The standard indicators used to compare cross-country innovation are in the Global Competitiveness Report (GCR). But there are problems with aggregation and response bias with these largely self-reported measures (Hollanders and van Cruysen, 2008). We propose a theory-based metric using Data...

В статье рассмотрены методы прогнозирования с целью определения тенденций развития показателей эффективности деятельности предприятий малого...

The paper aims at investigating the two main characteristics of a modern system of compulsory education with a focus on Romania. It assumes that the equity of the education sector and the efficiency of resource use are strongly correlated, both supporting

Financial policy outlines the main directions of action of the financial activity. In determining financial policy, managers must take into consideration interests of all stakeholders, given the political, social, financial and monetary context of the firm, but also the technical and...

The development of a sustainable banking system is a precondition for the development of an economy. The fair competition between financial institutions would lead to the efficient use of financial and other economic resources. The purpose of this paper is to extract all prominent factors in the...

In the context of irreversibility globalization trends of all business of the company size, the sector of foreign trade transactions has a particular significance. Almost all aspects of economic performance of these operations are discussed not only in terms of costs and benefits, but also in...

In this paper the relationship between firm growth and external knowledge sources, such as related firms and universities, is studied. The spatial characteristics of these relationships are examined by geolocating firms into a more realistic relational space using travel time distances and using...

In this paper the relationship between firm growth and external knowledge sources, such as related firms and universities, is studied. The spatial characteristics of these relationships are examined by geolocating firms into a more realistic relational space using travel time distances and using...

This paper examines how the external factors - i.e. customers, competitors - that driven Malaysian SMEs to adopt E-Commerce may influence the benefits these SMEs gained by adopting such technologies. The findings show the SMEs that were driven to adopt E-Commerce by customers demand are less...