This research aims to understand and investigate the relationship between entrepreneurial intent and national culture in a post-socialist context. Currently, in Post-Socialist societies that have experienced a wave of economic reforms and a process of transition to the liberal economy, such as Algeria and Romania. The importance of entrepreneurship is in their vitality in the dynamics of development, and that is the significance of testing and understanding the entrepreneurial intentions of the students in connection with the local and/or national culture in Algeria and Romania.
- Type: Case Study
- Published on: 7th March, 2018
- Keywords: Entrepreneurial Intent, National culture, Students, Algeria, Romania
- Pages: 7-11
- Received: 13th January, 2018
- Final revision and acceptance: 1st March, 2018
The seminar from Socola, later named „Veniamin Costachi”, after the name of the Metropolitan of Moldavia, is one of the oldest schools both in Moldavia and in Romania, being the first seminar in the country. Its activity has unfolded - and is still ongoing - for more than two centuries. Even though the institution itself was functioning in more than one real estate and had some periods of disruption due to the various shortcomings or to the political situation, the seminar continued to remain in the living memory of history as one of Iaşi and later Romania's elite schools. Although the emergence of this school is relatively close to contemporaneity, historiography feels the need for some clarification on the date of foundation and on those who have contributed to the emergence and development of this school.
- Type: Case Study
- Published on: 7th March, 2018
- Keywords: Socola seminar, Veniamin Costachi, Theological school
- Pages: 13-16
- Received: 15th February, 2018
- Final revision and acceptance: 1st March, 2018
Hybrid war is a reality; war does not depend only on conventional means, but includes communication and propaganda strategies whose role is increasingly important. In the last few years, terrorist cells have spent and keep spending many energies in a global propaganda business. This activity is a fundamental aspect of the conflict. This promotion campaign serves several purposes: legitimating its authority, recruiting militants and motivating sympathizers, and intimidating and conditioning those whose cells they consider enemies. What draws our attention is the sophisticated level of professionalism they demonstrate in managing propaganda and terror. This paper seeks to provide a broader view of the European Foreign Fighters (FF) phenomenon by analyzing this target group from a marketing point of view in order to lay the foundations for a strategy to counteract them.
- Type: Case Study
- Published on: 20th May, 2018
- Keywords: Foreign Fighters, Hybrid War, Counteracting Propaganda, Marketing Strategies
- Pages: 17-21
- Received: 24th April, 2018
- Final revision and acceptance: 19th May, 2018
Ethics, a philosophical discipline, formulates a set of principles that must be followed, in respect of good and truth, fundamental values of humanity. The world of scientific research, of all kinds, also obeys moral imperatives and principles and is called upon to answer to society not only in relation to the discoveries themselves but, above all, in relation to the possible destructive effects on man or his life environment. The researcher in the sphere of social sciences is more involved in the act of responsibility, the more the topic subject of the study is the individual, the social group, the social environment. He must rigorously follow the principles and requirements of fair, honest, objective studies that do not harm the dignity of the human being. In line with the ethical rigors of scientific research, the article aims to highlight some aspects of respecting the principle of confidentiality and anonymity in qualitative research in the field of sociology, with reference to the study of vulnerable groups in Arad County.
- Type: Case Study
- Published on: 20th May, 2018
- Keywords: Scientific research, Ethical requirements, Sociology, Responsibility, Arad County
- Pages: 23-31
- Received: 5th April, 2018
- Final revision and acceptance: 19th May, 2018
Financial performance is often difficult to achieve by economic entities, especially in the current economic context and successful models of some companies constitute examples of good practice for aspirants. Cash-flow explains investment because it contains information about future flows of cash and because investment is made in pursuit of future income. Therfore, the purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between cash-flow, investment and net income. The target population of the study was the companies listed and traded on the Bucharest Stock Exchange during 2012-2016. The results of this empirical study showed that most of the companies listed and traded on BVB that earn profit constantly generate cash-flow and 65% of the companies listed and traded on BVB during the period 2012-2016 show a satisfactory long-term financial balance.
- Type: Case Study
- Published on: 20th May, 2018
- Keywords: Financial information, Financial statement analysis, Investment, Cash-flow analysis
- Pages: 33-38
- Received: 15th April, 2018
- Final revision and acceptance: 19th May, 2018
Foreign fighters (FF), that is, all those people who leave their countries of origin or residence to participate in a foreign armed conflict are strongly attracted by the terrorist groups, which by their symbols and propaganda can be considered as genuine brands; their mission is to restore archaic Islam as the only possible choice and the only alternative to preserving Western values. To achieve this, it was necessary to build a strong brand to represent the founding and fundamental values of Islam, a brand that could influence the common feelings of the resurrection of Islam. In this article, we intend to explore new strategic approaches to digital marketing and tactical applications to develop a brand and new product, alternately to the more developed and more desirable terrorist group format.
- Type: Case Study
- Published on: 20th May, 2018
- Keywords: Digital marketing, Foreign Fighters, Brand
- Pages: 39-43
- Received: 24th April, 2018
- Final revision and acceptance: 19th May, 2018
The trial of „Teodorescu Alexandru and others” batch, so tragic in its consequences, keeps alive only two of 16 people: Rădulescu Nicolae and Mihăilescu Emanoil, true disciples of Father Daniil Sandu Tudor, who have reverently preserved in their hearts the shape of the Burning Altar’s flames. The present study is an updated biography of George Văsîi from those times’ reality from the confessors Nicolae Rădulescu and Emanoil Mihăilescu’s perspective. The analogy between the two recall points of view, conveyed by the former students who belonged to „The Burning Altar” group, represents, in our opinion, an effective technique of the historical truth reconstruction. The same reasons, of objective restitution and investigation of George Văsâi, the Faculty of Architecture student within „The Burning Altar” batch, led to the consultation of the Archives of the National Council for the Study of Security Archives (ACNSAS), from where we selected a series of documents concerning directly Văsîi George.
- Type: Case Study
- Published on: 20th May, 2018
- Keywords: Father Daniil Sandu Tudor, George Vasaîi, Orthodoxy, The Burning Altar, Faculty of Architecture
- Pages: 45-49
- Received: 13th May, 2018
- Final revision and acceptance: 19th May, 2018
At the anniversary celebration - 70 years from the founding of the Iasi Branch of the Romanian Academy, we celebrate the leading light of Professor Univ. Dr. Petre Mâlcomete by evoking biographical coordinates with specific quantitative and qualitative accumulations, as well as some characteristics and qualities that, in our opinion, made possible a long and prodigious career.
- Type: Perspective, opinion and commentary
- Published on: 20th May, 2018
- Keywords: Petre Mâlcomete, Marketing, Founder of the School of Marketing
- Pages: 51-55
- Received: 20th April, 2018
- Final revision and acceptance: 19th May, 2018
We are talking today about innovation, technology, science and more recently we are talking about ,,smart cities”. The "smart city" phenomenon has developed a lot over the last 20 years. We are talking about intelligent cities along and across the globe, because it is a current subject and a need. The objective of this article is to analyze and define the term "smart city", focusing on definitions, features, global trends, and smart administration in these future cities around the globe.
- Type: Review Article
- Published on: 21th June, 2018
- Keywords: Smart city, Smart administration, Public policies
- Pages: 57-62
- Received: 30th April, 2018
- Final revision and acceptance: 30th May, 2018
At a global level, sports tourism is one of the most profitable branches of tourism. Millions of persons, from all over the world, travel annually in order to assist or participate in various sports competitions, whether we are talking about tennis, football or handball. This paper aims to analyze the evolution of sports tourism through the most important football competition in the world – World Cup. This event has gathered, since the first edition, a large number of persons. Over time, there have been millions of supporters who have witnessed matches, a number that has grown since the development of the competition, with the increase in the number of games played at the final tournament and the intense media coverage of athletes with whom the fans have been able to create stronger relationships through social media.
- Type: Case Study
- Published on: 30th September, 2018
- Keywords: Sports tourism, The World Football Championship, Spectator
- Pages: 75-80
- Received: 31th July, 2018
- Final revision and acceptance: 29th September, 2018
The employer brand is an important element to be taken into consideration by the management due to its influence in the attraction and retention of talented employees. The purpose of this paper is to explore the dimensions of the employer brand from the perspective of Romanian employees in the IT industry. In order to identify functional benefits components, economic benefits components and psychological benefits components we conducted an exploratory factor analysis using the Principal Component technique and Varimax rotation with Kaiser Normalization method. The 2 factors of the functional benefits component are company values and factor 2 training and development. The economic factors are bonuses and other economic benefits and the second factor insurances. The psychological benefits also include 2 factors: employees’ recognition and good working conditions.
- Type: Case Study
- Published on: 30th September, 2018
- Keywords: Employer brand, Functional, economic and psychological benefits, IT Romanian Service Industry
- Pages: 81-86
- Received: 2nd August, 2018
- Final revision and acceptance: 29th September, 2018
Using an empirical approach, research seeks to discover how newborn companies attract and retain human capital. The study describes and outlines employees' motivations and the way they help companies record upward trends, making them more profitable by increasing performance and productivity. The article will validate through a quantitative analysis the hypotheses described by Safal Batra in 2017 on a survey of a newborn online business investigating the factors that attract and retain employees. The hypotheses take into account the following factors that motivate employees in newly created firms: introducing employees as partners in the company, creating informal learning opportunities, providing a flexible working environment, and creating opportunities for employee engagements or helping with vital decisions within the company. We will later use these factors to create a motivational portrait of the employees of a newborn company and outline their importance for human capital. The results will conclude by validating hypotheses and outlining different factors involved in personnel retention.
- Type: Case Study
- Published on: 5th October, 2018
- Keywords: New ventures, Attract employees, Retain employees, Motivation, Opportunities
- Pages: 87-93
- Received: 6th August, 2018
- Final revision and acceptance: 1st October, 2018
At the beginning of a new technological era - The fourth industrial revolution – we find ourselves in a society strongly shaped by technologically driven speed and an increasingly complex and uncertain environment which affects all areas of human life. In this context, businesses have to find new management approaches for overcoming technological anxiety and for harnessing the potential derived from ubiquitous computing. In order to find possible management strategies for coping with the current challenges, we analyse the following: first, the economic effects of technological change on organizations and employment; second, we identify some of the main features that a strategic approach should consider for sustaining competitiveness in such volatile times. We conclude that vigilance to the new, continuous investing in R&D (research and development) and in new technologies, as well as encouraging employees’ skill improvement by training programs and learning environments are among the bedrocks for surviving and striving in the new economy.
- Type: Review Article
- Published on: 22th December, 2018
- Keywords: Creative destruction, Creative disruption, Creative recombination, Technological Change, Technological Anxiety
- Pages: 95-102
- Received: 8th October, 2018
- Final revision and acceptance: 10th December, 2018
This article aims to discover new trends in newborn firms, considering the performance and productivity of employees. Noteworthy that recent research highlights a balance between service and production, and based on these findings, the article will describe and examine in detail the trends and particulates of newborn firms in accordance with employee performance and productivity. Research highlights how a newly-formed company can help increase employees performance and productivity using an empirical approach to showcase contemporary trends in this area of study. The results of the analysis will highlight the fact that motivation is the main driver that leads to an increase in employee performance and productivity in new firms, and that they are attracted by innovation oriented companies with an open vision to change.
- Type: Case Study
- Published on: 22th December, 2018
- Keywords: Newborn firms, Employee performance, Productivity, Motivation, Innovation
- Pages: 103-108
- Received: 10th October, 2018
- Final revision and acceptance: 15th December, 2018
