Starting from the anecdotic hypothesis that “leading academics is like trying to herd cats”, the paper reviews the main challenges and barriers to present academic leadership. The context is that of the on-going Bologna transformation of the university, and of the renewed quest for...

This paper aims at analyzing the process of academic internationalization from a conceptual perspective. First, it will be introduced and explained the concept of academic internationalization. Next, it will be made a parallel between internationalization, globalization and regionalization,...

The paper analyzes, comparatively, the Hungarian and Romanian higher education systems, based on four dimensions: history, structure and financing, internationalization, quality assurance. The perspective of the analysis is the integration of European ways to reform the university, pursued by...

The paper proposes a model of convergence in higher education, based on four main directions and twelve indicators. Using structural equation modelling, the framework is tested and turned into a real model by inputing data obtained, through interviews, from experts in the field of European...

This paper aims to illustrate a revolutionary approach to bank financing of extensive investment projects developed by major corporations. The new approach pertains to corporate banking and is applied to corporate projects developed by special purpose vehicles. The theoretical framework...

As universities are presently involved in a world-wide competition for students, and, implicitly, for markets in which to sell their services, the issue of the advantages research brings, transformed in market share increase, becomes an issue for university management. The paper examines,...

This paper estimates the impact of trade between Romania and EU (export and imports) on sustainable development (defined through the following ratios: GDP growth and employment level) using dynamic forecasting and vector auto-regression (VAR) methods. Logistic regression forecasts the evolution...

The European Cohesion Policy is designed to yield concrete results, furthering economic and social cohesion and reducing gaps between development levels in the various regions. Considering the context of the early post-accession period, posing significant challenges to regional development in...

In the immediate future, intergenerational knowledge transfer is one of the knowledge-based economy’s main challenges since an inner motivational force powers knowledge transfer. Knowledge transfer from individuals to groups and organization must follow knowledge creation in order to transform...

The paper presents the particularities of the logistics and supply chain management in the pharmaceutical industry and discusses the factors which influence drugs diffusion speed on the Romanian market. On the one hand, customer satisfaction, as an outcome of successful customer relationship...