Modeling the Evolution of Companies using Intelligent Software Agents Architecture

The paper presents the concept of multi agent system that models the evolution of a company. The opportunity of such an approach and the limits of mathematical modeling are presented. The main players on the market are modeled as cognitive, adaptive, heterogeneous agents and evolve in a dynamic environment. The purpose is to use the model of operational agent that has these characteristics. This model is based on using an ATN (Augmented Transition Network) to adapt the behavior of its agent to the changes it detects in its environment. Each agent has an inference mechanism for the first order reasoning. The agents communicate between them through messages and will be implemented in a non synchronized object environment.multiagent system, economic model, discret events

New Valences for the Financial-Accounting System

A new approach to a company’s information systems is needed, if we take into consideration the globalization process of the economy, the intensified competition, the impose of new qualitative demands or the adjustment to new accounting standards. The former accountant is about to be replaced by the „professional employee with accounting information”, who knows very well how to use the domain technologies. The need for clear, correct and significant information has become a must for all the departments of a company and, definitely, this is especially the case for the financial-accounting department, i.e. when we have to come up with solutions for the profitability of the company.financial accounting system, intelligent technology, multiagent systems, mining technology

The utility of the consumer from the ancients to the classics

The concept of utility is, together with the one of cost, the most important one in economic theory; all economic theories – except for the one of the producer – consider utility in their substantiation. Utility appears involved in the subjective theory of value, in the theory of imputation, of decision, of welfare and of playing. Due to the signification it possesses, utility has been initially debated by philosophers, theologians, scientists, who have inevitably inserted ethic or religious elements in the definition of the concept. To a great extent, economic problems are also ethic problems and the contradictions and interferences between moral and economy or their interdependencies with other social sciences have been a reason of controversial debates, especially during the last decades. This study is first of all a theoretical one, presenting multiple aspects on the evolution of the utility paradigm in the economic theory – starting with Antiquity and finishing with the classics – also considering the progress generated by its development in the science of Economy.&nbsp

New Valences for the Financial-Accounting System

A new approach to a company’s information systems is needed, if wetake into consideration the globalization process of the economy, the intensifiedcompetition, the impose of new qualitative demands or the adjustment to newaccounting standards. The former accountant is about to be replaced by the„professional employee with accounting information”, who knows very wellhow to use the domain technologies. The need for clear, correct and significantinformation has become a must for all the departments of a company and,definitely, this is especially the case for the financial-accounting department,i.e. when we have to come up with solutions for the profitability of thecompany

Emerging trends and drivers for knowledge-intensive economy

Innovation and knowledge-intensive economy are considered crucial for addressing challenges and opportunities currently faced by Europe. The present paper aims to provide inputs for building a long-term vision aiming to promote innovation and knowledge economy for fostering smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. We analyze microdata from the 2016 Innobarometer "EU Business Innovation Trends" (Flash Eurobarometer 433), covering 14,112 companies from 30 countries in order to shed light on main drivers and results of business investments in innovation. We focus our analysis on high-tech industries and knowledge-intensive services. Additionally, expected positive impacts of innovation in knowledge-intensive sectors are explored in terms of job creation, digital economy, environment protection, health, transport, food quantity and quality, development of smart cities, etc. Our results are useful for designing an improved support for the emergence and impact of knowledge-intensive economy

Pinpointing Patterns of Getting to Know Yourself and Others in Business: Metaprograms as Perceptual Filters on Communication

This paper aims to extensively use the concept of metaprograms to help professionals enhancetheir communication skills, build rapport, make positive changes, improve team working to boostperformance, work one-to-one as well as with groups, and reach their goals. On the one hand, used in a business context, it attempts to demonstrate, with clear and practicalexamples, the advantage of applying metaprograms to the workplace in order to overcome barrierstowards success and develop a winning mindset. On the other hand, the study is an engaging guide of how to motivate and inspire through thelanguage you use to lead people to perform. Listening to their language and asking the appropriatequestions help us get clues regarding our interlocutors’ metaprograms. The outcome is to identify the interactants’ communicative preferences which can be easilychanged to suit any new situation and can be displayed along several dimensions

Key Drivers and Skills Needed for Innovative Companies Focused on Sustainability

Sustainable innovation at a company level drives economic, environmental and social improvement at a national level. Recent evidence has shown that businesses have increased the managerial attention and investments dedicated to sustainability. This paper aims to identify the most important drivers supporting companies to develop innovation activities oriented towards making the business models more sustainable. We explore microdata from the 2016 Innobarometer "EU Business Innovation Trends" (Flash Eurobarometer 433), covering 8635 companies from 29 countries. Using statistical classification methods, we identify the most important factors that are related to innovation activities that have the potential to shape the efficiency of raw material usage and environmental protection. The most relevant factors emphasized by our analysis are: innovation performance of the country (innovation), percentage of the company turnover invested in innovation activities, percentage of total turnover invested in acquisition of machines, equipment, software or licenses, percentage of total turnover invested in company reputation and branding, including web design, percentage of total turnover invested in software development. Also, our analysis highlights the skills that are needed the most by companies in order to support their innovation activities targeting sustainability. Our results are useful for better understanding the attention that is given to sustainability by innovative companies, and what the main factors that boost innovation dedicated to sustainability are

Entrepreneurship among higher education graduates in 13 European countries

Our paper investigates the school-to-work transition of higher education graduates from European countries. Exploring REFLEX data set which includes information on first jobs held by the ISCED 5 graduates, we study the incidence and characteristics of youth entrepreneurship. Also, we find the educational, institutional and personal factors influencing entrepreneurship along the 13 European countries. Our results are important for designing future policies and programs for encouraging youth entrepreneurship, especially among those with higher education