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Competitiveness in organizational integrated computer system project management
Get PDFThe organizational integrated computer system project management aims at achieving competitiveness by unitary, connected and personalised treatment of the requirements for this type of projects, along with the adequate application of all the basic management, administration and project planning principles, as well as of the basic concepts of the organisational information management development.The paper presents some aspects of organizational computer systems project management competitiveness with the specific reference to some Romanian companies’ projects
Book reviews: Animal spirits. How human psychology drives the economy and why it matters for global capitalism
No full textAnimal spirits*. How human psychology drives the economy and why it matters for global capitalism helps us understand how the economic systems operate on the economic theory crisis background. The message of the book is recognizing the importance of irrationality factors in formulating the economic theory.The paper calls for reconsidering the economy fundamentals and principles, presenting a new way of understanding the significant economic phenomena that standard economic science cannot explain or accurately interpret. In this respect, a new way to revolutionize the economic thinking which might change the approach of the economic crises, unemployment, poverty, economic fluctuations and the like, is open.* The “animal spirits” collocation (coming from Latin spiritus animalis, where animus pertains to the soul or means to animate) refers to that nervous fluid presently covering the psychological and emotional motivation factors. In a broad sense, the animal spirits refer to vivacity, to the natural state of a healthy animal, acting as an intermediary between the body and soul. In an economic context, Keynes speaks about the people’s strength and vitality determining them to make bold decisions and to invest money, effort and time in business initiatives. From an economic perspective, the animal spirits cover an element of anxiety and inconsistency present in the economy, the people’s unusual ambiguity and insecurity which sometimes paralyse them, while otherwise stimulate them overcome fear and hesitation
Dimensions of post-crisis competitive monetary policy
Get PDFThis communication wants to highlight, synthetically, the need to reconsider the monetary policy pursued in post-crisis period, driven by the imperatives of necessity, the requirements increase its competitiveness in a global economy, integrated, computerized, subject, becoming more global governance multiform.In this respect, communication and defining attributes are revealed circumscribed managing corporate governance dimensions of competitive monetary policy, promoted by the central bank in post-crisis period, finally giving it a summary schedule determined relations between attributes and dimensions of size co-determinative scheme could offer possible opening for formalization and modeling.Dimensions listed in the paper confined field improvement and adaptation potential of monetary policy in a period of rebuilding and restructuring the global economy, world of regionalism and integration, the polarization of the world economy, the assertion of national economies in a new perspective, that of network economies networked and distributed market.
Budget and development at the beginning of the 21st century. Let us understand the past in order to design the future
Get PDFIn order to formulate the governmental policies, it is important to understand the experience of the past and not to repeat the same errors. The Government needs to analyze the experience of the past in the budgetary field and design a wise policy in accordance with the acquired relevant experience.Exiting the crisis and re-launching the economic growth have been seen by most specialists as becoming possible first of all by means of budgetary policies. A part of them want to be analyzed the main components of budgetary policy from the perspective of the 19th and 20th century valuable thinking.Expansionist fiscal policy is a policy of reduction of taxes and feeds in order to reanimate the economy. It is particularly recommended for the economic re-launch in the conditions of crises such as the one started in 2008.The too high quotas of the taxes are useless and dangerous. They are useless because being too high they will not help equilibrating the budget, on the contrary.
Accounting and fiscal news 2010
No full textBy decree of the Minister of Public Finance no. 3055/2009 for the adoption of the accounting Regulations in compliance with the European directives (that abolish completely the provisions of the 1752/2005 Decree), a series of modifications/news were introduced in the field of accounting, as well as in the fiscal field. These regulations are applicable starting the 1st of January 2010.The herewith material details the main accounting and fiscal news such as: news concerning the accounting procedures; news concerning the internal control, news concerning the companies’ stock-taking; anticipated disbursement system for the profit tax applicable starting 2010 by all the contributors; the regularization of the profit tax owed for 2009; clarifications regarding the certification of the annual profit tax declaration for 2009; the new regulations for the elaboration and deposition of the recapitulative declaration, as well as other declaration obligations associated to the beginning of the new year; important accounting aspects referring to the patrimony stock-taking at the end of 2009.
An approach to the prospects of business English learning
Get PDFThe future of English as a global language has widely been discussed for over 10 years, starting with David Graddol (1997), a language researcher and lecturer at the Open University in Britain, in his famous work ‘The Future of English’, to so many other language researchers, so much inspired by Graddol’s book. Whether English will keep its supremacy as THE tool of communication in the future world is still debatable, fact is that English is still the language of business and information technology and it shall stay so for quite a while, in spite of the challenges coming from Spanish, French, German, Russian and… Mandarin. Once we acknowledge that, the question is: how can the teaching/learning process be improved in the future for a better and faster acquisition of English as the language of choice in the business world?
Role of e-learning information systems in regional development
No full textNowadays, many countries develop human resource remodelling strategies. Having in view the increasing competition at international level, these countries develop lifelong learning systems to hold their edge in the global competition. Increasing competition leads to the development of new staff training methods in order to meet the customers’ demands; the e-Learning systems stand out.The Information Communication Technology – ICT, an useful strategy for the education system improvement, is a means enabling the students develop their fundamental knowledge and the necessary competences in various fields in a knowledge-based economy. Computer skills become a “must”. We need to understand the way to improve the education system of an institution by implementing these technologies, in general, and the e-Learning systems, in particular. In this context, the information systems are the driver of a global education.
Business continuity, a constant issue for managers and auditors
Get PDFThe crisis of credits and its effects upon all companies, make the assumption of activity continuity be not anymore a pre-established conclusion. The major cash issues, affecting the banks, insurance companies, retailers, car manufacturers and all companies regardless of their activity, prove that keeping the business continuity, i.e. having enough funds for compliance with an obligation to be able to reach maturity at least twelve months after the balance sheet date is now a real problem for many companies. Likewise, we are paying attention to the topic and to the increasing number of insolvencies at the national, European and international levels.
SHORT AND MEDIUM TERM OUTLOOK OF THE WORLD ECONOMY
Get PDFexpected to rise this year by 4 per cent in comparison with the 2009 level. This represents an upward revision of ¾ per centage point from the October 2009 World Economic Outlook.In 2011, world economy growth is projected to reach a level of 4.3 per cent.Reform of financial market supervision and regulation is clearly necessary to build a more resilient financial system. Here, the efforts need to focus on identifying the market imperfections that gave rise to the incentives for excess risk taking and high leverage, as well as the regulatory failures that together caused this unprecedented global financial crisis.
The impact on climate and environment change – renewable energy sector
Get PDFMost of the people have an idea of what renewable energy sources are and what they can offer us. The majority of people are also very aware of the impact that non-renewable energy is having on the environment. The adage reduce, reuse, recycle is commonly recited today by adults and children alike. We have started to see an increase in the reduction of waste and consumption of energy and the recycling and reuse of products we use. It is time to see an increase, however, in the use of renewable energy