Considered as the fourth Power in the state, mass media succeeds in transforming by the power of information the entire planet into a “global village”, rendering by specific means the crisis and after-crisis situations, the dramas that the world economy is facing on a micro and macro scale....

Tourism has an important place within the world economy and represents a basic branch in many countries with touristic vocation. In the context of the current world crisis, religious tourism is a complex phenomenon in a continuous transformation and diversification, though keeping the basis...

A method for selecting and rating scientific and professional journals representing the discipline of ergonomics and human factors is proposed. The method is based upon the journal list, impact factors and citations provided by the Institute of Scientific Information (ISI), and the journal list...

Organizations exist to create value for their stakeholders that stakeholders cannot create through individual effort. Information systems exist to increase an organization’s ability to create value using intellectual capital. A theoretical explanation of value might therefore be useful to...

Although informal networks are often emphasized as facilitating knowledge transfer, we use network data obtained from a multi-unit high-tech firm to show that the formal network also significantly contributes to inter-unit knowledge transfer. Individuals centrally placed in a network are, in...

The evaluation and measurement of intellectual capital is an issue of increasing importance for companies because of the staleness of the traditional accounting systems which do not provide relevant information regarding the value of a company. Thus, specialists are working to identify a model...

This paper presents a method for selection of the optimal simultaneous equation system from a set of nested models under the condition of a small sample. The purpose of selection is to identify a model with the best prognostic possibilities. Multivariate AIC, BIC and AICC are used as the...

This paper aims to identify the relationship between foreign direct investment and the investment environment. The major investment environment variables are highlighted, the strength and correlation between them. The scientific approach highlights the main motivations of international companies...

One of the key indicators of human welfare refers to consumption. Moreover, consumption, along with other component – production, is one of the major themes of EUROSTAT indicators system of sustainable development. In real terms, total consumption expenditure of households in Romania increased...