing new real pathways? Unveiling the determinants shaping Saudi youth digital entrepreneurial intentions”, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research, Early view (IF: 5.5).
  5. VELAND RAMADANI, ARTA ISTREFI – JAHJA, JUSUF ZEQIRI and DOMINGO RIBEIRO – SORIANO (2023). “Covid‐19 and SMEs digital transformation”, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management,70 No.8, pp. 2864-2873 (IF: 5.8).

Last 5 projects:

  1. NOV 2023 – DEC 2023, SMART SPECIALIZATION, INNOVATION AND PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY FOR COMPANIES IN THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY, BUSINESS INNOVATION CENTER (SEEU) and MINISTRY OF ECONOMY OF NORTH MACEDONIA, SKOPJE, NORTH MACEDONIA.
    Key Expert

 

  1. JUN 2023 – PRESENT, CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND BUSINESS ANGELS – DRIVING FORCE FOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT, part of Framework Contract (FWC): SIEA 2018 LOT 2: INFRASTRUCTURE, SUSTAINABLE GROWTH AND JOBS – FUNDED BY EUROPEAN UNION.
    Team Leader
  1. JUN 2022 – JUN 2024, INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP PROJECT FOR PUBLISHING ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES, IMAM MOHAMMAD IBN SAUD ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY, RIYADH, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA.
    International research consultant for publishing original scientific articles in scientific journals accredited in the databases in the field of entrepreneurship, innovative work behaviour, supply chain and digitalization.
  1. OCT 2022 – DEC 2023, INCLUSION OF WOMEN FROM DISADVANTAGED GROUPS IN CLIMATE-INTELLIGENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION, SLOVAK AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION, SLOVAK REPUBLIC.
    Trainer: Marketing research, marketing, and branding
  1. APR 2022 – JAN 2024, EMIRATI FAMILY BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURSHIP OUTLOOK: EVOLUTION AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY, ABU DHABI, U.A.E
    Project Co-Principal Investigator