The purpose of this research is to design and test a performance measurement model that is based on the balanced scorecard method, which would be simple enough to be easily implemented and used by a large number of companies. Along with a thorough literature review, all necessary hypotheses that...

This paper deals with brand, mark or a stamp on a product or a service as a process of registration of the identity. Brand on a product or service in a form of a symbol carries a signal to its consumer that it is genuine and authentic and it meets the quality standard set by its producer or...

This paper evaluates the technical efficiencies of non-life insurance companies, which are active in Turkey in 2007, using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). DEA, which is a nonparametric method, facilitates to examine different input-output components. DEA is a management evaluation tool that...

The Central and Eastern European International Research Team (hereafter CEEIRT) – composed of researchers from universities from the Central and Eastern European Region has developed a model of human resource management practices in the subsidiaries of multinational corporations in CEE Region....

This study traces out the way trade liberalization process affects the trade balance keeping into view the stationary nature of data used. The cointegration techniques and the error correction mechanism allow us to establish both, the short-run and the long-run relationship among different...

This study intends to investigate empirically the long-run relationship between deposit and lending rates in Jordan by utilizing quarterly data over the period (1994-2010). Empirically, we search to identify the dominant interest rate; either deposit rate or lending rate. To achieve the current...

This paper examines the empirical relationship between economic growth and income inequality for 4 countries of North Africa (Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco and Egypt) over the period 1970-2007. The results of this paper indicate that the long-run growth elasticity of income inequality is negative...

Decision making about payment of profi t and its value are as important subjects in management fi eld of company. Because, in this process, quantity of money must be paid to investors and quantity of money must be collected for future investment must be determined. Financial support from...

This study analyzes patenting motivators and demotivators of Slovenian researchers engaged in scientifi c research throughout the entire research process with a special focus on internal factors using the qualitative research approach. Based on 39 in depth interviews it was found that the...

Whether the capital structure design may be a source of a comparative advantage in the business of banking has been rarely empirically answered due to researchers’ focus on the complications related to the bank capital regulation in the last two decades. In the paper, the capital structure and...