This research was conducted to identify variables that affect the efficiency of banks in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The required data were collected from 30 respondents (banks directors and CEOs) and a targeted set of 20 questions. For the purposes of data analysis, the statistical technique of factor analysis was used with the help of principal compo...

By Almir Alihodžić, Ilma Dedić-Grabus

Economic growth is one of the most important concepts in the world economy. Although some authors critically believe that the level and rates of economic growth do not necessarily reflect the actual standard of living, it still remains the main way to measure a country's well-being. Different views on the topic of economic growth, as well as the fa...

By Faruk Hadžić

In modern business conditions, human resources have become the most important resource of enterprises, and many authors point out that this is especially true for SMEs, in which, due to their specificity, human resources create a competitive advantage of the company and affect its survival and development. SMEs are faced with a strong, global compe...

By Iva Klepić, Mirela Mabić, Danijela Madžar

Earnings management literature extensively explores tax regime and debt contracting as possible incentives in financial reporting. Firms engage with aggressive financial reporting to bias earnings in periods when the need for external financing increases. Contrary to this, the tax burden represents incentive for more conservative reporting. We argu...

By Nino Serdarević, Ajla Muratović-Dedić

Conflicts are an integral part of doing business and companies cannot avoid them. In a globalized and dynamic environment, there is a need to manage conflicts that occur within the company, in a productive and effective way. Conflict management styles are influenced by a number of factors, including the national culture of employees, who will have ...

By Dijana Husaković, Anida Šabanović

Structure of each economy, especially those in transition, is in constant change.Shift-share analysis is widely used for studying of regional economic change. Themodel in which the present analysis is conducted has three components: (i) the national growth component (in this paper the entity level of Federation of BH is usedas reference level), (ii...

By Jasmin Halebić, Alem Merdić

We live in a rapidly changing global society, where no one can predict the outcome of the economic, social, and political structures of the world. Changes in science, technology, and economics are particularly noticeable and are closely linked to human life. These changes create new opportunities but also challenges in new areas of everyday activit...

By Zlatko Lagumdžija, Amra Kapo, Lejla Turulja

Small and medium-sized enterprises account for over 99% of active businesses in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and face a number of limitations when performing their business activities. A number of those limitations relate to the nature of small and medium-sized enterprises, but most are due to the inadequate legal and regulatory framework for doing busi...

By Jasmina Mangafić, Danijela Martinović, Senita Mašić

Innovation has become a necessity in order to overcome some challenging timesin the rapid changing world. The world’s paradigm is shifting towards sustainabledevelopment and shared values. Even though numerous benefits of innovating thepublic sector (PS) have been recognised worldwide, the concept of public sectorinnovation (PSI) is still new...

By Zlatko Lagumdžija, Lamija Krndžija, Lejla Turulja

The fair and reliable financial reporting of business entities is extremely important for strengthening the confidence among business entities, acting positively on the scope of business activities and achieved results. On the otherhand, individuals, businesses and the entire society, suffered huge losses, dueto the frauds in financial reports, by ...

By Ševala Isaković-Kaplan, Lejla Demirović, Mahir Proho