THE IMPACT OF IT ADVANCE OF SMES� FOR THE ROMANIAN ECONOMY

The advance of IT is a powerful force of economic developments. The developing countries perceive IT as an opening to achieve access to knowledge and services. The internet is one of the IT parts that bring value added for organizations as well as for whole economy. Even though internet was created as a medium to distribute information, it became an instrument for the organisations to promote and sell their services and products around the world. It was initiated an exploratory research in order to determine the state of IT within the Romanian organizations and its impact for the Romanian economy, making an allowance for the fact of considering as starting point the idea that between IT and economical development is a positive relation, and that IT development requires and generates high skilled educated labour,. Mainly, the targeted companies were SMEs.Competitiveness, development, IT, management, SME

The Status and Development of Eco-businesses in Romania

The eco-businesses are poorly represented in Romania, in comparison with the average of EU. The increase of weight of eco-industries is among the development objectives in medium and long run. Romania has to implement a plan of 28 actions for promotion of eco-technologies and increase their competitiveness. Economic changes had main impact on ecological protection and on the general public as an entire. Almost all eco-food Romanian products are for export because inside the country it is only a small niche of consumers. The customers are that who used to consume this type of products on European markets, others see it as a trend and a third category is occasional consumers who introduce in their diet about 5-10 percent organic products There continue to exist obstacles in the manner of the expansion of this market such as the still low-scale production, a reduced range of products, higher prices (up to 150 % more) than for standard products, low level of consumer information and low promotion level. In spite of all these aspects it is a great potential in the medium and long term. An exploratory research was carried out in order to evaluate the state of Romanian ecological producers. The survey had 18 questions but here will be presented only some of the results. The aim of this exploratory research is to offer information for the set-up of a new eco-business. The Romanian eco-businesses understood the necessity of development and implementation of the latest patterns in order to assure a sustainable development of the business. The entrepreneurs are conscious about the poor state of it in comparison with other European companies.eco-business, eco-market, eco-product, exploratory research, sustainability, survey

Consumers’ acceptance of recycled products: Instrument development and pilot testing

One possible solution to the issue of excessive use of natural resources is the use of recycled materials in the manufacturing of new products. Aside from the extent to which recycled materials are integrated into industrial processes, a key question to investigate is whether consumers actually value such efforts and products. Therefore, the main objective of this article is to create and test a instrument to measure customer acceptance of recycled products. A pilot test with a sample totalling 168 individuals was conducted to achieve this goal. By using an exploratory factor analysis, a final structure of three factors describing consumers' acceptance of recycled products was discovered: 1) perceived environmental benefit, 2) perceived credibility of 3) price perception

RESEARCH CONCERNING THE IDENTIFICATION OF PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR TOURIST DESTINATIONS ON THE INTERNET

The development of ICT technologies can also, be found in tourist services, whose competitivity becomes more and more dependent on their presence on the internet and on the usage of virtual techniques in promoting, distributing and measuring customer satisfaction. The work proposes an exploratory research to identify some indicators for the evaluation of virtual tools performance, websites, on the internet for a tourist destination, in this case, a religious tourist destination. The research contains: defining the concept, identification of relevant websites and of information which they supply, synthesizing the set of indicators studied. The selected set of indicators allows the evaluation of the performances of the websites which represent the religious tourist destinations on the internet and the identification of the sections where these can be improved. The final target is the satisfaction of customer requirements and the identification of the innovation needs in the development of ICT tools

CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION IN THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF KEY FINDINGS

<p><strong>Purpose</strong> – Based on the premise that shifting from a linear system of resource consumption to a circular model could play a critical role in paving the way for a sustainable future, this paper provides an analysis of the existing literature on the topic of consumption and production in the the circular economy.</p><p><strong>Methodology/approach</strong> – Following the methodology of a systematic review, this paper analyzed  a total of 59 papers related to the topic of consumption and production in the circular economy.</p><p><strong>Findings</strong> – It was found that the core of circular consumption and production models is that all product or product-service systems in the closed-loop supply chain have the potential to be redesigned and used in the subsequent product life cycle, thus adding value to resources or materials.</p><p><strong>Research limitations/implications</strong> – Understanding circular consumption and production can enable businesses to decouple their profit from their resource consumption so that they become resilient and sustainable. This review has limitations, primarily due to its qualitative study classification is inherently influenced by researcher bias.</p><p><strong>Practical implications</strong> – These findings strenghten the importance of creating an environment that enables the relevant steakeholders of a community to work together in supply chains.</p><p><strong>Originality/value</strong> – A new explanatory model is proposed that explains how communities can enable the circular economy.</p&gt

An innovation diffusion model for new mobile technologies acceptance

This paper aims to approach the diffusion model developed in 1960 by Frank Bass has been utilized to study the distribution of different types of new products and services. The Bass Model helps by describing the process in which new products are adopted in a market. This model is a useful tool for predicting the first purchase of an innovative product for which there are competing alternatives on the market. It also provides the innovator with information regarding the size of customers and the adoption time for the product. The second part of the paper is dedicated to a monographic study of specific conceptual correlations between the diffusion of technology and marketing management that emphasizes technological uncertainty and market uncertainty as major risks to innovative projects. In the final section, the results of empirical research conducted in Baia-Mare, Romania will be presented in a way that uses diffusion Bass model to estimate the adoption period for new mobile technologies

Open innovation in IT brands in Cluj-Napoca

This article presents the concept of open innovation in IT brands, an industry that is always evolving. We will present the results of a preliminary study regarding the benefits of open innovation on Cluj-Napoca IT brands, the evolution of the number of employees from large companies in the industry and the future direction of research. The sample of the study contains 37 firms selected from a total of 1,490 companies registered in Cluj-Napoca

Open innovation in IT brands in Cluj-Napoca

This article presents the concept of open innovation in IT brands, an industry that is always evolving. We will present the results of a preliminary study regarding the benefits of open innovation on Cluj-Napoca IT brands, the evolution of the number of employees from large companies in the industry and the future direction of research. The sample of the study contains 37 firms selected from a total of 1,490 companies registered in Cluj-Napoca

An innovation diffusion model for new mobile technologies acceptance

This paper aims to approach the diffusion model developed in 1960 by Frank Bass has been utilized to study the distribution of different types of new products and services. The Bass Model helps by describing the process in which new products are adopted in a market. This model is a useful tool for predicting the first purchase of an innovative product for which there are competing alternatives on the market. It also provides the innovator with information regarding the size of customers and the adoption time for the product. The second part of the paper is dedicated to a monographic study of specific conceptual correlations between the diffusion of technology and marketing management that emphasizes technological uncertainty and market uncertainty as major risks to innovative projects. In the final section, the results of empirical research conducted in Baia-Mare, Romania will be presented in a way that uses diffusion Bass model to estimate the adoption period for new mobile technologies