This paper studies the demand, supply and competition on the educational market, the necessity of involvement of any university in the education market mechanisms. University's managers must find solutions to solve the problem of balancing supply-demand ratio on this market and identify the...

The perception of the corporate image may be investigated to the distinctiveness of the service given the great diversity of the service industries. The purpose of this research is to identify the factors used by public transport users in evaluating the image of their local transit providers....

Retaining public employees, especially techn ical experts, is difficult when tax revenues are down. This is particularly true for local and regional governments who lack the resources of national governments. These governments can retain employees by hiring well (getting and developing people...

This work in progress paper outlines a study currently being completed into the charity donation behaviour of a sample of financially poor people residing in three inner-London Boroughs that exhibit some of the highest levels of social deprivation in Western Europe. It examines whether several...

The aim of this article is to provide an overview of the relationship between environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and private companies in Romania, in the context of the current global economic crisis. In addition to the literature review, the article explores the public...

The present analysis aims to radiograph the status of the official Web sites for all the municipalities in Romania and, together with the data collected from the educational system (I refer here especially to the education in the field of IT&C) to verify if there is a connection between these...

2009 was the safest year on record on Irish roads since records began in 1959. There were 240 deaths on Irish roads, which represent a 14% reduction from 2008 figures. Despite these improvements, 40% of all road deaths in 2009 occurred in those aged under-25 years of age. Globally road traffic...

Blood donation is dependent on the goodwill of people, to voluntarily donate blood, without financial reward. There is a continuous need for new blood donors, because the demand for donor blood is increasing, whereas the supply of blood is declining. Only 3% of the eligible population in the...

The current pace of European integration reforms in Romania gives us the opportunity to analyze the way different social entities encapsulated values and principles emerged from the European policies. For any state, and especially for the ones newly adhered to the European Union, public...

"University Rankings" - or "League Tables", as they are known in the United Kingdom - have in a short period of time become an important feature in policy-making and practice in higher education. They are now a global phenomenon serving different purposes for different and varied audiences. Even...