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EDITOR:
Demetri Kantarelis
REVIEWERS:
(In
Alphabetical Order)
|
Al-Hoory, Mothanna T.I. Allen, David Angresano, James Anon Higon, Dolores Ashford, Robert Ayadi,
Mohamed Barac,
Zeljana Basar,
Banu Berg, Nathan Bertrand, Jean-Louis Bhaskar, Vashishta Bildirici, Melike Borrmann, Jorg Boustras, George Bragues, George Bruna, Karel Bubic, Jasenka Burgess, Stephen Cailleau, Thierry Cantarella, Anthony Clinton, Ide Costa,
Roberta Daly,
Shawn Das,
Kshiti B. Daskou,
Sofia de
Marcellis-Warin, Nathalie De
Mel, Sandy Demediuk,
Peter Desmarais,
Fabrice Desmarais,
Melanie Didehvar,
Fatemeh Efstathiades,
Andreas Elger,
Thomas El-Wassa,
Kamal A. Evangelista,
Felicitas Ewang, Fritz Faux, Jeffrey Gentzoglanis, Anastasios |
Gikas,
Grigorios Godinho, Pedro Gripaios, Peter Harman, Keith Hart,
Neil Harun,
Azhar Hoffman,
Sabine Hogan,
Warren Holman,
Robert Hongcharu,
Boonchai Hyz,
Alina Islam,
Mazharul Joiner,
Therese Kolakovic,
Marko Konya, Lazlo Kosmidou,
Kyriaki Koufopoulos,
Dimitrios Kuenzel,
Sven Kurihara,
Yutaka Lai,
Ming Ling Leitao, Nuno,
C. Leveson, Lynne Li, Jiatao Llorca, Matthieu Lo, Hing-Po Makris, Ilias Mamudi, Mohit Maniatis,
Paraschos Manolopoulos,
Christos Margret,
Julie Marks,
Andrew McKenzie,
Brent Moloney,
Richard Mowatt,
Simon O’Donovan,
O’Neil,
Charles Oktay,
Sadiye Panday,
Priniti |
Papadopoulos,
Theo Paul,
Sanjay Petrochilos,.George Petsas,
Iordanis Pires,
Guilherme Potocan, Vojko Pranicevic, Daniela Radder, Gerrit. Rafferty, Michael Rajagopal Raju, V. Rodgers, Timothy Rose, Graeme Roslak, Thomas Salavrakos, Ioannis-Dionysios Sell, Friedrich L. Sellitto, Carmine Springler, Elisabeth Stanton, John Stanton, Patricia Stilwell, Frank Tangas, Pericles Tannous, Kathy Tao, Yu-Hui Teachout, Mark Tetik, Nilufer Topyan, Kudret Umutlu, Mehmet Van der Bank, Riana C.M. Vemuri,
Ram S. Viswanathan,
G Vo,
Xuan Vinh Vuco,
Tina Wan, Allan Weston, Rae Whitefield, Despina Wise, Victoria Yan, Ho-don Yeh, Rosa |
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS & ECONOMICS (Page
Number)
Mapping Company
Linkages: A Case Study. 1
John Hobbs, Cork Institute of
Technology, Ireland,
Richard Moloney, University College
Cork, Ireland,
Michael
Walsh, Cork Institute of Technology, Ireland.
FDI And Export Performance: Evidence From
China’s High–Tech Products Export. 9
Kui-Yin Cheung, Lingnan University, Hong Kong.
Conflicts And Prospects Of International Marine
Fishing Commerce: An Analysis 18
Of The Mexican Experience.
Elsa Daniela Paniahua Reyes, Instituto
Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores
de Monterrey, Mexico.
FDI In Turkey: An Analysis In Comparison With
Some Selected Eastern European
Countries. 26
Mehmet Huseyin Bilgin,
Kadir Has University, Turkey,
Hakan Danis,
University Of Georgia, USA &
Ender
Demir, Kadir Has University, Turkey.
FINANCE
Effects Of Working
Capital Management On The Profitability Of Croatian Companies. 32
Sandra Lončar
& Marijana Ćurak, University Of Split, Croatia.
The Relationship Of
Insurance And Economic Growth: Evidence From European Countries.
Marijana Ćurak
& Sandra Lončar, University Of Split, Croatia.
ACCOUNTING
Comparison Study In Ethic And Ethical Principles
Between Turkish Accounting 55
Practices And International Accounting
Practices.
Seval Kardeş-Selimoglu,
Anadolu University, Eskisehir/ Turkey
&
Şaban Uzay, Erciyes University, Kayseri/ Turkey.
Using Benford's Law To Detect Earnings
Management Practice: The Case 69
Of Listed Companies In Croatia.
Tina Vuko,
University Of Split, Croatia.
Fair Value Accounting In Finance Industry And
Yield/Discount Curve 76
Development – Case Study Croatia.
Zdravka Aljinović, University Of
Split, Croatia,
Roberto Ercegovac, Societe Generale Splitska Banka Croatia &
Branka Marasović, University Of Split, Croatia.
MANAGEMENT
An Analysis Of Australian
Community Based Organisations Website By Type, 86
Location And
Website Feature.
Stephen Burgess &
Scott Bingley, Victoria University, Australia.
Modelling The
Innovation Process In The Cypriot Food And Drinks Industry. 102
A. Efstathiades‡, G. Boustras‡,
R. Bratskas†, A. Michaelides†
‡European University Cyprus, Cyprus
†RTD Talos
Ltd, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Implementation Of Six
Sigma In Garment Industry. 116
El-Kateb S., El-Geiheini A., El-Hawary I. Alexandria University,
Faculty Of Engineering, Egypt.
Virtual Mentorship As An Advanced Method Of
Knowledge And Experience 134
Sharing And Network Building.
Mislav Ante
Omazić & Dario Blažeković, University Of Zagreb, Croatia.
The Effect Of Ethical Climate Dimensions On
Organizational Identification. 143
Ela Ünler Öz, Bahcesehır
Unıversıty, Istanbul-Turkey
&
Füsun Bulutlar, Yedıtepe
Unıversıty, Istanbul-Turkey.
MARKETING
A Review On Selected Hierarchy-Of-Effects (HOE)
Models And 154
The Way Forward.
Azizul Yadi Yaakop
& Jane Hemsley-Brown, University
Of Surrey, UK.
Marketing Management
For Hot Springs Tourist Destination: A Case Study 161
Of Sankumpang Hot
Springs, Chiangmai.
Warangkana
Adisornprasert, Srinakharinwirot University, Thailand.
Exploring Potential Of Islamic Brand. 171
Siohong Tih, Universiti Kebangsaan
Malaysia, Malaysia;
Rozhan Abu Dardak, Malaysian
Agricultural Research and
Development Institute,
Malaysia; &
Farzana Habib, Universiti Kebangsaan
Malaysia, Malaysia.
HUMAN RESOURCES
The Relationship
Between Organisational Culture And Organisational 179
Commitment At A
Selected Local Municipality In South Africa: Empirical Findings.
Intellectual Human Capital And Its Social
Investment. 191
Olga V. Danilova, Economics
and Anti-crisis Management Department of the Federal
State’s Educational
Institution of Higher Professional Education, Finance Academy under
the Government of Russian
Federation, Moscow, Russia.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Cedar Point Communications: Innovative
Entrepreneurs. 195
Michael
A. Novak, University Of Massachusetts Boston, USA.
Determining The Cost Of Small Business Websites:
Technique Or Crystal Ball? 202
Stephen
Burgess, Victoria University, Australia.
The Essentials Of
Logistics Management In Entrepreneurs’ Views: A Case Study 210
Of Small And Medium
Enterprises In Textile And Garment Industry Of Thailand.
Petcharat Mesomboonpoonsuk, Srinakharinwirot
University, Thailand.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Globalizing Labour For
Wealth Creation And Economic Development In 222
West African
Sub-Region.
K.
Adekunle Akanni, Olabisi
Onabanjo University, Nigeria.
Underdevelopment Whirlpools. 228
Larisa S. Shakhovskaya & Yelena G. Popkova
Volgograd State Technical University,
Russia.
INDUSTRIAL & REGIONAL ISSUES
Risk Perception and Collaboration Decisions In
The Canadian 235
Biotechnology Industry.
Nathalie De
Marcellis-Warin & Neil Hamzaoui,
École Polytechnique De Montréal and Cirano Montréal, Canada.
A Multidimensional
Framework For Evaluating Leadership Learning And 246
Development
Opportunities.
Mark S. Teachout,
Daniel Dominguez & David G. Vequist IV
University Of The
Incarnate Word, USA.
Tourism Potential Of Health Tourism Destination
Raksawarin Hot Spring 254
At Ampur Muang In Ranong Province.
Suwicha
Komaladat, Srinakarinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Evaluation Of Potential Of The Shipbuilding
Cluster In The Split-Dalmatia County 265
By SWOT Analysis And AHP Method.
Ivica Veža, Zoran Babić,
Marko Hell & Nikša Nikolić,
University of Split, Croatia.
Ilva Rudusa & Irina Arhipova, Latvia University Of Agriculture, Latvia.
Modern Forms Of The Organization Of Innovational
Process In The Agriculture 277
Of Russia.
Galina Timofeyeva, Volgograd
State University, Russia.
Economic Lobbying As The Way Of Economic
Interests Of The Subjects 282
Of Management And The Consumers.
Marina L. Alpidovskaya, Finance
Academy Under The Government Of
The
Russian Federation, Moscow.
EDUCATION ISSUES
Institutional Development Of Higher Education
System As A Basis For Innovative 299
Development Of The Russian Economy.
E. G. Gushchina & E. I.
Novakova,
Volgograd
State Technical University, Russian Federation.
Robert
Sims, Victoria University, Australia.
Emotional Intelligence And Academic Performance:
Undergraduate Management Students 315
At A Selected University In South Africa.
L Louw, N P Du Toit, L M Knowles & S N Matika,
Rhodes
University, South Africa.
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