Is it possible to improve bank performance? Evidence from banks in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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
The effect of Bosnian and Herzegovinian national culture on conflict resolution styles in foreign-owned companies
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
Financial reporting incentives: Taxation and external financing need
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
Recruitment and selection of human resources and organizational creativity in small and medium-sized enterprises
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
The importance of technological progress in measuring economic growth in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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
ASSESSING THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK’S UNCONVENTIONAL MEASURES - A RECURSIVE VAR APPROACH
Unconventional monetary measures utilization has proven to be of great importance in maintaining monetary and economic stability after the Great Recession. However, we aim to test this conclusion through the impact of the quantitative easing imple- mented by the European Central Bank. Observed through generated shocks in the balance sheet of the Eu...
By Filip Peovski, Gjorgji Gockov
OKUN’S LAW AND ASSESSMENT OF STIMULUS TO THE ECONOMY OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
The effects of coronavirus pandemics are omnipresent in the national economy of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Output and unemployment are probably the most impor- tant variables for measuring the negative effects of the pandemics from a macroe- conomic perspective. Different organizations, both national and international, have announced their autumn and ...
By Jasmin Halebic
MARKETING ACTIVITIES AND SALES OF MACEDONIAN WINERIES IN A CONDITION OF PANDEMIC COVID-19
Covid-19 has implications on the overall operation of Macedonian wineries and di- rectly affected the decline in domestic sales and export to international markets. The HORECA sector stopped working completely or partially in all countries. The crisis affected the partial or total cuts of marketing costs, by postponing or cancelling planned project...
By Snezana Ristevka-Jovanovska, Ana Dimovska
THE ROLE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF COMPETENCIES FOR THE EMPLOYABILITY OF UNIVERSITY GRADUATES
The goal of this work is to explore the effects of various factors that affect the em- ployment of graduates of the University of Zenica. Additional analysis of variables as well as the links between variables will offer the input information that can contri- bute to the decision-making process in the development of new curriculums. The sur- vey wa...
By Suvad Isaković, Alaudin Brkić, Dženan Kulović
Application of EN ISO 9001:2008 and EN ISO 9004:2009 standards and business performances improvement of small and medium enterprises in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The system of quality management in accordance to standards of ISO 9000 series intoday’s dynamic environment is rapidly becoming the business imperative for companies, especially for small and medium enterprises which strive to increase competitiveness and improve their business performances. The link between standards andbusiness performance...
By Dijana Husaković, Edis Mujčinović