This article reviews recent developments in leadership that are to upgrade the preexistent knowledge in this field. Also, it discusses the shift towards the language of performance outcomes used increasingly to describe leaders and leadership and the changing political and economic environments...

This present paper is aiming to highlight the evolution of electronic commerce in Romania between 2000 – the first quarter 2010. Were processed, analyzed and interpreted data on the number of electronic stores and online transaction volume in this period. Also,based on these data to make a...

This paper aims to highlight the evolution of e-commerce in Romania between 2008 – fourth quarter 2011. Were processed, analyzed and interpreted data on the number of electronic stores and online transaction volume in this period. Also, based on these data was made an estimate of the evolution...

The aims of our paper are to demonstrate that power can influence the quality of leadership in a system and, that the leader of an organization can choose to delegate power to the employees, keeping them motivated and improving the overall performance of the organization. The ability to...

The complex relationships between business and society have constituted the subject of many researchers from different disciplines in the last century. The aims of our paper are to render in brief the theoretical framework related to the concept of social responsibility of business...

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a concept that clarifies the meaning of social responsibilities of companies and shows how they can be met. Organizations are strongly connected to the business environment where they operate. In a wider sense, CSR incorporates not only the direct...

In the past century, the business models were focused on providing a basic product at a low/very low cost, then charging excessive amounts of money for refills or for associated products/services. In the 21st century, the business models have to take into account not just the new technologies,...

The fundamental determinant of the competitiveness of a nation is the productivity of the companies acting in its economy. In the age of globalization, countries compete not only for markets, technology, skills and investments, but also for raising their standards of living. The national...

After its defeat in the World War II, Japan was a country in ruin. The Japanese economy faced huge problems as unemployment and hyperinflation increased. The vast majority of its industry was destroyed and new industrial facilities had to be re-constructed from the ashes. In the 1970s Japan...