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Introduction. Performance Management Excellence models are structures supporting organizations in shaping initiatives in choosing appropriate strategies and their implementation through a systematic approach, whose final objective is to continuously improve the performance of organizations.

Aim of the study. This paper aims to highlight a the authors present the basic features of the phases and actions of the evolution of the concept of quality in Canada and Australia, as a theoretical modelling of the development of knowledge in business performance in the XXI century in order to improve the organizational processes so that excellence can be achieved.
Keywords: business process management, quality, modelling, knowledge, business performance, excellence, Canadian model of excellence, Australian model of excellence

Introduction. In a time full of financial convulsions with deep repercussions on the world wide economies, crediting is one of the easiest and serious options in finding alternative solutions for economic recovery. Using Crediting as a tool for economic recovery must be supported by all decision-factors, but not in any circumstances. The perspective of economic development in the European Union also requires the observance of medium and long-term desiderates such as coagulated ones in the concept of sustainable development.

Aim of the study. This paper aims to highlight that the way in which crediting derives and its effects on sustainable development represents one of the followed ways in any market economy in order to obtain the desired effects, not only economic, but also social and environmental.
Keywords: development, credits, regulating, surveillance, financial market.

The cause and effect relationship between certainties and uncertainties

We are witnessing a wave of mergers and acquisitions both in terms of business value and alliances concluded globally. The increasing number of mergers and acquisitions is a result of globalization that creates market opportunities, contributes to the reduction in barriers to entry into markets, facilitates networking technologies, and expedites communications restructuring. From this perspective, mergers and acquisitions are now considered corporate strategies causing global changes, influenced therewith by these changes. The combination of these factors and the global trend towards privatization have fostered and sustained the greatest economic expansion and the stock market boom. Companies recur to strategic alliances in order to secure a strategic balance in the market. Merger decisions are often influenced by the potential that is offered by synergies when a variety of skills converge to ensure: the generation of new sets of activities and that of financial economies of scale, an increase in operational efficiency through economies of scale, lower costs of capital by leveling cash flow, and a better link between investment opportunities and internal cash flows.

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Introduction. The concept of resilience has represented during the recent years a leading concern both in Romania, within the European Union and worldwide. Specialists in economics, management, finance, legal sciences, political sciences, sociology, psychology, grant a particular interest to this concept. Multidisciplinary research of resilience has materialized throughout the time in multiple conceptualizations and theorizing, but without being a consensus between specialists in terms of content, specificity and scope.

Aim of the study. This paper aims to highlight a few mThrough this paper it is intended to clarify the concept of resilience, achieving an exploration of the evolution of this concept in ecological, social and economic environment. At the same time, the paper presents aspects of feedback mechanisms and proposes a formalization of resilience using the logic and mathematical analysis.
Keywords: resilience, systems, feedback, inverse connection, adaptive capacity, fragility, antifragilitaty, robustness
JEL Classification: A10, O17, P00

Introduction. The Single Euro Payments Area is a payment-integration project of the European Union. SEPA is aiming to create an integrated euro payments market and to harmonize the national and crossborder euro payment systems, making cross-border transactions as simple and cheap as national ones. The SEPA regulations is aiming to increase harmonization, through using of common payments formats and computer languages.

Aim of the study. The goal of using a common standard in the industry in order to facilitate interoperability among systems and infrastructures, will be more and more important. In this view, standardizing messages across institutions and companies has never been more important. The ISO 20022 provides interoperability and consistency to a highly complex industry, thereby reducing the risk of errors and speeding up processes.
Keywords: SEPA, payments, ISO 20022, infrastructure, interoperability.

Introduction. Many objective or subjective factors influence the decision to open a business. The most important factors are: the existence of an adequate opportunity or a market, perception that starting a business could be difficult because of bureaucracy, financial barriers or the need to acquire new skills, a lack of money, etc. Also, entrepreneurial behavior is generally influenced by socio-economic status of the family of origin [1]. Thus, children from wealthy families have the “competitive advantage” to receive an education appropriate for managing a business and of course have the necessary financial resources and its start [2]. However, abilities of every individual can “correct’’ these benefits are completely eliminated/reduced exogenous barriers [3].

Aim of the study. In this article I will present the results of a pilot study conducted in 2014 at Bucharest employees to observe their entrepreneurial behavior.
Keywords: employee, entrepreneurial behavior, risk taking, stability.

Introduction. In public institution the development of the concept of intellectual capital (understand simultaneously as human, structural and relational capital) mean the rise of the organisation`s competitiveness and the beget of structural capital (potential subsequently invested to achieve knowledge), respective the power building-up in efficient action – meaning the consolidation and development of success obtained in competition. The term of intellectual capital add up a sum of values, knowledges, abilities and habitudes of the employees, and also those cumulated on organisational level within what we call organisational culture, the final goal of its evolution being to obtain the optimal managerial efficiency. 

Aim of the study. This paper aims to highlight that the adequate exploitation of intellectual capital, obtained through the adequate exploitation of intellectual potential, of the individual and collective capabilities, capacities and performances ale the human potential mean to rich the maximum efficiency of institution. Repetitively application of an adequate management of individual career – materialized through a superior management of intellectual capital – will represent, in the end, an intelligent, creative and performant management of institutions/organisations.

Keywords: Labour training, firm employment decision, promotion, general personnel economics, intellectual capital, system improvement, synergy, manager training, continue formation knowledge management, human capital, occupational choice skills, professional labour markets, occupational licensing.
JEL Classification: M50, M51, M53, M54, J24, J44

Introduction. The issue of corporate governance has become increasingly important as globalisation has begun to accelerate and the economic and financial turmoil have intensified. Post-crisis context has imposed the need to expand the prospects for analysis over governance and companies, as well as the need to identify new ways of administration and resource management.

Aim of the study. From this perspective, the author aims to highlight the conditions, factors and events that have generated profound changes within the business environment, while the analysis is focusing on contemporary changes in the systems of corporate governance and economic mutations, especially in terms of the companies. The establishment of new governance rules is demanding a theoretical approach based on new methodological requirements which are needed to reform theoretical foundations and to promote creative and effective shapes and governance systems.
Keywords: shareholder governance, governance failures, institutional investors, financialization.

Introduction. The making of footwear, one of the most ancient crafts, has a long history. The manufacturing of shoes represented a handicraft activity until the mid-nineteen century. In the late 1800s and the beginning of the 1900s, the footwear industry adopted the factory system and became increasingly mechanized. One of the most important footwear companies has been the Bata Company. Its economic success was based on the well-known Bata Management System that constituted the subject of a wide range of discussions and debates in the business literature.

Aim of the study. The aim of our paper is to render in brief the BMS. The methodological approach is literature review. Our paper has shown that BMS represents an effective and efficient management system that includes solid business principles.
Keywords: Bata, management system, footwear industry, company, business
JEL Classification: M1