This research discusses results obtained through formulation and estimation of a dynamic stochastic model that captures individual smoking decision making, health expectations, and longevity over the life cycle. The standard rational addiction model is augmented with a Bayesian learning process...

This paper aims to explore the relevance of the Theory of Argumentation TA in the complex area of financial reporting. Specifically, we investigated the scope of the phenomenon of persuasion in advertising. It examines advertisements in publications notable economic movement in Colombia. The...

Information, the third manifestation form of Fundamental Existence, has become the most valuable treasure of mankind. The Japanese once said that the happy masters of information in early 21st century are going to be the masters of the world, too. The sign of power is not going to be rendered by...

The term business intelligence can be defined as a group of widely used ICT tools that gather all kinds of complex data concerning a certain organisation and compiles them into reports that are meaningful, exact and delivered on time. Those tools can provide meaningful insights into the state of...

This paper aims to describe the conceptual relationship between information and communication technologies (ICT) and competitive intelligence (CI) by emphasizing the role of ICT in support of knowledge processes specific activities relevant to the viability of the organization. Assessing the...

In the market economy, when the relationship of theproduct-market - competition becomes more and more complex,the task of the deciders is increasingly difficult. A modern organization must have a management style based on the flexibility, dynamism and foresight. In conditions of diversifying of...

In the present paper upon the Business Intelligence framed in the Romanian national culture peculiarity we will appeal to a gradual approach to the subject, from theoretical – to experimental – to applicative. At an empirical level of these approach we will try to interface a theoretical...

The Economics doesn’t mean an accumulation of disparate sciences, is a coherent set of related theories in the support of certain ideas from the schools of thought or arising from different research areas. In the Economics, the complementarities between practice and theory are potentiated...

The Internet has changed the whole world through its scale and accessibility. Even if the information can be found easier than ever, it triggers a whole series of effects on many aspects of modern life as well as in a wide range of domains. Marketing is directly influenced by the Internet which...

This article covers aspects of implementation and use of information technology in retail trade organizations