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Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria: patterns and prospects

Glaister, Keith W.; Atanasova, Hristina - In: European Business Review 98 (1998) 2, pp. 122-134

This article examines the nature and role of foreign direct investment in Bulgaria. Set in the context of the transitional economies of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the article serves to illustrate the importance of foreign direct investment in bolstering the market system,...

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The relation between strategic orientations and real opportunities for the Slovenian economy after the post-socialist transition period

Koncõina, Miroslav - In: European Business Review 14 (2002) 3

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What determines the business activities in the airline industry? A theoretical framework

Huettinger, Maik - In: Baltic Journal of Management 9 (2013) 1, pp. 71-90

Purpose – The main purpose of this paper is to create a model, which specifies the determinants of the airline business. This sector is chosen, as the airline industry is not only influenced by national characteristics, but also characterized by international standards and internationalization...

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Outsourcing of human resources in science and technology libraries of northern India

Sharma, Veerbala; Gupta, Dinesh K. - In: The Bottom Line 25 (2012) 4, pp. 163-176

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study the extent to which outsourcing of human resources (HR) is used and the attitude of the library staff towards outsourcing in science and technology libraries in Delhi and Chandigarh, India. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is the result...

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Investigating Enron as a public private partnership

Baker, C. Richard - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 16 (2003) 3, pp. 446-466

The bankruptcy of Enron Corp. has evolved into a scandal of enormous proportions involving allegations of fraud, corruption and unethical practices on the part of Enron’s corporate executives, members of its board of directors, external auditors, and high government officials in the USA. No...

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The politics of the changing forms of accounting

Skærbæk, Peter; Melander, Preben - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 17 (2004) 1, pp. 17-40

This paper presents an in‐depth study of the processes of constructing a new strategy in a large Danish government‐owned ferry company undergoing privatisation. To explain the emerging characteristics of accounting, the sociology of translation is used. The paper provides a story of a...

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The deployment of accounting‐related rhetoric in the prelude to a privatization

Craig, Russell; Amernic, Joel - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 17 (2004) 1, pp. 41-58

This paper addresses the discursive struggle surrounding the privatization of Canadian National Railway (CN). It … paper highlights the potential for accounting to be implicated in constructing a “privatization mentality” and in persuading … of accounting were exploited in the prelude to privatization to help sustain the economic wisdom of a privatization …

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Japanese cost management meets Sri Lankan politics

Wickramasinghe, Danture; Hopper, Trevor; Rathnasiri, … - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 17 (2004) 1, pp. 85-120

The Sri Lanka Telecommunications company was recently partially privatised and a major Japanese company became responsible for its management. Previously, it was a government department characterised by rule bound, bureaucratic management and political interventions into operational issues. The...

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Customer disclosures, impression management and the construction of legitimacy

Ogden, Stuart; Clarke, Julia - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 18 (2005) 3, pp. 313-345

the ten recently privatised regional water companies in the UK. Although privatization required the water plcs to … new private sector status, it was clear from the nature of their privatization that they would experience difficulties in … achieving this. Privatization did little to change their previous monopoly character, and this created discrepancy with the …

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The mobilization of accounting in preening for privatization

Craig, Russell; Amernic, Joel - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 19 (2006) 1, pp. 82-95

Purpose – The paper sets out to examine the use of accounting as part of the privatization process of a national … railway in Canada. The argument is that proponents of the privatization used accounting strategically to justify and sustain … the privatization. Major societal events, such as the privatization of national assets, merit close scrutiny so that an …

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