The key lessons of mass privatization implemented in Central and Eastern Europe are analyzed and presented in this paper. What are the necessary regulatory, institutional and social ingredients which provide incentive for successful restructuring of the firms in transition and what are the...

Is it possible that some of the decisions pertaining to taxation are based on latent cultural aspects? This study, set in a purely European context, seeks to analyze tax variations within Europe through the lens of cultural variations. Specifically, how trust, confidence and equality matter with...

This paper analyses the 30 biggest Russian blue chips of the Russian MICEX Stock Exchange in terms of corporate training culture. It identifies training activities and searches for common problems that companies encounter. The research gives guidelines for Swiss companies establishing or...

This study presents the impact assessment evaluation of European education and training programmes Socrates II and Leonardo da Vinci II, in Slovenia. The evaluation carried out in 2007 aims to determine the programme objective areas with greatest impact and the areas where objectives were...

Destination management is a key issue of all overall model of destinations’ competitiveness, and seems to be a „panacea” in those countries, which introduces the tool-system in the near past, so as to support the small enterprises of destinations to keep up with keen competition (e.g. in...

In Poland the disabled labour market is still evolving. One of the proofs is that the disabled employment regulation law is the most often modified law act (Ustawa…1997). Author is doing scientific research in the area of NGO’s – Public Institutions partnership observed problem employment...

The aim of this study is to describe the public business services for SMEs in sparsely populated areas. This study’s research problem can be condensed into the following research questions: 1) How are the public business services organised in Oulu South? 2) From the service provider’s...

The article presented a review of definitions of the flexible work arrangements means employment forms, work arrangement forms and working time arrangement forms. The deliberation started in this article is of a literary and empirical character. The research has shown the respondents preferred...

The paper presents the experience and results of a research project that used the technique of backcasting. Backcasting is a preferred method in transition management – especially with regard to sustainability issues – as it facilitates the deliberation of complex socio-economic issues and...

Purporse Supply chain performance measurement - the process of qualifying the efficiency and effectiveness of the supply chain. The aim of this study is to create a supply chain measurement framework for manufacturing industry, define which data should be measured and verify the measurement...