Universitatea George Bacovia

GEORGE BACOVIA UNIVERSITY, BACAU, ROMANIA

SAKARYA UNIVERSITY, SAKARYA, TURKEY

The First

INTERNATIONAL AND INTERACADEMIC CONFERENCE on Economy – Transdisciplinarity - Cognition (ETC 2008)

Topics for 2008:

(Post)Epistemic Economies and the Management of Knowledge. Transdisciplinarity as new Knowledge PROGRAMMEPROGRAMME

17th - 18th June, Bacau, Romania SPONSORS:

BRD GROUPE SOCIETE GENERALE, BACAU www.brd.ro BCR, BACAU www.bcr.ro S.C. NIVELMENT S.R.L. BACAU [email protected] S.C. VASION S.R.L. BACAU www.vasion.ro SIF II MOLDOVA, BACAU [email protected] METRO CASH & CARRY, BACAU www.metro.ro COMPLEX HOTELIER DECEBAL, BACAU www.hoteldecebal.ro Scientific Committee

Professor Basarab Nicolescu Ph. D. Babeş Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca Professor Engin Yildirim Ph. D. Sakarya University, Sakarya Professor Serkan Bayraktaroglu Ph. D. Sakarya University, Sakarya Professor Savvas Savvides Ph. D. Business College, Nicosia, Cyprus Professor Eiji Furuyama Ph. D. Nihonbashi Gakkan University, Tokio Professor Gerrit Meijer Ph. D. Wageningen University, Wageningen Professor Lorenzo Magnani Ph. D. Padova University, Padova Professor Renee Passet Ph. D. CIRET Paris Researcher Florin Munteanu Ph. D. Romanian Academy Professor Liviu Druguş Ph. D. George Bacovia University, Bacau Professor Dumitru Bontaş Ph. D. George Bacovia University, Bacau Associate Professor Ioan Ciochină-Barbu Ph. D. George Bacovia University, Bacau Lecturer Radu Florea Ph. D. George Bacovia University, Bacau

3 Organizing Committee

Professor Toader Gherasim Ph. D. Professor Liviu Druguş Ph. D. Professor Tatiana Puiu Ph. D. Associate Professor George Neamţu Ph. D. Associate Professor Andreia-Simona Melnic Ph. D. Lecturer Daniel Gherasim Ph. D. Lecturer Nicoleta Botez Ph. D. student Lecturer Radu Cristian Bucşă Ph. D. student (web master) Assistant Lecturer Violeta Urban Ph. D. student Assistant Lecturer Gabriela Daniela Bordeianu Ph. D. student Research Assistant Cemal Iyem Ph. D. student Junior Assistant Adrian Lupaşcu Junior Assistant Laurenţiu Novac General Manager, Lecturer Viorica Cişcă Ph. D. student Administrative Manager, economist Sorinel Novac Economist Angela Mihaela Mastacan Ph. D. student Philologist Bianca Balaban

4 CONFERENCE PROGRAMME Monday, June 16, 2008: 18.00 Welcoming the guests (George Bacovia University, Headquarters) Tuesday, June, 17, 2008 9.00 – 10.30 Ceremony for awarding the Honoris Causa Doctor title to Professor Basarab Nicolescu Ph. D. (Moldova Conference Room) 10.30 - 11.00 Coffee Break (Senate Hall) 11.00 - 13.30 Official opening of the first ETC Conference (Moldova Conference Room) Keynote speakers:

Professor Basarab Nicolescu Ph. D. Transdisciplinarity and Sustainable Futures Researcher Florin Munteanu Ph. D. The Science of Complexity and the Sustainable Development

13.30 - 14.30 Lunch (Sport Restaurant) 15.00 - 16.45 Parallel Sessions 16.45 - 17.00 Coffee Break (Senate Hall) 17.00 - 19.00 Parallel Sessions 20.00 Gala Dinner (Decebal Restaurant)

5 Wednesday, June 18, 2008:

9.00 Visit to the “Ion Borcea” Natural Sciences Museum Complex, Bacău

11.00 Trip to Slănic Moldova, Bacău County

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Good Bye, Bacau!

Hope to see all of you at the second ETC

Conference (2009) in Sakarya, Turkey!

6 Session: Management of Information, Knowledge and Wisdom. Experiential Management Moderators: Associate Professor Andreia-Simona Melnic Ph. D. Lecturer Radu Bîlbă Ph. D. Secretaries: Lecturer Marian Viorel Fotache Ph. D. student Lecturer Radu Cristian Bucşă Ph. D. student Location of paper presentation: B I Tuesday, June 17, 2008 15.00 - 16.45, Papers presentation No. Title of the paper/author(s) 1. THE INFORMATION SYSTEM IN SPIRITUAL MANAGEMENT Felician Alecu, Teodora Alecu Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest 2. THE CREATIVITY OF THE HUMAN FACTOR – PERFORMANCE PREMISES FOR AN ENTERPRISE BASED ON KNOWLEDGE Mirela Amarie Al. I. Cuza University, Iasi 3. COMPETITIVITY BY MEANS OF INFORMATION Andreia-Simona Melnic George Bacovia University, Bacau 4. TENDENCIES IN BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE Marian Viorel Fotache George Bacovia University, Bacau 16.45 - 17.00, Coffee Break (Senate Hall) 17.00 - 19.00, Papers presentation No. Title of the paper/author(s) 1. THE RISKS OF THE ELECTRONIC COMMERCE Radu Cristian Bucşă George Bacovia University, Bacau 2. FROM DATA TO WISDOM: A PARALLEL FROM NATURE TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Radu Bîlbă George Bacovia University, Bacau 3. SURVIVING STRATEGIES INTO THE OCEAN OF KNOWLEDGE Radu Bîlbă George Bacovia University, Bacau 4. THE MANAGEMENT OF WORK PROCESS OF FLOAT SCREENS HAVING LONGITUDINAL OSCILATIONS Ovidiu Bontaş George Bacovia University, Bacau

7 Session: Business to Business Marketing Moderators: Professor Aurel Brânză Ph. D. Lecturer Daniel Gherasim Ph. D. Secretaries: Assistant Lecturer Violeta Urban Ph. D. student Assistant Lecturer Oana Grosu Ph. D. student Location of paper presentation: BS 5

Tuesday, June 17, 2008 15.00 - 16.45, Papers presentation

No Title of the paper/author(s) . 1. ASPECTS REGARDING THE DISTRIBUTION STRATEGY ON THE INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL MARKET Violeta Urban, Aurel Brânză George Bacovia University, Bacau 2. A METHOD OF PROGRAMMING THE ROLLING STOCK AND THE BOARD PERSONNEL IN THE URBAN PASSENGER TRAFFIC Toader Gherasim George Bacovia University, Bacau 3. EXPERIENTIAL MARKETING vs. TRADITIONAL ADVERTISING Angela-Mihaela Mastacan George Bacovia University, Bacau 4. THE EVOLUTION AND THE EFFECTS OF COMPETITION IN ROMANIA AFTER THE EU INTEGRATION Oana Grosu George Bacovia University, Bacau

16.45 - 17.00, Coffee Break (Senate Hall) 17.00 - 19.00, Papers presentation

1. METHODS OF INTERPRETING PRICES Daniel Gherasim George Bacovia University, Bacau 2. SELLERS’ AND PRODUCERS’ MERCHANDISING: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS Lucian Anton George Bacovia University, Bacau 3. THE SHEET-BOARD AND THE MARKETING RESEARCH Adrian Gherasim George Bacovia University, Bacau

8 Session: From Accountancy to Accountability and Responsibility Moderators: Professor Constantin Cojocaru Ph. D. Lecturer Radu Florea Ph. D. Secretaries: Lecturer Cristian Huminiuc Ph. D. student Assistant Lecturer Gabriela Daniela Bordeianu Ph. D. student Location of paper presentation: Moldova Conference Room

No. Title of the paper/author(s) 1. COGNITIVE VALUES OF THE INFORMATION PUBLISHED BY A BANKING SOCIETY WHEN USING BASEL II Constantin Cojocaru, George Bacovia University, Bacau Lucian Stărparu, The National Bank of Romania, Bacau 2. THE COMPETENCE OF THE CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS – A REGULAR REQUIREMENT AND A PROFESSIONAL PRINCIPLE Daniel Botez, Mihai Deju University of Bacau 3. THE APPLICABILITY OF MARGINAL COSTS IN FIXED TANGIBLE ASSETS ANALYSIS Carmen Mihaela Nechita Stefan Lupascu European Studies Institute, Iasi 4. THE HARMONIZATION OF THE ACCOUNTING SYSTEM OF THE CREDIT INSTITUTIONS WITH THE EU REQUIREMENTS Constantin Cojocaru, George Bacovia University, Bacau Lucian Stărparu, The National Bank of Romania, Bacau RESPONSIBILITY CONCERNING FRAUDSۥ THE AUDITORS .5 IDENTIFICATION WITHIN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Radu Florea, Ramona Florea George Bacovia University, Bacau

16.45 - 17.00, Coffee Break (Senate Hall)

9 17.00 - 19.00, Papers presentation No. Title of the paper/author(s) 1. THE DYNAMICS OF THE BALANCE SHEET THEORIES Daniela Burlacu BRD Groupe Societe General, Bacau 2. THE EFFICENCY OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE REINFORCED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Daniela Burlacu BRD Groupe Societe General, Bacau 3. THE INFORMATION OFFERED BY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ON THE PERFORMANCES ۥCOMPANY S Gabriela Daniela Bordeianu, George Bacovia University, Bacau Sebastian Bordeianu, UniCredit Tiriac Bank, Bacau 4. TAX EVASION, A LEGAL WAY TO SUBVERT ECONOMY Viorica Cişcă George Bacovia University, Bacau 5. ECOLOGICAL BALANCE SHEET– A NEW CHALLENGE Cristian Huminiuc George Bacovia University, Bacau 6. CREDIT RISK ASSUMPTION IN BANKING ACTIVITY Cezar Gotcu BCR, Bacau

10 Session: Cultural Studies in Transnational Economic Contexts Moderators: Lecturer Camelia Cmeciu Ph. D. Lecturer Nicoleta Botez Ph. D. student Secretary: Assistant Lecturer Mihaela Vasiloaia Ph. D. student Location of paper presentation: BS 6

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

15.00 - 16.45, Papers presentation

No. Title of the paper/author(s) 1. EXPERIENCING FRAGRANCE ADVERTISMENTS THROUGH CULTURAL META-PATTERNS Camelia Cmeciu, University of Bacau Liviu Druguş, George Bacovia University, Bacau 2. THE IMPORTANCE OF “ENGLISH FOR BUSINESS” SYLLABUS IN CREATING A GLOBAL BUSINESS CULTURE Nicoleta Botez George Bacovia University, Bacau 3. THE DYNAMICS OF THE FRENCH TOURISTIC TERMINOLOGY - A TRANSDICIPLINARY APPROACH Nicoleta Botez George Bacovia University, Bacau 4. SOURCES OF MISUNDERSTANDINGS AND BLUNDERS IN BUSINESS COMMUNICATION Mihaela Vasiloaia George Bacovia University, Bacau 5. POLITENESS VERSUS MANIPULATION Bianca Balaban George Bacovia University, Bacau

11 Session: Corporate Social Responsibility Moderators: Professor Tatiana Puiu Ph. D. Associate Professor Andrei Octavian Paraschivescu Ph. D. Secretary: Lecturer Otilia Lupu, Ph. D. student Location of paper presentation: AS 3

No. Title of the paper/author(s) 1. IMPLICATIONS OF THE HUMAN RESOURCES IN THE KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT Ana Truţă Al. I. Cuza University, Iasi 2. THE UNIVERSAL VALUE CONCEPT APPLIED IN BANK MANAGEMENT: STUDY CASE ON TURKISH BANKING IN MARMARA REGION Cemal Iyem Sakarya University, Turkey 3. MOTIVATING THE HUMAN CAPITAL Tatiana Puiu George Bacovia University, Bacau 4. FROM TERRITORIAL TO PROFESSIONAL MOBILITY AND LABOUR MARKET MUTATIONS Otilia Lupu George Bacovia University, Bacau 5. THE CATALYTIC MANAGER Andrei Octavian Paraschivescu, Florin Mihai Căprioară George Bacovia University, Bacau 6. THE MANAGERIAL CAREER WITHIN THE ROMANIAN SOCIETY Carmen Raluca Marangoci George Bacovia University, Bacau

12 Session: Ecology and Environment Protection Moderators: Professor Viorica Paraschivescu Ph. D. Associate Professor Ioan Ciochină-Barbu Ph. D. Secretary: Lecturer Angelica Cobzaru Ph. D. student Location of paper presentation: AS 4

Tuesday, June 17, 2008 15.00 - 16.45, Papers presentation No. Title of the paper/author(s) 1. ENERGETIC RESOURCES, THE GREEN HOUSE EFFECT AND THE RISE OF THE OIL PRICES – CATALYSTS OR INHIBITORS FOR THE CHANGE OF MENTALITY? Florin Bălăşescu, Cătălin Drăgoi Victor Slavescu Centre for Financial and Monetary Research, Bucharest 2. THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF THE RENEWABLE RESOURCES Gabriela Cornelia Piciu Victor Slavescu Centre for Financial and Monetary Research, Bucharest 3. PROTECTED AREAS FROM BACAU COUNTY Gabriela Gurău Ion Borcea Natural Sciences Museum Complex, Bacau 4. NEW DIRECTIONS IN THE SCIENCE OF COMMODITIES Viorica Paraschivescu, George Bacovia University, Bacau Tudor Maleca, The Cooperatist Commercial University, Chisinau, Moldova

16.45 - 17.00, Coffee Break (Senate Hall) 17.00 - 19.00, Papers presentation 1. CIVIL LIABILITY FOR OIL POLLUTION DAMAGE Florentina Marinela Toma Ecological University, Bucharest 2. CLIMATE CHANGE IN JURIDICAL REGULATIONS Ioan Ciochină-Barbu George Bacovia University, Bacau 3. THE APPLICATION OF THE PREVENTION PRINCIPLES AND PRECAUTIONARY POLICY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Angelica Cobzaru George Bacovia University, Bacau 4. HUMAN, ENVIRONMENT AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE AGE OF POSTMODERNISM Ibrahim Aydinli, Ferruh Tuzcuoglu Sakarya University, Sakarya

13 Session: Re(defining) the Scope of Economy Moderators: Professor Dumitru Marius Paraschivescu Ph. D. Professor Willi Păvăloaia Ph. D. Secretaries: Lecturer Ramona Florea Ph. D. Lecturer Gabriela Fotache Ph. D. student Location of paper presentation: B II

No. Title of the paper/author(s) 1. FROM THE CLASSICAL CONCEPTION OF MANPOWER EXPLOITATION TO ITS IMPORTANCE AS A MANIFESTATION OF GLOBALIZATION Alexandru Trifu, Ina Croitoru Petre Andrei University, Iasi 2. IDENTIFYING THE INTERESTED PARTS Andrei Octavian Paraschivescu George Bacovia University, Bacau 3. BUSINESS GLOBALIZATION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ON THE ROMANIAN PHARMACEUTICALS MARKET Ramona Florea, Radu Florea George Bacovia University, Bacau 4. THE THEORY OF THE ECONOMIC CHAOS AND ITS PROJECTION IN INDEPENDENT TRANSFACTORIAL MACROECONOMICS POLITICS Stelian Pantazescu, Lucreţia Brezeanu Fibes – UNESCO Foundation, Bucharest 5. THE EDUCATIONAL CAPITAL WITHIN A ”NEW INSTITUTIONAL ECONOMY” Laura Maria Mistreanu Cârstea Al. I. Cuza University, Iasi 6. SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS – CONCEPT AND UTILITY Willi Păvăloaia George Bacovia University, Bacau

14 17.00 - 19.00, Papers presentation No. Title of the paper/author(s) 1. REAL ESTATE: INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON RATES Luminiţa Ristea, Adina Trandafir Spiru Haret University, Constanta 2. GLOBALIZATION AND INSTABILITY ON FINANCIAL MARKETS Alexandra Bostan Al. I. Cuza University, Iasi 3. THE CONCEPT OF AUTOMATIC FISCAL STABILIZER Elena Pădurean Victor Slavescu Centre for Financial and Monetary Research, Bucharest 4. RELEVANT COSTS AND REVENUES FOR DECISION - MAKING PROCESS Gabriela Fotache, Dumitru Marius Paraschivescu George Bacovia University, Bacau 5. ISLAMIC FINANCE AND PERSPECTIVE WITHIN GLOBAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM Sorina Aioanei MK Romexterra Bank, Bucharest 6. LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN MICROFINANCE ACTIVITIES Sorina Aioanei MK Romexterra Bank, Bucharest

15 Session: Disciplinarity, Interdisciplinarity and Transdisciplinarity in Research Moderators: Professor Dumitru Bontaş Ph. D. Professor Liviu Druguş Ph. D. Secretary: Associate Professor George Neamţu Ph. D. Location of paper presentation: A I

No. Title of the paper/author(s) 1. CONSIDERATIONS ABOUT MECHATRONICAL INTEGRATIVE TRANSDISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE Ioan Pop Emanuel University, Oradea 2 THE USE OF METAPHORS IN MANAGEMENT Dumitru Bontaş George Bacovia University, Bacau 3. MANAGEMENT AS AN ACTIONAL TRANSDISCIPLINARY APPROACH OF HUMAN BEINGS Liviu Druguş George Bacovia University, Bacau 4. QUELLES CONNAISSANCES POUR QUELLE ECONOMIE? Antier Francoise Libre Université de Samadeva, France

16 17.00 - 19.00, Papers presentation

1. THE PSYCHOLOGY OF MANIPULATION FOR THE EDUCATION CONSUMER Lucica Cristea Mitican Al. I. Cuza University, Iasi 2. VALIDITY OF CONTINUOUS EDUCATION STRATEGIES –A HIGHER EDUCATION MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE APPROACH Iuliana Pârvu, Ipate Dragoş Mihai Spiru Haret University, Constanta 3. THE INTERNATIONAL ORIENTATION OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS Tudor Stanciu, B.S. Constantin Gheorghe Asachi Technical University, Iasi 4. APPLIED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH DESIGN: ROMANIAN SOCIAL WORK BETWEEN IDEOLOGY AND SCIENCE George Neamţu George Bacovia University, Bacau 5, ELABORATING A SCHOOL CURRICULUM BASED ON TRANSDICIPLINARY COMPETENCES FOR A POSTMODERN SOCIETY Mihai Stanciu Ion Ionescu de la Brad University, Iasi

17 Session: Law and Moral Dimension of Business Moderators: Professor Ştefan Munteanu Ph. D. Lecturer Gheorghe Robu Ph. D. Secretaries: Lecturer Gheorghe Popa Ph. D. Assistant Lecturer Florin Mihai Căprioară Ph. D. student Location of paper presentation: BS 7

No. Title of the paper/author(s) 1. OPINIONS REGARDING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CAPITALISM AND ETHICS Ştefan Munteanu George Bacovia University, Bacau 2. THE PROCEDURE IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE LEGAL DEPARTAMENT Gheorghe Robu George Bacovia University, Bacau 3. BRIEF HISTORY OF LEGITIMATE DEFENSE Gheorghe Popa George Bacovia University, Bacau 4. PRAGMATICS OF POLITICAL DISCOURSE Florin Mihai Căprioară George Bacovia University, Bacau 5. REALITIES AND PERSPECTIVES OF THE ROMANIAN SYSTEM OF PENITENTIARIES Adrian Lupaşcu George Bacovia University, Bacau 6. ROMANIAN COMMERCIAL COMPANIES AND THEIR EMPLOYEES Laurenţiu Novac George Bacovia University, Bacau

18 Session: Epistemologic Aspects of Romania’s Financial Integration within the European Union Moderator: Professor Emil Dinga Ph. D. Secretaries: Lecturer Lucian Ocneanu Ph. D. Lecturer Radu Taşcă Ph. D. student Location of paper presentation: A II

No. Title of the paper/author(s) 1. EPISTEMOLOGIC ASPECTS OF THE ECONOMIC CONVERGENCE BETWEEN ROMANIA AND EUROPEAN UNION Emil Dinga, Napoleon Pop Victor Slavescu Centre for Financial and Monetary Research, Bucharest 2. SOURCES AND PORTOFOLIO FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FINANCEMENT Mihail Dimitriu Victor Slavescu Centre for Financial and Monetary Research, Bucharest 3. TRANSDISCIPLINARY ELEMENTS OF THE MACROECONOMIC SHAPING Emil Dinga, Camelia Băltăreţu Victor Slavescu Centre for Financial and Monetary Research, Bucharest 4. ASYMMETRICAL SHOCKS IN THE MONETARY DOMAIN Adina Criste Victor Slavescu Centre for Financial and Monetary Research, Bucharest 5. METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS REGARDING THE ASSESSMENT OF THE FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY Gheorghe Manolescu Victor Slavescu Centre for Financial and Monetary Research, Bucharest

19 17.00 - 19.00, Papers presentation

No. Title of the paper/author(s) 1. FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY: SOME THEORETIC-METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES Ionel Leonida Victor Slavescu Centre for Financial and Monetary Research, Bucharest 2. INERTIAL AND CREATIVE MANAGEMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMPANY Mihail Dimitriu, Victor Slavescu Centre for Financial and Monetary Research, Bucharest Viorica Toma, Stefan Lupascu European Studies Institute, Iasi 3. THE ROLE OF FISCAL POLICY AS AN INSTRUMENT TO ACHIEVE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL BALANCE Ionela Popa, Elena Diana Codreanu Constantin Brâncoveanu University, Pitesti 4. FINANCING THE REHABILITATION OF CONSTRUCTIONS IN ROMANIA Radu Taşcă George Bacovia University, Bacau 5. TOTAL COSTS – A METHOD USED IN MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING Lucian Ocneanu, Dumitru Marius Paraschivescu George Bacovia University, Bacau