• DEA application in banking: relationship between efficiency scores and bank size 

      Titko, Jelena (8th International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2014”, 2014)
      The paper aims to investigate the relationship between banks’ size and efficiency scores. The study applies Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) as a tool for measuring bank relative efficiency. Sample includes European banks ...
    • Impact of electronic environment on business development: case of Latvia 

      Ščeulovs, Deniss; Gaile-Sarkane, Elīna (8th International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2014”, 2014)
      By employing advantages offered by the e-environment, entrepreneurs can ensure expedient and effective communication with the target audience, by promoting products on the global market. By this way companies, especially ...
    • Innovation policy in the context of nowadays globalisation 

      Vaivode, Irena; Jurenoks, Vitalijs (8th International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2014”, 2014)
      needed as the global competition weakens the profitability of the existing industries. Highlevel research and education, good infrastructure, and public research and development (R&D) support are identified as promoting ...
    • Intellectual capital investments influence on enterpreneurship and economics performance 

      Lentjushenkova, Oksana; Lapina, Inga (8th International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2014”, 2014)
      Last thirty years intellectual capital role in entrepreneurship is increased. Enterprises have increased their intangible assets in total assets structure. For example, in USA between 1972 and 2011 tangible assets ...
    • Internationalization processes and effective practices of HRM: employee performance and commitment in Latvia and Lithuania 

      Lobanova, Liudmila; Ozolina-Ozola, Iveta (8th International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2014”, 2014)
      Human resource management consists of various practices, and, time passing on, many new practices emerge. There is small amount of scientific studies explored the effective human resource management practices, its ...
    • Investigation of insurance company financial stability: case of Baltic non-life insurance market 

      Stepchenko, Darja; Voronova, Irina (8th International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2014”, 2014)
      The concept of this paper is to investigate main indicators of insurance market stability according to the framework of the Solvency II directive. The authors have investigated financial ratios, planning tools, risk ...
    • Portfolio structure planning and its future price forecasting model 

      Nazarova, Jekaterina (8th International Scientific Conference “Business and Management 2014”, 2014)
      The research “Portfolio Structure Planning and Its Future Price Forecasting Model” describes methods which can help to evaluate and choose more optimal and effective decisions, linked with participation in the stock ...
    • Shareholder value sustainability drivers through the prism of out- and underperformers (evidence from Central and Eastern Europe) 

      Bistrova, Julija; Lace, Natalja (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 ...
    • Strategy development process in higher education institutions 

      Zeps, Arturs; Ribickis, Leonids (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 

      Petersone, Mara; Ketners, Karlis; Vilnis Krastins, Aivars (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 ...