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

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

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

A country’s trade pattern reflects its supply (export) and demand (import) specializa- tion indicating national performance and competitiveness in the foreign as well as in the domestic market. By applying two different concepts of trade specialization (one based on traditional trade theories of comparative advantages and the other based on m...

By Snježana Brkić, Amira Velić

The success of each business relies on the employees' commitment to work, i.e., how and in which way employees perform their work. When consumers are offe- red the same or similar products produced by different companies and at different prices, and when the company's business result greatly depends on the quality of the work done, company manageme...

By Suvad Isaković, Ajdin Isaković, Kanita Isaković

The level of banking concentration has increased significantly in the banking sector of Bosnia and Herzegovina as a result of the successful completion of privatization, the formation of new banks, the slow transition and rapid liberalization. Rapid libe- ralization has introduced strong competition in the domestic banking sector on the one hand, w...

By Almir Alihodžić

Strategic management can be said to have evolved over time and will continue to evolve. In order for companies to be more successful in their operations, they need a methodological approach to developing a strategic plan. Strategy implementati-on is a complex process because it is a consequence of complex relationships. In accordance with the above...

By Valentina Vinšalek Stipić

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) play a significant role in the economic deve- lopment of both advanced and developing countries. Some earlier research showed that taxation and compliance costs have a significant effect on economic growth, development and performance of the business sector. For this reason, our research focuses on tax compliance...

By Vernesa Lavić, Azra Hadžiahmetović

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

Due to the crucial role of credit in the economic activity of a country, there is agrowing empirical literature examining the determinants of domestic credit to theprivate sector, which may be demand-side or supply-side factors. It is commonlyheld that excessive domestic debt reduces private sector credit, raise bank lendingrates, and shrink output...

By Nina Mojsova-Kjoseva, Martin Noveski