The decentralization of organizational decision authority has been shown to be complementary to Information Technology (IT) in prior research. We draw from the information processing view of organizations, the IT and de/centralization debate, and organizational learning theory to argue that IT...

“If economists could manage to get themselves thought of as humble, competent people on a level with dentists, that would be splendid.” (Keynes, 1931). Then macroeconomics would transform into a useful and routine type of engineering, which will prevent the emerging of recessions. However,...

Development of methodology for deriving the monthly unemployment statistics directly from the quarterly Labour Force Survey (LFS) results by econometric modeling meets the requirements of insuring the information on short-term needed for employment policies, aiming to achieve the objectives of...

This study is an analysis of Danish Balance of Payments Support (BOP) covering the period 1988-94. This aid instrument has not so far been used as an active tool to further Danish policy conditionalities vis-à-vis the reform process in developing countries. On the contrary, BOP has mainly been...

This study is an analysis of Danish Balance of Payments Support (BOP) covering the period 1988-94. This aid instrument has not so far been used as an active tool to further Danish policy conditionalities vis-à-vis the reform process in developing countries. On the contrary, BOP has mainly been...

Seen first as an art, " dell'arte della scrittura venezziana " as he called Luke Paciolo accounting became in turn a technique , a science , a language formalized a social game and, more recently , a techno- science. Long preserved and still used the phrase " art of manipulating figures " which...

The current period is one full of unforeseen changes. A major problem for most Slovak businesses, as well as foreign companies finding themselves in a difficult and turbulent business environment, is the difficulty to find good quality employees. Even after they found them, it is difficult to...

The paper aims at emphasizing the importance of business ethics in long term competitive advantage. Ethics is the basis for human relationships. It is reflected in the quality of our relationships and all members of our society must understand the importance of ethics as it is the basis of a...