This paper intends to understand the major institutional factors related to the economic development of the European Union (EU) countries in the last two decades. It provides some contributions to the institutionalist debate of the present crisis of the European Union, and within it, the...

Now more than ever, corporations the world over are scrambling to redefine the processes, techniques, and strategies they need to survive in an age of uncertainty. Businesses today seek an effective corporate performance measurement system to maximize the bottom line. With the advent of the...

The importance of countries as actors in international economy is the basis of global economic governance. Though the world has increasingly become more integrated in terms of economics, it continues to be politically fragmented in independent states, which follow their own interests. In...

INTANGIBLE ASSETS THROUGH THE COHESION POLICY Roth Anne-Marie-Monika West University of Timisoara Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Popescu (Stingaciu) Ana-Maria West University of Timisoara Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Intangible assets in general and...

Present paper present an approach of the Research-Development and Innovation System (RDI) in Europe during the last decade. After a short introduction is presented the European Union formation. Research, development and innovation (RDI) has been studied and analyzed since 2001 by the European...

In the current competitive context organizational development of enterprises determine radical changes in order to cope with an environment dominated by deep uncertainty and creates the ability to renew its own knowledge assets in order to gain competitive advantage in a market more and more...

Focusing more on the evolution of the Romanian external trade and FDI inflows after 2007 - the year of Romania's EU integration - the paper provides insights in the trade and FDI inflows determinants in the context of the convergence process and also in relation to the financial global crisis....

This paper considers the issue of competitiveness of national economy, making specific reference to the economic situation of Romania in the year 2010. The diversity of views on approaches to competitiveness in the literature requires consultation of reports prepared by prestigious international...

The heterogeneity of response of the different economies facing the world economic crisis has brought into attention once again the issue of convergence inside the European Union. The high growth rates experienced by CEEC during the last decade created an optimistic view of rapid convergence...