The article displays the effects of the Bologna process and emphasizes the key fields which, so it seems, will not be efficiently achieved by 2010. In the next implementation steps of the Bologna declaration and the Lisbon strategy it is necessary to: (1) engage different fields of European...

In 2006–2007, the Slovenian higher education (HE) system took the first steps toward building a national model of institutional external evaluation (IEE), which would be comparable with other European models. In the first part of the article, the authors discuss the main tendencies within the...

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...

Both business and academic communities believe that by leveraging knowledge and managing it strategically, they can sustain an organisation in its long-term competitive advantages. Using a case study and interview method, this research aims to explore what knowledge management and practices are...

A collaborative effort of clinicians, infectologists, molecular biologists, pharmacologists, veterinarians, bioinformaticians, management and education specialists is united in order to develop novel strategies of detecting early stages of chronic and infectious diseases, their prevention and...

Based on the wisdom of noted visionaries, this paper discusses key insights into the values and principles essential to developing sustainability. The business sector today has risen to being considered the most powerful sector of society. Therefore, large corporations particularly are slowly...

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 attempts at changing the general perspective in thinking about the “sustainable development”. When saying “sustainable development” this usually means saying it primarily formally, so to speak “grammatically”. It is thus seen (not thought!) as a new-kindof- development...

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...

The research on business students’ attitudes toward some ethical aspects is presented. Although the research dealt with students’ (future business persons’) perceptions of managerial ethics in general, the part of the research that focused on some of the ethically questionable students’...