This study attempts to identify some characteristics of the relationship between journalists and politicians. The methodology of the research is based on the analysis of responses to interviews in depth applied to a sample of 50 print and audiovisual journalists from Bucharest, Suceava, Pitesti,...

Cultural studies research showed that the same cultural product is consumed differently, depending on the culture of reference a public is tied to. These studies were done on fictions, like the Dallas series. This paper will try to show if the cultural differences can explain the success or the...

The unique selling proposition - UPS - is “an unique advantage proposed by a product, that the company promotes aggressively and constantly on the market. This advantage usually reflects the superior functionality of the product: superior quality, best services, lowest price, most advanced...

Besides the theoretical approach, the paper also includes an research conducted with students of the Faculty of Jornalism and Communication at the University of Bucarest. The main objective of this research was to determine the extent to which the media fiction (television series for youth)...

SMEs have a major contribution to economic growth and job creation. In a dynamic world, marked by very rapid technological and economic changes, they must adapt and seek new ways to improve business. Social Media seems to provide tools to improve the work, especially on the sales and marketing....

The following paper reveals the content of a new form of comunication used as vehicle for information between consumers on the Internet. Consumer-Generated Media (CGM) describes a variety of new sources of online information that are created, initiated, circulated and used by consumers intent on...

Purpose – This review article aims to develop an integrating overview of the present status of the theory of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and also of individuals’ expectations of corporate social responsibility (CSR). Design/methodology/approach – In order to clarify the core...

Purpose – This article aims to develop and to popularize an overview of the present status of the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR). Design/methodology/approach – In order to clarify and to popularize the core concepts of CSR, articles in leading economic journals were...

Before starting the design and implementation of a business ethics program, shareholders and managers need to decide what are trying to achieve, through their business ethics program. An effective program should provide specific measures, action-oriented, relevant and applicable. Also essential...

Most companies set standards and procedures to meet stakeholder expectations. What distinguishes a company ethically responsible by other companies is that shareholders and managers develop standards of business ethics, procedures and reasonable expectations to improve performance, profits to...