Economics and Business

Economics and Business ONL

<abstract><title style='display:none'>Abstract</title><p> The humankind is ageing rapidly, and as a result, there is an increasing need for old people’s homes. The nursing homes face different problems in financing and recruiting the labour force and management. Lack of resources causes the situation, when managers have to find possibilities to accomplish services and to provide quality care with the limited funds. This situation has an additional impact on the nursing professionals, who have to deal with many psychosocial risk factors in their work. The aim of the paper is to explore the work-related psychosocial risk factors and their relationships with mental health problems (MHPs) amongst care workers. A cross-sectional survey was undertaken amongst the care workers in nine Estonian nursing homes. Psychosocial work factors and MHPs (stress, somatic symptoms, depressive symptoms, burnout, cognitive symptoms, and sleep disorders) were analysed using the second version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ II). Descriptive statistics and Pearson’s r correlation were used to analyse the data. The analysis was based on 340 care worker surveys. The highest mean scores for the studied work-related psychosocial factors were recorded for the quantitative demands, influence, rewards, role conflicts, trust, insecurity and work-family balance. Low mean scores were recorded for the meaning of work, role clarity, social relationships at work. The lowest score was followed by burnout and the highest - by cognitive symptoms.</p></abstract>

Abstract

Keywords

<article-title>Work-Related Psychosocial Risk Factors and Care Workers Mental Health (In Estonian Nursing Homes)</article-title>

Work-Related Psychosocial Risk Factors and Care Workers Mental Health (In Estonian Nursing Homes)

<abstract><title style='display:none'>Abstract</title><p> This study investigates if the changes in economic policy uncertainty in the U.S. can explain the returns on stock markets of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The study also examines how the stock market returns of the six GCC countries respond to the changes in economic policy uncertainty in the U.S. The results demonstrate that changes in economic policy uncertainty in the U.S. are not significantly linked with the returns on all the stock markets except Oman stock market, which shows a statistical significant negative relationship with the changes in economic policy uncertainty in the U.S. Controlling for the effects of the U.S. stock market and oil price, returns on all the six GCC markets including Oman show insignificant coefficients. The returns on all the stock markets do not respond to the changes in economic policy uncertainty. The results of Granger causality tests show that the changes in economic policy uncertainty in the U.S. do not cause the returns of all the six GCC stock markets.</p></abstract>

<article-title>The Reaction of Stock Markets in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries to Economic Policy Uncertainty in the United States</article-title>

The Reaction of Stock Markets in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries to Economic Policy Uncertainty in the United States

<abstract><title style='display:none'>Abstract</title><p>Income tax non-compliance is worldwide delinquent and with the small volume of income tax collection Bangladesh has been facing its demerits for a long time. There is still a gap to measure income tax non-compliance behaviour in a micro direct approach. This study uses EVSCALE instrument to calculate the individual income tax non-compliance as a latent variable. The instrument consists of 15 items in Likert scale to measure the non-compliance behaviour of a person. The objective of this study is to identify the determinants of income tax non-compliance and key factors of EVSCALE in Bangladesh. The study collected opinions of taxpayers by primary data collection following a convenient sampling method. Logit regression analysis finds out that log monthly income, tax morale, tax education and occupation significantly influence income tax non-compliance. Exploratory factor analysis identifies six key factors that have consistency and shared variance. However, Cronbach’s alpha shows that five key factors have high reliability among six factors. According to rules of thumb, this study suggests that EVSCALE instrument needs modification by adding more items. This study argues that increasing participation in taxation system is a feasible policy for government instead of increasing tax rate.</p></abstract>

<article-title>Examining Different Factors of Income Tax Non-Compliance in a Small Sample in Bangladesh</article-title>

Examining Different Factors of Income Tax Non-Compliance in a Small Sample in Bangladesh

<abstract><title style='display:none'>Abstract</title><p>The study examines the long-run relationship between domestic debt and the fiscal policy of economic growth in Nigeria in the period from 1981 to 2013 owing to government reforms in the financial system, particularly due to the establishment of the Debt Management Office (DMO) in 2000 and a new fully funded pension fund scheme, both of which resulted in a resurgence of the debt market. The issue that is often raised is the doubt regarding the stability of the debt and its likely implications for the economy, as well as the unpleasant consequences for the government embarking on consolidation. The study employs the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) approach and the bounds test as proposed by Narayan (2005), anchored on the perspective of the endogenous growth theory. The results reveal that although overall the adverse negative domestic debt hurts the economy, it has a positive effect on the total aggregate government revenue and economic growth in Nigeria in the research period. Furthermore, the paper develops a system to assess the speed of the adjustment mechanism coefficient in an error correction model (ECM).</p></abstract>

JEL Classification

<article-title>Domestic Debt and Economic Growth in Nigeria: An ARDL Bounds Test Approach</article-title>

Domestic Debt and Economic Growth in Nigeria: An ARDL Bounds Test Approach

{"article-title":"Domestic Debt and Economic Growth in Nigeria: An ARDL Bounds Test Approach"}

<abstract><title style='display:none'>Abstract</title><p>The present study examines the moderating effect of training transfer on the determinants of entrepreneurial performance among owners of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Lagos State, Nigeria. The study adopts a quantitative approach using a cross-sectional descriptive survey while Cochran (1977) formula for sample size determination is used to calculate the sample size. Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) approach and Multi-Group Analysis are applied to test the stated research hypothesis. Prior to full use of the model, the researcher ensures that the model meets the acceptable goodness-of-fit indices: <italic>X</italic><sup>2</sup> (CMIN) = 387.238 (DF = 196), Relative <italic>X</italic><sup>2</sup> (CMIN/DF) = 1.976, AGFI = 0.870, GFI = 0.899, CFI = 0.939, IFI = 0.939, TLI = 0.928 and RMSEA = 0.056. The structural model has revealed that the relationship between personal qualities, business competences, and environmental factors are moderated by training transfer in the study with measurement residual <italic>X</italic><sup>2</sup> greater than unconstrained <italic>X</italic><sup>2</sup> based on model comparison output Δ<italic>X</italic><sup>2</sup> (CMIN) = 140.931; Δdf = 57; <italic>p</italic> = 0.000. Therefore, there is presence of moderation effect of training transfer on the determinants of entrepreneurial performance in the overall model.</p></abstract>

<article-title>Training Transfer: a Moderator of Entrepreneurial Performance Determinants</article-title>

Training Transfer: a Moderator of Entrepreneurial Performance Determinants

{"article-title":"Training Transfer: a Moderator of Entrepreneurial Performance Determinants"}

<abstract><title style='display:none'>Abstract</title><p>The present paper studies empirically the relationship between government spending and non-oil economic growth in the UAE for the last four decades by using the vector autoregression (VAR) approach. The findings of the study suggest that the implementation of expansionary policy, through the intensification of current and development public expenditures, induces an increase in the non-oil economic growth during the subsequent periods of the government spending shock. Thus, the implementation of expansionary government spending stimulates the UAE economy, especially during recession periods. The study suggests that policymakers should concentrate their spending on the right projects, as well as on research and development. Moreover, they should channel their transfers and subsidies to the productive sectors, and they should ensure that higher productivity in public institutions is in conjunction with the rise in wages and salaries to achieve sustainable economic growth.</p></abstract>

<article-title>Government Spending and Non-Oil Economic Growth in the UAE</article-title>

Government Spending and Non-Oil Economic Growth in the UAE

{"article-title":"Government Spending and Non-Oil Economic Growth in the UAE"}

<abstract><title style='display:none'>Abstract</title><p>The study examines the impact of switching from direct to indirect monetary policy on industrial growth in Nigeria, using the annual time series data sourced from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) statistical bulletin between 1960 and 2015. The study adopts the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) bound testing approach developed by Pesaran, Shin and Smith (2001) for estimating the relevant relationships. The result of the long-run estimates shows that domestic credit, interest rate and trade balance have positive impact on industrial output while money supply, inflation and exchange rate have negative impact on industrial growth. The result of the short-run dynamics shows that change in the previous (one and second lagged) periods of indirect monetary policy (interest rate, money supply, domestic credit and exchange rate) and industrial output were negatively related to change in industrial output. The error correction term indicates the speed of adjustment of equilibrium to their long-run position, which was found to be negative and significant. The study recommends that policy makers use both conventional and non-conventional monetary policies to speed up industrial output growth and enhance economic recovery by manipulating the macro-economic fundamentals.</p></abstract>

<article-title>Monetary Policy Spillovers Through Industrial Growth in Nigeria: A Time Series Analysis</article-title>

Monetary Policy Spillovers Through Industrial Growth in Nigeria: A Time Series Analysis

<abstract><title style='display:none'>Abstract</title><p>This study considers the consequences of external loan on capital investment in Nigeria. Data for the study have been collected from the World Bank and Central Bank of Nigeria Statistical Bulletin, 2018 edition. The variables on which data are sourced include government capital expenditure, external debt accumulation, debt servicing cost, inflation rate, and exchange rate. Government capital expenditure is the dependent variable, while external debt accumulation and debt servicing cost are the key independent variables. Inflation and exchange rates are used as the moderating variables. The scope of the study covers the period from 1996 to 2018 and the data are analysed using the ordinary least squares multiple regression method. The regression results indicate that external debt has a significant negative impact on capital investment while debt servicing cost has a strong and significant positive effect on capital investment. Under this circumstance, the controlling variables are not significant in influencing capital investment. Hence, the study suggests more focus on profitable capital investments if external borrowing must be embarked upon. The need for the development of untapped natural resources, establishment of industries and revival of abandoned industries to boost debt repayment has been emphasized. The study also strongly recommends that the existing governments (state and federal) should endeavour to complete capital projects of past administrations in order to drive the economy and to avoid wastage of financial resources including the borrowed funds.</p></abstract>

<article-title>External Debt Financing and Public Capital Investment in Nigeria: A Critical Evaluation</article-title>

External Debt Financing and Public Capital Investment in Nigeria: A Critical Evaluation

<abstract><title style='display:none'>Abstract</title><p>Globalization has led to an increased anthropological impact on the climate, and transport is one of the most greenhouse gas (GHG) intensive sectors that is facilitating it. Transport generated around 14 percent of global GHG emissions in 2010. Transport decarbonization is vital for limiting climate change, and electric vehicle (EV) is one of the solutions. EV prevalence in Latvia after Climate Financial Instrument (CCFI) funding has steadily increased and the average yearly EV growth has remained at 0.09 percent among newly registered light-duty passenger vehicles. The aim of this research is to model the impact of different direct and indirect support mechanisms on EV growth in Latvia taking into account the costs of the given support mechanisms. Accordingly, theoretical literature and research on vehicle decarbonization, EV support mechanisms, and barriers were analyzed. In order to obtain the data related to individual attitude towards EVs and their support policies a survey of different age groups was conducted. Based on the theoretical literature, a model was devised using STELLA software. The model was verified and validated. The results of the model indicate that until 2030 direct subsidies of at least 45 percent will have the largest impact on EV registration, while decreasing VAT by at least 9 percent is the most cost-effective option. The results regarding indirect support mechanisms show that free charging and development of charging infrastructure, as well as improvements to EV related technologies would increase EV registration. However, to ensure sustainable support to EVs it is advisable to combine direct incentives with indirect support mechanisms. Combining different policies lowers incentive costs and increases their efficiency.</p></abstract>

<article-title>Modelling Support Mechanism Impact on Electric Vehicle Registration in Latvia</article-title>

Modelling Support Mechanism Impact on Electric Vehicle Registration in Latvia

{"article-title":"Modelling Support Mechanism Impact on Electric Vehicle Registration in Latvia"}

<abstract><title style='display:none'>Abstract</title><p>This study advances research on entrepreneurial orientation and business performance by assessing, prioritizing, ranking, and evaluating decision choices among entrepreneurial orientation attributes that influence small and medium scale enterprise performance in Nigeria. Data were gathered through the multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) tool called analytic hierarchy process (AHP) based questionnaire administered to practicing entrepreneurs in Lagos State, Nigeria. The population of the study consists of all the firms (mainly small and medium scale businesses) registered by Lagos Chamber of Commerce, totalling 1766 at the time of this study. The sample size was calculated through Yamane formula, while entrepreneurs managing the sampled firms were the respondents carefully selected for the study through a random sampling procedure. Data collected were analysed through descriptive statistics and analytic hierarchy process procedures for eliciting the consistency ratio, consistency index, Lambda Max, local and global priority values for an effective policy decision. The priorities were established in line with the AHP framework using pairwise comparisons and judgment of entrepreneurs. The results revealed the preference of entrepreneurial orientation dimension that influenced business performance most based on pairwise experiences and trade-off of different attributes. This study explores the application of AHP methodology for measuring complex entrepreneurial decision-making process for enhancing business performance. Thus, the AHP revealed a potential research method in computing weights and chasing MCDM process.</p></abstract>

<article-title>Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis of Entrepreneurial Orientation and Business Performance in Nigeria</article-title>

Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis of Entrepreneurial Orientation and Business Performance in Nigeria

<abstract><title style='display:none'>Abstract</title><p>The study investigates the effect of New Keynesian liquidity trap on fiscal stance in the United States, United Kingdom and Japan economies. We developed our DSGE model in the context of an optimal and persistent interactive fiscal policy, which allows us to track the transmission channel through which shocks are distributed among real economic variables. The evidence suggests that zero lower bound mitigates the ability of monetary policy to absorb the effect of exogenous shock on the macroeconomic variables while expansionary fiscal policy was able to absorb the shock persistence transmitted from the nominal interest rate.</p></abstract>

<article-title>New Keynesian Liquidity Trap and Conventional Fiscal Stance: An Estimated DSGE Model</article-title>

New Keynesian Liquidity Trap and Conventional Fiscal Stance: An Estimated DSGE Model

<abstract><title style='display:none'>Abstract</title><p>This study examines the effect of institutional quality and misery index on crime rate in Nigeria. Data sourced for the period of 1986–2016 from the Nigerian Police Force, National Bureau of Statistics, International Country Risk Guide (ICRG) and World Bank Development Indicators are employed. The study applies the ARDL approach to co-integration in estimating the model built for the study. The results show that there is a long-run relationship among the variables. It further reveals that institutional quality reduces crime rate significantly in the short run while economic misery increases the level of crime in Nigeria. These results imply that gradual improvements in institutional arrangements within democratic administrations would further provide a more effective and efficient peaceful means for settling disputes and re-alignments of socio-economic inequalities, which seem to be the main causes of criminal activities in Nigeria.</p></abstract>

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria

<article-title>Institutional Quality, Economic Misery and Crime Rate in Nigeria</article-title>

Institutional Quality, Economic Misery and Crime Rate in Nigeria

{"article-title":"Institutional Quality, Economic Misery and Crime Rate in Nigeria"}

<abstract><title style='display:none'>Abstract</title><p>There is an increasing interest among academics, top managers, stakeholders regarding green marketing and its potential to improve environmental performance. Considering the prominence green marketing has risen to in recent decades, it is surprising to note that marketing literature has drawn relatively limited attention to evaluation of green marketing performance at the level of business unit. Therefore, the aim of this article is to investigate methodological background for the evaluation of green marketing performance. Using multi-source data, the authors have found out that it is possible to ground the evaluation of green marketing performance on different methods, criteria and scales used for the evaluation of green marketing. The contribution of the present research focuses on suggesting well-founded guidelines for the evaluation of green marketing performance in a modern organisation. The study suggests evaluating performance of green marketing at strategic, tactical and operational levels.</p></abstract>

<article-title>Methodological Perspective of Evaluation of Green Marketing Performance</article-title>

Methodological Perspective of Evaluation of Green Marketing Performance

{"article-title":"Methodological Perspective of Evaluation of Green Marketing Performance"}

<abstract><title style='display:none'>Abstract</title><p>Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are assumed to be one of the key contributors to the country’s economic growth and social welfare. Thus, their internationalisation appears to be inevitable considering how globalisation processes have changed the rules of competition in recent decades. Smart and digitalised technologies (Internet of Things and Services, etc.) decentralise communication and provide the opportunities for new firms to overcome the barriers of geographical location and access international markets through co-creation business models and changes of the value chains. The paper aims at analysing and disclosing how the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0) influences SME internationalisation. The present study is grounded on the research of extant scientific literature and assessment of experts. The research demonstrates that Industry 4.0 positively influences the internationalisation of SMEs on a number of dimensions. The recommendations for managers and policymakers how to foster internationalisation of SMEs are suggested.</p></abstract>

<article-title>Industry 4.0 as the Driving Force of SME Internationalisation: A Case of Lithuania</article-title>

Industry 4.0 as the Driving Force of SME Internationalisation: A Case of Lithuania

<abstract><title style='display:none'>Abstract</title><p>Green public procurement (GPP) is an instrument for public institutions that have made sustainable consumption and financial aids savings, particularly taking into consideration expenses of the total life cycle of the agreement, not just the procurement price. Municipalities are important to promotion of sustainable consumption through their positive effects on citizens and other stakeholders. The present paper analyses the contribution of municipalities of the Republic of Latvia in developing sustainable consumption through GPP.</p><p>The aim of the paper is to explore the development of GPP in municipalities, analysing influencing factors. By analysing data from the Procurement Supervision Agency and the State Regional Development Agency, the proportion of GPP is explored. The paper includes data collected in a survey of municipalities of Latvia aiming to identify the main factors that promote the development of GPP and the ones that are obstacles for implementing the GPP. The conclusions show that GPP is a relatively new activity in Latvia, especially in relation to sustainable consumption. Analytical, graphic, statistical research methods as well as other qualitative and quantitative research methods have been used in the research.</p></abstract>

<article-title>Green Public Procurement: Case Study of Latvian Municipalities</article-title>

Green Public Procurement: Case Study of Latvian Municipalities

{"article-title":"Green Public Procurement: Case Study of Latvian Municipalities"}

<abstract><title style='display:none'>Abstract</title><p>The paper deals with the methods used by companies for controlled transactions in services. The author performs an analysis of the ways a company that takes part in controlled transactions of transfer pricing can tackle tax issues using an adequate tax method. Services should comply with the arm’s length principle. Therefore, the best method rule and the comparability analysis have a critical role in the arm’s length principle of services. The paper compares the results of transfer pricing services with the transfer pricing of goods to conclude the similarities. The object of the paper is to determine the importance of the application of fixed length principle, meaning the application of additional tax for controlled transactions and declined tax for uncontrolled transactions. Therefore, this scrutiny showed that the unstable tax environments force enterprises to proceed to controlled transactions.</p></abstract>

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (N.K.U.A.)

<article-title>Transfer Pricing Methods for Services and the Policy of Fixed Length Principle</article-title>

Transfer Pricing Methods for Services and the Policy of Fixed Length Principle

{"article-title":"Transfer Pricing Methods for Services and the Policy of Fixed Length Principle"}

<abstract><title style='display:none'>Abstract</title><p>The European Union has been highly emphasising the role of public procurement for innovation as a policy instrument that can be used to stimulate sustainable development. This development reflects and responds to improvements in social welfare, growth of entrepreneurship and of national competitive advantage. In the process of selection, the awarding tender public procurement institutions lack an overall approach for choosing the most advantageous and sustainable innovation alternative. To contribute purchasing of innovative solutions, the present paper elaborates a framework of innovation measurement and quality evaluation. Thus, it makes possible to assess proposals from different aspects and to choose the most valuable offer notwithstanding the lowest price criteria.</p><p>The paper studies the concept of public procurement, its pitfalls and prospects, dimensions of innovation definition and innovation added value assessment. The authors conducted expert interviews, which were analysed using an AHP method in order to set the most appropriate evaluation criteria indicator. The authors also designed the framework for assessing the quantitative and qualitative value of innovation proposals. The proposed approach is based on the analysis of innovation quality, added value, its potential impact and the sustainability of changes it produces.</p></abstract>

<article-title>Public Procurement of Innovation: Selection of the Sustainable Alternative</article-title>

Public Procurement of Innovation: Selection of the Sustainable Alternative

{"article-title":"Public Procurement of Innovation: Selection of the Sustainable Alternative"}

<abstract><title style='display:none'>Abstract</title><p>To provide quality healthcare, strong teamwork, safety commitment and collaboration between workers are needed. The aim of this paper is to analyse factors related to safety climate and professional competence among caregivers and to compare the results between different age groups in Estonian nursing homes. A Nordic Safety Climate Questionnaire (NOSACQ-50), measuring 7 dimensions of safety climate, was used in order to assess caregivers’ perceptions of the safety climate in Estonian nursing homes, on a sample of 233 caregivers. In order to supplement results from the safety climate study, a Caregivers’ Competence Questionnaire (CCQ) measuring 6 scales of the caregivers’ competences, their perceptions towards received education and safety-related procedures in nursing homes, was used on a sample of 241 caregivers. Results show differences between age groups of caregivers. The most experienced caregivers tended to have a better understanding of their specialty and more positive ratings of the dimensions of safety climate and safety commitment than younger age groups of caregivers. Result show that the age group with respondents born in the period of 1961–1970 gave more positive ratings of “Necessary skills, knowledge in living questions and caring activities” than did other groups of caregivers (mean = 4.46 and 4.41) and of “First aid” (mean = 4.47). The study sheds new light on the usability and applicability of the existing assessment tools NASACQ-50 and CCQ. Interventions to promote safety climate in the nursing homes should be tailored to the target group with a special focus on age and work experiences as attitudes and perceptions may differ among those groups.</p></abstract>

Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech)

<article-title>Relationship Between Nursing Home Safety Climate and Caregivers’ Competence</article-title>

Relationship Between Nursing Home Safety Climate and Caregivers’ Competence

{"article-title":"Relationship Between Nursing Home Safety Climate and Caregivers\u2019 Competence"}

<abstract><title style='display:none'>Abstract</title><p>Logistics centre location is very important in the overall development of the total logistics chain. Nowadays, it is very important to find a right place for one’s business. It is more important to find the best place for warehouse, to decrease all possible costs, to think about possibility to grow. Many companies are choosing to rent a warehouse because they do not know, if they have considerable expenses at the beginning of business. Question that worries many managers is how to decide about the best place where to rent or build a warehouse. This question should be number one in the development of warehouse infrastructure. Many authors think that the best place is the one, where it is possible to decrease all costs – transportation, land / rent costs. Warehouse is one of the most important links between production and delivery of goods to the customer’s location. The aim of the present research is to identify factors using a systematic literature analysis method – literature overview, which is important for searching the best place for logistics centre. Literature overview is an easy tool for selecting, systematising and collecting data about the research subject, using different authors’ articles, which have already proven key information about the present article. More than 8000 scientific articles were used to define 20 full-text articles for a deeper analysis. As a result of the research, the authors consider that the most important activities are to set a warehouse near important transportation nodes, and it is very necessary to decrease environmental issues.</p></abstract>

<article-title>Development and Location of Logistics Centres: A Systematic Review of Literature</article-title>

Development and Location of Logistics Centres: A Systematic Review of Literature

{"article-title":"Development and Location of Logistics Centres: A Systematic Review of Literature"}

<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html><head> <meta http-equiv=content-type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta content="mshtml 6.00.6000.17104" name=generator></head> <body> <P><EM>Economics and Business</EM> is covered by the following services:</P> <UL><LI>Baidu Scholar</LI><LI>Cabell's Whitelist</LI><LI>CEJSH (The Central European Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities)</LI><LI>CNKI Scholar (China National Knowledge Infrastructure)</LI><LI>CNPIEC - cnpLINKer</LI><LI>Dimensions</LI><LI>DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)</LI><LI>EBSCO (relevant databases)</LI><LI>EBSCO Discovery Service</LI><LI>EconBiz</LI><LI>Google Scholar</LI><LI>J-Gate</LI><LI>JournalTOCs</LI><LI>KESLI-NDSL (Korean National Discovery for Science Leaders)</LI><LI>Microsoft Academic</LI><LI>MyScienceWork</LI><LI>Naver Academic</LI><LI>Naviga (Softweco)</LI><LI>Primo Central (ExLibris)</LI><LI>ProQuest (relevant databases)</LI><LI>Publons</LI><LI>QOAM (Quality Open Access Market)</LI><LI>ReadCube</LI><LI>Referativnyi Zhurnal (VINITI)</LI><LI>Research Papers in Economics (RePEc)</LI><LI>Semantic Scholar</LI><LI>Summon (ProQuest)</LI><LI>TDNet</LI><LI>Ulrich's Periodicals Directory/ulrichsweb</LI><LI>WanFang Data</LI><LI>WorldCat (OCLC)</LI></UL></body></html>

<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html><head> <meta http-equiv=content-type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta content="mshtml 6.00.6000.17104" name=generator></head> <body> <P><EM>Economics and Business</EM> ist in den folgenden Services indiziert:</P> <UL><LI>Baidu Scholar</LI><LI>Cabell's Whitelist</LI><LI>CEJSH (The Central European Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities)</LI><LI>CNKI Scholar (China National Knowledge Infrastructure)</LI><LI>CNPIEC - cnpLINKer</LI><LI>Dimensions</LI><LI>DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)</LI><LI>EBSCO (relevant databases)</LI><LI>EBSCO Discovery Service</LI><LI>EconBiz</LI><LI>Google Scholar</LI><LI>J-Gate</LI><LI>JournalTOCs</LI><LI>KESLI-NDSL (Korean National Discovery for Science Leaders)</LI><LI>Microsoft Academic</LI><LI>MyScienceWork</LI><LI>Naver Academic</LI><LI>Naviga (Softweco)</LI><LI>Primo Central (ExLibris)</LI><LI>ProQuest (relevant databases)</LI><LI>Publons</LI><LI>QOAM (Quality Open Access Market)</LI><LI>ReadCube</LI><LI>Referativnyi Zhurnal (VINITI)</LI><LI>Research Papers in Economics (RePEc)</LI><LI>Semantic Scholar</LI><LI>Summon (ProQuest)</LI><LI>TDNet</LI><LI>Ulrich's Periodicals Directory/ulrichsweb</LI><LI>WanFang Data</LI><LI>WorldCat (OCLC)</LI></UL></body></html>

<P><STRONG>Editor-in-Chief<BR></STRONG>Elīna Gaile-Sarkane, Riga Technical University, Latvia </P> <P><STRONG>Deputy / Managing Editor</STRONG><BR>Dr. oec., Tatjana Tambovceva, Riga Technical University, Latvia </P> <P><STRONG>Editorial Board</STRONG><BR>Dr. oec., Elīna Gaile-Sarkane, Riga Technical University, Latvia<BR>Dr. oec., Ineta Geipele, Riga Technical University, Latvia<BR>Dr. oec., Tatjana Volkova, BA School of Business and Finance, Latvia<BR>Dr. habil. eng., Piotr Grudowski, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland<BR>Dr., Cezary Kościelniak, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland<BR>Dr. oec., Nataļja Lāce, Riga Technical University, Latvia<BR>Dr. oec., Inga Lapiņa, Riga Technical University, Latvia<BR>Dr., Hana Loštakova, University of Pardubice, Czech Republic<BR>Dr., David J. Pollard, Leeds Metropolian University, United Kingdom<BR>Dr. oec., Olha Prokopenko, Sumy State University, Ukraine<BR>Dr. oec., Leonid Melnyk, Sumy State University, Ukraine<BR>Dr. oec., Ivan Potravny, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Russia<BR>Dr., Asta Savanevičienė, Kaunas University of Technology, Lihuania<BR>Dr., Manuela Tvaronaviciene, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lihuania </P> <P></P> <P><STRONG>Contact</STRONG><BR><A href="mailto:feemjournal@rtu.lv">feemjournal@rtu.lv</A> </P> <P><STRONG>Publisher<BR></STRONG>De Gruyter Poland<BR>Bogumiła Zuga 32A Str.<BR>01-811 Warsaw, Poland<BR>T: +48 22 701 50 15 </P>

<p> The manuscripts are accepted in English. The submissions should be made electronically to the managing editor at <a href="mailto:feemjournal@rtu.lv">feemjournal@rtu.lv</a> and comply with the Requirements for Manuscripts Published in the Scientific Journal of Riga Technical University "Economics and Business". </p> <p> <strong>Open Access Statement</strong> </p> <p> The journal is an Open Access journal that allows a free unlimited access to all its contents without any restrictions upon publication to all users. </p> <p> <strong><a href="https://sciendo-parsed-data-feed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/EB/License_to_Publish.pdf">Open Access License</a></strong> </p> <p> The author(s) are asked to sign License to Publish governed by the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license as currently displayed on <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a>, throughout the world, in any form, in any language, for the full term of copyright, effective upon acceptance for publication. The author(s) warrant that the article is original, written by stated author(s), has not been published before, contains no unlawful statements, does not infringe the rights of others, is subject to copyright that is vested exclusively in the author(s) and free of any third-party rights, and that any necessary written permissions to quote from other sources have been obtained by the author(s). </p> <p> <strong>Copyright Policy</strong> </p> <p> Rights of Authors.<br />Authors retain the following rights: copyright, and other proprietary rights relating to the article, such as patent rights.<br />User Rights.<br />Authors and users are free to share this work (copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format giving appropriate credit, providing a link to the license). Authors and users are free to adapt this work (remix, transform and build upon the material and indicate if changes were made) for any purpose, even commercially. </p> <p> <strong>Peer Review</strong> </p> <p> The submitted manuscripts are double-blind peer reviewed by two experts of the relevant field. </p> <p> <strong>Article Processing Charge (APC)</strong> </p> <p> There are no Article Processing Charges or any other publication charges. </p>

<P align=left>"Economics and Business" is a peer reviewed professional and international journal which includes the results of theoretical and applied research in the following areas of Business Management and Economics:</P> <UL> <LI>International Business and Marketing;</LI> <LI>Organizational Development and Challenges;</LI> <LI>Leadership and Corporate Governance;</LI> <LI>Entrepreneurship and Business Development;</LI> <LI>Operations and Supply Chain Management;</LI> <LI>Human Resource Development;</LI> <LI>Marketing and Management Issues;</LI> <LI>Innovation and Change Management;</LI> <LI>Banking and Finance;</LI> <LI>Economic Theory and Policy Issues;</LI> <LI>Case Studies.</LI></UL> <P></P> <DIV align=left> <P><STRONG>Why subscribe and read</STRONG> </P> <P>"Economics and Business" is a peer reviewed professional and international journal covering a wide range of issues related to economics and business in the context of globalization and new economy development. The journal includes the results of theoretical and applied research of scientists and academics, as well as of Master and Doctoral students. </P> <P><STRONG>Why submit</STRONG> </P> <P>All manuscripts are subject to double blind peer review by two internationally recognised experts. The journal has neither article processing charges (APCs) nor article submission charges. </P> <P><STRONG>Rejection Rate</STRONG> </P> <P>&gt;15% </P> <P><STRONG>Archiving </STRONG></P> <P>Sciendo archives the contents of this journal in <A href="https://www.portico.org/">Portico</A> - digital long-term preservation service of scholarly books, journals and collections. </P><STRONG></STRONG> <P><STRONG>Plagiarism Policy</STRONG> </P> <P>The editorial board is participating in a growing community of <A href="https://www.crossref.org/services/similarity-check/">Similarity Check System's</A> users in order to ensure that the content published is original and trustworthy. Similarity Check is a medium that allows for comprehensive manuscripts screening, aimed to eliminate plagiarism and provide a high standard and quality peer-review process. </P></DIV>

Issues

Journal & Issues

Economics and Business

Search

Volume 33 (2019): Issue 1 (January 2019)

Journal & Issue Details

Search

Articles

Plan your remote conference with Sciendo