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    • The role of digital information sources in the travel planning process 

      Berzina, Kristine; Medne, Ilze (University of Latvia, 2021)
      World Economic Forum’s Digital Transformation Initiative emphasizes that digitalisation in tourism is transforming the industry at an exponential rate across the globe. Current tourist behaviour patterns are changing not ...
    • Productivity factors and dynamics in Latvia 

      Baranovs, Olegs; Salmins, Janis; Skribane, Irina (University of Latvia, 2021)
      Productivity is crucial factor for the growth of Latvia's economy and prosperity. Although Latvia has achieved significant growth since joining the European Union, productivity growth has slowed in recent years. Today, ...
    • Employer branding peculiarities from a generational perspective: case of Baltic states 

      Apsite, Annija (University of Latvia, 2021)
      Companies have currently acknowledged that it does matter, how current and potential employees see them. Several companies see that they can develop their competitive advantage by creating and sustaining an attractive ...
    • Remote work: the necessity of today 

      Abolina, Inese; Veselova, Andzela (University of Latvia, 2021)
      Global pandemic COVID-19 has increased the level of digitalization which allows public and private sector organizations in the world to employ people remotely outside office premises and crossing borders of the world. ...
    • Macro-social marketing as a government’s opportunity to make a positive influence on societal behaviour 

      Volgasts, Emils; Sloka, Biruta (University of Latvia, 2020)
      Governments work hard to make their district a better place to live, sometimes when society does not recognize what has been done and it indicates the real issue – information asymmetry. To improve information flow ...
    • Fiscal policy as an instrument for reducing income inequality: case of Latvia 

      Vitols, Edgars; Jekabsone, Sandra (University of Latvia, 2020)
      With the help of fiscal policy, government may influence both overall demand and the disposable income of the population, as well as solve social equality challenges in the society by allocating income among different ...
    • A study of male and female managers between economic sectors of Latvia using EU-SILC survey 

      Vasina, Sabine Anete; Sloka, Biruta (University of Latvia, 2020)
      Gender pay difference has been a widely recognized issue worldwide and one of the most popular research topics between various researchers, as there is still a relatively low share of women representing roles in senior ...
    • The European Business excellence model and its improvement 

      Veselova, Andzela (University of Latvia, 2020)
      Nowadays the practice of self-assessment is the strategy recommended by the EFQM Excellence Model for organizations aiming for improvement on organizational performance. Rigorous self-assessment helps large, small and ...
    • Efficient finance regulator as supporter for financial stability of inhabitants 

      Vanaga, Rita; Sloka, Biruta (University of Latvia, 2020)
      Recent developments in banking sector in Latvia especially related with PNB Bank where bank accounts of many retired people were located leads to requirements for proficiency of Finance Regulator which has to be efficiently ...
    • Cooperation between China, EU and the Baltic States – economic benefits and risks 

      Steinbuka, Inna; Kuznieks, Andris (University of Latvia, 2020)
      The study is aimed at exploring the ways to deepen and expand the cooperation between China, EU and the Baltic states within different partnership formats. The authors argue that the strategic political, economic and ...
    • Assessment of the economic development of Latvia and Ukraine 

      Skribane, Irina; Broyaka, Antonina (University of Latvia, 2020)
      The global financial crisis and the ensuing global recession not only adversely affected global growth and poverty, but also presented constraints and challenges to public policy. Even though the world economy is slowly ...
    • Economic consequences of populism 

      Steinbuka, Inna; Xu, Yinglu (University of Latvia, 2020)
      This paper is aimed at assessing the potential negative impacts of radicalization and populism on the national economy with a special focus on fiscal policy and international trade. The authors presume that populist ...
    • Business valuation: classical and advanced methods 

      Saksonova, Svetlana; Abramishivi, Neli; Papiashvili, Tatiana (University of Latvia, 2020)
      The topic chosen by the authors implies a qualitative rather than quantitative research approach. The aim of this paper is having assessed the value of a particular company using classical and advanced approaches to ...
    • Use and development of contingency theory 

      Petrovska, Elina; Berzins, Gundars (University of Latvia, 2020)
      There is no universal way to manage an organization. Contingency theory helps to develop organization’s design using subsystems in combination with an environment. The present article analyses development of contingency ...
    • Methodological perspective of evaluation of Green public procurement 

      Pelsa, Inese; Balina, Signe (University of Latvia, 2020)
      Every year the European Union (EU) Member States collectively spend around 14% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on public procurement. In Latvia, public procurement accounts for 17% of GDP. The review of the new public ...
    • New challenge for social inclusion - marine product processing development of mussel farming in the Baltic sea region 

      Ozolina, Zaiga; Sloka, Biruta (University of Latvia, 2020)
      Product recycling opportunities that potentially increase the value of the initial product create interest in creating and developing a field. Seafood is demanded product in the world but creating a higher value of the ...
    • Use of information sources in outbound travel planning: case of the Netherlands and Belgium 

      Medne, Ilze; Berzina, Kristine (University of Latvia, 2020)
      In the Information Age travellers have a wide range of information that can be accessed by a variety of channels. The kind of information search travellers undertake and acquire will have significant consequences for the ...
    • Health care system’s and health self-evaluation of Latvia inhabitants in the context of the European quality of life survey (EQLS) of 2011 and 2016 

      Kristapsone, Silvija (University of Latvia, 2020)
      The quality of the inhabitants of the country is a decisive factor influencing production. At the same time one of the factors characterizing the quality of the inhabitants is their health. Researches of scientists in ...
    • Tax incentives to encourage corporate investment in Latvia 

      Hazans, Mihails; Pluta, Anna (University of Latvia, 2020)
      During 2006‐2017, Latvia has applied a rather generous accelerated depreciation (AD) policy to stimulate firm investment. The AD policy included: (1) the general AD scheme, (2) incentives to acquire new technological ...
    • Organizational innovation for SME'S: a model for Latvia 

      Flores, Ricardo Martin; Apsalone, Madara; Baumane-Vitolina, Ilona; Sumilo, Erika (University of Latvia, 2020)
      Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can be a significant source of innovation in small economies. SMEs face challenges of limited capacity, personnel and resources for long-term investments. Additionally, they ...