This study discusses some of the factors that potential investors look at when trying to determine whether to invest in a particular country. The focus is on eleven countries in Southeastern Europe. Statistics from the 2003 Index of Economic Freedom for these eleven countries are examined from...

More than 100 countries are competing for foreign direct investment. One of the factors that adversely affects the ability to attract foreign capital is the lack of credibility of reported financial information. This barrier is especially prevalent in transition economies, since they have not...

This paper discusses how the reform of university accounting programs has been accomplished in Armenia and Bosnia and suggests how a similar reform can be accomplished in Russia. Curriculum reform in Armenia and Bosnia encountered similar difficulties but the methods chosen to overcome the...

This study surveyed business students at a university in Turkey to determine their views on six ethical issues. A ten-point Likert scale was used to determine the extent of their agreement or disagreement with each statement. The survey found that the extent of agreement differed by issue....