Topics of PhD theses for admission in 2013

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1 Topics of PhD theses for admission in 2013 Professor Raul Eamets 1. Labour market mobility and productivity 2. Human capital and migration: knowledge transformation in small open economy 3. Depression and labour markets: effects on structural changes and on productivity 4. Reservation wage and previous job experience 5. Modernization of European social model: combining social security and labour market flexibility Senior Research Fellow Peter Friedrich, Chang Woon Nam 6. The productivity enforcement policy: South Korea versus Estonia 7. Regional Policy: South Korea versus Estonia 8. The development of foreign trade with Korea: possibilities for Estonia 9. Possibilities to attract Korean industries to locate in Estonia Professor Toomas Haldma 10. Contingencies influencing management accounting development 11. Accounting in public sector institutions 12. Companies performance measurement and management 13. Performance measurement and management in public sector Professor Toomas Haldma, Associate Professor Kertu Lääts 14. Development of accounting information systems in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) Associate Professor/Senior Research Fellow Anneli Kaasa 15. Between-firm social capital and its influence on firms 16. Relationships between social capital and firms' social responsibility

Modernization of European social model: combining social security and labour market flexibility Senior Research Fellow Peter Friedrich, Chang Woon Nam 6.

2 Professor Maaja Vadi, Associate Professor/Senior Research Fellow Anneli Kaasa 17. Cultural dimensions: the assessment and possibilities for application Associate Professor Andres Kuusik 18. Psycho physiological measurements in product development 19. The effect of the company's position in value chain on the productivity of the company Professor Jorma Antero Larimo 20. Advertising/communication strategies cultural values and advertising performance relationship Focus on Estonia or Comparison between Baltic States or e.g. Estonia vs. Russia and/or Finland or multicountry analysis 21. Foreign acquisition and/or alliance strategies and performance analysis/totally Estonian based or comparisons between Estonian and other Baltic States or e.g. Belarussian/Ukrainian cases/either 22. Internationalization - performance relationship/determinants of an Optimal Internationalization Strategy/ totally Estonian or comparisons between companies in various Baltic States 23. Export market/marketing strategies/export market-marketing strategies and export performance relationship in SMEs/ Between traditional exporters vs. INVs/BGs and/or family vs. Non-family firms and/or comparing various fields of industries: Focus either in Estonia or Comparison between Baltic States or e.g. Estonia vs. Russia/Belarussia/Ukraine and/or Finland/Sweden or multicountry analysis 24. Exits and relocation of international operations Associate Professor Kertu Lääts 25. Links between management accounting innovations and performance management Professor Toomas Haldma, Associate Professor Kertu Lääts 26. Development of accounting information systems in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) Senior Research Fellow Jaan Masso 27. The impact of foreign direct investments on the home and host country of investment 28. Innovation, science and technology indicators

Advertising/communication strategies cultural values and advertising performance relationship Focus on Estonia or Comparison between Baltic States or e.g. Estonia vs.

3 29. The impact of innovations of firm performance 30. Labour mobility across firms and occupations 31. Patterns of firm-level export dynamics and linkages with firm performance Professor Tõnis Mets 32. Success factors of technology and knowledge-based SMEs of small open economy origin (R&D, IP, strategy, business models, collaboration with universities, different aspects) 33. Entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial processes (different aspects) Professor Tiiu Paas 34. Determinants and trends of economic growth and convergence; growth and inequality in EU 35. Ethnical diversity of labour force and determinants of peoples attitudes towards immigrants; the role of attitudes in forming business environment 36. Assessment of welfare and determinants of subjective welfare 37. Cross-country and regional disparities in productivity and their relation to industry mix; new challenges for structural change 38. Cross-border labour mobility (e.g. the Estonian-Finnish case) Associate Professor Eve Parts 39. Characteristics of business cycles in transformation economies 40. Policies to overcome economic crisis and their efficiency Associate Professor Kaia Philips 41. Valuation of human capital: adequacy of the educational level and skills with the demands on labour market 42. Wage determinations and its influencing factors 43. International labour mobility and its impact to the labour markets of sending and receiving countries 44. Work and retirement among aged 50 and over

Success factors of technology and knowledge-based SMEs of small open economy origin (R&D, IP, strategy, business models, collaboration with universities, different aspects) 33.

4 Associate Professor Kaia Philips, professor Janno Reiljan 45. The employment opportunities and challenges facing the elderly: international comparative analysis Professor Olev Raju 46. Economic crisis in Estonia Estonian taxation system and its impact on economy 48. Local governments economic situation in Estonia 49. Ecology and economy 50. Estonian state budget in the context of EU economy Professor Janno Reiljan 51. The performance improvement of the public sector agencies 52. The innovation policy as factor of structure and productivity of enterprise sector Professor Janno Reiljan, Associate Professor Kaia Philips 53. The employment opportunities and challenges facing the elderly: international comparative analysis Associate Professor/Senior Research Fellow Tõnu Roolaht 54. Role of foreign direct investments in influencing innovativeness on the country and company levels 55. Facilitation of innovativeness with demand-side measures 56. Establishment and development of innovation processes in international companies 57. Internationalization of companies by using of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) solutions 58. Importance of innovation cooperation in development of companies Professor Jüri Sepp 59. State aid as instrument of system competition

Estonian state budget in the context of EU economy Professor Janno Reiljan 51. The performance improvement of the public sector agencies 52.

5 60. Institutional framework of infrastructural sectors 61. Convergence of sectoral structure of economy in EU Associate Professor Viktor Trasberg 62. Business Cycle Management 63. Tax structure trends in the European Union countries 64. Impact of global economic environment on small open economies 65. Personal Income Taxation and tax reforms 66. Tax reforms in the European Union Professor Kulno Türk 67. The performance appraisal and remuneration systems of public sector workers 68. Teachers performance management and involvement into the school management 69. Elaboration and application of teachers performance management (appraisal and remuneration) systems in the schools 70. Management of public sector organizations according to New Public Management and New Governance Senior Research Fellow Kadri Ukrainski 71. Innovation in traditional manufacturing sectors 72. The role of public enterprises in national innovation system 73. Comparative analysis of innovation policies in European countries 74. The role of universities/research institutions in national innovation system 75. Innovation in public sector Professor Maaja Vadi 76. Organizational culture: measurement and management in the Asian context (focus on India or China, or Japan or Vietnam)

Tax reforms in the European Union Professor Kulno Türk 67. The performance appraisal and remuneration systems of public sector workers 68.

6 Professor Maaja Vadi, Lecturer Anne Reino 77. Intuition: measurement and function in the managerial work Professor Maaja Vadi, Associate Professor/Senior Research Fellow Anneli Kaasa 78. Cultural dimensions: the assessment and possibilities for application Professor Maaja Vadi, Research Fellow Krista Jaakson 79. Honesty: the role and possibilities to lead in the organizational context Senior Research Fellow Priit Vahter 80. Internationalization of Firms and Knowledge Transfer 81. International Trade and Productivity of Firms 82. Open Innovation and Firm Performance: The Complementarity of Different Types of Knowledge Sources 83. Effects of Competition on Firms Professor Urmas Varblane 84. National innovation system, innovation policy 85. Foreign direct investments and knowledge transfer 86. Clusters and cluster-cooperation in economy 87. University industry cooperation and knowledge transfer 88. Economic structural changes as the factor of productivity growth Senior Research Fellow Tiia Vissak 89. Innovative solutions in firms' fast internationalization 90. The role of networks in firms' fast internationalization 91. Factors influencing non-linear internationalization 92. The role of knowledge in firms' internationalization

Honesty: the role and possibilities to lead in the organizational context Senior Research Fellow Priit Vahter 80. Internationalization of Firms and Knowledge Transfer 81.

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