This paper aims to investigate the evolution of economic theories that explain firms’ internationalization and the development of foreign direct investments. Arguments are intended to show that theoretical approaches in this field are rooted in the period of classical theories of the...

Political Sciences’ enquiry into such deep embedded social practices as clientelism necessitates new approaches within the discipline. This article explores the evolution of the interpretative approach from the periphery of scientific research to the main alternative to positivist studies. The...

Competition for energy resources in the contemporary world remains a source of crises and conflicts as long as demand increases faster than supply, and major oil reserves are located in areas characterized by profound political-economic imbalances and instability. Energy security is a matter of...

The purpose of the article is based on the assumption that there is a theoretical link between brand satisfaction and consumer loyalty. The article includes brand satisfaction and loyalty research links in the theoretical studies. Based on the analysis of scientific literature, stated that the...

The article analyzes the impact of the economic and financial crisis on foreign direct investments flows by trying to explain in the beginning the causes of the current sub-prime crisis that started in the US through a chronological presentation of the events that took place on the international...

Photodynamic therapy is a relatively new method used in malign tumour detection and treatment. The evaluation of the tumour response to this treatment can be made by optical techniques. In the paper below three optical techniques for tumour detection are presented: steady-state, time-resolved...

The role and importance of interdisciplinarity in finding a solution to the most complex problems in science and research, in the practical activity of any economical and social aspect of our lives, with special interest in education and graduate education, is one of the most frequent academic...

Generally, the educational training and research / development process describes the following levels of disciplines interpenetration: pluridisciplinarity, multidisciplinarity, interdisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity. The interdisciplinarity implies phenomena, general laws and concepts...

The article reveals the importance of academic research in the context of new requirements of the knowledge economy. The strategic mission of universities should focus on defining the elements of "a culture of research": the accumulation of knowledge, the renewal of learning methods, the...