The article links upgrading in the global value chains with the triple helix concept by focusing on business-academia collaborations that played a part in firms' capacity to upgrade. Both are crucial for Central Eastern European countries, which face the need to restructure their economies and...

The Thesis deals with the question of competitive advantage of the public relations agencies in Lithuania. The aim of the study is to find the factors that influence competitive advantage of the PR agencies in Lithuania. The other major objective of the work is try to identify the reasons of...

This paper analyses the recently approved Lithuanian profit tax incentive for research and development [R&D] and measures the possible increase in business R&D intensity in the country due to the before mentioned tax incentive. Apart from this, it provides the expert opinion on the importance of...

The evaluation of foreign direct investment (FDI) and economic growth relation plays important role in creating targeted, economic growth inducing policies. This bachelor thesis investigates the impact of FDI on economic growth in Lithuania. In the framework of endogenous growth theory three...

The main purpose of this work is to analyze currency risk management opportunities in the industrial company “Snaige”. In order to reach this objective some tasks are set during the work. Firstly it is important to reveal the importance of foreign exchange risk management for the companies...

Mutual funds currency risk management is analyzed in this bachelor paper. It aims to analyze hedging by currency forward and options under different hedge ratios and various durations of the contracts. Afterwards the outcome is compared to non-hedging. After comparing hedging on six emerging...