This paper analyses the impact of the economic and financial crisis on merger and acquisition activity in Europe and the latest trends manifested on the cross-border merger and acquisition market involving European companies. Thus, a first objective of this research is to reveal the evolution of...

The main aim of the UE is to protect and sustain its citizen’s expectations by harmonizing the national politics and strategies in order to generate better results. At this moment we have three main actors: Private Business Environment (PBE), National Pub

Actions for both adapting and mitigating climate change (CC) are fewer and smaller than it is necessary. A possible explanation for this is that CC cannot be perceived directly and the reaction to it depends on how it is communicated.

Various phenomena generated by the new context of globalization have focused our research interest towards studying in what ways management of Intercultural Work teams (IWT) could and should contribute to the increase of their performance at work. Despite the recognition of the fact that many...

This study investigates the climate change discourse as this is a highly debated topic nowadays. A case study is revealed in this paper, which consists of applying the critical discourse analysis method at Raiffeisen Bank, one of the most important international banks. The findings of this study...

In the globalized economy multinational firms have given rise to local firms able to produce at a low cost and at acceptable quality levels. A growing number of firms have outsourced production and manufacturing activities of all types to these firms, not only to reduce production costs but also...

Change is a constant in everyday life confronting organizations to continuously adapt their strategy, structure, processes, and culture in order to survive and stay competitive on the market. Implementing organizational change is one of the most important skills required for managers and in the...

The aim of this article is to understand the theoretical framework of the social capital concept, based on different approaches identified in the literature and highlight the direct influence social capital has on the entrepreneurial personality characteristics of individuals and organizations....

Choosing the most appropriate form of licensing a business is an important decision not easy to be made by an entrepreneur and it should be taken only after he has the required skills and abilities to do so. The business idea should harmonize with the business environment and its future trends,...

In tourism, hotels play an important role and contribute to the economic growth in cities and other places endowed with attractions which are universally recognized.Two elements are essential in the tourism industry system: product quality and human resources. In terms of quality of the hotel...