The purpose of this paper is to reflect the behavioral aspects that govern corporations. The paper briefly presents some of the main pillars of behavioral corporate finance: management, closed – end funds puzzle, dividends and the importance of aggregate earnings releases. The first pillar...

This study presents the valuation scheme of a flexographic printing industry firm. The industry, the technology used and most importantly the firm being young ones, it is not possible to use the classical comparable valuation methods. The new approach in this matter is to use as benchmark...

Corporate Governance has particular importance and relevance for the good management and governance of the companies. Even the disruption between the owners and the executives has been widely recognised since many decades, the frauds and manipulations we have witnessed in the 90s and later...

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...

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...

The aim of the paper is to study how itâ€(tm)s possible to enhance the cognitive enterprise model by the theory of autopoietic systems. I propose a model that considers the organization as a closed system in which all cognitive activity is necessary to develop coherent operations needed to...

The economical concept of SMEs represents the axis of functional market economies. The problem of their delimitation within the European area is being solved unitarily and transparently today. Besides the communitarian and national significance of SMEs, the investigation of their employees'...

Starting with J. K. Galbraith who conceptualized what â€good society†means and how it can be achieved, a long series of both theoretical and practical concerns has emerged. One way of implementing it is companiesâ€(tm) social responsibility. Companies are parts of the society,...

In order to achieve growth and development strategy, companies can choose between continuous improvement or optimization of operational and financial assets, on one hand, and on the other hand the achievement of mergers and acquisitions, as also strategic partnerships with other companies. The...

Organizations' competitiveness is an effect of their current strategic and tactical movements and also a cause, a driver of future performance. This paper aims to analyze competitiveness in dynamics, by taking into account the impact of organizations' potential of competitiveness on their...