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The Role of Universities in the Knowledge based Society
Authors: Răulea Andreea Simina , Oprean Constantin , Ţîţu Mihail Aurel
Published: July 2016

As a concept, knowledge covers vast ground and has multiple meanings. In the present day, it is frequently encountered through the term ‘knowledge economy,’ which is usually used to refer to the importance of knowledge as a contemporary commodity. Public awareness of the importance of intellectual property in the information age is essential to the successful implementation and growth of the knowledge economy. Most people do not have a very clear idea about the role of intellectual property in encouraging creativity and the importance to our economic well-being. While it is necessary to increase public awareness in this area, it will not be easy. Intellectual property is typically perceived as being incomprehensible because just a little part of the people has education in this field. IP education means the skills and competences that young people can be expected to acquire in the classroom that enable them to become familiar with intellectual property, understand its potential to generate income and economic growth and lead them to respect IP rights. This paper will present the role that universities play in the development of the knowledge based economy and the need to have more educational programs in this field.
EU Refugee Crisis Impact on the European Labor Market
Authors: Braicu Cezar
Published: July 2016

The advent and increasing wave of refugees arrived through various channels in Europe last year produce anxiety both in the EU leadership and in the management and organization of European states. Assessing the impact on the local labor market, on the human resources available and on the cost of insertion on the labor market in the EU it is difficult to quantify at present as long as it is not known what will be the final number of these refugees, the level of training them, and not the least the desire for integration into the European system of life and work. Prospects for reducing the number of active population in the EU in the coming years and increasing the lifetime rate require management organizations to carry out careful studies and to analyze and find solutions to integrate the active refugees in the domestic workforce, to assess the increased level training costs and integration in the local organizational culture and, not the least, the impact on the effectiveness of performed activities.
Directions for Improving Efficiency of Knowledge Use in Modern Economy
Authors: Burtea Elena , Hurloiu Lăcrămioara-Rodica , Meruţă Alexandrina , Dragomiroiu Rodica
Published: July 2016

Currently, any country that does not progress in the research and development field is regressing economically and socially. Romania, in order to advance in the scientific field to the level of other EU countries, it must make considerable efforts by developing and applying future sciences. It is necessary to motivate activities of innovation and to encourage private capital in the research and development field.
Knowledge Tools in SMEs: A Romanian Overview
Authors: Ceptureanu Eduard Gabriel
Published: July 2016

For knowledge management, just like for any other science, methods and techniques used in various knowledge processes are essential. However, despite an abundant literature dedicated to knowledge management, knowledge tools are still a poor charted area. Contributions in this area has several specialists: Kazi, in terms of systematization of knowldege tools, Samii in designing new KM tools, Meir Russ or Swartz in integrating KM tools with organizational and strategy setting. This paper presents the results of an empirical study on Romanian companies, most of them SMEs, aimed to provide an overview on knowledge tools in terms of the reasons to implement them, of the advantages and problems encountered during their use or the knowledge activities they are most suitable for. This is one of the first studies in Romania and provides some useful insights on one of the most dynamic but least represented parts of knowledge management.
Accounting Procedures between Necessity and Obligation for Quality Assurance in Accounting
Authors: Ciuhureanu Alina-Teodora
Published: July 2016

Quality assurance in Accounting is a subject always topical. Whether we are talking about the accounting principles, quality features, manual of accounting policies or procedures, each of them contributes to quality assurance in accounting. Based on these aspects, the paper captures aspects of accounting procedures as a prerequisite for quality assurance in accounting. We captured both theoretical aspects based on the revision of regulations in force and especially opinions of managers / directors of companies in the Centre Region on the need or obligation to draft and implement the procedures. Given that accounting procedures are not mandatory by regulations, being required from companies or offices of auditors, the research noted that this is “realized” and in the companies surveyed, most respondents stated that they have no such procedures. Company’s category and organization of accounting have a direct influence on the development and implementation of specific procedures, the existence being observed especially in large companies and in those which internalize accounting. The majority’s view of the benefits brought by specific procedures to increase the usefulness of accounting information in the company’s management is neutral.
Financial Resources as a Bound between Economy and Security
Authors: Florişteanu Elena
Published: July 2016

The current paper is pursuing some of the benefits that could be obtained by each domain – economy and security – as a result of consolidating one another, as well as the possible dangers and security risks that countries might face, due to low economic performances or security underfunding. The arguments presented seek to increase the level of involvement in solving various challenges of these domains and the understanding that any overlooked disruptive factor or for which no solutions are sought today, may have multiplied future effects. Therefore, joint action is vital since the multiple connections, between economy and security, cause each domain to be foundation of stability and development for the other.
Key Factors of Influence in the Public Procurement Process
Authors: Mardale Florin Emil
Published: July 2016

Public procurement is an important part of any economy, regardless of the geographical location, political orientation or level of development. Therefore, they can be considered as a separate part, but not insignificant, of the business of a functioning market economy. Moreover, they benefit from its own law, including the global economic agreements governing commercial transactions of this type. One of the most important goals of the activities of public institutions is to “deliver” to the taxpayer (in this sphere of beneficiaries of public services are included both individuals and legal entities) services of a quality as high as possible, trying to satisfy their requirements. With a strategic-military background in a rapidly changing context, institutions that are part of the national defense system, public order and national security, are faced today, seemingly more than ever with challenges increasingly vocal expressed, to supply services of personal security at a level and a quality that generates peace and calm of everyday life. We therefore believe that a pragmatic and realistic approach is required to procurement in military organizations, aiming goals and measuring results in a clear and precise manner.
Considerations Regarding the Auditing of Information Systems
Authors: Milandru Marius
Published: July 2016

At present the approach and application of management within the military organization is marked by the rethinking of managerial positions, scientific breakthroughs and know-how on one hand, and the concern related to the functionality and performance of departments on the other. Such aspects have demonstrated the utmost necessity of an intense and balanced approach to prediction, organization, training, coordination and control-evaluation. In the context of the contemporary globalized business environment, internal auditing has become an essential tool in the leadership of any organization, determining changes and transformations within its constitutive systems (accountancy, decision-making, information, etc.) as well functionality at a high level of performance. The purpose and importance of auditing lies in its stimulation and increase of efficiency within the organization or system it is conducted in, all the more so since it is applied impartially and without compromise, revealing the reality to the leading staff, assuring them that their strategy is correctly applied and that the expected effects in the use of supplies, efficiency and efficacy are the ones predicted.
Food Production and Trading Under the Impact of Sustainable Development
Authors: Rabontu Cecilia Irina , Vasile Mădălina Cristina , Nasta Laura Nicoleta
Published: July 2016

In the current period, more and more economic agents involved in producing and trading food are tempted to avoid certain standards of safety and innocuousness of agricultural and technological processes in order to maximize profit. There are often situations in which food producers with the will of a quick return do not realize or do not measure the adverse effects that may arise on life, health, environment and thus on sustainable development. This paper tries to determine the degree of compliance with safety rules imposed by manufacturers in the food industry but also the factors that may cause the consumer purchasing decision in the context of uncertainty about the harmlessness of food. The food correctly and environmentally made, stored, transported and traded contributes to a sustainable development, aspect that will be the subject of our study.
Empirical Research on Financial Stability in Contemporary Economies. Romania Case Study
Authors: Stanciu Leontin , Popa Ioan Gabriel
Published: July 2016

Given the profound changes of the financial systems as a result of the technological innovation, the economic liberalization and globalization in the recent decades, and the economic crisis, achieving financial stability is a necessity for the modern economies. In the national economies, ensuring financial stability is a priority for the central banks and the other regulating and supervising authorities. These issues, and others, are the main objectives of our research, and, by referring to the Romanian experience in terms of financial stability, through the conducted research, we intend to contribute to the systematization and the development of knowledge in this area.
Some Problems Related to the “Human Embryo” in the European Union Law
Authors: Belova Gabriela , Hristova Anna
Published: July 2016

The following article is dedicated to the topic of human dignity - the human embryos and the legal framework they are regulated by in the EU: The Charter of Fundamental Rights of European Union and the EU Court practice. For the purpose, the authors look first and foremost at the EU Directive 98/44, regulating the legal protection of biotechnological inventions which aim at balancing the human beings' dignity and integrity with the need to preserve the social function of patents as a vector for the competiveness of the European biotech industry. Two key EU Court cases are analyzed, both of which reflecting the evolution of the Court of Justice on the European Union's Case Law on Stem Cell Patents, namely Case C-34/10 Oliver Brüstle v Greenpeace е. V. and Case C-364/13 International Stem Cell Corporation. The article looks then at the European Citizens’ Initiative “One of us”, which aims at securing Juridical protection of the dignity, the right to life, as well as to the integrity of every human being from conception in those areas of EU competence where such protection has a particular importance.
Fusion of the Associations and Foundations Set Up on the Basis of OG 26/2000
Authors: Brezniceanu Andra Maria
Published: July 2016

Fusion of associations and foundations is an institution scarcely ruled by the Romanian legislation, compelling the most of cases the practice to fall back on to legal dispositions regarding the commercial companies, mainly due to the lack of legislation or a clear practice that does not allow ambiguity. In fact, the only regulations regarding these institutions are provided by the art. 33 – 34 index 1 from OG 26/2000 and art. 234 – 239 from the Civil Code, settlements that do not answer to the dynamics of the non-governmental organizations, that weight more and more in the Romanian society. Thereby, it is difficult for us to answer how to transfer the assets and liabilities (on the fusion and split up date or thereafter), at the possibility as that an association fuses with a foundation or that a foundation splits up in many associations, even that by clearance the patrimony of an association may be transferred to a foundation or that of a foundation to an non-profit association. Therefore we consider that a practical approach is compulsory for this subject with regard the completion of legislative lacks in this field, by reporting to juridical norms and the principles of the civil law as well in order to identify the optimal solutions in these cases.
From Confidentiality to Work Privacy – A Transformation in a Person’s Responsibility
Authors: Brezniceanu Andra Maria , Dumitriu Bogdan
Published: July 2016

The confidentiality clause and the service secret are two means coming from different branches of law, public and private, but they have the same goal – to protect information, the component of a person’s patrimony, which is a more and more important issue in the world we live in. The protections provided by the two ways are different in terms of the gravity of the penalty they may involve and for this reason they may be used with discrimination, proportionally with the importance of the protected object. But in the present conditions when the information is sancta sanctorum, only this responsibility in punishment tends to dim, those interested in providing the protection of information seek for most effective and efficient punishment.
Critical Views on Some Changes and Some Supplements on Law No. 273/2004 regarding the Adoption Procedure through Law No. 57/2016
Authors: Drăghici Teodora , Bodoaşcă Teodor , Toncean-Luieran Ioana-Raluca
Published: July 2016

Recently, Law no. 57/2016 was adopted amending and supplementing Law No. 273/2004 regarding the adoption procedure and other legal acts. Contrary to Law no. 273/2004, Law no. 57/2016 has modified and supplemented what numerous aspects are concerned, not only the “adoption procedure”, but also its “main conditions” and its “effects”. Even if it seems a minor issue, we are still witnessing a case of non-compliance with the legislative technique for drafting laws. Basically, what Law no. 273/2004 is concerned, the “subject of regulation” has become incompatible with its “name”, contrary to the regulations of art. 41 para. (1) of Law 24/2000 on legal techniques for drafting laws. Law no. 273/2004 has also been modified and massively completed, resulting a really long legal document, incomprehensible by those whom it concerns, difficult of being discussed and moreover difficult of being implemented by the authorities. To these aspects there are other contextual ones to be added, determined by the doubtful “logical legal fundament” of the amendments and additions as well as the modest concerns for correlations between the legal dispositions of Law no. 273/2004 and other legal provisions. Finally, numerous changes and additions to Law no. 273/2004 are of “obvious banality” questioning their practical “necessity and utility”.
Particularities Regarding the Prevention of Offences against Sexual Freedom and Integrity
Authors: Goşa Dumitru , Drăghici Teodora
Published: July 2016

Offences against sexual freedom and integrity are among the most dangerous ones, also having individual and social consequences. Criminology has an important role in the study, analysis and prevention of such offences, relatively disseminated by the public, and, although the causes have been discovered, little has been done to combat them. The world in general is not interested in the causes of crime, but in the acts committed. A murder with sexual connotation creates a state of excitement and fear among the population as long as the criminal is being chased, but after being identified, tried and convicted, the case is no longer interesting, and the essential question of how many possible authors there are among us and why a new sexual murder sexual might happen again is never asked.
Ukraine - Type of Armed Conflict
Authors: Guţan Sabin
Published: July 2016

The armed conflict in Ukraine raises questions about the typology of armed conflicts and the application of international humanitarian law in modern armed conflicts. Many controversies are found at international level regarding the involvement of other countries in the armed conflict in Ukraine. In this study we intend to analyse facts and international norms regarding the armed conflict in Ukraine and establish the kind of conflict and therefore what the applicable rules of international law are.
Desertion, a Continuing Omissive Offense
Authors: Ivan Mari - Claudia
Published: July 2016

In the study, the author analyzes the offense of desertion, based on its features, on the constitutive elements of its legal contents and other essential conditions required by the crime. Being a crime by omission, the desertion is committed by not doing activities which are ordered by law (”passivity to legal orders”).
House Arrest as a Preventive Measure in Accordance with the New Criminal Procedure Code
Authors: Jîrlăianu Silviu
Published: July 2016

Romania's participation in European Community imposed realities of our country harmonization of national legislation in relation to Community law. Such national legislation, in terms of criminal procedure were introduced through preventive measures, house arrest, judicial and Judicial control on bail. In relation to the same European context, Romanian police set up surveillance units of judicial duties in order to enforce these measures.
Conditions for the Acquisition of the Right to Compensation under the Bulgarian Legislation and Compliance with the Terms of Regulation (EC) № 883/2004
Authors: Lazarova Nikoleta
Published: July 2016

This article is dedicated to the legal framework of the conditions for the acquisition of the right to compensation due to unemployment under the Social Security Code of the Republic of Bulgaria. Unemployment is one of the main problems of labour, making it the current object of study not only in the legal, but also in the economic theory and practice. In relation to the intended subject, Regulation (EC) № 883/2004 has also been scrutinized, as it presents rules for coordination of the national social security systems of the EU Member States.
Law in the Process of Social Integration of Immigrants
Authors: Mihaylov Georgi
Published: July 2016

The article explores the problem of social integration of immigrants from Asia and Africa, arriving in European countries. Emphasis is placed on cultural differences between the existing society and immigrants that create social tension and conflicts. The solution to the problem should be seen in the implementation of positive law, which is applied in the host country. The main arguments in support of this opinion are the fundamental individual rights and the principle: first in time is first in right.
Disproportionate Migration Pressure as a Challenge for the National Security of the Republic of Bulgaria
Authors: Marin Nikolay
Published: July 2016

Since 2011 a sustainable growth of illegal immigrants in the EU has been observed. As a result, Bulgaria has become one of the most affected member states of the EU. This article aims to research the main factors, resulted from the illegal immigration, which are changing the national security environment in Bulgaria. This paper is focused on the improvement of legal and political mechanisms for cooperation between the EU member states, coming from the Common asylum and immigration policy and building of the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice in the EU.
Proposals for Defining and Implementing the Resale Right in the Romanian Law System
Authors: Sfârlog Tudor-Vlad
Published: July 2016

With the present scientific endeavour, we propose a new doctrinal approach on the resale right in terms of both legal acts that generate a resale right and how the regulation of resale rights regulates social relationships between a holder of the right and his/her debtors. When preparing the study, we consulted the doctrine of speciality, case law and objective law.
Original Elements in the Doctrinal Analysis of the Author’s Moral Rights
Authors: Sfârlog Tudor-Vlad
Published: July 2016

The present scientific endeavour proposes a rigorous analysis of authors' moral rights, with an emphasis on original elements in terms of doctrine. At the same time, with the present study we put forward a series of lex ferenda proposals for a better legal regulation of social relationships that relate to the exertion of moral rights by creators of legally protected works. Thus, the proposed study brings along both original elements that regard a logic and legal doctrinal analysis on authors' moral rights, as well as proposals for laws meant to optimize the legal framework regulated by Law no. 8/1996.
Rights within Obligations and Responsibilities
Authors: Stanin Manol
Published: July 2016

The autonomous legal sphere, within which the legal measure of freedom in legal reality is manifested, has fixed borders. In this sense, the behavior, through which a right is realized, should be compliant with them. The borders are “created” by restrictions. Limiting the parameters of this behavior, and hence of freedom, is possible through the establishment of obligations. For some of these rights limits are constant, for others - they are subject to a change under certain circumstances, such as a war or another emergency circumstance, which is threatening the life of the nation.
The Role of the Military Courts in Punishing the Crimes Committed by Military Personnel
Authors: Stoian Alexandru
Published: July 2016

Having a long tradition in the system of judicial organization in Romania, the military courts represent a category of courts specialized in the prosecution and punishment of the deeds committed by the military. In the context of satisfying the public interest and of the protection of the fundamental rights and freedoms of the citizens, the role of the military courts has always been a strongly individualized one and should, at first sight, enjoy a wider recognition. However, the reforms required by the implementation of the new codes, the Criminal Code and the Criminal Procedure Code, bring into discussion significant restructuring and side with a demilitarization of military courts, required by a better streamlining of the judicial system and by a more adequate implementation of the guarantees of independence and impartiality stipulated by the Constitution of Romania.
The Municipal Councils’ Rulemaking in Terms of Bulgaria’s Membership in the EU
Authors: Valkadinova Vanya
Published: July 2016

Local self-government and local administration are priorities of the democratic development of the Bulgarian society. To realize this control, local authorities have the power to decide, in a generally binding way, every local issue that is not within the jurisdiction of another state body. This is the understanding on behalf of the legislator when awarding the rulemaking competence of municipal councils. Within the context of the conducted reforms in the Republic of Bulgaria, particularly administrative and judicial reform, the analysis of the current state and prospects of development of the rulemaking functions of local self-governments attract special attention. The role of local authorities in the state and society points to the effectiveness and legality of their rulemaking.
Construction and Development of Systems for Internal Communications in Public Administration - Mission Possible!?
Authors: Vasilev Valentin , Stefanova Dimitrina
Published: July 2016

Internal communications are an important element and have a direct connection with the management of an organization. About 60% of the problems in the management of an organisation are due to poor communications. Communication in an organisation is associated with the transmission of certain knowledge about the nature and role of the organisation, implementing and maintaining motivation, organisational cohesion and sense of belonging, inspiring the development of know-how. This leads to increased confidence in the government, and, in turn, it affects productivity and motivation. In the transitional period or at a time of crisis, internal communications play a key role in the transmission of important messages, often preventing incorrect and damaging rumours. If people in the organisation are aware of the rules of communication in times of crisis, the organisation has a chance to minimize interpretations of what happened in the media.
The Suspension of the Individual Labour Agreement
Authors: Vieriu Eufemia
Published: July 2016

As it is well known, an individual labour agreement can be rightfully suspended through the consent of the parts or through a unilateral act of one of the parts. The suspension of the individual labour agreement is more a suspension of its effects, namely the performance of labour by the employee and the salary payment by the employer. This material approaches the forms of the suspension focusing on the rightful suspension cases. The last part of this study will tackle about the suspension of the individual labour agreement both from the perspective of the main judicial effect – the temporary cancelation of labour and payment – and from the perspective of preserrving some rights of the employee referring to payment, seniority or his/her remaining in that work place.
The Professionalization of Public Relations in the Romanian Army
Authors: Bîlbîie Răduţ
Published: July 2016

The communication structures of the Ministry of National Defense have a considerable seniority and have played an important role both in different historical, critical periods for the country (wars, political crises) or institutional building (the forming of the Romanian army, of the modern command structures, etc.) as well as during the transition period after 1989. The first military publication, Observatorul Militar, (Military Observer), was released in 1859, being followed by a few thousands of magazines, newsletters, specialized directories, or during the war years of information and opinion journals such as Romania, organ of the General Headquarters, in the years of World War I, or Soldatul (The Soldier), Santinela (The Sentry), during the years of World War II. One after another, others followed such as: since 1916 Studioul Cinematografic al Armatei (Army Cinema Studio), originally, a photo-cinema structure, then specialized in the documentary film: history, presentation or training, and, since 1940, on public radio frequencies Ora Ostaşului (Ora Armatei), (Soldier’s Hour, Army’s Hour), then since 1968, a television broadcast on public television station broadcasting frequencies, since 1996 the web products (the first web site of an army in Eastern Europe, the first site of a ministry within the Government of Romania). The force and the role of the structures varied from period to period Studioul cinematografic (The Cinematographic Studio) had in 1989, 217 employed people, military and civilians, today there are less than 15), according to the budgets and the importance of what they were given by the management structures. The revolution of December 1989 marked the depoliticization of the communication act and the switch to the professionalization of the specialized structures, transforming their propaganda tools into products and means of Public Relations. The years 1990-1995 have marked this process through: (a) the establishment of structures, (b), staff training (in France, Switzerland, Germany, but especially in the United States), (c) the completion of the first guides, instructions, procedures for the field, (d) the opening of the first course for specialists, (e) the initiation of a quarterly specialized magazine Panoramic militar, (Military Panorama), (f) a code of ethics for practitioners.
Differentiated Instruction in Mixed - Ability Groups the Jigsaw Strategy -
Authors: Boştină-Bratu Simona , Negoescu Alina
Published: July 2016

An effective teaching-learning environment is student-centered, student-driven, allowing teachers to meet students’ learning needs and help them make progress in a variety of ways. This paper aims at analyzing some of the cooperative learning methods used to create more flexibly-designed foreign language lessons, where students’ skill levels, educational background, interests and motivation are heterogeneous. It focuses on differentiated instruction strategies, such as team work and jigsaw teaching, as well as on ways of implementing them appropriately and effectively in the foreign language classroom. We will start with an overview of some theoretical contributions and definitions concerning the differentiated instruction and the jigsaw classroom. The study mainly focusses on the jigsaw classroom as an effective technique meant to encourage students to involve in learning activities, interact and share knowledge and information, developing their linguistics, social and problem-solving skills, necessary in international environments, in such areas as communication, leadership, and decision-making.
A Content Analysis of Four Explanatory Models of the Moral Development
Authors: Bumbuc Ştefania
Published: July 2016

Numerous studies have focused on identifying the stages of ethical decision process and the factors that can influence it, aiming to provide tools for educators’ struggle of improving the moral profile of the students. The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of the four explanatory theoretical models of moral development, in order to notice the relationship between the rational and the emotional components of personality during the moral decision-making process and to highlight their impact on educational process. It is resumed a qualitative research that was developed using the Atlas.ti software. The results sustain the empirical observation that educators change the focus of the moral explanation, moral story and moral conversation towards the more interactive methods, like moral case study and moral exercise.
About Subjectivity in Qualitative Data Interpretation
Authors: Bumbuc Ştefania
Published: July 2016

Some of the most commonly used methods of gathering data during the qualitative research of the social field are observation, documents analysis, interview, focus group, and case study. In this paper we analyze some relevant aspects of these research methods, in order to highlight their advantages and disadvantages in respect of the depth and extension of collected data, and also in respect of the reliability of the data processing. The subjectivity is always present in the qualitative research, but this is not necessary bad things, as long as the researchers are aware of the threats, and use subjectivity to fulfill the research objectives.
How Culture and Motivation Interact in an International Virtual Project Team
Authors: Dumitraşcu Iulia , Dumitraşcu Dănuţ Dumitru
Published: July 2016

Globalization had a significant impact on project management, especially on its structure and the working environment of project teams, because of the increased connectivity due to technology innovations, offering the international project managers the possibility to access high quality human resources across country frontiers, at reduced prices. Internet communication transformed traditional teams in virtual teams, which activity is based on the electronic collaboration tools. The high diversity degree characteristic to virtual teams, from culture to technical tools, can be overwhelming for the international project manager which has to lead its virtual team to success. One of the key processes which lead to a high effective team is the team building process, based on motivation and trust. Even if this seems similar to traditional teams, the path of achieving them is very different and it involves more variables and one of them is the national culture, which we consider one of the most important. This article aims to highlight the importance of understanding each dimension of the national culture so that international managers choose to establish the motivational practices and tools accordingly. We also proposed the profile of the national culture most suitable to work in a virtual environment.
Positive Education and Student Development through Communication
Authors: Ilie Oana-Antonia
Published: July 2016

Communication, both as a didactic process and as social interaction remains a current issue and an open field for research. It takes place in a subtle way in the world today, through various means and enjoys an active and passive reception from the different categories of public. Taking into consideration the educational impact of mass-media, which exert a growing influence in modern society, educational communication should be given a particular significance, because it must become the all comprehensive tool that will help the taught to integrate, structure, analyze the information already acquired. Didactic communication must be a cooperation between the student and the teacher, allowing the transmission of knowledge, integrating information in a framework of prior acquired knowledge and adding of new knowledge, at the same time enabling personal vision on the issues discussed. An open pedagogical communication, unrestricted by excessive formalism and useless rituals will increase participants' confidence in their ability to solve problems and accomplish tasks.
Entrepreneurship in Education
Authors: Lăcătuş Maria Liana , Stăiculescu Camelia
Published: July 2016

This paper analyzes the importance of entrepreneurship in education. Originally, the entrepreneurship model is an economic model. But, nowadays, as educational domain became more attractive for entrepreneurs and technological changes created new opportunities for autonomy, de-centralization, and customization in educational systems, entrepreneurship is a reality in education too. The new forms of education, such as virtual schools or online courses stimulated entrepreneurs to invest in education in the same mode as they would initiate businesses in domains more market oriented. They take risks to invest in education and are known as ‘edupreneurs’. In the first part of the paper is discussing the role of entrepreneurship in education emphasizing the idea that education is a domain in that innovation is promoting and producing all the time and, due this, a domain of entrepreneurship. In the second part of the paper the new concepts of edupreneurship and edupreneur are used to express the essence of entrepreneurial initiative in education and to emphasize significant issues of educational entrepreneurship. In the last part various forms of edupreneurial initiative are presented. The conclusion of the paper is that edupreneurial initiatives may represent viable solutions for the problems that schools and school managers are facing nowadays.
Measuring Job Anxiety in Military Organization
Authors: Macovei Crenguţa Mihaela
Published: July 2016

In this paper, we present the partial results of a study that aims to highlight the link between affectivity and work performance in the military organization. We considered that the anxiety generated by daily activities is an important factor that can affect the performance at work of the military personnel. To measure this type of anxiety we used the Job Anxiety subscale, which is a part of Job Stress Scale developed by Parker & DeCotiis. The Job Anxiety subscale is constructed to exceed the specific features of each occupation or workplace, making it suitable for measuring the level of anxiety in the military environment. Cronbach's coefficient indicates a good internal consistency of the subscale. To test the criterion reliability, we correlated this subscale with a related construct: the anxiety as a trait measured by STAI (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory). The job anxiety correlated significantly positive with anxiety-trait.
Aspects of the Imaginary of the Romanian Principalities in the Stories of the British Travelers of the 18th Century
Authors: Mihăilă-Lică Gabriela , Robu Lucian
Published: July 2016

The present study aims to be a resynthesis of some of the most important pieces of memoir and travel literature of the 18th century, used as historical source that is essential for the understanding an epoch. Located in a geographical and historical meeting area of the political and economic interests of the European and extra-European empires, Walachia, Moldavia and Transylvania aroused the complex interests of the Great Powers, including, of course, the British Empire. The validity of this fact is supported by the remaining diplomatic reports that can be found in the diplomatic archives, by memoirs (today of an undeniable historical value), and by other memorialistic writings of numerous travelers, including those coming from the Anglo-Saxon space. The information of the utmost importance provided by these writings (the diplomatic reports also being included here) reconstruct not only historical and ethnographic realities, but also anthropological and economic history ones.
Differentiated Learning in the Foreign Language Classes
Authors: Obilişteanu Georgeta , Niculescu Brânduşa-Oana
Published: July 2016

One of the tendencies manifested in the modernization of education is related to the flexibility of instruction aiming to ensure the development of the capacities and aptitudes of each student in accordance with his/her own possibilities and interests. The means of acquiring knowledge and of constantly and creatively applying it into practice should be made available to the students through the teaching-learning-evaluating process. Differentiated instruction can be identified neither with the strategies used, nor with a certain pattern of teaching. It goes beyond that, being a view of teaching and learning that starts from taking into consideration the students’ interests, needs and styles of learning. Teachers have to adapt the whole educational process to the diversity of individuals, avoiding social marginalization or exclusion. The pedagogy and psychology of education is confronted with the complex issue of differentiating and individualizing instruction, which is the indispensable assumption in ensuring each student’s success in achieving the highest possible intellectual performance. The teacher’s important role is that of designing tasks that correspond to the level of proficiency of the group of students he/she is working with.
Collaborative Communicative Techniques in Teaching Foreign Languages
Authors: Palea Lucia-Larissa , Mihăilă-Lică Gabriela
Published: July 2016

Collaborative communicative techniques are essential in teaching foreign languages. Our article presents a few modern methods and techniques used in the practice of teaching foreign languages. The aim was to discover what methods are still the most frequently used in the teaching of foreign languages, focusing on communicative techniques in teaching German as a foreign language. The use of collaborative communicative techniques during foreign language classes enables the students to easily acquire vocabulary by means of a process that is both stimulating and enjoyable. The students develop what the specialists call “learner autonomy”, becoming more confident and independent. The conclusion we have reached is that traditional methods still coexist with modern ones, an eclectic approach being highly efficient in teaching foreign languages.
About Experiences Gained in Some Students’ Workshops
Authors: Paşca Maria Dorina
Published: July 2016

On the occasion of some workshops in which students from medicine participate, they come in contact with different source of information, enrich their experience and establish new relations with their colleagues, into a specific educational context. Otherwise, by the themes approached during the workshops and by the horizon of knowledge, the students acquire a set of information designed to meet their need of personal, social and professional identity. Describing two workshops focused on communication in psychotherapy and personal development, this paper presents the educational strategies and outcomes that finally lead to very productive students-trainers relationships.
The Proto-Diplomatic Document in Romania
Authors: Popescu Adrian Petre
Published: July 2016

The theme is decoding the “literary field of the Romanian proto-diplomatic document”, designed to replace the art of diplomacy and cultural regeneration. It is the observation field over the products of literature’s habitat, the “art of the word”. Therefore, to confirm the “Romanian tradition”, we have analysed several of the “literary works” of some Romanian writers from the 19th Century. Under these circumstances, attention is drawn on the role of the document/deed, on its importance in the universe of cultures. Attention is drawn on the occurrence of proto-religious documents and of the proto-diplomatic documents. During the evolution of scripts in the mid 17th Century – presented by Nicolae Iorga as “abandonment of the Franciscan spirit, a change of the entire meaning of the religious literature”, we have included in the study the role of Slavic monks (refugees from Mount Athos on our lands) and their apprenticeship in the atmosphere of “mysticism and culture”, the impact caused by founders of monasteries, turned genuine centres of culture. Within these monastic places, the art of calligraphy and miniature develops, revived under Matei Basarab, Vasile Lupu and especially during the reign of Constantin Brâncoveanu.
The Influence of Quality of Work Life on Work Performance
Authors: Rusu Raluca
Published: July 2016

In the dynamic time in which we live, job and life satisfaction have emerged as major issues in the field of organizational behavior. Considering that the goal of every organization is to prosper and maintain its competitiveness, employers are forced to pay attention to employees’ job performance, which is positively related to the quality of their working life. This could be attributed to the fact that employees who attain high levels of job and life satisfaction tend to be highly motivated and work more efficiently. Consequently, starting from a secondary analysis based on data provided by the European Working Condition Survey, the present paper aims at drawing a picture of the way employed population in Romania relates to different quality components of work life.
Theoretical-Methodological Considerations Regarding the Formation and Strengthening of Motor Skills in Military Physical Education
Authors: Stănciulescu Robert
Published: July 2016

The programme of training in the field of military physical education is directed towards developing an efficient motor capacity by ensuring superior development gauges for basic motor skills and for the motor skills and aptitudes specific to the military system, as well as towards developing the body resilience to stress, enhancing productivity and the mental alarm state of mind, elements playing an important role in improving the combat capacity. In the economy of the formative process, the basic motor and utility-applicable skills represent the essence of an advanced level of training in the field of physical education, so that their development, strenghening and improvement will always be a constant priority objective of training.
Estimating the Degree of Region’s Vulnerability in Case of Natural Disasters
Authors: Bârsan Ghiţă , Dinicu Anca , Năstăsescu Vasile , Oancea Romana
Published: July 2016

Estimating the degree of vulnerability of a region implies both the identification of the dependencies as well as of the interdependencies. The dependencies refer to a set of physical, social, economic, environmental and political-military conditions and processes and the interdependencies have in view physical, cyber, geographical and logical aspects that may indirectly affect the daily rhythm of the population, the economy or even the national security. The present paper aims at estimating the degree of vulnerability by constructing a model that would determine the index of vulnerability associated to a given area, an index that is directly dependent on demographic, economic, governmental factors, on the interdependence with other sectors and also on the history of the events that occurred in the area in the recent years.
Method to Establish the Overall Reliability of the Military Human-Machine Systems
Authors: Bogdan Octavian-Ioan
Published: July 2016

The man-machine system consists of two subsystems fundamentally different, one representing the human factor and the other the technical equipment. The reliabilities of the two subsystems are treated with different methods, given their different nature. Consequently, linking them to use a single indicator of reliability is achieved with difficulty. This article introduces a new indicator of the system reliability indicating the overall reliability of the man-machine system and proposes a method for calculating this indicator.
The Quality of the Propagation Prediction with Radio Mobile for Tetra Communication Systems
Authors: Bouleanu Iulian , Helbet Robert , Craiu Neculai
Published: July 2016

We present a short analysis of the prediction quality offered by Radio Mobile application when used for frequency band of TETRA systems in Romania. The simulation results provided by Radio Mobile were compared against own measurements made in multiple locations in Sibiu city. The correlation coefficient between simulated and measured values of signal power was of 0.907 while the maximum variation between data in the strings was 9.6 dB and the average standard deviation was 4.4 dB. These results indicate that the radio propagation model ‘Two-ray Irregular Terrain Model Point to Point’ (ITM) provides a prediction capability that offers a reliable planning of the radio coverage of TETRA systems.
Characterization of the Forces, Powers and Efficiency for a Naval Hydroelectromagnetic Thruster
Authors: Dobref Vasile , Popov Petrică
Published: July 2016

This paper presents a theoretical model of the hydroelectromagnetic thruster (electromagnetic three-phase induction seawater pump), which was developed from a semi-space model for an infinity conductor, where the electrically fluid - seawater occupies a semi-space, bordered by an ideally ferromagnetic wall. At the fluid surface, it is found a web of currents having density vector oriented in the direction of Oy axis, and fluid movement - considered a translational motion at constant velocity - is directed along the Ox axis. In this regard, for certain arrangements of three phase windings inductors, were performed calculations in order to estimate the forces, powers and efficiency for electromagnetic three-phase induction pump, having the seawater as induced fluid. Following the analysis of the traction force expression, it was found that it is possible to achieve a hydroelectromagnetic thruster, as a rectangular channel with the specific configuration of the three-phase windings, enabling to develop the electromagnetic traction forces for seawater as fluid induced conductor, forces comparable with propellers systems