Academics, policymakers and bank supervisors have expressed considerable interest in using subordinated debt and other market data in the surveillance of banking organizations, especially large and complex financial institutions. However, little research has been devoted to developing practical means of implementing such an approach for subordinated debt. This paper attempts to fill a portion o...

The transition to a market economy in Russia did not initially lead to significant changes in the social organisation of production, leading some to doubt that Russia was in transition to capitalism at all. Since the 1998 devaluation, Russian capitalist holding companies have invested in industrial enterprises. This article reviews the impact of such investment on the management structure of Ru...

Purpose – To elaborate a methodology enabling organizations to define their strategic processes among other processes. Design/methodology/approach – A case study approach has been chosen due to the nature of this research. Case study research method is qualitative method but it can be positivist. The mix of techniques is appropriate and some degree of quantification is necessary. Three high-lev...

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E-procurement is constantly receiving lot of attention from industries, and government agencies. Analysts believe that utilization of e-procurement can lead to enormous cost saving and efficiency in procurement process. Though, e-procurement has benefited the global business tremendously, its expected growth rate has been moving downwards. The present study explores how the benefits and risks a...

In the context of growth trends in scale and diversification business, internal costs companies with a complex holding structure are also increasing. Solutions that improve efficiency settlement systems particularly relevant significant. Therefore, paper is devoted to problems building minimize negative impact certain factors reducing economic calculations. The purpose study develop methodologi...

Unexpected system failures pose significant problems in power industry and most manufacturing companies. In some cases, a critical component failure can incur catastrophic events and huge economic loss. To maintain machines at high level of reliability, some companies perform time-based preventive maintenance or age-based preventive maintenance to avoid sudden failure of machines. Usually, prev...