Country Experiences in Economic Development, Management and Entrepreneurship : Proceedings of the 17th Eurasia Business and Economics Society Conference

This volume brings together selected papers from the 17 th EBES Conference, organized in Venice in winter 2015. The theoretical and empirical papers present the latest research in diverse areas of business, economics, and finance from many different regions. They chiefly focus on the interactions between economic development, entrepreneurship and financial institutions, especially putting the spotlight on cross-country evidence. Topics range from women’s entrepreneurship and economic regulation, to sustainability and climate change. This book provides researchers, professionals, and students a great opportunity to catch up on the latest studies in different fields and empirical findings on many countries and regions. Front Matter....Pages i-xvi Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Trade Competition Between Asia and the European Union in Africa....Pages 3-15 Central Asian Integration and Its Impact on Regional Trade and Economy....Pages 17-30 ASEAN and Trade Regionalism: An Opportunity for Convergence or Threat of “Two Speeds”?....Pages 31-61 Interdependence of Real, Financial and Export Import Indicators in a DSGE Model of Multiple Countries....Pages 63-87 Front Matter....Pages 89-89 The Role of Creative Industries in Economic Development of Lithuania and Latvia....Pages 91-103 Institutions and Economic Growth in the Resources Intensive Use Economies....Pages 105-123 Spending on Innovation as a Factor of Competitiveness of Market Economies....Pages 125-137 Finding the Determinants of FDI Inflows to EU Member States....Pages 139-149 Assessment of Government Activity in the Economy: USA–Germany–Japan–China....Pages 151-168 Front Matter....Pages 169-169 Contradictions of Development of Civil Society as Economic Actor in Georgia....Pages 171-186 The Price Elasticity of the Demand on Selected Types of Commodities and Its Influence on the Value Added Tax Collection....Pages 187-209 From the Economic and Financial Aspects of Forgery in France: The Analysis of Statistical Data....Pages 211-223 Two-Factor Model of Stratification of the Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan “Income”—“Quality of Life Index”....Pages 225-238 Corruption and Geography: Case of Mena Regions....Pages 239-249 Front Matter....Pages 251-251 How to Reduce the Negative Impacts of Climate Change?....Pages 253-266 Taxes in the Prevention of Environmental Pollution Are a Means? or Aim? Alternative Methods....Pages 267-280 The Analysis of Tax Burden on Labor in the Czech Republic....Pages 281-292 The Independence of Regulatory Authorities as a Guarantee of Compliance with the Principle of Fair Competition....Pages 293-303 Money Laundering Phenomenon: Economic of the Suspicious Transaction Reports: The French Experience....Pages 305-316 EU Regulations on the Free Flow of Goods in the Light of Judicial Review by the Court of Justice....Pages 317-329 Front Matter....Pages 251-251 Economic and Geoeconomic Effects of the Eurasian Economic Union: Trade Aspects....Pages 331-339 Analysis of Potential Contribution to Medical Savings Accounts Based on Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenses in Poland....Pages 341-353 Seasonal Changes in the Matching Function: Case Study for Poland....Pages 355-364 The Effect of Minimum Wage on Labor Market Outcomes of Foreign-Born Workers in European Countries....Pages 365-404 Judicial Review of Adherence to the Principle of Transparency in European Union Public Procurement Law....Pages 405-420 Front Matter....Pages 421-421 Why Promoting Online in a Global Electronic Marketplace Is a Successful Strategy for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises: The Alibaba Group Holding Business Model....Pages 423-442 Human Resources as Key Success Factor of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Russia....Pages 443-452 External Success Factors of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises of Russia: Economic Aspect....Pages 453-468 Collective Financing Marketplaces: Alternative to Bank Funding in Early Stages of Entrepreneurship....Pages 469-490 Gender Inequality and Women’s Entrepreneurship-Challenges and Opportunities (Case of Georgia)....Pages 491-505 Front Matter....Pages 507-507 The Placement of the Internal Auditing Organization: Analysis of Companies Listed in the Star Segment of the Italian Stock Exchange....Pages 509-525 A Framework to Measure Intellectual Capital....Pages 527-537 ABC Method in Healthcare Institutions Based on Business Processes....Pages 539-551 Application of the Fair Value Concept in Function of Achievement the Objectives of Financial Statement Users....Pages 553-570 Business Processes in the Function of Cost Management in Healthcare Institutions....Pages 571-589 Disclosure by Public Utility Companies on Internet Sites....Pages 591-606 Front Matter....Pages 607-607 An Integrated Financial and Accounting Approach to Outstanding Debt Assessment for Lease Agreement....Pages 609-618 Financing Opportunities for Innovative Companies in Latvia....Pages 619-636 Recent Developments in Financial Integration in the Central and Eastern European Countries Sovereign Bond Markets....Pages 637-645 Economic Determinants of the Level of Loans Granted to Households....Pages 647-658 Front Matter....Pages 607-607 A Target-Based Foundation for the “Hard-Easy Effect” Bias....Pages 659-671 Influence of the Price of the Underlying Instrument on the Risk of the Asset-or-Nothing Option....Pages 673-687 Does Development Level of Stock Market Affect the Degree of Global and Regional Integration? Evidence from the Central and Eastern European Countries Stock Markets....Pages 689-704 Managing Longevity Risk in Pension System: The Case Study of Poland....Pages 705-714 Front Matter....Pages 715-715 Conceptual Framework for Shari’ah Governance with Special Reference to the Muslim Friendly Hotel Sector in Malaysia....Pages 717-731 The Role of Internal Stakeholders in the Process of Creation Social Responsible Long-Term Care System in Poland....Pages 733-744 Implementation of Housing Policy in Lithuania Based on the Paradigm of Self-Management: Decentralization....Pages 745-755 Organizational Network Management System....Pages 757-772 Evaluation of Organization and Management Structure of Health Enterprises: Comparison of Public, Private and University Hospitals in Turkey....Pages 773-784 Reliable Nokia-Brand Personality Perceptions of the Finnish Communication Giant....Pages 785-796 Succession in Companies in the Segment of Glass Factories Located in the City of Poços de Caldas....Pages 797-810 Ambidextrous Leadership as a Multidimensional Construct....Pages 811-824 Performance Measurement as the Basis for Hospitals Strategic Management....Pages 825-845 On the Issue of Interaction Between Business and ICT in Contemporary Society....Pages 847-861 Brand Personality Perceptions of a Japanese Automobile Giant....Pages 863-873 Consumer Engagement in the Context of Mobile Applications’ Usage....Pages 875-884 Problems of Human Resource Management in Regional Nongovernmental Organisations....Pages 885-898 Social Representations of Employee Creativity in Workplace: Are Myths Still Alive?....Pages 899-914 Economics, Strategy and Performance of Italian Performing Arts: When Advertising and Intangible Matter....Pages 915-924 Emotional Intelligence Level of Health Sciences Faculty Students....Pages 925-933