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EDITOR:
Demetri Kantarelis
REVIEWERS:
(In
Alphabetical Order)
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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 |
Leader
Relationships In Indian Small Businesses. 1
John Brinkman, Liverpool Hope University, UK,
Tomy K. Kallarakal,
& Jain Mathew,
Christ University, India.
Internationalization And Innovation In The
Professional Services Sector. 7
Katalin Eibel-Spanyi, Eastern Connecticut
State University, USA &
Susan Freeman, Monash University,
Australia.
Analysis On The Effect Of Service Quality, Customer Satisfaction,
Switching 14
Barrier At Ski Resort For Customer Retention.
Yong
Hyun Jung, Hwan Leep Yeo & Pan Soo Kim
Kyungpook National University, South
Korea.
Lobbying In Croatia: Perspectives For The Non
Profit Sector. 26
Jurica Pavičić, University Of
Zagreb, Croatia,
Nikša
Alfirević, University Of Split, Croatia &
Morana Fudurić, University Of
Zagreb, Croatia.
Culture And Industrial Relations: A Comparative
Study Of The United States, 31
Germany And China.
Nini Yang, San Francisco State
University, USA.
Global Cities And Global Firms?
41
Hardy Hanappi, University Of
Technology Vienna, Austria.
Inraday Information Flow On The European Stock
Markets. 49
Jan Hanousek & Evžen Kočenda, CERGE-EI,
Charles University And
The Academy Of
Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic; The William Davidson
Institute, Michigan;
CEPR, London; And The Euro Area Business Cycle Network.
More Than
Money: Micro-Credit-Systems: A Tool For Social Change? 58
Edeltraud
Hanappi-Egger, Anett Hermann & Roswitha Hofmann,
Vienna University
Of Economics And Business Administration, Austria.
The Role Of Fiscal Policy In Accomplishing Goals
Of Demographic Policy 67
In The European Union.
Nika Sokol & Gordana Kordić, University
Of Zagreb, Croatia.
Public Debt Management In Croatia.
74
Ana Andabaka, University Of Zagreb,
Croatia &
Marko Badurina, Volksbank D.D.,
Croatia.
Does Monetary
Innovation Affect The Central Bank’s Credibility? 83
Gilbert Bougi &
Helmi Hamdi, Paul Cézanne University,
Aix-Marseille Iii. France.
Inter-Industry
Productivity Spillovers Of IT And R&D: The Case Of Greece. 95
Sophia P. Dimelis, Athens University Of Economics And Business,
Greece &
Sotiris K. Papaioannou, Centre For Planning And Economic Research, Greece.
Competitiveness Growth: Some Experiences In EU And
Post-Transition Countries. 109
Mirjana
Dragičević & Alka Obadić, University Of Zagreb, Croatia.
Loyalty Program As A
Prerequisite To Competitiveness Of Small And 121
Medium-Sized
Businesses.
Larisa
S. Shakhovskaya, Head Of The Chair Of World Economy And
Economic
Theory Of Volgograd State Technical University, Chief Of The Bureau
Of
International Economic Communications, International
Loyalty Center,
Russia; &
Irina V. Arakelova, Volgograd State Technical University,
International Loyalty Center, Russia.
Innovative Structures And Infrastructure Of
Regional Economy. 125
Galina Timofeyeva, Volgograd State
University, Russia.
The Conditions Of Mexico’s Microeconomic
Policies: The Implications 131
Of An Unfinished Agenda For The Business
Environment.
Marcela C. Revilla E., Monterrey
Institute Of Technology And
Higher Education,
ITESM, Mexico City Campus, Mexico.
From Clusterization To
Virtualization In Croatian Small Business. 140
Marko Kolakovic, University Of Zagreb,
Croatia.
Factors Affecting Overseas Business Venturing In
Mexico: Analysis 150
Of Macro Perspectives.
Mariana Mora Fonseca,
Jaina Montjean, José Luis Alvarado &
Héctor González López,
Monterrey Institute Of
Technology And Higher Education Mexico
City Campus, Mexico D.F.
Methods And Instruments Of Efficient
Investment Policy In Russian Regions. 163
Yuriy Timofeyev, Volgograd State
University, Russia.
Case Study Analysis On Global Supply Chain
Management To Increase On
168
Time Delivery (Focus On Supply Chain
Planning).
Sungheon Lee, Chankwon Park, Jongmun Choi, & Chaebogk
Kim
Kyung-Pook National
University, Korea.
Industry-Firm Strategic Resources And The
Formation Of Business Groups 180
In Emerging Markets: An Empirical Approach.
Eduardo Jarque, Kyushu University,
Japan &
Kiyoaki Shiotsugu, Kyushu University,
Japan.
Critical Thinking, A Foundation For A Better
Learning And An 192
Effective Teaching: A Systemic Approach.
Reza G. Hamzaee, Missouri Western State
University &
Walden University, USA
&
Kyle Joseph Barclay, Missouri Western
State University, USA.
An Experimental Development Of An Assessment
Instrument For Economics
204
Faculty & Graduating Students At A Regional
University.
Reza G. Hamzaee, Missouri Western
State University &
Walden University,
USA.
Fixed-Term Contracts And Contractual Remedies:
Dispute About
216
Fairness Of A Dismissal Under Section 186(1) (B)
Of The Labour
Relations Act 66 Of 1995.
C. M. Van Der Bank,
Vaal University Of
Technology Vanderbijlpark, South Africa.
The Economics Of
Water. 224
Katie Flood, Saint Mary’s
University, Canada
The Shift From
Business For Profit To The Triple Bottom Line. 234
Nancy Sutton Bell
& Tommy J. Sanders,
University Of
Montevallo, USA.
Corporate Responses To Climate Change: Resource-Based View. 242
Younsung Kim, George Mason
University, USA.
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