Arnis Sauka
Research Associate
Arnis Sauka holds a Higher Professional Education degree in business administration from Vidzeme University College and Master of Science degree in business administration from the University of Latvia. Currently he is research fellow at SSE Riga/The TeliaSonera Institute and PhD candidate at University of Siegen, School of Economic Disciplines, Germany. His main research interests are in the field of entrepreneurship with focus on small firms’ productive and unproductive value creation and development processes. Prior joining SSE Riga/ TeliaSonera Institute in 2005, Arnis Sauka was a visiting PhD candidate at Jönköping International Business School, Sweden (2004-2005) and tutor/ teacher fellow at SSEES/ University College London, United Kingdom (2003-2004). His research experience in entrepreneurship includes participation in seminars, workshops and PhD courses in United Kingdom, Sweden and Germany; presentations in international conferences in Denmark, Italy, Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine, Germany, Sweden and Finland as well as participation in several projects in Latvia. Arnis Sauka has also more than 8 years of practical experience in business management working for different companies in Latvia. Expertise Entrepreneurship and small and medium size enterprise (SME) development in transition countries Institutions and entrepreneurship
SME value creation, growth and strategies
Entrepreneurship definition
Education
PhD candidate, University of Siegen, School of Economic Disciplines, Germany Master of Science in Business Administration, University of Latvia (2000 - 2002) Higher Professional Education in Business Administration, Vidzeme University College (1996 –2000)
Aidis, R. and A.Sauka (2005) Entrepreneurship in a Changing Environment: Analyzing the impact of transition stages on SME development. Inter- RENT 2005 Online-publication: “Challenges in Entrepreneurship and SME Research” (www.ecsb.org)
Aidis, R. and A.Sauka (2005). Assessing moving targets: Analyzing the impact of transition stages on entrepreneurship development. Journal Ekonomika (issue Nr. 69). University of Vilnius, Lithuania.
Sauka, A. and V.Strazdina (2004). Common and different aspects of employees’ motivation in big and, small and medium companies. Journal Rezeknes Augstskolas Raksti. University of Rezekne, Latvia. Peer reviewed academic presentations Aidis, R. and A. Sauka. Environmental influences and involvement in unproductive entrepreneurship: Insights from an advanced transition setting. Submitted to the Research in Entrepreneurship and Small Business (RENT) XX conference. Brussels, Belgium, 2006. Aidis, R. and A.Sauka. Do environmental influences affect small firm value creation? Insights from an advanced transition setting. Paper presented at 14th Nordic Conference on Small Business Research (www.ncsb2006.se). Stockholm, Sweden, 2006. Sauka, A. and F.Welter Productive, unproductive and destructive entrepreneurship in an advanced transition setting: example of Latvian small enterprises. Paper presented at the Interdisciplinary European Conference on Entrepreneurship Research (IECER). Regensburg, Germany, 2006. Sauka, A. Entrepreneurs in Latvia: who are they? Specific characteristics of small firms during advanced transition in Latvia. Paper presented at the Research in Entrepreneurship and Small Business (RENT) IX, Napoli, Italy, 2005. Aidis, R. and A.Sauka. Assessing moving targets: Analyzing the impact of transition stages on entrepreneurship development. Paper presented at International conference: Catalysts and Impediments of Economic Development in Central and Eastern Europe Vilnius, Lithuania, 2004 and Research in Entrepreneurship and Small Business (RENT) XVIII, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2004. Sauka, A. Motivation (as a tool to increase companies eco-efficiency) in Latvian SME and big companies in the time when decision to enter European Union or not has to be taken. Paper presented at the 5th International Conference on Ethics and Environmental Policies: Business Styles and sustainable development. Kyiv, Ukraine, 2003.
E-mail asauka@sseriga.edu.lv
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