Taking into account that today the consumption of energy has grown six times since half a century ago, investments are needed for diversifying the sources of energy consumption and raising the efficiency of energy use. In this article authors concentrate on declaring trends in the energy field...

The financial crisis that began in 2008 has had an impact on the way banks and financial institutions conduct their business. It’s not just the financial situation of such institutions that has changed, but the market as well. The measures that should be taken involve the banking sector itself...

Abandoned barracks are a case of un-utilized government property which can be adapted and put back into use in the form of Business Incubators and Business Support Centers and thus serve SMEs in their efforts to grow and create new wealth. The task of transforming former military sites into new...

The application of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is becoming in the international business context a source of competitive advantages, especially taking into account the current economic crisis and the prevalence of socio-economic business models in Europe. In order to prove their CSR...

This research examines the determinants of firms’ capital structure introducing a behavioral perspective that has received little attention in corporate finance literature. The following central hypothesis emerges from a set of recently developed theories: firms managed by loss aversion,...

The purpose of this study was to test reliability and validity of eBankQual scale. Basically this scale was developed for measurement of service quality and customer satisfaction in e-banking. In the present study, author has conducted survey of internet banking users and examined reliability...

In recent years the mergers of companies have seen a setback due to the economic crisis and the implications that it has generated in the market. As such, the reasons behind the implementation of mergers have changed, if, in prior periods the common reason for merger was the desire to integrate...

Size does not represent a condition for a company to become competitive and profitable in the market, but in the unhappy situation when an acquisition seems to be the last solution of saving a company, a manager must know how to take the right decision and to prepare the company for the...

Nowadays, the delivery of learning services is accomplished in a diversity of ways and subordinated to the rules of a competitive market, in the context of a globalization expansion. Moreover, the Internet, the websites and related technologies sustain this unprecedented diversity. In this paper...

The most important steps taken in commerce, as consequences of the scientific and technical progress, are reflected in the sequence of the six major revolutions completed in this sector of activity: the emergence of large stores, the development of branches, the emergence of popular stores, the...