In the context of integration of the Lithuanian social service sector into the international social security system of the European Union where relations of market economy are getting more and more stronger, it is important to substantiate the trends and priorities for efficient development of the mentioned services. In order to ensure rendering of one of the types of the mentioned services – institutional care services – for elderly population not only by the objective structure and scope, but also to ensure sufficient funding thereof, it is necessary to identify the priorities and principles of efficient rendering of the mentioned services. Researches carried out in the European Union show that most of the goals of effectiveness of institutional care services (further – “the ICS”) for the elderly are short-term, driven to technical efficiency, where efforts are taken to render maximal quantity of services (of the definite quality) for the minimal ICS costs. However, the increasing need for these services in a result of new changes in the structure and values of the society is not adequate to public resources and does not ensure satisfaction of the ICS need either.

Objective of the research is to formulate an e-commerce model, aimed at increasing business effectiveness by minimising costs, which is based on the assessment of the impact of e-commerce on business effectiveness.

Magistro darbą „Finansinių konglomeratų veiklos efektyvumo tyrimas“ sudaro keturios pagrindinės dalys: problemos analizė, teoriniai ir praktiniais sprendimai bei išvados. Pirmoje darbo dalyje analizuojama finansinių konglomeratų veiklos efektyvumo problema, susijusi su jų tarptautine ir tarpsektorine integracija. Aptariamos pagrindinės finansinių konglomeratų formavosi priežastys ir tikslai, galimos problemos ir jų sprendimo būdai. Antros dalies pradžioje nagrinėjama finansinio konglomerato sąvoka ir organizacinės struktūros. Vėliau atliekama teorinė šių finansinių organizacijų veikos efektyvumo metodologijų analizė taikant finansinę santykinę analizę bei neparametrines ir parametrines ekonometrines procedūras. Trečioji darbo dalis pateikia praktinį finansinių konglomeratų su skirtingomis organizacinėmis struktūromis veiklos efektyvumo sprendimą pasauliniu ir Lietuvos mastu, naudojant neparametrinę duomenų gaubiamąją analizę (DEA) ir finansinę santykinę analizę. Paskutinėje darbo dalyje apibendrinami viso darbo rezultatai, susiję su efektyviausiai veikiančia finansinės konglomeracijos organizacine struktūra. Magistro darbe yra 13 paveikslų, 13 lentelių, 27 formulės ir 12 priedų. Darbo pabaigoje nurodoma darbe naudota literatūra, sudaryta iš 70 literatūros šaltinių. / Master‘s Work „Efficiency Analysis of Financial Conglomerates“ consists of four main chapters: problem analysis, theoretical and practical sulutions and general conclusions of the paper work. The first chapter analyse the efficiency of financial conglomerates spurred by international and cross sectoral financial integration. The research based on aims, backgrounds and highlight issues raised by financial conglomeration. The definitions and organizational structures of financial conglomeration are set in the begining of the second chapter. There in after teorethical researches in methodology of cost and profit efficiency due to relative analysis of essential finance indexes and parametric and nonparametric approaches. In terms of organizational structure of financial conglomerates, the third chapter presents practical efficiency sulutions worlwide and in the context of today’s Lithuania. Fundamental assesments were made using nonpametric Data Envelopment Approach and traditional relative indexes Analysis. In the last chapter are produced aggregate conclusions of the entire Master‘s Work. There are 13 pictures, 13 tables, 27 formulas and 12 affixes used in the paper. The list of the 70 scientific literatures sources is presented at the end of the work.