Faculty of Economics and Business Administration

Sukurta: 29 August 2013

9 Saulėtekio, LT-10222 Vilnius
Tel. 236 6122, fax. 236 6127
E-mail:
www: http://www.ef.vu.lt

Dean: Prof. Dr. Jonas Martinavičius

STAFF

117 teachers (82 holding research degree), 4 research fellows (1 holding research degree), 41 doctoral students.

Department of Accounting and Auditing
Department of Business
Department of Economic Informatics
Department of Economic Policy
Department of Finance
Department of Management
Department of Marketing
Department of Quantitative Methods and Modeling
Department of Theoretical Economics

RESEARCH AREAS

Information and Communication for Traditional and Networking Society

Analysis, Modelling and Management of Social and Economic Development of Lithuania

DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS MAINTAINED IN 2015

T. Baležentis. Frontier methods for analysis of the productive efficiency and total factor productivity: Lithuanian agriculture after accession to the European Union.

I. Astrauskaitė. The evaluation of the factors influencing corporate bond market development.

G. Keliuotytė-Staniulėnienė. The evaluation of the impact of fiscal variables on financial stability.

E. Šeimienė. Impact of congruencies between brand personality, typical brand user and consumer personality on purchase intention.

Ž. Simonaitytė. Control risk as audit risk element assessment model.

D. Vaicekauskas. Financial audit service quality: analysis and evaluation.

R. Paulienė. Expression of new leadership in organizations: interacting of managerial competencies and leadership.

G. Venckevičiūtė. Importance of creditworthiness in multi-criteria performance measurement of small and medium enterprises.

MAIN CONFERENCES ORGANIZED IN 2015

International conference Accounting, Audit, Analysis: Science, Studies and Business Synthesis

National scientific–practical conference Strategic Trends in Grow and Stability of Economics in Lithuania

MAIN SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2015

Galinienė, B. 2015. Turto ir verslo vertinimo sistemos transformacijos (Transformation of Estate and Business System Estimation). Monograph. Vilnius University Publishing House, 352 p.

Ekonomikos modernizavimas: globalizacijos iššūkiai ir ekonominė politika (Modernization of Economics: Challenges of Globalization & Economical Politics). Group monograph. Vilnius University, 2015.

DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING

9 Saulėtekio, 2-610, LT-10222 Vilnius
Tel. 236 6153, fax. 236 6127
E-mail:

Head – Prof. Dr. Rasa Subačienė

STAFF

Professors: Habil. Dr. V. Lakis, Dr. L. Gaižauskas, Dr. R. Subačienė.

Lecturers: Dr. K. Senkus, L.Kazlauskienė, D.Vaicekauskas.
Assistants: R. Budrionytė, I. Kamarauskienė, D. Raziūnienė, V. Savickas, D. Tamulevičienė.

Doctoral students: R. Budrionytė, V. Savickas, Ž. Simonaitytė, I. Kamarauskienė, A. Jaugelavičienė, D. Tamulevičienė, D. Vaicekauskas.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Development of financial accounting

Improvement of financial analysis methods

Development of management accounting

Investigation of tax accounting

Investigation of audit methodology

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2015

Projects Supported by University Budget

Development of Accounting and Auditing. Assoc. Prof. R. Subačienė. 2014–2016.

Auditing service quality aspects, problems and solutions for determining control risk, conceptual framework of the statistical and nonstatistical sampling in the financial statement auditing, development of external auditor’s competence, connection of a company’s accounting policy with inherent risk of audit, possibilities and limits of analysis methods in the process of auditing, audit quality improvement and public supervisory system changes in Lithuania were investigated.

Factors affecting revenues from the main taxes in Lithuania were defined.

Main publications:

Vaicekauskas, D. 2015. Į klientą orientuoti audito kokybės kriterijai (Client oriented audit quality criteria). Research papers of international conference Accounting, Audit, Analysis: Science, Studies and Business Synthesis. Vilnius, Vilnius University Publishing House, p. 409–424.

Simonaitytė, Ž. 2015. Kontrolės rizikos vertinimo problemos ir jų sprendimo būdai (Problems and solutions for determining control risk). Research papers of international conference Accounting, Audit, Analysis: Science, Studies and Business Synthesis. Vilnius, Vilnius University Publishing House, p. 327–343.

Lakis, V. 2015. Įmonės apskaitos politikos ir įgimtos audito rizikos (Connection of a company’s accounting policy with inherent risk of audit). Research papers of international conference Accounting, Audit, Analysis: Science, Studies and Business Synthesis. Vilnius, Vilnius University Publishing House, p. 166–181.

Лакис, В., Гайжаускас, Л. 2015. Двойственный характер информации управленческого учета. Науковий вісник Ужгородського університету. Серія «Економіка». Ужгород, Ужгородський національний університет. Випуск 1 (45), т. 2, 2015. p. 143–147.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

Auditing and Accounting Office (Lithuania)

Chamber of Lithuanian Auditors (Lithuania)

Kaunas University of Technology (Lithuania)

Wroclaw University of Economics (Poland)

Polotsk State University (Belarus)

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Prof. V. Lakis –

deputy editor-in-chief of the journal Transformation in Business & Economics;
editorial board member of the journal Ekonomika (Economics);
editorial board member of the journal Organization and Markets;
editorial board member of the journal Apskaitos teorija ir praktika (Accounting Theory and Practice);
editorial board member of the journal Finanse (Finance), Poland;
member of scientific committee of the 2nd international sientific and practical conference Improvement of accounting, analysis, auditing and reporting in the present conditions of globalization processes in the world economy, 21–22 April 2015, Uzhhorod, Ukraine, http://www.uzhnu -koa.16mb.com;
member of scientific committee of the 2nd international scientific and practical conference «Совершенствование учета, анализа и контроля как механизмов информационного обеспечения устойчивого развития экономики», 4–5 June 2015, Polotsk State University, Polotsk, Belarus, http://www.psu.by/index.php?option=com_smartformer&formid=3;
member of scientific committee of the international conference TARC 2015, Trends in Accounting Research with International PhD Colloquium and Workshop, 7–9 October, 2015, Lodz, Poland, www.tarc.syskonf.pl;
member of the scientific committee of the international conference Accounting, Audit, Analysis: Science, Studies and Business Synthesis, October 15–16, 2015 Vilnius University, Faculty of Economics, www.3akonferencija.ef.vu.lt .

Prof. R. Subačienė –

member of the scientific committee of the 3rd international scientific - practical conference Economic Development: Processes And Tendencies held on 29 April, 2015 at Faculty of Economics, www.ekf.viko.lt;
member of scientific committee of the 2nd international scientific and practical conference «Совершенствование учета, анализа и контроля как механизмов информационного обеспечения устойчивого развития экономики», 4–5 June, 2015, Polotsk State University, Polotsk, Belarus, http://www.psu.by/index.php?option=com_smartformer&formid=3;
chairperson of organization committee of international conference Accounting, Audit, Analysis: Science, Studies and Business Synthesis, 15–16 of October, 2015, Faculty of Economics, www.3akonferencija.ef.vu.lt.

Lect. L. Kazlauskienė –

member of the Lithuanian Chamber of Auditors;
member of the Lithuanian Association of Accountants and Auditors;
member of the of Examination Committee for Certified Auditors;
member of the Accounting Standards Committee;
member of the Accounting Standards Committee for Public Sector;
member of the Auditing Committee of Public Company Lithuanian Shiping Company.

Assist. R. Budrionytė –

member of Accounting Standards Committee.

Assist. I. Kamarauskienė –

member of the Institute of International Auditors.

Assist. D. Raziūnienė –

member of International Association of Internal Auditors.

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS

9 Saulėtekio, 1-516, LT-10222 Vilnius
Tel. 236 6152, fax. 236 6127
E-mail:

Head – Prof. Dr. Aida Mačerinskienė (till 2015.08.31),
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Asta Fominienė (from 2015.09.01)

STAFF

Professors: Dr. M. Kučinskienė, Dr. A. Mačerinskienė.
Associate professors: Dr. L. Belinskaja, Dr. A. Fominienė, Dr. G. Jatuliavičienė, Dr. M. Krutinis, Dr. A. Ulbinaitė, Dr. J. Žemgulienė.
Lecturers: Dr. T. Gudaitis, Dr. R. Paulienė, Dr. K. Šerpytis, M. Alminauskienė.
Doctoral students: G. Mikaliūnienė, D. Baliūnas, R. Broniukaitis, Y. Liu, D. Shahbazov.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Business environment changes management in the integrated market

E-business & digital marketing in global space

Expression of new paradigm leadership as business competitiveness

Pension system reforms and private pension funds

Investigation of new tourism planning and marketing methods

Research of trade and insurance market orientation

Enterprises risk management,

Assumption of inter-country productivity spillover

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2015

Projects Supported by University Budget

The Evaluation of Lithuania’s Business Changes Influencing Factors, for Seeking Competitive Advantage in the Integrated Market. Prof. M. Kučinskienė. 2014–2015.

Performed research analysed the usefulness of integrated approach towards evaluation of organizations’ performance, focusing on the quality of public services and led to conclusion that it is necessary to have an integrated approach towards the public services’ quality improvement. Activities, related with insurance, considered investigation on business enterprise risk management, widely recognized as an interdisciplinary object of analysis. In the context of the activity of tourism, research was orientated on how tourism could be developed, involving disabled people and promoting their possibilities in protected areas.

Main publications:

Belinskaja, L., Velickiene, M. 2015. Business risk management: features and problems in small and medium- sized trading and manufacturing enterprises. European Scientific Journal. p. 30–58. Special ed., vol.2, http://eujournal.org/index.php/esj/article/view/5753/5549.

Ulbinaite, A., Wong, G., Pih Choon. 2015. Towards universal health coverage: the national health insurance in Singapore. International Journal of Applied Systemic Studies (IJASS), vol. 6, issue 2, p. 121–136, doi: 10.1504/IJASS.2015.072484. ISSN (online) 1751–0597.

Kaklauskas, A., Zavadskas, E. K., Čerkauskas, J., Ubartė, I., Banaitis, A., Krutinis, M., Naimaviciene, J. 2015. Housing health and safety decision support system with augmented reality. Innovative Solutions in Construction Engineering and Management. Flexible Approach. Elsevier’s Procedia Engineering, vol. 122, p. 143–150.

International Research Projects

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aurelija Ulbinaitė got awarded Estophilus grant by the Council of Academic Studies of Estonian Language and Culture Abroad. Research topic: Insurance Consumer Behaviour in Estonia.

National Research Projects

Research Council of Lithuania. Research project: Modelling Participation Strategy in the Second Pillar Pension System (MIP15204). Dr. T. Gudaitis. 2015–2018.

The assessment of participation in the second pillar pension funds benefits, including investment return and investment risk management results will be done. Additionally, modelling of participation strategy in the second pillar pension system will be performed.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

Vilnius Convention Bureau www.vilnius-convention.lt (Lithuania)

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Assoc. Prof. L. Belinskaja –

member of European Qualifications Framework-Qualifications and Vocational Education and Training Development Centre of the Minister of Education and Science of Lithuania: Sectoral Professional Committee of Finance and Insurance, http://www.kpmpc.lt/kpmpc/?page_id=1274;
editorial board member of the Journal of International & Interdisciplinary Business Research. The magazine is a joint University of California (Los Angeles) and Fort Hays University project.

Prof. A. Mačerinskienė –

member of the Professional Qualification Committee of Governmental State Department of Tourism under the Ministry of Economy;
member of Professional Committee for Trade Sector; member of United Council of Čepkeliai – Dzūkijos PAN park;
committee member for defense of PhD thesis (doctoral student G.Venckevičiūtė).

Assoc. Prof. Dr. A. Ulbinaitė –

member of the Lithuanian Society of Young Researchers, www.ljms.lt;
committee / conference chair at international conference on Education, Psychology, and Social Sciences (ICEPS) in Taipei, Taiwan, http://iceps2015.conf.tw/site/page.aspx?pid=105&sid=1055&lang=en.

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC INFORMATICS

9 Saulėtekio, 2-309, LT-10222 Vilnius
Tel. 236 6139, fax 236 6127
E-mail:

Head – Prof. Dr. Rimvydas Skyrius

STAFF

Professor: Dr. R. Skyrius.
Associate professors: Dr. K. Banevičius (part-time), Dr. G. Kazakevičienė, Dr. L. Zalieckaitė, Dr. R. Žilinskas (part-time).
Lecturers: Dr. G. Giriūnienė, Dr. M. Kazimianec (part-time), Dr. I. Katin (part-time), Dr. A. Butkevičius (part – time).
Assistants: D. Šeibakas, R. Grinkytė (part-time), G. Rumšas (part-time), E. Staišiūnienė (part-time), A. Pukšta (part-time), A. Rykovė (part-time), S. Šimkonis (part-time).
Doctoral students: G. Rumšas, S. Šimkonis, D. Šeibakas (on academic leave), S. Nemitko.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Analysis and design of business information infrastructure

Application of information and communication technologies in business and government structures

Information systems: problems of development and introduction

Research of complex information needs for business activities

Research of experience preservation in business analysis and decision making

Research on information needs structure for decision support and business intelligence

Research on advanced data mining methods and applications

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2014

Projects Supported by University Budget

Research on the Changes in Role of Management Information Systems in Society Development. Prof. R. Skyrius. 2013–2015.

Special attention is paid to the area of complex information needs, encompassing business intelligence, analytics, insight development and decision support. Active research is also performed in the areas of strategic planning of information systems and lessons learned in project management activities.

A chapter of the book Business Intelligence, Strategies and Ethics, published by Nova Publishers of Hauppauge, NY, USA, has been written by prof. Rimvydas Skyrius and aimed at the contemporary dimensions of business intelligence developments. Other directions of research have been in the areas of Website usability evaluation, advanced data analysis using data mining techniques, opportunities and challenges brought by Big Data, and integration of heterogeneous information.

Main publications:

Skyrius, R. 2015. The Key Dimensions of Business Intelligence. In Nelson, K. (ed.). Business Intelligence, Strategies and Ethics. Nova Science Publishers, p. 27–72.

Nemitko, S., Skyrius, R. 2015. Verslo analitika: informaciniai poreikiai (Business intelligence: information needs). Viešasis administravimas. Nr.1–2 (45–46), p. 87–93.

Skyrius, R. 2015. The relations of maturity and dimensions of business intelligence. Proceedings of Informing Science & IT Education Conference (InSITE), 417–428. Available from: http://Proceedings.InformingScience.org/InSITE2015/InSITE15p417-428Skyrius1766.pdf

Contractual Research

Development of Advanced Electronic Environment Enabling Reception of Services Provided by Lithuanian Hydrometeorology Service at the Ministry of Environment (project No. VP2-3.1-IVPK-14-K-01-028). Prof. R. Skyrius, PhD student D. Šeibakas.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

Ernst & Young Lietuva (Lithuania)

COOPERATION

Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (Lithuania)

Lund University (Sweden)

Purdue University Calumet, Indiana (USA)

Manchester Metropolitan University (UK)

University of Minho (Portugal)

Informing Science Institute (USA)

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Prof. R. Skyrius –

editorial board member of the journals Ekonomika (Economics) and Organizations and Markets;
member of the Commission on the Digital Economy, ICC World Chambers.

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC POLICY

9 Saulėtekio, 2-807, LT-10222 Vilnius
Tel. 236 6129, fax. 236 6127
E-mail:

Head – Prof. Dr. Algirdas Miškinis

STAFF

Professors: Dr. B. Galinienė, Habil. Dr. B. Melnikas (part-time), Dr. A. Miškinis (part-time), Dr. R.A. Stanikūnas (part-time).
Associate professors: Dr. N. Balčiūnas, Dr. B. Visokavičienė, Dr. A. Laužadytė-Tutlienė, Dr. A. Astrauskas (part-time), Dr. B. Barzdenytė.
Lecturers: Dr. V.Cohen, G. Dzemydaitė, Dr. B. Šidlauskaitė-Riazanova (part-time), Dr. Laima Urbšienė (part-time), Dr. J. Bumelytė (part-time), J. Droždz (part-time), S. Deveikis (part-time), M. Švabovič (part-time), T. Reichenbachas (part-time).
Doctoral students: J. Droždz, A. Burinskas, V. Strazdaitė, G. Dzemydaitė, M. Švabovič, T. Reichenbachas, R. Sakalauskaitė, L. Girlevičienė, D. Karužaitė, E. Blažys.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Modernisation of the economy and public economic policy

Monetary policy and its impact to the real economy of state

Business valuation system in Lithuania in the context of transformations

Impact of international trade policy on economic development in Lithuania

Innovations and investments in the modernisation of economy

Competition policy in the EU and Lithuania

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2015

Projects Supported by University Budget

The Research of the Impact of Economic and Social Policy Instruments on Economic Development. Prof. A. Miškinis. 2014–2018.

Research in 2015 aimed at several topics: regional differences; situation in Lithuania’s stock market, stock valuation methods and their applicability in the capital market; empirical evidence on the relationship between private equity, innovations, and economic growth in 13 European countries; FDI inflow.

Main publications:

Galinienė, B. 2015. Turto ir verslo vertinimo sistemos transformacijos (Transformation of Estate and Business System Estimation). Monograph. Vilnius University PublishinHouse, 352 p.

Ekonomikos modernizavimas: globalizacijos iššūkiai ir ekonominė politika (Modernization of Economics: Challenges of Globalization & Economical Politics). Group monograph. Vilnius Uniity, 2015.

Dzemydaitė, G., Dzemyda, I, Galinienė, B. 2015. The evaluation of regional innovation systems efficiency in new member states of European Union: a nonparametric approach. Journal of Applied Economic Sciences, vol. X, Issue: 3 (33).

Contractual Research

ERASMUS+, KA2-Cooperation for Innovation and the Exchange of Good Practices Knowledge Alliance.PROMOTE-Promoting and validating key competences in Mobility and Traineeships in Europe. PROMOTE Promoting and Validating Key Competences in Mobility and Traineeships in Europe GRANT AGREEMENT N. 2014-3469/001-001, Registered at Vilnius University on January 26, 2015, N. SU-128, PROJECT N. 554471-EPP-1-2014-1-LT-EPPKA2-KA2.

Project Coordinator: Vilnius University. Project parties: Consortium from six universities, two networks, six business partners and two public entities, comprising a large variety of faculties and business sectors. Dr. L. Urbšienė. 2014–2018.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv (Ukraine)

Wroclaw University of Economics (Poland)

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Prof. Dr. B. Galinienė –

editorial board member of the journal Ekonomika (Economics);
editorial board member of the journal Strategic Property Management;
editorial board member of the journal of scholarly papers Transformation in Business & Economics;
editorial board member of the Journal of Security and Sustainability Issues;
member of the Council of Lithuanian Association of Property Valuers.

Prof. Dr. A. Miškinis –

editor-in-chief of the journal Ekonomika (Economics);
editorial board member of the journal The Economics and Forecasting (Institute of Economics and Forecasting of National Academy of Sciences of the Ukraine);
editorial board member of the journal European Integration Studies;
member of ICC’s Trade and Investment Commission;
member of the European Higher Education Society;
president of Lithuanian Association of Economists;
member of the board of World Economic Association;
chairman of the PhD committee in Economics at the Faculty of Economics, Vilnius University.

Lect. G. Dzemydaitė –

member of the Baltic Section of the ERSA (European Regional Science Association).

Prof. Dr. R. Stanikūnas –

member of scientific board of Yearbook of Antitrust and Regulatory Studies, University of Warsaw.

Assoc. Prof Dr. B. Visokavičienė –

chairperson of the scientific committe of students’ scientific research at the Faculty of Economics.

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE

9 Saulėtekio, LT-10222 Vilnius
Tel. 236 6142, fax 236 6142
E-mail:

Head – Prof. Dr. Arvydas Paškevičius

STAFF

Professors: Dr. A. Paškevičius, Dr. R. Kanapickienė.
Associate professor: Dr. E. Bikas.
Lecturers: Dr. F. Jasevičienė, Dr. A. Jočienė, Dr. J. Niaura (part-time), Dr. D. Kuzmickas (part-time), Dr. J. Staroselskaja (part-time), N. Činčikas, L. Novickytė, B. Povilaitis, G. Bagotyrius (part-time), D. Vaitulevičienė (part-time), Dr. Alg. Laurinavičius (part-time), Dr. Ant. Laurinavičius (part-time), dr. I. Astrauskaitė (part-time)

Doctoral students: I. Astrauskaitė, G. Keliuotytė-Staniulėnienė, K. Kupčinskas, S. Vidzbelytė, L. Jurkšas.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

The evaluation of the factors influencing corporate bond market development

The evaluation of the impact of fiscal variables on financial stability

Business models of Scandinavian Bank subsidiaries in the Baltic

Asset-based policy implementation model in Lithuania

Reasons for bankruptcy of natural persons in Lithuania

Credit Union’s theoretical aspects and performance analysis

Finance of municipalities

Central banking and the euro

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2015

Projects Supported by University Budget

Financial Stability Problems of Finance and Credit Sector. Prof. A. Paškevičius. 2012–2016.

The research results were presented in monographs, dissertations and articles.

The object of the research is the asset-based policy implementation model applicable to Lithuania. The main tasks are to describe basic parameters of the model, its functioning principles, and expected results. In order to assess factors that affect stability of credit unions, the study using the economical - statistical methods was performed.

The system of domestic municipalities in Lithuania should be orientated to domestic population’s needs by effectively using budget of domestic municipality. The similarities and differences of income and expenses of municipalities during 2007–2012, the factors that led to changes and correlation analysis of budget expenses of district municipality and main social - economical factors were analysed.

Main publications:

Jočienė, A. 2015. Business models of Scandinavian Bank subsidiaries in the Baltics: identification and analysis. Occasional Paper Series, No 4, p. 1–102.

Laurinavičius, A., Galinienė, B. 2014. Asset-based policy implementation model in Lithuania. Transformations in Business & Economics, Vol.13, No 3C(33C), 2014, p. 513–537.

Jasevičienė, F., Tamošiūnienė, R., Vidzbelytė. S. 2015. Credit Union’s theoretical aspects and performance analysis. KSI Transactions of Knowledge Society, vol 8, Nr.1, p. 28–34.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

Ministry of Finance (Lithuania)
The Bank of Lithuania (Lithuania)
Commercial Bank DnB (Lithuania)
Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (Lithuania)
Wroclaw University of Economics (Poland)

DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT

9 Saulėtekio, 2-706, LT-10222 Vilnius
Tel. 236 6134, fax. 236 6127
E-mail:

Head – Prof. Dr. Danuta Diskienė

STAFF

Professors: Habil.Dr. A.Marčinskas, Dr. D.Diskienė, Dr. G. Drūteikienė, Dr. J. Ruževičius,Habil. Dr. E. Smilga.
Associate professors: Dr. R. Adomaitienė, Dr. R. Česynienė, V. Gerikienė, Dr. V. Kulvinskienė, Dr. R. Lukoševičius, Dr. V. Tamaševičius, Dr. D. Serafinas.
Lecturers: Dr. Ž. Grakauskas (part-time), Dr. G. Slatkevičienė (part-time).
Assistants: D.Ruželė (part-time), D. Klimas (part-time).
Doctoral students: G. Binkauskas, J. Seiliūtė, R. Armonas, V. Diska, M. Veličkienė, R. Paulienė. V. Goštautas, E. Afarjanc.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Business management and administration
Audit of corporate management
Improvement of methodology for quality assessment of business and education performance
Quality management and social responsibility

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2015

Research Projects Supported by University Budget

Research of Managers Competencies in the Enterprises of Lithuania and Belarus: A Comparative Analysis. Prof. D. Diskienė. 2013–2015.

The main aim of the research was to carry on a comparative analysis of managers competencies in the enterprises of Lithuania and Belarus. For this purpose research survey allowing to reveal managerial competency in the context of management functions realization was prepared. Research was carried on in the business companies in both countries and managers of different management levels took part in it. On the background of survey results the differences and similiarities in managerial competencies were revealed. Provided research results will be presented at the joint monography prepared by researchers of the Department of Management of Vilnius University and Belarus State University of Economics.

The Study of Quality Management Models and Tools Application in the Organizations of Public and Private Sectors. Prof. J. Ruževičius. 2011–2015.

The purpose of this research was to develop quality management methodology in pursuance of Lithuanian economy’s faster integration via quality tools into European and World economical area.

The following targets were addressed: lean audit methodology development; insights on organisations activities quality development; and science administration quality conceptualization.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

Klaipėda University (Lithuania)
Lund University (Sweden)
Bucarest University of Economics (Romania)
Lithuanian Association for Quality Management and Innovations (Lithuania)
Institute of Public Administration (Lithuania)

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Prof. A. Marčinskas –

editorial board member of the journal Ekonomika (Economics);
editorial board member of the journal Organizacijų vadyba: sisteminiai tyrimai (Management of Organizations: Systemic Research);
editorial board member of the journal Verslas: teorija ir praktika (Business: Theory and Practice);
editorial board member of the journal Viešasis administravimas (Public Management).

Prof. E. Smilga –

editorial board member of the journal Organizacijų vadyba: sisteminiai tyrimai (Management of Organizations: Systemic Research).

Prof. G. Drūteikienė –

member of the Europeen Higher Education Society.

Prof. J. Ruževičius –

editor-in-chief, peer-reviewed journal Current issues of Business and Law: Research Papers;
member of International Guild of Quality Professionals;
president of Lithuanian Society of Commodity Science;
assessor of World universities quality rankings (QS World University Rankings™, London);
expert and member of Executive Board of International Commodity Science and Technology Association (IGWT – International Gesellshaft für Warenkunde und Technologies, Vienna);
editorial board member of the international journal Commodities and Markets, Kiev National Economics University;
editorial board member of the international journal Forum Ware International, Vienna University, IGWT, DGWT, OGWT, http://forumware.wu-wien.ac.at/;
scientific board member of the peer-reviewed journal International Journal of Business: Innovations, Psychology and Economics;
editorial board member of the international journal Altyn Sapa (Aлтын Caпa - Gold Quality), Almata, Kazakhstan;
editorial board member of the international journal Quality Management, Almata, Kazakhstan;
authorized representative of Vilnius University at Technical Committee “QUALITY” of the Lithuanian Standards Board;
expert, authorized representative of Vilnius University at Expert Committee for Activities Quality Assessment of Lithuanian Public Sectors Organizations, Ministry of the Interior, Lithuania;
assessor of the Lithuanian Organizations Total Quality Management, Leadership and Social Responsibility Activities.

Assoc. Prof. R. Adomaitienė –

expert of the National Quality Prize based on EFQM model.

Assoc. Prof. D. Serafinas –

president of Lithuanian Association for Quality Management and Innovations;
member of the Editorial & Review Board of the international journal Quality Issues and Insights in the 21st Century;
scientific board member of the peer-reviewed journal International Journal of Business: Innovations, Psychology and Economics;
head of COSTA project (Lithuanian Scientific Council);
expert the National Quality Prize based on EFQM model;
quality auditor, EU (Bureau Veritas, SGS, QMS Italy) approved auditor for Quality management systems;
member of International Guild of Quality Professionals.

DEPARTMENT OF MARKETING

9 Saulėtekio, 2-817, LT-10222 Vilnius
Tel. 236 6146, fax. 236 6148,
E-mail:

Head – Prof. Dr. S. Urbonavičius

STAFF

Professors: Dr. S. Urbonavičius, Dr. V. Dikčius.
Associate professors: Dr. M. Degutis, Dr. A. Gaižutis, Dr. J. Gineikienė, Dr. R. Časas, Dr. I. Pikturnienė.
Lecturers: Dr. E. Šeimienė, K. Adomavičiūtė, Z. Ambrutytė, I. Radavičienė, A. Razma, M. Kavaliauskė, V. Kaduškevičiūtė-Petravičė, I. Zimaitis.
Research fellow: T. Palaima.
Doctoral students: K. Adomavičiūtė, E. Medekšienė, M. Kavaliauskė, I. Radavičienė, R. Kovaliov, I. Zimaitis.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Consumer perceptions and consumer behaviour in transition economies

Specifics of marketing management and consumer behaviour in transition economies

Marketing of forestry and timber industry products

Green marketing and green consumer behaviour

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2015

Projects Supported by University Budget

Innovative Marketing in the Context of Global Business and Global Consumption. Prof. S. Urbonavičius. 2014–2015.

The department has started a new research topic “Consumer behaviour tendencies in a dynamic environment” in 2015. Because of this, numerous studies have not been able to reach the publication stage within this year, and remain in the process of development. However, some findings have been presented at conferences and published.

Main publications:

Kavaliauskė, M., Simanavičiūtė, E. 2015. Brand avoidance: relations between brand-related stimuli and negative emotions. Organizations and Markets in Emerging Economies, vol. 6, no. 1 (11), p. 44–77.

Kavaliauskė, M. 2015. Green consumption versus consumption reduction: theoretical model based on theory of planned ehaviour. 6^th international conference EMAC Regional 2015, Viena (Austria), 7 p.

Stanislovaitis, A., Brukas, V., Kavaliauskas, M., Gaižutis, A. 2015. Micro responses to increasing environmental consideration in Lithuanian forestry. Land Use Policy, vol. 48, p. 25–37.

National Research Projects

Lithuanian Research Council. Research project: The Impact of Teenager to Parents Decision to Buy Innovative from Consumers Perspective Products (MIP-017/2015). 2015–2017.

The goal of the project is to determine adolescent’s impact on parents’ decision to purchase innovative goods, and to draw the typology of innovative goods (from the consumer perspective) depending on the adolescent’s impact on parents’ purchase decisions. Expert power of adolescents is grounded by involvement into digital technologies and their ability to find information. Their impact on parents is affected by other leverages, such as communication in family, or emotional aspects.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

Kaunas University of Technology (Lithuania)

Monfort College of Business, University of Northern Colorado, (USA)

School of Business of Nipissing University (Canada)

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Prof. S. Urbonavičius –

member of the Research Council of Lithuania;
member of Academy of Marketing Science;
member of Lithuanian member of European Marketing Academy (EMAC);
honorary member of Lithuanian Marketing Association;
member of ICC International;
editor-in-chief of the journal Organizations and Markets in Emerging Economies, www.om.ef.vu.lt;
editorial board member of the journal Trziste (Market) of Zagreb University, http://hrcak.srce.hr/trziste?lang=en;
editorial board member of the journal Ekonomika (Economics), http://www.leidykla.vu.lt/md-link.html.

Prof. V. Dikčius –

member of European Marketing Academy (EMAC);
member of Doctoral committee of the Faculty of Economy;
deputy member of MITA (Science, Innovation and Technology Agency) in area of Social Sciences, an expert of Lithuanian Academy of Science.

Assoc. Prof. A. Gaižutis –

coordinator of national support group of Lithuania for Forest-Based Sector Technological Platform in EU, http://www.forestplatform.org/index.php?mid=89;
coordinator of national technology platform for Forest-Based Sector, www.ntplatformos.lt;
member of the Board, CEPF - Conféderation Européenne des Propriétaires Forestiers, http://www.cepf-eu.org
member of joint committee on private forestry development issues, established by the Minister of Environment;
member of Advisory Council on Forestry under Ministry of Environment, established by the Minister of Environment, www.am.lt;
chairman of the Forest Owners Association of Lithuania, www.forest.lt;
member of Presidium of Lithuanian Chamber of Agriculture, www.zur.lt;
member of Evaluation Committee of the annual prestigious business contest, organized by the Faculty of Economics Students’ Representation (EF SA) The Entrepreneurship Competition, http://www.efsa.lt/jvk/.

Assoc. Prof. I. Pikturnienė –

editorial board member of the journal Organizations and Markets in Emerging Economies.

Dr. M. Degutis –

national editor of Eurobarometer Report (European Commission);
member of ESOMAR (European Society for Opinion and Marketing Research).

Dr. J. Gineikienė –

member of the Board of Lithuanian Communication Agencies Association;
member of Lithuanian Public Relations Professionals Association;
member of Academy of Marketing Science and EMAC.

M. Kavaliauskė –

assistant editor of the journal Organizations and Markets in Emerging Economies;
member of Lithuanian Society of Young Researchers;
member of the Board of the Faculty of Economics Alumni Association at Vilnius University;
member of Lithuanian Biotech Association.

I. Radavičienė –

member of Lithuanian Marketing Association;
President of Young Leaders Club “Move up”.

DEPARTMENT OF QUANTITATIVE METHODS AND MODELING

9 Saulėtekio, 2-811, LT-10222 Vilnius
Tel. 236 6277, fax. 236 6127
E-mail

Head – Prof. Dr. Linas Čekanavičius

STAFF

Professors: Dr. L. Čekanavičius, Dr. G. Kasnauskienė, Dr. J. Martinavičius (part-time), Dr. T. Medaiskis.
Associate professors: Dr. A.Bartkus, Dr. V. Karpuškienė, Dr. V. Kėdaitis, Dr. R. Kropienė, Dr. J. Markelevičius (part-time), Dr. B. Pladis, Dr. R. Valkauskas.
Lecturers: M. Mendelevičius, V. Petrylė.
Doctoral students: T. Baležentis, Š. Eirošius, J. Karmelavičius, K. Kirilauskaitė, D. Kulikauskas, K. Michnevič, G. Pociūtė, J. Ramanauskas, R. Rubčinskaitė.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

National accounting and methodology of statistics

Econometric modeling and analysis of macroeconomic processes

Economics of migration

Environmental economics and policy

Development of social security systems

Economic development in the Baltic region

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2015

Projects Supported by University Budget

Analysis and Modelling of Socio-Economic Alterations under Globalization. Prof. L. Čekanavičius. 2014–2015.

Research of economic, social and demographic challenges facing Lithuania and Europe was continued in 2015. Specific targeted topics include assessent of the influence of demographic shifts on changes in economic growth, as well as on investment fund flows in the EU, evaluation of social and economic conseguences of the minimum wage rise in Lithuania, development of framework for assessment of housing price misalignments from the fundamental prices in the Baltic States, etc.

Main publications:

Kasnauskienė, G., Michnevič, K. 2015. Demographic shifts and their consequencies for the investment funds in the European Union. Ekonomika, vol. 94, No. 3, p. 7–20.

Karpuškienė, V. 2015. Social and economic conseguences of the recent minimum wage rise in Lithuania. Ekonomika, vol. 94, No. 2. p. 83–95.

Kasnauskienė, G., Krimisieraitė, J. 2015. Using MIMIC models to examine determinants of VAT gap in Lithuania. Organizations and Markets in Emerging Economies, vol. 6, no. 1, p. 107–126.

National Research Projects

Research Council of Lithuania. Modelling of Participation Strategy in the Second Pillar Pensions System. (Project No. MIP-012/2015). Prof. T. Medaiskis. 2015–2018.

The assessment of participation in the second pillar pension funds benefits including investment return and investment risk management results will be done. Additionally, modelling of participation strategy in second pillar pension system will be done in the research.

International Research Projects

Network of Experts on Intra-EU Mobility-Free Movement of Workers and Social Security Coordination (Project No. VC/2013/0300–Lot 1: Legal expertise in the field of social security coordination and free movement of workers). Coordinator: University of Genth (Belgium). Prof. T. Medaiskis. 2014–2016.

Analysis of intra-EU mobility data; contrast and comparison of social security schemes and their application in the context of intra-EU mobility; suggestions for improvement.

Contractual Research

Lithuanian Ministry of Social Security and Labour: Judicial and Administration Model of the Labour Relations and Public Social Security. (Project participants: Vilnius University, Mykolas Romeris University and Lithuanian Social Research Cente). Prof.T. Medaiskis, Assoc. Prof. A.Bartkus. 2014–2015.

COOPERATION

Department of Statistics (Lithuania)
Bank of Lithuania (Lithuania)
Lithuanian Social Research Centre (Lithuania)
University of Ghent (Belgium)

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Prof. L. Čekanavičius –

editorial board member of the journal Panoeconomicus (listed in ISI WoS);
editorial board member of the journal Transformations in Business and Economics (listed in ISI WoS);
member of the scientific committee of the national conference Strategic Directions of Lithuania’s Economic Growth and Stability, October 22, 2015, Vilnius.

Assoc. Prof. V. Karpuškienė –

member of the organizational committee of the national conference Strategic Directions of Lithuania’s Economic Growth and Stability, October 22, 2015, Vilnius.

Prof. G. Kasnauskienė –

member of the International Advisory Board of Beder Journal of Educational Sciences (BJES), Albania;
editorial board member of the Proceedings and the Journal Croatian Review of Economic, Business and Social Statistics – CREBSS, Croatia;
member of the international advisory editorial board of the journal Ekonomisti, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Paata Gugushvili Institute of Economics, Georgia;
editorial board member of the Journal International Humanities Studies, Palestine.

Prof. J. Martinavičius –

Chairman of the Scientific Committee of the international conference Accounting, Audit, Analysis: Science, Studies and Business Synthesis, October 15–16, 2015, Vilnius.

Assoc. Prof. J. Markelevičius –

editorial board member of the journal Lietuvos statistikos darbai;
editorial board member of the journal Latvijas Statistika.

Assoc. Prof. T. Medaiskis –

editorial board member of the journal Lietuvos socialinė raida.

DEPARTMENT OF THEORETICAL ECONOMICS

9 Saulėtekio, 2-510, LT-10222 Vilnius
Tel. 236 6147, fax. 236 6127
E-mail

Head - Prof. Dr. Romas Lazutka

STAFF

Professor: Dr. V. Giedraitis.

Associate professors: Dr. V. Gavelis, Dr. D. Klimašauskienė, Dr. R. Paliulytė, Dr. A. Rastenienė, Dr. E. Ulvidienė.
Lecturer: N. Ramanauskė.
Doctoral students: A. Pačebūtaitė-Razgūnė.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Stabilization policy in global economic conditions
Innovation in the context of the global economic core-periphery hierarchy
Industries and sectors: issues and policies
Economics of the welfare state

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2015

Projects Supported by University Budget

Mixed Economy in Lithuania in the Context of European Integration and Globalization. Prof. R. Lazutka. 2011–2015.

The problems of economic aspects of transformations in post-Soviet area were explored. The economic policies in industries and sectors were examined. Measures of prevention of cartels and enforcement of free competition were examined. The peculiarities of innovation in the context of global economic core-periphery hierarchy were analysed.

Main publications:

Lazutka, R., Navicke, J. 2015. Work incentives at the bottom of the income distribution and for model families in Lithuania. EUROMOD Working Paper Series. EM14/15.

Giedraitis, V., Khadka, B., Khim; Lieberman, L. S., Bhatta, L., Pandey, G. 2015. The socio-economic determinants of infant mortality in Nepal: analysis of Nepal Demographic Health Survey, 2011. BMC Pediatrics, vol. 15 (152), p. 1–11.

Giedraitis, V., Stukas, R., Žagminas, K., Šurkiene, G., Skurdenytė, V., Kavaliūnas, A. 2015. Assessment of nutrition and physical activity of 6th-7th grade schoolchildren in the city of Vilnius, Lithuania. Open Med., vol. 10, p. 128–137.

National Research Projects

Income Distributon Factors: Labour, Capital and Welfare State (INCOME). 2015–2017.

The project is aimed at analysing how income of the owners of production factors change with economic growth, how it is disributed among households of different demographic and economic structure, what is the impact of state institutions on population income and its differenciation.

A Legal and Administrative Model of Labour Relations and Social Insurance (New Social Model). 2014–2015.

The New Social Model is under development in line with Priority 4 “Strengthening of Administrative Capacities and Improvement of Public Administration” of 2007–2013 Operational Programme for the Development of Human Resources, implementation measure VP1-4.3-VRM-02-V “Promotion of Public Policy Reforms”. The project activities are co-financed by the European Union structural funds.

International Research Projects

Pilot Project: Developing a Common Methodology for Reference Budgets. European Comission. Coordinator - Antwerpen University. 2014–2015.

The European Reference Budgets Network is a pilot project, funded by the European Commission, aimed at the development of a methodology for constructing high-quality cross-nationally comparable reference budgets in all EU Member States. Reference Budgets are defined as baskets of goods and services that represent acceptable standards of living.

The project is also aimed at establishing a network with the capacity to provide intellectual and practical support to the design and development of complete reference budgets in all EU Member States, in line with the common methodology.

Contractual Research

European Social Policy Network: Lithuanian Expert, European Commission DG Employment and Social Affairs. European Commission. 2014–2017.

A Network of Independent Experts assists the European Commission in monitoring and evaluating the situation with regard to social protection, poverty and social exclusion and the policies that are relevant in this respect in the Member States and Accession countries. The Network Core Team produces synthesis reports, bringing together the main results of the analysis across countries.

Research reports:

Lazutka, R., Poviliūnas, A., Žalimienė, L. 2015. ESPN thematic report on social investment: Lithuania. Brussels: European Commission, 18 p.

Lazutka, R., Poviliūnas, A., Žalimienė, L. 2015. ESPN, Flash Report: towards the deinstitutionalisation of the State childcare system in Lithuania. Brussels: European Commission, 6 p.

COOPERATION

Institute for Social & Economic Research (University of Essex) (https://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/euromod/resources-for-euromod-users/country-reports )

Lithuanian Centre for Social Research (Lithuania) (http://www.lstc.lt/index.php )

Ministry of Social Security and Labour of the Republic of Lithuania (http://www.socmin.lt/index.php?-2063405871 )

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Prof. R. Lazutka –

member of Vilnius University Council;
chairman of Scientific Council of Lithuanian Centre for Social Research (http://www.lstc.lt/centro_m_t.php);
member of Scientific Council of Lithuanian Institute of Agrarian Economics (http://www.laei.lt/?mt=mokslo_taryba);
member of the Council of the Faculty of Economic of Vilnius University;
editorial board member of the journal Ekonomika (Economics);
deputy editor-in-chief of the journal STEPP – Social Theory, Empiric, Practice and Policy (Vilnius University).

Dr. R. Rastenienė –

deputy editor-in-chief of the journal Ekonomika (Economics).

Dr. V. Giedraitis –

managing editor of the journal Ekonomika (Economics).