Browsing 8th International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2014” by Title
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Rhetorical argumentation and persuasion in business negotiations
(8th International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2014”, 2014)argued that a persuasive speech is very important competence of negotiator, as nothing can change negotiator’s speech. Only directly negotiating, providing evidences, arguments, counterarguments, and controversy the ... -
The role of European payment index in GDP Growth
(8th International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2014”, 2014)This paper investigates the impact of European Payment index (EPI) on annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth. Cross-sectorial stepwise regression analysis shows that EPI can be distinguished among many other social ... -
The role of fiscal policy in ensuring financial stability in Lithuania
(8th International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2014”, 2014)Paper describes the role of fiscal policy ensuring financial stability. The main purpose of the paper is to calculate the aggregate financial stability index, which can be used to measure the systematic financial stability. ... -
The role of human capital and organizational learning in internationalization of SMEs
(8th International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2014”, 2014)SMEs are videly recognized as the economic tissue, boosting competitiveness at national as well as at regional level. The internationalization of SMEs is supported by governmental policies in the EU, aiming to encourage ... -
The run of Lithuanian households financial behavior
(8th International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2014”, 2014)The paper discusses application of behavioural finance theories for more profitable financial and investment decisions of Lithuanian households. The role of behavioural finance during the process of taking financial ... -
Sales branches performance evaluation: a multiple attribute decision making approach
(8th International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2014”, 2014)Many companies have sales branches in order to sell its own products in different places. Sales branches of companies play an important role in profit of every organization and evaluating sales branches is very important. ... -
Selecting suppliers in green supply chain management
(8th International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2014”, 2014)The traditional supply chain management (SCM) model must be developed be applying new condition and dynamic construction industry. Greening the supply chain is an increasingly important concern for many business enterprises ... -
Shareholder value sustainability drivers through the prism of out- and underperformers (evidence from Central and Eastern Europe)
(8th International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2014”, 2014)The paper aims to investigate the key attributes of the leading and lagging companies in terms of the shareholder value sustainability. The companies classified as the sustainable outperformers and the sustainable ... -
Socially responsible and sustainable employment policy trends
(8th International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2014”, 2014)The purpose of the article is to examine social and economic issues and problems systematically in order to determine how the public and corporate social responsibility are understood, processed and increased over time; ... -
Strategic orientations of negotiators rhetoric in business negotiations
(8th International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2014”, 2014)Strategic planning of negotiations’ speech requires avoiding coincidences and choosing the most appropriate means to achieve negotiator’s objectives. Implementation of the strategic orientation is linked to various aspects ... -
Strategic tensions of smart development
(8th International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2014”, 2014)The paper discusses the inherent paradoxes and contradictions of smart development. Reconciling the opposites lies at the heart of “smart” approach to management and governance of the complex social systems. Smart ... -
Strategy development process in higher education institutions
(8th International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2014”, 2014)Higher education institutions need well-considered strategy with clear action plan that sets development path for the university. Though it is important not only to create a strategy but also to pay attention to the ... -
Talent management in public administration institutions: the case of Latvian customs
(8th International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2014”, 2014)Creation of highly professional public sector and professional customs administration is a key issue for sustainable development of national economies while employees are key persons for customs administration. Attracting ... -
Technological innovations and technology achievement
(8th International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2014”, 2014)The research paper is devoted to the analysis of technology achievement. The application of technological innovations by manufacturing and trade enterprises allows predicting technology achievement level measured by index ... -
Technology interaction during cyclic conditions
(8th International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2014”, 2014)This paper is an extension of some previous research on the simulation of three technologies that interact during competitive business conditions. The research purpose of this paper is to explore the competitive behaviour ... -
Theoretical aspects of decentralization
(8th International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2014”, 2014)The article analyzes the nature and significance of decentralization. Conseptions of decentralization by different authors are compared. The essence and complexity of decentralization analysis revealed of forms and types. ... -
Trading futures contracts in global markets
(8th International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2014”, 2014)In today’s global market environment the existence of risk is permanent. Its management is one of the fundamental goals of investors and participants of financial markets. Derivatives markets are integral part of a ... -
Travel agencies’ external integration
(8th International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2014”, 2014)The integrative aspect of operations is an important functional aspect of each supply chain member. Members, involved in the tourism supply chain, are heavily reliant on each other and if one of them fails to deliver a ... -
Universally sustainable development as a framework of small countries‘ economic efficiency and national self-sufficiency
(8th International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2014”, 2014)The concept of sustainability and, particularly, of sustainable development dominates in the literature among the most ambitious and controversial concepts. The knowledge and researches of state, evolution or development ... -
The use of resource allocation tools in project portfolio managament: Lithuanian case
(8th International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2014”, 2014)A wide variety of resource allocation models have been introduced over the years, including linear programming, scoring models, group decision techniques and so on. Some of these techniques are not widely used because ...