Mircea Boscoianu

Transilvania University of Brasov

Mircea Boscoianu is a professor and Ph.D. coordinator in engineering and management at Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania. He holds a Ph.D. in aerospace engineering (Military Technical Academy, Bucharest) and in cybernetics and statistics (Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest). He teaches several courses in Risk Management, Management in Aviation, and Strategic Management. He is the author and co-author of more than seven books and over 80 papers published in journals or presented at scientific events and is a director or member of various research projects. He is a member of international and national associations. He was president of the Saphire Program of the International Aeronautics Federation (2006–2008), vice-president of UVS Romania (2016-2018), and director of the Research Department of UVS Romania (2014–2016, 2018–present).

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Chapters authored

Alternative Investment Vehicles Adapted for Entrepreneurial and Innovative Firms Financing in Emerging Markets

By Gabriela Prelipcean and Mircea Boscoianu

Alternative investment vehicles (AIVs) are an innovative organizational form of financing providers that provide opportunities for developed markets. The objective of this chapter is to deeply understand both the capabilities of different types of AIVs (crowdfunding, business angels, venture capital/private equity funds, and hedge funds) and the possibility of being efficiently integrated within the frontier or emerging markets, with a special focus on venture capital funds (VCFs). This topic is very important in the actual context of market turbulences and multiple crises. Following the medical COVID-19 crisis, institutional interferences have proved to be efficient in balancing the short-term situation. Nevertheless, long-term imbalances have manifested as such following the supply chain turmoil as a result of the increased inflation especially after the outbreak of the war in Ukraine. The present turbulent setting has become even more complicated due to both the energy crisis and the recent banking crises and by high and persistent inflation. The financing of innovative and entrepreneurial firms is significantly influenced by the current context. Therefore, the VCFs could have a major contribution in identifying new strategies in adjusting the financing mechanisms and the nature of governance to the ongoing markets’ dynamics.

Part of the book: Investment Strategies - New Advances and Challenges [Working title]

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Gabriela Prelipcean

Ştefan cel Mare University of Suceava