Introduction -- Research Methodology -- Hidden Champions: Leadership Success Factors -- Hidden Champions: Common Lessons Learned on the Path to Success -- Hidden Champions: Financing and Regulatory Environment Development Needs-Context Matters -- Hidden Champions: Management and Leadership Development Needs -- Hidden Champions of Albania -- Hidden Champions of Belarus -- Hidden Champions of Bosnia and Herzegovina -- Hidden Champions of Bulgaria -- Hidden Champions of China -- Hidden Champions of Croatia -- Hidden Champions of the Czech Republic -- Hidden Champions of Hungary -- Hidden Champions of the Republic of Kazakhstan -- Hidden Champions of Kosovo -- Hidden Champions of Lithuania -- Potential Hidden Champions of Moldova -- Hidden Champions of Mongolia -- Hidden Champions of Montenegro -- Hidden Champions of Poland -- Hidden Champions of Romania -- Hidden Champions of Romania -- Hidden Champions of Serbia -- Hidden Champions in Dynamically Changing Societies: The Case of Slovakia -- Hidden Champions of Slovenia -- Hidden Champions of Turkey -- Hidden Champions of Ukraine.

Hidden champions are highly successful small and medium-sized companies that are global leaders in terms of market share in their respective niches. Presenting the outcomes of an in-depth, multinational study on hidden champions in Central, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Russia, China, Georgia, Mongolia and Turkey, this book provides essential insights into the critical drivers of success, market leadership positions, competitive advantage, and core lessons learned on the road to business prosperity. It also addresses development needs in connection with management, financing and the regulatory environment, which can in turn be used to create recommendations for various stakeholders (e.g. governments, financial institutions, management development institutions) in order to support hidden champions in their further growth and business success.