"The More the Merrier: The Impact of Enlargement on EU Budgetary Negotiations"

Why were some of the European Union (EU) budgets vetoed in the earlier years of the EU but we do not observe any vetoes lately? Recent research on the EU budget proposes insufficient explanations of the reduction in conflict on budgetary negotiations. The literature on enlargement is pessimistic about the effects of enlargement, especially when dealing with EU funds where member states are expected to fight more. The existing bargaining models offer some insights on the cooperative dynamics in the EU, but provide no empirical testing. I argue that enlargement stabilizes the budgetary process and makes cooperation more durable among the budgetary authorities – the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers. Using formal theory and regression analysis, I show that every country that joins the EU increases the bargaining space on the budget and thus makes agreement more likely

EDUCATION – MULTIPLIER OF THE EFFECTS CAUSED BY THE INITIATIVES OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is becoming an ever more important component in the interaction between the business environment and the world in which companies operate. The term attracts interest from both people who apply it in their day-to-day activities and, also, from the academic field which is involved in its study, in order to help create future responsible managers. In order to familiarize ourselves with the current situation, we decided to determine the perception level students had in relation to this concept, not forgetting the fact that they might be employed in companies operating in this specific field and, also, that all of them are members of the community where these organizations function. Our study is based on the interpretation of a series of results extracted from a survey conducted by applying a questionnaire by using the online platform SurveyConsole. The study revealed numerous aspects previously deducted from our own observations, but there were also quite a few unexpected conclusions.corporate social responsibility, education, ethics, perception.

Assessment of the employees’ performance – premise for the increase of the quality of the distribution services

The necessity of assessing the personnel in an organization is imposed by the accelerated rhythm of economic and technical-scientific development, by the emergence of some performing in almost all activity fields, by the fierce competition due to the international extension of many companies’ activity. This paper is focused on the necessity of the constant and proper assessment of the human resources performance in a small enterprise in the distribution of tyres. The tyre industry is an important and very dynamic sector within the national economy, with a high performance level, due especially to the presence on the Romanian market of the world greatest tyre producers and distributors. Under these circumstances, on an emergent market, a small enterprise cannot survive unless it offers the best quality services, and this can be fulfilled only by the means of human resources with high performance.employees’ performance, distribution services, Romanian tyre industry.

Premises for Success of Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives in Romania and the Students’ Perspectives

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is becoming an ever more important component in the interaction between the business environment and the world in which companies operate. The term attracts interest from both people who apply it in their day-to-day activities and, also, from the academic field which is involved in its study, in order to help create future responsible managers. In order to familiarize ourselves with the current situation, we decided to determine the perception level students had in relation to this concept, not forgetting the fact that they might be employed in companies operating in this specific field and, also, that all of them are members of the community where these organizations function. Our study is based on the interpretation of a series of results extracted from a survey conducted by applying a questionnaire by using the online platform SurveyConsole. The study revealed numerous aspects previously deducted from our own observations, but there were also quite a few unexpected conclusions.Corporate Social Responsibility, Ethics, Perception, Education.

INFO2009 Group 1 -- Open Source Software Licensing Infographic

An infographic for open source software licensing. This resource can serve as a simple introduction to open source software licensing, and as a reference for future use

THE DYNAMICS OF INSTITUTIONAL CHANGEAND THE CASE OF THE EU BUDGETARY NEGOTIATIONS

This dissertation analyzes how institutions change, particularly how institutions go in and out of equilibrium; it proposes a dynamic account of institutional change by examining the endogenous and exogenous factors that change the preferences of players and the distributional implications of (renegotiated) institutional outcomes. The EU budgetary negotiations provide a compelling case for institutional change in the EU. Motto:"Disequilibrium, or the potential that the status quo be upset, is the characteristic feature of politics…What prevents purely random embodiments of tastes is the fact that decisions are customarily made within the framework of known rules, which are what we commonly call institutions." (Riker 1980, 443

EMPLOYEES MOTIVATION THEORIES DEVELOPED AT AN INTERNATIONAL LEVEL

International specialized literature speaks about motivational strategies, about methods of increasing the employees\\\' satisfaction at work and of obtaining the best results by increasing work motivation. But what does motivation really represent? Whicemployees motivation, evaluation of work satisfaction, The European Employee Index, human resource management.

Investitiile in infrastructura: O perspectiva logistica

Dezvoltarea infrastructurii a constituit dintotdeauna o prioritate majora la nivelul tuturor actorilor implicati in activitatea economico-sociala, de la autoritati publice la organizatii private si chiar populatia civila. Diminuarea resurselor, inconsecventa politicilor dar si interesele unor factori de putere au generat ritmuri de crestere diferite, corelate insa cu evolutia de ansamblu a sistemului economic. Particularitatile proiectelor de investitii in infrastructura atrag si o categorie, din ce in ce mai larga, de organizatii private care analizeaza decalajele de infrastructura ca potentiale oportunitati de afaceri. Lucrarea de fata prezinta o serie de particularitati specifice investitiilor din sfera infrastructurii precum si principalii factori de atractivitate pentru companiile private.infrastructura, investitii, logistica, afaceri, infastructure, investments, logistics, business