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2012 The 3rd Baltic-China Annual Business Conference (BCABC) will be held on 19th September 2012 at Dorpat Conference Center, Tartu, Estonia. BCABC is the leading EU-China business event in the Baltic region with over 700 participants from more than 17 countries since 2009. This year, 7 international speakers, 10 Chinese investors and 200 participants from enterprises, governments, universities and medias will join. Catch the best opportunity of learning about doing business in China and register now!

The first research seminar at Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (UT) on this autumn take place on 4th September at 16:00 room B206, Oeconomicum, Tartu. Presenter: Prof Dr Jan Głuchowski (TorunSchool of Banking).

Anne Lauringson successfully defendedherPh.D thesis

The public defence of Anne Lauringson’s Ph.D thesis<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> The Impact of the Generosity of Unemployment Benefits on Estonian Labour Market Outcomes in a Period of Crisis will take place on June 27, 2012 at 14.15 in room B306, Narva Rd. 4, Oeconomicum, <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />University of Tartu Supervisors: Professor Raul Eamets (PhD), University of Tartu, Estonia

Reelika Irs successfully defended her Ph.D thesis Teacher performance appraisal and remuneration aspects of performance management on the example of Estonian general educational schools onJune 19, 2012. Supervisor: Professor Kulno Türk (PhD), University of Tartu Consultant: Associated Professor Kaia Philips (PhD), University of Tartu Opponents: Professor Iiris Aaltio (PhD), University of Jyväskylä Professor Milvi Tepp (PhD), Tallinn University of Technology This dissertation aims to provide proposals for developing a teacher performance appraisal and remuneration aspects

Emerald Literati Network 2012 Awards for Excellence

The University of Tartu Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Working Paper No.

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Lecturer Andres Kuusik was awarded with IFITT 2012 Thesis Excellence Award 3rd Place Diploma for the PhD thesis "Segmentation of Repeat Visitors Using Passive Mobile Positioning Data: a Customer Loyality Based Approach". Award presented at the ENTER 2012 conference to a PhD thesis in the field of tourism and technology successfully defended between October 1, 2010 and September 30, 2011. The selection will be made by the ENTER PhD workshop committee. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

Lecturer Andres Kuusik was awarded with IFITT 2012 Thesis Excellence Award 3rd Place Diploma for the PhD thesis "Segmentation of Repeat Visitors Using Passive Mobile Positioning Data: a Customer Loyality Based Approach". Award presented at the ENTER 2012 conference to a PhD thesis in the field of tourism and technology successfully defended between October 1, 2010 and September 30, 2011. The selection will be made by the ENTER PhD workshop committee. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

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The University of Tartu Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Working Paper No. 85 has been published, titled: THE VALUE OF DESIGN STRATEGIES FOR NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT: SOME ECONOMETRIC EVIDENCE Authors Stephen Roper (University of Warwick), James H. Love (University of Birmingham) and Priit Vahter (University of Birmingham, University of Tartu FEBA) Working Paper Series can be found at: http://www.majandus.ut.ee/research/workingpapers

Kertu Lääts successfully defended herPhD dissertation Management accounting change in a dynamic economic environment based on examples from business and public sector organizations on November 30, 2011 Supervisor: Professor Toomas Haldma (PhD), University of Tartu Opponents: Professor Erkki K. Laitinen (PhD), University of Vaasa, Finland Professor Edita Gimzauskiene (PhD), Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania Changes seem to be an integral part of the current economic environment.

Indrek Saar successfully defended his Ph.D thesis Optimal alcohol taxation in Estonia on November 25, 2011 Supervisor: Associate Professor Viktor Trasberg (Ph.D), University of Tartu

The Public defence of Kertu Lääts' Ph.D thesisManagement accounting change in a dynamic economic environment based on examples from business and public sector organizations will take place on November 30, 2011 at 14.15 in room B306, Narva Rd. 4, Oeconomicum, University of TartuSupervisor: Professor Toomas Haldma (PhD), University of TartuOpponents: Professor Erkki K. Laitinen (PhD), University of Vaasa, Finland Professor Edita Gimzauskiene (PhD), Kaunas University of Technology, LithuaniaChanges seem to be an integral part of the current economic environment.

The Public defence of Indrek Saar's Ph.D thesisOptimal alcohol taxation in Estoniawill take place on November 25, 2011 at 10.15 in room B306, Narva Rd. 4, Oeconomicum, University of Tartu.Supervisor: Associate Professor Viktor Trasberg (Ph.D), University of Tartu

The aim of the present thesis is to chart the criteria required for a valid social impact evaluation (SIE) in social enterprises (SE) and to make suggestions for improving the evaluation tools; this is based on an Estonian example. SE is an organisation whose primary goal is to add social value for its multiple stakeholders, who are engaged in the design of the activities, which are (at least partially) financed through entrepreneurial actions. Social impact is a traceable difference in people's behaviour; it appears in the interaction between the organisation and its diverse stakeholders.

Delivering superior customer experience has become a critical success factor for many organizations during the last decade. Customer experience is evoked using clues provided by the organization, and appraised based on the customer's perceptions and background. Customer experience involves the customer's subjective and holistic response to interactions with the organization and its service. From the customer experience perspective, it is not the product or service that is the object of production and the conveyor of value to the customer, but the evoked customer experience.