The main objective of every firm is the creation of value, respectively the investment for which the efficiency resulted is above the profitability ratio required by the shareholders. In this paper are presented the fianancial indicators used for a proper value measuring of the firm’s...

In recent years, the technology transfer was considered more and more an important tool for promoting growth and creating jobs. Europe has a strong scientific and technological base but this potential is not used properly and the main cause is the lack of investment funds, especially in the...

Investment decisions in Romania depend on the correlation between the free enterprise and planning, but this correlation is influenced both by transition problems and the numerous changes caused by the current crisis. Planning is important and useful process for a modern society, but the...

In times of uncertainty and crisis the performance measurement instruments should be reanalyzed. Thus, alongside the classic indicators of performance, in business financial analysis can be used modern indicators which offer a greater flexibility and efficiency. Such a measurement indicator for...

Romania joined the European Union- EU -in 2007, as an emerging economy and rural by excellence and this feature is keeping even in 2012. Difficulty in establishing investment priorities for rural development in Romania is caused by the large size and fragility of the rural area and the fact that...

Persistent crisis and pressing social and environmental challenges highlight once again the vital role of investment activity. A new concept about “New generation of investment policies” treats inclusive growth and sustainable development based on efforts to attract and benefit from...

The governance system of the quoted firms conditions the level of their economic-financial performances, but also the expectations of the investors regarding the future opportunities of development. The firms from Central and Eastern Europe have a common model of governance based on the internal...

The approach by comparison establishes the limits of the shares market value by analyzing the prices, normally paid for shares to the competing entities to the one evaluated. In order to select the comparison base, the motivations of the parties involved in the transaction must be identified....

Financial or corporate risk management is a part of the firm risk management with which deal with the financial risks, such as market risk, liquidity risk and credit risk. In the context of international financial crisis, a variety of factors are influencing the development of corporate risk...

This paper underlines several positive and negative aspects generated by the public economic policies from Romania after 1989, when the communist era ended. The transition to the market economy brought major changes to the decision process, coordinated and implemented by the public authorities...