This volume brings together selected papers from the 17th 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.

Deals with an integrated perspective towards economic and financial factors of policy making Presents latest research evidence across 40 different countries Features theoretical and empirical state-of-the-art literature

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Part 1: INTERNATIONAL TRADE.- Chapter 1: TRADE COMPETITION BETWEEN ASIA AND THE EUROPEAN UNION IN AFRICA.- Chapter 2: CENTRAL ASIAN INTEGRATION AND ITS IMPACT ON REGIONAL TRADE AND ECONOMY.- Chapter 3: ASEAN AND TRADE REGIONALISM - AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CONVERGENCE OR THREAT OF "TWO SPEEDS"?.- Chapter 4: INTERDEPENDENCE OF REAL, FINANCIAL AND EXPORT IMPORT INDICATORS IN A DSGE MODEL OF MULTIPLE COUNTRIES.- Part 2: GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT.- Chapter 5: THE ROLE OF CREATIVE INDUSTRIES IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF LITHUANIA AND LATVIA.- Chapter 6: INSTITUTIONS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE RESOURCES INTENSIVE USE ECONOMIES.- Chapter 7: SPENDING ON INNOVATION AS A FACTOR OF COMPETITIVENESS OF MARKET ECONOMIES .- Chapter 8: FINDING THE DETERMINANTS OF FDI INFLOWS TO EU MEMBER STATES.- Chapter 9: ASSESSMENT OF GOVERNMENT ACTIVITY IN THE ECONOMY: USA-GERMANY-JAPAN-CHINA.- Part 3: POLITICAL ECONOMY.- Chapter 10: CONTRADICTIONS OF DEVELOPMENT OF CIVIL SOCIETY AS ECONOMIC ACTOR IN GEORGIA.- Chapter 11: THE PRICE ELASTICITY OF THE DEMAND ON SELECTED TYPES OF COMMODITIES AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE VALUE ADDED TAX COLLECTION.- Chapter 12: FROM THE ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL ASPECTS OF FORGERY IN FRANCE: THE ANALYSIS OF STATISTICAL DATA.- Chapter 13: TWO-FACTOR MODEL OF STRATIFICATION OF THE POPULATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN "INCOME" - "QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX".- Chapter 14: CORRUPTION AND GEOGRAPHY: CASE OF MENA REGIONS.- Part 4: PUBLIC ECONOMICS.- Chapter 15: HOW TO REDUCE THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE?.- Chapter 16:TAXES IN THE PREVENTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION ARE A MEANS? OR AIM? ALTERNATIVE METHODS.- Chapter 17: THE ANALYSIS OF TAX BURDEN ON LABOR IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC.- Chapter 18: THE INDEPENDENCE OF REGULATORY AUTHORITIES AS A GUARANTEE OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLE OF FAIR COMPETITION .- Chapter 19: MONEY LAUNDERING PHENOMENON ECONOMIC OF THE SUSPICIOUS TRANSACTION REPORTS: THE FRENCH EXPERIENCE .- Chapter 20: EU REGULATIONS ON THE FREE FLOW OF GOODS IN THE LIGHT OF JUDICIAL REVIEW BY THE COURT OF JUSTICE.- Chapter 21: ECONOMIC AND GEOECONOMIC EFFECTS OF THE EURASIAN ECONOMIC UNION - TRADE ASPECTS.- Chapter 22: ANALYSIS OF POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO MEDICAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS BASED ON OUT-OF-POCKET HEALTH CARE EXPENSES IN POLAND.- Chapter 23: SEASONAL CHANGES IN THE MATCHING FUNCTION: CASE STUDY FOR POLAND.- Chapter 24: THE EFFECT OF MINIMUM WAGE ON LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES OFFOREIGN-BORN WORKERS IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES.- Chapter 25: JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ADHERENCE TO THE PRINCIPLE OF TRANSPERENCY IN EUROPEAN UNION PUBLIC PROCUREMENT LAW.- Part 5: SMES & ENTREPRENEURSHIP.- Chapter 26: WHY PROMOTING ON LINE IN A GLOBAL ELECTRONIC MARKETPLACE IS A SUCCESSFUL STRATEGY FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISES: THE ALIBABAGROUP HOLDING BUSINESS MODEL.- Chapter 27: HUMAN RESOURCES AS KEY SUCCESS FACTOR OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISES IN RUSSIA.- Chapter 28: EXTERNAL SUCCESS FACTORS OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES OF RUSSIA: ECONOMIC ASPECT.- Chapter 29: COLLECTIVE FINANCING MARKETPLACES - ALTERNATIVE TO BANK FUNDING IN EARLY STAGES OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP.- Chapter 30: GENDER INEQUALITY AND WOMEN'S ENTREPRENEURSHIP-CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES (CASE OF GEORGIA).- Part 6: ACCOUNTING & AUDIT.- Chapter 31: THE PLACEMENT OF THE INTERNAL AUDITING ORGANIZATION: ANALYSIS OF COMPANIES LISTED IN THE STAR SEGMENT OF THE ITALIAN STOCK EXCHANGE.- Chapter 32: A FRAMEWORK TO MEASURE INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL.- Chapter 33: ABC METHOD IN HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS BASED ON BUSINESS PROCESSES.- Chapter 34: APPLICATION OF THE FAIR VALUE CONCEPT IN FUNCTION OF ACHIEVEMENT THE OBJECTIVES OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT USERS.- Chapter 35:BUSINESS PROCESSES IN THE FUNCTION OF COST MANAGEMENT IN HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS.- Chapter 36: DISCLOSURE BY PUBLIC UTILITY COMPANIES ON INTERNET SITES.- Part 7: Chapter 37: AN INTEGRATED FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING APPROACH TO OUTSTANDING DEBT ASSESSMENT FOR LEASE AGREEMENT.- Chapter 38: FINANCING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INNOVATIVE COMPANIES IN LATVIA.- Chapter 39: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN FINANCIAL INTEGRATION IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES SOVEREIGN BOND MARKETS.- Chapter 40: ECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF THE LEVEL OF LOANS GRANTED TO HOUSEHOLDS.- Chapter 41: A TARGET-BASED FOUNDATION FOR THE HARD-EASY EFFECT BIAS.- Chapter 42: INFLUENCE OF THE PRICE OF THE UNDERLYING INSTRUMENT ON THE RISK OF THE ASSET-OR-NOTHING OPTION.- Chapter 43: DOES DEVELOPMENT LEVEL OF STOCK MARKET AFFECT THE DEGREE OF GLOBAL AND REGIONAL INTEGRATION? EVIDENCE FROM THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES STOCK MARKETS.- Chapter 44: MANAGING LONGEVITY RISK IN PENSION SYSTEM - THE CASE STUDY OF POLAND.- Part 8: MANAGEMENT.- Chapter 45: CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR SHARI'AH GOVERNANCE WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE MUSLIM FRIENDLY HOTEL SECTOR IN MALAYSIA.- Chapter 46: THE ROLE OF INTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS IN THE PROCESS OF CREATION SOCIAL RESPONSIBLE LONG-TERM CARE SYSTEM IN POLAND.- Chapter 47: IMPLEMENTATION OF HOUSING POLICY IN LITHUANIA BASED ON THE PARADIGM OF SELF-MANAGEMENT DECENTRALIZATION.- Chapter 48: ORGANIZATIONAL NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.- Chapter 49: EVALUATION OF ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE OF HEALTH ENTERPRISES: COMPARISON OF PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS IN TURKEY.- Chapter 50: RELIABLE NOKIA - BRAND PERSONALITY PERCEPTIONS OF THE FINNISH COMMUNICATION GIANT.- Chapter 51: SUCCESSION IN COMPANIES IN THE SEGMENT OF GLASS FACTORIES LOCATED IN THE CITY OF POÇOS DE CALDAS.- Chapter 52: AMBIDEXTROUS LEADERSHIP AS A MULTIDIMENSIONAL CONSTRUCT.- Chapter 53: PERFORMANCE MASUREMENT AS THE BASIS FOR HOSPITALS STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT.- Chapter 54: ON THE ISSUE OF INTERACTION BETWEEN BUSINESS AND ICT IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY.- Chapter 55: BRAND PERSONALITY PERCEPTIONS OF A JAPANESE AUTOMOBILE GIANT.- Chapter 56: CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF MOBILE APPLICATIONS' USAGE.- Chapter 57: PROBLEMS OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENTIN REGIONAL NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS.- Chapter 58: SOCIAL REPRESENTATIONS OF EMPLOYEE CREATIVITY IN WORKPLACE: ARE MYTHS STILL ALIVE?.- Chapter 59: ECONOMICS, STRATEGY AND PERFORMANCE OF ITALIAN PERFORMING ARTS: WHEN ADVERTISING AND INTANGIBLE MATTER.- Chapter 60: EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE LEVEL OF HEALTH SCIENCES FACULTY STUDENTS.