In this work we customized the RUP process with Scrum practices, and proposed a differentiate traceability matrix, applying in a small company. The experimental results show that our customization can be adopted as an alternative to a systematic and less-intrusive process. Keywords— Software Development Process, Scrum, RUP

Nowadays one of the most important issues in our economy, both from economic and political view is the link between monetary policy and business cycle fluctuations. Amongst the shocks related to the supply side, the shock of oil price is the important factor that has affected the world economy since the 1970s. This paper examines the effects of monetary policy and oil price shocks on the busine...

Entrepreneurs face a wide variety of uncertainties in managing new or small businesses. Uncertainty can potentially magnify the liability of newness faced by younger businesses, as well as the challenges that smaller businesses face in having adequate resources to maintain performance. Here we present a model of environmental uncertainty tied to industry, geographic and macro-level effects. We ...

dents. In 2005, the state’s inability to overcome numerous financial and legal difficulties finally led to painful cutbacks in both enrollment and medical services. The program has undergone many structural and implementation changes, some initiated by the state and some forced on the state by litigation and court rulings (Chang, 2005). This article traces the history of TennCare and describes ...

The objectives of the research are to analyse the main features of small businesses of South and West Hungary, to identify the main tendencies of their operation and development and to determine the main motivating factors in their business management processes. The area under examination covers rural county Zala, rural county Somogy, and the settlements located by the Western shore of lake Bal...

We formulate and solve a range of dynamic models of constrained credit/insurance that allow for moral hazard and limited commitment. We compare them to full insurance and exogenously incomplete financial regimes (autarky, saving only, borrowing and lending in a single asset). We develop computational methods based on mechanism design, linear programming, and maximum likelihood to estimate, comp...

In this paper we document how the unequal liberalisation of business regulation across Russia’s regions leads to varying effects on the diversification of Russia’s economy. We find that national liberalisation laws were better enforced in those regions with more transparent government. As a result, economic diversification was more marked and growth of the small business sector more significant...

Existing evidence indicates that standards of workplace health and safety are poorer in small and medium sized enterprises. Against this background, this paper aims to contribute to the understanding of how health and safety issues and risks are perceived and addressed in small firms. The paper begins by briefly summarising what is known about health and safety awareness and management in small...