This study compared 10 economic, demographic, and job factors between happier and less happy OECD countries based upon scores of subjective well-being (SWB), a concept commonly meaning happiness or life satisfaction. In 2009, the scores of residents in the happier OE CD countries were...

The paper investigates exchange rate determination in Kenya using vector error correction model approach to uncover the long run relationships. The empirical results show that current account balance has a role to play in the determination of the exchange rate. A rise, which denotes an...

Business students often have difficulty integrating economics reasoning into other business disciplines because of differences in the format and presentation of financial data across disciplines. Economics courses use one format while Accounting and other business courses use another. This paper...

Giordano opened its first retail store in Hong Kong in 1981 and started to expand to Taiwan with the entry mode of joint venture. In 1985, it expanded to Singapore. China, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan are the four key markets of its international expansion. To ensure its successfully...

One of the most important goals of a business unit is creating value and wealth for its shareholders and attracting them for more investment. The success of management, and consequently the success of the business unit, is measured by the level of value created for its shareholders. Economic...

The article introduces the theoretical foundations of the author’s original concept of accounting engineering. We assume a theoretical premise whereby accounting engineering is understood as a system of accounting practice utilising differences in economic events resultant from the use of...

Limited access of small enterprises to reliable and well-prepared information about their condition is mentioned as one of the main barriers to small business development. One of the key types of information used in management is financial information. It concerns the resources and financial...

With the aim of analysing the seasonality of the Spanish and American film industries, a comparative analysis was made between variables such as release dates in cinemas, and trends in audience figures. The results show that Spanish films have a higher seasonality level than American ones, and...

The concept of financial liquidity is not very straight, as it has various aspects, although generally it refers to the current assets and liabilities management. Financial liquidity together with profitability are the core categories of enterprise activities which, in order to function...

The subject of the article is the presentation of an unconventional method of establishing the value of the company together with investment ventures basing on the concept of real options (Real Option Valuation ROV). The option calculation can be applied in many areas, such as: evaluation of...