Browsing 7th International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2012” by Title
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Aggregate assessment of a company's financial viability
(7th International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2012”, 2012)Identifying the adequate level of financial viability refers to the most vital economic issues, since inadequate financial viability can result in the lack of resources for development, insolvency and bankruptcy of the ... -
Analysis of Latvian integration processes in EU using system dynamics model
(7th International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2012”, 2012)Recent years were significant for the economy of Latvia due to essential changes in structure of economic system. Often in terns of changed economic conditions traditional statistical and econometric methods are not ... -
Analysis of policy coordination system in Latvia using institutional theory
(7th International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2012”, 2012)A policy coordination system is a complex network of agents, policies and institutions that are supporting the process of policy coordination. Smooth policy coordination enables synergy or at least prevents overlapping ... -
The application of adjusted DuPont model in financial performance evaluation
(7th International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2012”, 2012)Enterprise performance evaluation, not only appears in book values, but also is included in the company management. The comprehensive evaluation of the enterprise operation state and the efficiency of management is an ... -
An application of business consulting procedures in public administration
(7th International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2012”, 2012)This paper identifies and discusses the application of management consulting procedures that are applied most frequent in public administration. Hence, the main types, methods and best practice in the field are analyzed. ... -
Application of neural network for forecasting of exchange rates and forex trading
(7th International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2012”, 2012)Expert methods, which widely applied for human decision making, were employed for neural networks. It was developed an exchange rates prediction and trading algorithm with using of experts information processing techniques ... -
The Arab World at a crossroads: facing the economic and social
(7th International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2012”, 2012)The popular uprisings that shake the stability in the Arab World represent a turning point in the history of this region. The events which have happened in the latest months highlight the serious diffi-culties and uncertainties ... -
Art as a diversification tool of investment portfolios
(7th International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2012”, 2012)The paper constitutes an argumentation of art investments as portfolio diversification tool, presents the analysis of the specifics and conception of investments in art. Moreover, it represents the structure of art market ... -
Aspects of personnel loyalty of virtual organization
(7th International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2012”, 2012)The work under new conditions of information technologies’ development and adoption of new forms of organizations, such as virtual organization, has not only advantages, but also causes certain problems such as personnel ... -
Aspects of strategic management in small Latvian businesses
(7th International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2012”, 2012)In recent decades, scientists have paid increasing attention to the strategic management process in medium and small enterprises. Authors are willing to study the strategic management of Latvian small businesses and to ... -
Aspects of strategic management units of the industrial holding company
(7th International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2012”, 2012)Mining and metals production sector (MMPS) of Ukraine is one of the basic for the state's economy. During 1999 - 2004 the MMPS enterprises integration into the structure of major private transnational financial industrial ... -
Aspects of the financial sector management: an evolution of credit unions
(7th International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2012”, 2012)A possible sustainable growth of credit unions is being examined in this paper. Credit unions have a rich history. Some, however, adhere more closely to their historical roots than others. These credit unions base their ... -
Assessment of sustainability aspects in a company
(7th International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2012”, 2012)Having sustainability as a goal, decisions on products or processes within a company requires integrating technical, economic, environmental and social aspects of all activities being made. Technical and economical aspects ... -
Attitudes and perceptions regarding entrepreneurship around the world: a cluster analysis approach
(7th International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2012”, 2012)Nowadays it is believed that entrepreneurship could be a driving force in growth and develop-ment. For the achievement of a relevant national entrepreneurship rate the social and economic business environment can be crucial. ... -
Balancing market share of national and foreign pharmaceutical companies in developing countries on example of Ukraine
(7th International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2012”, 2012)The article describes a common problem of developing countries which is a negative impact of multinational corporations on the domestic pharmaceutical market and describes specific actions that can be undertaken to protect ... -
Bank lending, the impact of environmental factors
(7th International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2012”, 2012)In recent years most growing importance is given to the environment and its consequences, so this question becomes an issue not just for manufacturing companies, but also for the banks. In order to prevent threats to the ... -
Basic aspects of crisis management methodology in small and medium size business
(7th International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2012”, 2012)Concepts of crisis and crisis management (CM) are rather complex. Moreover, businessmen consider CM implementation necessary only when crisis strikes. As to small and medium size business (SMEs), CM is not considered ... -
A behavioural approach to strategy management: main dimensions
(7th International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2012”, 2012)The article presents the review of the strategy literature especially due to approaches to strat-egy. The author presents the role of the following schools according to a strategy and strategic manage-ment: a planning ... -
Behavioural finance during economic downturn in Lithuania
(7th International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2012”, 2012)In the global world of information technologies everybody can operate in financial markets and manage financial instruments. However to forecast markets and to earn profit becomes more and more complicated since financial ...