Enterprise risk management (ERM) is a new management concept fast ascending the corporate agenda globally. Its relevancy and popularity as a management technique are abetted by the changing business practices and burgeoning regulatory requirements on risk management. The shift in paradigm in...

Given that SMEs have been identified as main growth engines under Ninth Malaysia Plan (9MP), there is now a pertinent need to provide SMEs with the necessary management skills and know-how in order to compete, sustain and succeed in today’s challenging business environment. This paper is based...

Leadership is a critical element in ensuring the sustainability of an organization. Research in the field of leadership has never been saturated with theoretical and conceptual quests for leadership styles that work with any situation and followers’ condition. Bernard Bass, for instance has...

Recent unstable oil prices and continuing concerns of global warming have reignited interest in understanding the demand for residential electricity consumption by households. Given the declining tariff block that characterizes electricity demand, understanding households’ responsiveness to...

There are lack of studies that discuss the importance of owner’s gender and age with firm performance. Thus, the objective of this study is to examine the relationship between owner’s gender and age with the business performance, which is measured using Tobin’s Q (Q) and Earnings Per Share...

There are several ways to look at the so called “human resources” within an organization. In the opinion of the authors it can be formulated as “analytical and measurable qualities of human beings that are leading to an optimal functioning of the organization in relation to its...

Public health policies continue to play important roles in national and international health reforms. However, the influence and legacies of the public health eras during which such policies are formulated remain largely underappreciated. The limited appreciation of this relationship may hinder...

The authors propose an analysis of the public administration reform in Romania by assessing whether the Romanian civil servants perform their duties according to the regulations of the European Administrative Space. The paper offers a socio-statistic perspective on the internalization of the...

How are Asian countries preparing children to have skills—including creativity, innovation, and technical capability—to compete in the 21st Century global economy? Countries including China, Korea, Japan and Singapore have begun to integrate education policy and practice into a key component...

The convergence and compliance process initiated at international level hasinfluenced also the accounting system of the public sector entities from Romania. Taking intoaccount the fact that the fixed tangible assets represent an important part of the total assets ofthe public sector entities,...