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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Strategies for Curbing Unemployment in Bosnia and  Herzegovina: Lessons from Ireland and Netherlands]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Over the past three decades European countries have been coping with  problems of high unemployment, and they need rigid labor market  improvements. Countries tried to find strategies to decrease  unemployment by using different methods, such as wage moderation,  income tax cuts, tightening of unemployment benefits, reduction in  barriers to part time work, and education programs. This paper examines  methods which have been proven to be successful in Ireland and  Netherlands. By looking at its implications it tries to give strategic solutions  to countries as Bosnia and Herzegovina, since it is coping with the same  problem. This paper analyzes problems of unemployment with special  focus on the youth unemployment in Bosnia and Herzegovina.  Keywords: Strategy, Curbing, Unemployment, Ireland, Netherland, Bosnia  and Herzegovina]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2013-05-10]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1500]]></dcterms:extent>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[ISSN 2303-4564     ]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Key drivers for customer engagement on Facebook  brand fan pages in Bosnia and Herzegovina]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Facebook brand pages is a popular marketing tool and currently it is being  integrated as one of the main components in the brand&#039;s marketing  strategy and campaign to reach out to customers and fans. In order to  have a successful social media marketing campaign, it is important to  understand the behavior of customers on the brand pages and what  motivates them to engage on a Facebook Brand Page which eventually  should lead to purchase of the brand&#039;s products or services. It is recognized  that members of Facebook Brand Pages tend to exhibit favorable brandrelated  engagement and buying intentions.  The purpose of this research is to examine the motivation that influences  customer engagement on a Facebook brand page. The Motivations are  classified according to entertainement, information, social integration,  social identity, renumeration and empowerment motivations according to  the User and Gratification theory. Afterwards, the relationship between  user&#039;s attitudes is examined towards customer engagement on the  Facebook brand pages. Customer engagement types are classified  according to their level of engagement from the lowest level consumers,  contributors and creators being the highest level of online brand  activeness. Finally, the research will analyze how customer engagement  influences buyers purchase intention of the brand&#039;s products or services.  The Technology Acceptane Model (TAM) and User and gratification (U&amp;G)  model were combined in order to develop the model for this reseach.  An online survey was prepared which was distributed to Facebook users  online and a total of 750 surveys were collected of which 538 stated that  they follow Facebook Brand pages and were therefore considered for the  investigation. The relationship between the motivations, attitude, and  customer engagement and buyers intention will be tested with regression  analysis to test the model.  Keywords: Motivation, U&amp;G, Customer Engagement, Buying Intention,  Facebook Brand Page, Attitude, Social Media Marketing.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2013-05-10]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1623]]></dcterms:extent>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[ISSN 978-9958-834-23-3     ]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Knowledge Management Processes in Thermal Hotels:  An Application in Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[As a result of globalization and intensive competition, knowledge and  knowledge management has become the main factor that determine the  market value of the enterprises or organizations. With its increasing  importance knowledge has become an important component in creating  competitive advantage and business capital has begun to be distinguished  as physical capital and intellectual capital. As a basic resource of  intellectual capital, organizations have to effectively and systematically  manage this knowledge in order to survive and create sustainable  competitive advantage in long term. In simple terms, knowledge  management refers to creation, adaptation, dissemination and usage of  required knowledge within organization and among organisations through  a well-planned process. Hence, knowledge management express a certain  process and this process consists of certain steps such as acquiring,  creating, documenting, disseminating, sharing and use of knowledge.  Especially in 1990s, with the increasing attention to knowledge  management (processes), it has become one of the most debated  management concepts and numerous studies conducted in the scope of  this emerging concept. Contrary to its popularity in business management  literature, it’s seen that number of studies on knowledge management  (processes) in hospitality industry is very limited. Thus, knowledge  management is a relatively new concept for hospitality management  literature and much more detailed studies need to be conducted in order to understand the knowledge management and knowledge management  processes in hospitality industry.  In this context, this study aims to draw attention to knowledge  management in hotels by evaluating knowledge management processes in  thermal hotels. Within the scope of research the knowledge management  processes applied in thermal hotels has been determined through  conducting questionnaire surveys. Percentage and frequency tables are  used to present participants’ demographic characteristics and learn  participants’ views about knowledge management processes. Finally,  discriminant analysis determines differences between participants’ views  based on their demographic characteristics.  Keywords: Knowledge, Management, Thermal Hotel, Afyonkarahisar,  Turkey]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2013-05-10]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1461]]></dcterms:extent>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[ISSN 2303-4564     ]]></dcterms:identifier>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.ibu.edu.ba/items/show/1558">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Destination Marketing Organizations’ Social Medıa  Usage: A Resarch on Balkan Countries]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Social media has fundamentally reshaped the way tourism related  information is distributed and the way people plan for and consume travel.  Since social media sites, such as Facebook, Twitter and TripAdvisor began  allowing businesses to create profiles and become active members,  businesses have started incorporating these strategies into their marketing  efforts. For Destination Marketing Organizations (DMOs) have used these  sites to promote special offers, for customer service and strengthen their  existing brands; however, little is known about how DMOs are taking  advantage of the social media marketing popularity.  The aim of this study is to explore the usage of social media among the  DMOs of Balkan countries through a content analysis of Balkan countries’  official web site profiles. Also this study examines how social media is  being used by the DMOs to enhance their brands and to reach potential  visitors. This study confirms the growing importance of social media in the  online tourism domain and mostly DMOs use only Facebook and Twitter as  a social media tools. Solely having a profile will not in itself increase  awareness. DMOs should use more social networking sites to  communicate with their consumers and give them the ability to broadcast  opinions about services.  Keywords: Social Media Marketing, DMOs, Balkans.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2013-05-10]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1596]]></dcterms:extent>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[ISSN 978-9958-834-23-3     ]]></dcterms:identifier>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.ibu.edu.ba/items/show/1557">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Main Policies and Challenges of the European Union]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[This paper documents the reality of the European Union focusing some  main policies and debates as challenges. It will set light to understand  better which terms or policies of the EU means what. It will be examined  what kinds of main problems there are in the EU mentioning Russia case,  and difficulties between public government and central structure of the  EU, based on division as religious and regional as well as linguistic, etc. The  paper has various approximations to define these main cases and plans  within the EU. The structure of the paper is as follows; 1. Policies mentions  about to become unique region in the world, competition and cohesion  policy, to divide the governance between central and subunits as National  and European Parliament, and to conduct the common values into the EU.  2. Challenges will give information about democratic and knowledge deficit  within EU, unexpected crises and its effects on the enlargement process of  the EU, opacity of the low and high politics, and relations with Russia.  Keywords: European Union, Policies, Challenges, Relations With Russia,  Governmental Structure.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2013-05-10]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1542]]></dcterms:extent>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[ISSN 2303-4564     ]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Impact of Training and Development on Employees  Performance in Bosnia and Herzegovina]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Companies today are forced to compete and to act professionally in those  harsh times, so it is very important to have right employees for better  company’s rating. It is crucial that staff needs to have better knowledge,  skills and competencies. More and more companies are acknowledging  Human Resources (training and development) as their main key for success  and bigger focus is on employee – customer relation. Main objective of this  study is to find out impact of training and development on employees  performance in BiH. This study will be back grounded by the questionnaire  and personal interviews which will be conducted in several companies  which will show did employees gained positive or negative impact on  employee’s performance.  Keywords: Training, Development, Human Resource Management.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2013-05-10]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1455]]></dcterms:extent>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[ISSN 2303-4564     ]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[The Personal Expenditure Tax Proposal: In view of  Impact of the Economic Crises Prevention]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[The world has undergone many economic crises in the last century of our  recent past. These economic crises (called inflation, deflation, or  stagflation) have always been considered to be one of the most critical  problems facing humanity. Crises change the lifestyles of individuals and  lower their living standards, whereby they are deemed to be social  problems. Since it is the duty of the state to regulate economic life,  politicians feel themselves under greater pressure (especially in democratic  countries) to moderate the impact of the economic crisis. However, our  historical experience has shown us that governments (and the political  measures they devise) are inadequate and unsuccessful in preventing the  economic crisis from occurring in the first place, even though the primary  goal of the state and politics should be the prevention of the crisis before  its onset.  This point precisely is the focus of this study. There have been attempts to  revive the discussion of personal expenditure tax in the finance literature,  an option which was proposed long ago as a method of preventing  economic crises. In this new tax proposal, the subject of the tax is the  portion of income that is not disposed. This “non-disposed” income  becomes either consumption expenditure or investment expenditure. In  this new tax proposal, the primary objective is to lay a mild progressive tax  on consumption expenditure via a three-tiered tariff.  The proposal for a personal expenditure tax has two versions, one radical  and one moderate. Both versions envisage a wide range of reforms, which  encompass the elimination of some fundamental taxes in current use. The  radical proposal supports a comprehensive tax exemption to investment  expenditure depending on time and conditions. The moderate proposal,  due to the ambiguity between investment and consumption expenditure,  supports that both kinds of expenditure must be subject to the tax thereby  proposed.  Scientists who support the personal expenditure tax do for a variety of  reasons such as tax justice, simplifying the tax system, further encouragement of savings and investment (as well as economic stability  and growth), the improvement of income distribution justice, increasing  the effectiveness of tax policy and the tax incentive system. The greatest  practical obstacle to the implementation of the new tax is the difficulty of  determining the income of the taxpayers. This is because in order to have  the tax assessment, it would be necessary to list all cash input (regardless  of the source), to calculate the cash sum, and to subtract from this sum all  expenditure exempt from taxation (along with any investment  expenditure). Those who are against the proposal generally do so because  of the sheer size of the informal economy. The proposal becomes  applicable and meaningful only when informal economy shrinks  considerably.  The primary hypothesis of this study is that in our digital age, this new tax  proposal has become much more applicable, thanks to the expansion of  formal economy and the increased role that the banking system plays in  daily life – which in turn were brought about by developments in  technology. A brand-new taxation infrastructure, which will encourage  savings and investment without penalizing workers and laborers, will be  one of the greatest hindrances to the onset of economic crisis.  The first part of the study presents the aforementioned proposal for a  personal expenditure tax in greater detail. The second part is on the  discussion of the reasons which begin economic crises, and on this new tax  proposal&#039;s expected role in the crisis prevention. The last part of the study  will evaluate the preconditions relevant to the implementation of the  personal expenditure tax proposal, as well as the applicability of the  proposal itself.  Keywords: Economic Crisis, Crisis Prevention, Personal Expenditure Tax,  Tax Policy.  JEL Classification : H12, G01, H20, H21, E64.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2013-05-10]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1569]]></dcterms:extent>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[ISSN 2303-4564     ]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Maastricht Treaty in the Shaping and Development of the  Common Foreign and Security Policy]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[For the European Union, in whose framework still dominates the European  Community, it discusses how to deliver (great project) European  unification, which started on the ground ruined Europe after World War II,  in 50 years of the last century. Motivated by the idea that the association  of European countries is a far better alternative to the previous mutually  confronted Europe, a project called (European Union) in the following  decades led to the emergence of a new, unprecedented work on European  soil-European Union. European Union, in its present form is the product of  more than 50 years of evolution of European integration, which today  despite initial six Western European countries including the former main  rivals Germany and France includes 27 member countries of the Union, as  well as many other countries with candidate status for membership in the  European Union. Seen in the development context, the Union is not a  preconceived model of the association of European countries, but is the  product of a complex multiple decade-long process of integration in which  different actors are involved. Within this process, depending on the  achieved level of integration, the Union received a different shape. In its  present form and name as the European Union it occurs even in the early  nineties of the last century, long before it passed through small-scale  forms of integration. More decades of European integration is based on  the desire of European countries for the mutual integration, based on the  firmly expressed mutual interest. The motives for each integrating a variety  of security to purely economic and political, more or less pronounced in  each Member State of the European Union. Of the many factors that have  influenced the emergence and development of the European Communitiesand their transformation into today&#039;s Union to distinguish political and  security interests of Member States. Hardly any integration project has had  such a long initial period as foreign and security policy of the failure of the  European Defense Community, 1954, to the Treaties of Maastricht (1992),  Amsterdam (1999) and Nice (2000). Due to political constraints on the  sovereignty and political interests of the Union, by the end of the Cold War  efforts on building security and defense policy were unsuccessful.  Excessive force was Europe&#039;s dependence on NATO and U.S. nuclear  protection.  Keywords: Security, Integration, EU Policy, Countries, Agreements.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2013-05-10]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1625]]></dcterms:extent>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[ISSN 978-9958-834-23-3     ]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Corporate University: Beliefs and Misbeliefs]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[During the process of putting together the program for an American and two  European Corporate University Summits, we have gathered dozens of opinions  from industry practitioners. Based on our own research and on some industry  leading magazines (Chief Learning Officer Magazine, Harvard Business  Publishing Corporate Learning, Elearning! Magazine, Learning Solutions  Magazine) we are close to the problem definition. Post-experiential business  education, which is at the heart of a Corporate University, can make two  fundamental mistakes: the first is to attempt being a school, the second is not  to attempt being a school.  We may try building a bridge between ‘know how’ (University) and ‘know  when’ (Corporation), the problem is that we do not know how to get from  ‘know how’ to ‘know when’. A modern Corporate University helps those who  are hungry for new knowledge to understand the contexts and ideally, in  choosing the right professional path. The CU&#039;s task is to supplement the entrylevel  knowledge with the most important, solution-oriented “mainstream”  types of knowledge while helping practitioners to understand why exactly that  the learning content is, and not something else (and thus, where the world is  heading). The practitioner learns this way the most important part: to acquire  the necessary knowledge to complete his task. He learns how he can  supplement his own existing knowledge with the available knowledge: that of  the others or of the gurus – he learns how to search, share and validate. This  process is difficult for everyone in different ways. There are those whose  challenge is the difference between the levels of brought and acquired  knowledge while there are others whose challenges are the hurdles of their  own professional path related dilemma. A Corporate University enables the  practitioners to step out of their position&#039;s comfort zone and to return again  according to their areas of interest and to their own knowledge level. Everyone  can take from the content and use what he really needs and where his interest  is, the rest is optionally available – just like the different tools of a Swiss Army  Knife.  Keywords: University, Beliefs, Misbeliefs.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2013-05-10]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1682]]></dcterms:extent>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[ISSN 2303-4564     ]]></dcterms:identifier>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Institutional Reforms as Requirement for Efficiency and  Functionality in the Governance of Bosnia and  Herzegovina]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[The aim of this paper is to emphasize the problems of state governance  regarding constitutional structure of Bosnia and Herzegovina and  economic inefficiencies as a consequence of an overloaded, jaded and  complex state structure.  In addition, the paper analyzed how the system can be accommodated to  provide more state powers, credibility and accountability in regards to  lower state levels to overcome and prevent bad business conditions, legal  and political particularism.  The institutional overlapping can be overcome with a strategy of providing  the state with more legitimate authority over other levels of governance  and by redefining the most basic interests of the current constitutional  system based on the Dayton agreement.  Thus, presenting valuable argument and solution for addressing  institutional reforms and/for economic development.  Keywords: State Governance, Institutional Reform, State Structure,  Political System, Economic Development, Legal Particularism.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[International Burch University]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[2013-05-10]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[1622]]></dcterms:extent>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[ISSN 978-9958-834-23-3     ]]></dcterms:identifier>
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