Business School

22 Saulėtekio, LT-10225 Vilnius, Lithuania
Tel. 236 6889
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Director – Dr Birutė Miškinienė

 

STAFF
59 teachers (incl. 23 holding research degree), 1 research fellow (incl. 1 holding research degree).

MAIN CONFERENCES ORGANIZED IN 2023
1. International forum „Insights into global entrepreneurship: perspectives and challenges for Lithuania“, organised in LR Seimas on 2023-05-22.
2. International Conference “WEB3: Education Prerequisite“, held on 2023-11-09, Vilnius, Lithuania.

MAIN SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2023
Creation and Registration of Social Sciences Infrastructure – Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Database

RESEARCH INTERESTS
• Entrepreneurship and Family Business;
• Innovation and Digital Transformation;
• Corporate Governance;
• Global Leadership

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2023
National Research Projects
Evaluation of the usefulness os State participation in pension accumulation systems. Lithuanian Research Council project (Project No. S-MIP-20-3) Project leader Prof. Dr Tadas Gudaitis, Researchers: prof. Dr. Teodoras Medaiskis, dr. Virginija Poškutė, Jarosval Mečkovski. 2020-2023.
During the project, the state participation in pension accumulation systems has been evaluated on an actual benefit basis in terms of macroeconomics, protection of interests of accumulation participants, and social aspects in selected Eastern and Central European countries during the last 20 years. To propose fiscal, economic, and social changes to the pension system that can increase the benefits of state participation at the macro and micro levels, predicted future results and the benefits of state participation will be analyzed.

Determinants of intention to buy sustainable clothing and actual behaviour: a cross-cultural study of Lithuanian and South Korean Generation Z consumers (Project No. P-ST-23-238) Project leader: Doc. Dr. Danguolė Oželienė. Researcher: Agnė Šemiotaitė. 2023-2024

International Research Projects
Global programme. Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) -Partners: Moody’s Cooperation (Lithuania), Innovation Agency (Lithuania). Vilnius University Business School is the major coordinator in Lithuania. 2021 – ongoing
The programme began in 1999, and since then the consortium has become the richest source of reliable information on the state of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial ecosystems across the globe, publishing not only the GEM Global Report annually but also a range of national and special topics reports each year. GEM‘s study covers around 115 countries from every corner of the globe that have participated in GEM research. The aim of the program is to analyze entrepreneurship which is an essential driver of societal health and wealth. It is also a formidable engine of economic growth. It promotes the essential innovation required not only to exploit new opportunities, promote productivity, and create employment but to also address some of society’s greatest challenges, such as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) or the economic shockwave created by the COVID-19/Coronavirus pandemic.

European Institute of Innovation and Technology project “UNIcorn: Innovation Capacity Building for Higher Education)” Fostering Knowledge Transfer from Universities to Business − Innovation to Unicorn. Partners: Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia), Tallinn University (Estonia), University of Tartu (Estonia), Stockholm School of Economics in Riga (Latvia), TECNALIA Research & Innovation (Spain). 2021-2023
Project UNIcorn aims to strengthen the consortium universities’ capacity and governance of research commercialization and innovation.The wider objective is to strengthen the Baltic region’s capacity for research commercialization, technology transfer, and entrepreneurial education. The project activities address the role of higher education institutions (HEIs), to produce research to solve societal challenges.

JOINT RESEARCH – ENGAGEMENT – DELIVERY RESEARCH CENTER
Vilnius University Business School and Lancaster University Management School (LUMS) established a joint Research, Engagement and Delivery Research Centre (RED). It is a unique strategic partnership aiming to share focus and expertise in the areas of entrepreneurship, family business, and innovation. It puts in place an initial two-year agreement that will see LUMS establish a base on the Vilnius Business School campus to pursue opportunities for collaborative research and support for high-growth businesses.

Contractual Research
Contractual Research with Moody‘s Cooperation (USA, Lithuania) and Innovation Agency (Lithuania) on global entrepreneurship research

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS
Lancaster University (the United Kingdom)
European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN)
Rotterdam Business School (the Netherlands)
Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia)
Tallinn University (Estonia)
University of Tartu (Estonia)
University of Oulu (Finland)
Oulu University of Applied Sciences (Finland)
Oulu University (Finland)
Advenio e-Academy (Malta)
University of Iceland (Iceland)
University of Ioannina (Greece)
University of Belgrade (Serbia)
Manufacturing Innovation Cluster (Lithuania)

OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Membership in Research Organisations and Committees:
Prof. Saulė Mačiukaitė-Žvinienė – Lithuania Research Council, Committee of Research and Higher Education Policy, Member; CERN-Lithuania Joint Committee, Deputy Head.
Assoc. prof. Danguolė Oželienė - European Marketing and Management Association, Centre for Marketing Research, Member
Prof. Deimantė Vasiliauskaitė - COST Management Committee; European Finance Association; Eurasia Business and Economics Society

Membership in Editorial Boards, Research Groups and Conference Committees:
Prof. Saulė Mačiukaitė-Žvinienė Lithuania Team Leader, Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Consortium, https://www.gemconsortium.org/.
Senior Researcher, Dr Mindaugas Laužikas, Member of Editorial Board, Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research (JGER),e-ISSN 2251-7316 https://link.springer.com/journal/40497
Prof. Deimantė Vasiliauskaitė Member of editorial boards at: 1) Accounting and Finance, Облік і фінанси (p-ISSN 2307-9878, e-ISSN 2518-1181). www.afj.org.ua 2) IETI Transactions on Social Sciences and Humanities, ISSN 2663-1539, http://paper.ieti.net/ssh/editorialboard.html 3) Journal of Business Theory and Practice. United States, Los Angeles. ISSN 2372-9759 (Print) ISSN 2329-2644 (Online) http://www.scholink.org/ojs/index.php/jbtp/about/editorialTeam

BEST REPORTS DELIVERED AT CONFERENCES ABROAD
1. 2nd International Conference on Computational Social Sciences and Sustainability, 2023 November 21-22, Bucharest, Romania
2. “Evaluating the Acceptance Probability of Consumer Loan Offers in the Online Loan Platform“, The 7th International conference Innovations and Creativity, Liepajas University, June 1-3, 2023 Liepaja, Latvia.
3. “The model of credit risk assessment in loan comparison platforms under conditions of economic uncertainty“, World Finance & Banking Symposium, December 13-15, 2023, Vilnius, Lituania

MOST IMPORTANT PARTICIPATION CASES OF RESEARCHERS IN WORKING GROUPS OR COMMISSIONS SET UP BY STATE AUTHORITIES, STATE AND MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONS, ORGANISATIONS, BUSINESS ENTITIES
Prof. Saulė Mačiukaitė-Žvinienė Lithuania Council of Education, Chair
Dr Birutė Miškinienė Vice-President, The Vilnius Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Crafts
Assoc. prof. Jurgita Vizgirdaitė Higher Education Quality Assurance Agency, Member of Quality Assurance Board

CONSULTATIONS PROVIDED BY THE UNIT TO THE PUBLIC OR ECONOMIC ENTITIES
Prof. Saulė Mačiukaitė-Žvinienė Lithuanian Strategy “Lithuania 2050”, the Government of Lithuania;
Dr Birutė Miškinienė skills for effective entrepreneurship, Ministry of Economy and Innovations;
Prof. Tadas Gudaitis challenges of pension system in Lithuania, Swedbank, Lithuania

MOST IMPORTANT RESEARCH DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES
A series of videos and interviews on global entrepreneurship challenges (source: Vilnius University Business School Youtube Channel).