ORGANISING COMMITTEE CONFERENCE ORGANISATION CO-PRESIDENTS: Professor Dumitru Matiş, Ph. D. Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Professor Daniela-Luminiţa Constantin, Ph.D. Academy of Economic Studies of Bucharest President of the Romanian Regional Science Association MEMBERS: Professor Erika Marin, Ph. D. Academy of Economic Studies of Bucharest Teaching Assistant Romana Cucuruzan, Ph. D. Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of European Studies Teaching Assistant Ana-Maria Pop, Ph. D. Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Geography Teaching Assistant Ştefana Varvari, Ph. D. candidate Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration SECRETARY Teaching Assistant Kinga Kerekes, Ph.D. Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Professor Dorel Ailenei, Ph. D. Academy of Economic Studies of Bucharest Senior Lecturer Dana Bako, Ph. D. Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Professor József Benedek, Ph. D. Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Geography Professor Dan Cândea, Ph. D. Eng. Technical University of Cluj-Napoca Professor Pompei Cocean, Ph. D. Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Geography Professor Romeo Ionescu, Ph. D. Dunărea de Jos University, Galaţi Professor Daniela-Luminiţa Constantin, Ph. D. Academy of Economic Studies of Bucharest Ing. Claudiu Coşier North-West Regional Development Agency Professor Valentin Cojanu, Ph. D. Academy of Economic Studies of Bucharest Professor Gabriela Drăgan, Ph. D. European Institute of Romania and Academy of Economic Studies of Bucharest Professor Gyula Horváth, Ph. D. Centre for Regional Studies, Hungarian Academy of Science and University of Pécs, Hungary Professor Mihaela Luţaş, Ph. D. Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration 1
Senior Lecturer Mircea Maniu, Ph. D. Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of European Studies Professor Dumitru Matiş, Ph. D. Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Professor Maciej Turala, Ph. D. University of Lodz, Faculty of Management, Poland Professor Mária Vincze, Ph. D. Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration 2
SPEAKERS: FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 2011 8:00 9:00 REGISTRATION Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Teodor Mihali street, no. 58-60, Main Hall, 1 st floor 9:00-10:30 WELCOME SPEECH Aula, 1 st floor PROF. ANDREI MARGA, PhD Rector of the Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca PROF. DUMITRU MATIŞ, PhD Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca PROF. DANIELA-LUMINIŢA CONSTANTIN, PhD President of the Romanian Regional Science Association PROF. MACIEJ TURALA, PhD Secretary of the European Regional Science Association PROF. GYULA HORVÁTH, PhD President of the Hungarian Regional Science Association PROF. GABRIELA DRĂGAN, PhD General Director of the European Institute of Romania ANCA GINAVAR, PhD General Director, Directorate for Territorial Development, Ministry of Regional Development and Tourism ING. CLAUDIU COŞIER General Director of the North-West Regional Development Agency KEYNOTE SPEAKERS 10:30 11:00 COFFEE BREAK Main Hall, 1st floor 11:00 13:30 PLENARY SESSION Aula, 1 st floor Professor Maciej TURALA, PhD Faculty of Management, University of Lodz, Poland IMPACT OF ECONOMIC CRISIS ON TERRITORIAL DISPARITIES IN TERMS OF WEALTH CASE STUDY OF POLAND Professor Gyula HORVÁTH, PhD - Centre for Regional Studies, Hungarian Academy of Science and University of Pécs, Hungary REGIONAL DIFFERENCES OF R&D CAPACITIES IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE Professor Dan CÂNDEA, PhD - Technical University of Cluj-Napoca SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS PERFORMANCE CONCEPT, PROCESS AND ASSESSMENT 3
13:30 15:00 LUNCH BREAK Panorama Café, 6 th floor 15:00-16:30 PANEL SESSIONS - 1 PANEL 1 - THE ECONOMIC CRISIS EFFECTS ON TERRITORIAL COHESION SESSION 1 Room 121, 1 st floor CHAIRS: Gabriela DRĂGAN, Mihaela LUŢAŞ DISCUSSANTS: Dragoş HURU, Claudia IONESCU 1. Gabriela DRĂGAN - Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies ROMANIA'S CRISIS MANAGEMENT AND THE USE OF STRUCTURAL FUNDS 2. Daniela ANTONESCU - Institute of National Economy of the Romanian Academy THE EFFECTS OF THE CRISIS ON THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SECTOR AT REGIONAL LEVEL, IN ROMANIA 3. Dragoş HURU - Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies Nicolae MOROIANU - Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies ECONOMIC CRISES AND PREDICTABILITY IN BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT-THE DECAYING OF TERRITORIAL COHESION 4. Simona CURPAN - Bucharest Ilfov Regional Development Agency Claudia IONESCU - Bucharest Ilfov Regional Development Agency THE FINANCIAL CRISIS EFFECTS ON BUCHAREST ILFOV TERRITORIAL COHESION 5. Gabriela MARCHIŞ - Danubius University of Galaţi PROBLEMS IN ACCESSING EU FUNDS BY SMES IN THE CONTEXT OF ECONOMIC CRISES PRESSURE 6. Béla SCHOLTZ - Satu Mare Financial Guard EFFECTS OF THE ECONOMIC CRISIS OVER THE MARKET ECONOMY OF SATU MARE COUNTY PANEL 2.1 A REGIONAL APPROACH OF THE NEW ECONOMIC GROWTH PARADIGM SESSION 1 Room 127, 1 st floor CHAIR: Dorel AILENEI, Pompei COCEAN DISCUSSANTS: Marioara IORDAN, Liviu-Cosmin MOSORA 1. Theodora STĂNCEL - Faculty of European Studies, Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca THE RORTIAN NOTION OF PROGRESS AS REGARDED IN THE CONTEXT OF LIVING IN A KNOWLEDGE-BASED SOCIETY 2. Francisc ÖRMÉNY - Faculty of European Studies, Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca MONEY AS A GENERALIZED COMMUNICATION MEDIUM AND CODE 3. Marioara IORDAN, Mihaela Nona CHILIAN - Institute of Economic Forecasting, Bucharest, Romania CHALLENGES FOR THE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN ROMANIA TO MEET THE EUROPE 2020 STRATEGY GOALS 4. Dorel AILENEI - Department of Economics and Economic Policies, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest 4
Amalia CRISTESCU - Department of Economics and Economic Policies, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest Mihaela Hrisanta DOBRE - Department of Economics and Economic Policies, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest THE STATE OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COHESION IN ROMANIA 5. Mihaela Nona CHILIAN - Institute of Economic Forecasting, Bucharest, Romania REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS IN ROMANIA A PRIMARY ASSESSMENT AS AGAINST THE GOALS OF EUROPE 2020 STRATEGY 6. Liviu-Cosmin MOSORA - Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest, Romania Dorel AILENEI - Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest, Romania THE POTENTIAL OF LOCAL ACTION GROUPS TO SUPPORT THE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN ROMANIA 7. Corneliu IAŢU - Faculty of Geology and Geography, A. I. Cuza University Iasi Ciprian ALUPULUI - Faculty of Geology and Geography, A. I. Cuza University Iasi CONSIDERATIONS ON THE CORRELATION BETWEEN ECONOMICAL CONDITIONS AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOUR IN ROMANIA PANEL 2.2 A REGIONAL APPROACH OF THE NEW ECONOMIC GROWTH PARADIGM SESSION 1 Room 501, 5 th floor CHAIRS: Romeo IONESCU, Gabriela PASCARIU DISCUSSANTS: Dana BAKO, Laura PATACHE 1. Romeo IONESCU - Dunărea de Jos University, Galati ANALYSIS OF THE 2007-2013 REGIONAL OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION ON SOUTH-EAST REGION 2. Gabriela PASCARIU - A. I. Cuza University Iaşi Ramona FRUNZĂ - A. I. Cuza University Iaşi AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF THE PERIPHERY EFFECT IN ROMANIAN ECONOMY. THE NORTH- EAST DEVELOPMENT REGION CASE 3. Laura PATACHE - Spiru Haret University Constanta Izabella Gilda GRAMA - Spiru Haret University Constanta THE FUTURE OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC REGIONAL DISPARITIES IN ROMANIA 4. Izabella Gilda GRAMA - Spiru Haret University Constanta Laura PATACHE - Spiru Haret University Constanta MULTIMODAL SINGLE DOCUMENT IN THE EU - A CHANCE FOR A FUTURE SUSTAINABILE EUROPEAN TRANSPORT SYSTEM 5. Emilia ŢIŢAN - Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest Daniela Ioana TODOSE - Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest Cristina BOBOC - Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest Simona GHIŢĂ - Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest Mihaela COVRIG - Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest AN ANALYSIS OF THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN THE EUROPEAN UNION: A MULTICRITERIA HIERARCHICAL APPROACH 6. Ingrid DRAGOTĂ - Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest Bogdan ILEANU - Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest THE DETERMINANTS OF THE DEMAND FOR LIFE INSURANCE: A REGIONAL ANALYSIS FOR ROMANIA 5
7. Bíborka-Eszter BIRÓ - Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca Boróka-Júlia BIRÓ - Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca A SOCIO-ECONOMIC OVERVIEW OF THE ROMANIAN DEVELOPMENT REGIONS PANEL 3 STABILITY IN REGIONAL ENDOGENOUS GROWTH SESSION 1 Room 006, ground floor CHAIR: Mircea MANIU, Claudiu COSIER DISCUSSANTS: Marta Christina SUCIU, Liliana MOGA 1. Mircea MANIU Faculty of European Studies, Babeș-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN A REGIONAL FRAMEWORK. DOES THIS APPLY TO ROMANIA? 2. Marta Christina SUCIU - Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest Alexandru GHIŢIU BRĂTESCU - Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest Remus AVRAM - Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest Cristiana BOLOCAN PROTOPOPESCU - Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest Florin SÎRBU - Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest KNOWLEDGE-BASED SOCIETY, CREATIVE ECONOMY AND DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT AS FEASIBLE OPTIONS FOR ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND LONG-RUN SUSTAINBALE URBAN DEVELOPMENT 3. Ionel JIANU - Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest Iulia JIANU - Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest Cristina Venera GEAMBAŞU - Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest ANALYSIS AT REGIONAL LEVEL OF ECONOMIC ENTITIES' ABILITIES TO MAINTAIN THE PHYSICAL CAPITAL 4. Liliana Mihaela MOGA - Dunărea de Jos University, Galati Maria Magdalena TUREK RAHOVEANU - Dunărea de Jos University, Galati Gheorghe Adrian ZUGRAVU - Dunărea de Jos University, Galati STRUCTURES AND POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS OF FISH FARMING AND FISHERY PRODUCTS MARKET IN THE SOUTH EAST REGION 5. Silvia Elena IACOB - Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest Claudia Elena PAICU - Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest Diana Andreia HRISTACHE - Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE INSTITUTIONAL COMMUNICATION IN THE CONTEXT OF THE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT 6. Doina Viorica POP - North University of Baia Mare Viorel POP - Vasile Goldiş Western University of Arad INDICATORS FOR SUSTAINABLE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT PANEL 4 TERRITORIAL/SPATIAL STRUCTURES AND FUNCTIONS SESSION 1 Room 118, 1 st floor CHAIRS: Dumitru MATIŞ, Daniela-Luminiţa CONSTANTIN DISCUSSANTS: Erika MARIN, Zsolt PÁLMAI 1. Erika MARIN - Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest THE AFFORDABILITY OF INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES. A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ROMANIA AND OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES 2. Lorena BĂTĂGAN - Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest 6
Cristian CIUREA - Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest SMART AND SUSTAINABLE CITIES 3. Daniela-Luminiţa CONSTANTIN - Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest Mariana DRĂGUŞIN - Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest Marius PROFIROIU - Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest Constantin MITRUŢ - Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest Alina IOSIF BALALIA - Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest Raluca PETRESCU - Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest RECORDING MUNICIPAL PROPERTY - A CHALLENGE FOR AN EFFECTIVE STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT. THE CASE OF BUCHAREST MUNICIPALITY 4. Zsolt PÁLMAI - Brussels Representation of the South Transdanubian Region ANALYSIS OF THE POSITION PAPERS SUBMITTED TO THE PUBLIC HEARING OF THE 5TH COHESION REPORT 5. Adrian Vasile HORODNIC - A. I. Cuza University Iaşi THE CORE-PERIPHERY PATTERN. A SPATIAL APPROACH FOR ROMANIA 6. Dániel KUTTOR - University of Miskolc, Institute of World and Regional Economics TERRITORIAL ASPECTS OF INDUSTRIAL RESTRUCTURING IN EAST CENTRAL EUROPE PANEL 5 MIGRATION AND LOCAL LABOUR MARKETS DISEQUILIBRIA SESSION 1 Room 533, 5 th floor CHAIR: Anca DACHIN DISCUSSANTS: Elvira NICA, Kinga KEREKES 1. Anca DACHIN - Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest THE RURAL-URBAN DIMENSION OF EMPLOYMENT AND ITS RELEVANCE FOR SOCIAL COHESION IN ROMANIA 2. Elvira NICA - Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest Gheorghe POPESCU - Dimitrie Cantemir University, Bucharest HIGHLY SKILLED HUMAN CAPITAL MIGRATION - MAIN CAUSE FOR ROMANIAN LABOUR MARKET DISEQUILIBRIA DEEPENING 3. Szilárd MADARAS - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca REGIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR MARKET INBALANCE. HARGHITA COUNTY CASE STUDY 4. Carmen Maria GUŢ - Faculty of Business, Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca Magdalena VORZSÁK - Faculty of Business, Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca Monica Maria COROŞ - Faculty of Business, Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca THE EFFECTS OF TOURISM SEASONALITY UPON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT IN THE HOSPITALITY SECTOR AT THE LEVEL OF THE NORTH-WEST REGION OF DEVELOPMENT 5. Veronica JUNJAN - University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands Codruţa Alina POPESCU - University of Medicine and Pharmacy ''Iuliu Haţieganu'' Cluj-Napoca Ioana MICLUTIA - University of Medicine and Pharmacy ''Iuliu Haţieganu'' Cluj-Napoca Mugur CIUMAGEANU - Romanian Association of Behaviour and Cognitive Therapy, Bucharest Ioana CRĂCIUN - University of Medicine and Pharmacy ''Iuliu Haţieganu'' Cluj-Napoca Raluca SFEŢCU - Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca THE MENTAL HEALTH OF ROMANIAN MIGRANT POPULATION; EXPLORING THE IMPLICATIONS FOR THE LABOUR MARKET 7
6. Mădălina Ştefania DÎRZU - Al. I. Cuza University Iasi A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE ON HUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENT IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES PANEL 6 SMEs AND REGIONAL CLUSTERS SESSION 1 Room 329, 3 rd floor CHAIR: Valentin COJANU DISCUSSANT: Carmen PĂUNA 1. Daniela-Luminiţa CONSTANTIN - Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest Mariana DRĂGUŞIN - Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest Zizi GOSCHIN - Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest Carmen PĂUNA - Institute for Economic Forecasting, Romanian Academy CLUSTERS IN LAGGING REGIONS: A BIRD'S EYE VIEW ON RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE 2. Valentin COJANU - Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest Dragoș PÎSLARU - Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest HOW IMPORTANT ARE AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES? A CASE STUDY ON ROMANIAN INDUSTRIAL CLUSTERS 3. Cipriana SAVA - Christian University Dimitrie Cantemir Timişoara OPPORTUNITY OF ESTABLISHING A CLUSTER OF TOURISM IN THE WESTERN REGION TO OVERCOME ECONOMIC CRISIS AND TO DEVELOP TOURISM ACTIVITIES 4. Carmen PĂUNA - Institute for Economic Forecasting, Romanian Academy PARTICULARITIES OF PROMOTING INNOVATIVE CLUSTERS IN ROMANIA 5. Tiberiu DIACONESCU - Institute for Economic Forecasting, Romanian Academy Gabriela BILEVSKY - Institute for Economic Forecasting, Romanian Academy Gabriela FRENTZ - Institute for Economic Forecasting, Romanian Academy CLUSTER FRAMEWORK AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT WITHIN ADRIATIC DANUBIAN REGION ROMANIAN CASE PANEL 7 RURAL INTERFACES IN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSION 1 Room 241, 2 nd floor CHAIR: Mária VINCZE DISCUSSANTS: Henrietta NAGY, Andrea CSATA 1. Florentina ION - Faculty of Geography, University of Bucharest CHANGES IN THE WORKFORCE STRUCTURE FROM THE RURAL SPACE ADJACENT TO THE BUCHAREST-PLOIEŞTI CORRIDOR 2. József KÁPOSZTA - Szent István University Gödöllő, Hungary Henrietta NAGY - Szent István University Gödöllő, Hungary Kitti KOLLÁR - Szent István University Gödöllő, Hungary Adrienn NAGY - Szent István University Gödöllő, Hungary ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL INEQUALITIES WITHIN THE REGIONS CONTAINING THE MOST UNDERDEVELOPED RURAL AREAS OF HUNGARY 3. Sándor J. ZSARNÓCZAI - Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences, Szent István University Gödöllő, Hungary László GUTH - Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences, Szent István University Gödöllő, Hungary Rashid Al-Boainin MUBARAK - Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences, Szent István University Gödöllő, Hungary 8
TOURISM IN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF WEST TRANSDANUBE REGION AND NORTH GREAT PLAIN IN HUNGARY 4. Mária VINCZE - Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca Bíborka-Eszter BĺRÓ - Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca Boróka-Júlia BĺRÓ - Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca ROMANIAN RURAL REGIONS APPROACHING TO THE NEW CHALLENGES AFTER 2013 5. Emese SZŐCS - Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca Mária VINCZE - Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca REGIONAL DIFFERENCES OF AGRICULTURAL VULNERABILITY 6. Emese SZŐCS - Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON REGIONAL ECONOMY IN ROMANIA 16:30 17:00 COFFEE BREAK Main Hall, 1 st floor 17:00 18:30 PANEL SESSIONS - 2 PANEL 1 - THE ECONOMIC CRISIS EFFECTS ON TERRITORIAL COHESION SESSION 2 Room 121, 1 st floor CHAIR: Daniela ANTONESCU DISCUSSANTS: Gabriela DRĂGAN, Dragoş HURU 1. Ion Lucian CATRINA - Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies DEBT THRESHOLD IN EASTERN EUROPE 2. Irena MOCANU - Institute of Geography of the Romanian Academy, Department of Human Geography Diana DOGARU - Institute of Geography of the Romanian Academy, Department of Human Geography Nicoleta DAMIAN - Institute of Geography of the Romanian Academy, Department of Human Geography Paul Răzvan SERBAN - University of Bucharest, Faculty of Geography ECONOMIC CRISIS AND EMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS IN DIFFERENT REGIONS OF ROMANIA 3. Cătălin PLOAE - Ovidius University of Constanţa THE IMPACT OF GLOBAL CRISIS ON CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION OF THE EU PANEL 2.1 A REGIONAL APPROACH OF THE NEW ECONOMIC GROWTH PARADIGM SESSION 2 Room 127, 1 st floor CHAIR: Marioara IORDAN, Tamás BRÁNYI DISCUSSANTS: Mihaela Nona CHILIAN, Cristina Maria ŞERBĂNICĂ (PANTELICĂ) 1. Andrei BADEA - Al. I. Cuza University Iaşi IS THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT SECTORAL OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME THE SUCCESS STORY FOR EUROPEAN STRUCTURAL FUNDS IMPLEMENTATION IN ROMANIA? EVALUATING RESULTS, IDENTIFYING THE DETERMINING AND INHIBITING FACTORS FOR PROGRAMME SUCCESS 9
2. Ruxandra Irina POPESCU - Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest BRANDING AND REBRANDING STATEGIES` ROLE IN SOUTH KOREA S STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT 3. Oana Crisanta MOLDOVAN - Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca LEGISLATIVE REGULATIONS FOR EFFICIENT ENFORCEMENT OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY IN ROMANIA 4. Alina-Irina POPESCU - Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest THE UNIVERSITY AS A REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT CATALYST: FRAMEWORKS TO ASSESS THE CONTRIBUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT 5. Cristina Maria ŞERBĂNICĂ (PANTELICĂ) - Constantin Brâncoveanu University of Piteşti, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest EUROPEAN POLICIES IMPACTING ON UNIVERSITY REGIONS RELATIONS. DRIVERS, BARRIERS AND ACTIONS TO BE PUT FORWARD 6. Tamás BRÁNYI - Széchenyi István University Győr, Hungary EFFECTS OF REGIONAL LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN - THEORY 7. Tamás BRÁNYI - Széchenyi István University Győr, Hungary EFFECTS OF REGIONAL LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN - PRACTICE PANEL 2.2 A REGIONAL APPROACH OF THE NEW ECONOMIC GROWTH PARADIGM SESSION 2 Room 501, 5 th floor CHAIRS: Izabella GRAMA, Dana BAKO DISCUSSANTS: Gabriela PASCARIU, Romeo IONESCU 1. Raluca Georgiana POPESCU - Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest THE REGIONAL INTEGRATION OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS AND THE INFLUENCE OF THE ECONOMIC CRISIS IN ROMANIA 2. Răzvan-Andrei CORBOŞ - Management Faculty, Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest Ruxandra-Irina POPESCU - Administration and Public Management Faculty, Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest GOOD PRACTICES IN USING CULTURAL MARKETING FOR RAISING NATIONAL VILLAGE MUSEUM "DIMITRIE GUSTI" COMPETITIVENESS 3. Andrea BUDAY-SÁNTHA - Budapest Business School THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE INFORMATION SOCIETY 4. Sorin MAZILU - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, A. I. Cuza University Iaşi A NEW KEY FOR THE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT: CREATIVITY 5. Dana E. BAKO - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj- Napoca Ştefana A.D. VARVARI - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca DETERMINANTS OF REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS IN THE NORTH-WEST DEVELOPMENT REGION OF ROMANIA 6. Iulia JIANU - Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies Cristina Venera GEAMBASU - Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies 10
Ionel JIANU - Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies PROFITABILITY ANALYSIS AT REGIONAL LEVEL OF THE ECONOMIC ENTITIES LISTED ON THE BUCHAREST STOCK EXCHANGE PANEL 3 STABILITY IN REGIONAL ENDOGENOUS GROWTH SESSION 2 Room 006, ground floor CHAIR: József BENEDEK, Marta Christina SUCIU DISCUSSANTS: Iulia JIANU, Simona CURPAN 1. Claudia IONESCU - Bucharest-Ilfov Regional Development Agency A REGIONAL APPROACH OF THE NEW SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MODEL 2. Simona CURPAN - Bucharest-Ilfov Regional Development Agency THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND REGIONAL ENDOGENOUS GROWTH 3. Claudia IONESCU - Bucharest Ilfov Regional Development Agency Simona CURPAN - Bucharest Ilfov Regional Development Agency DO WE HAVE GOVERNANCE IN ROMANIAN REGIONS? 4. Marius CRISTEA - Faculty of Geography, Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca József BENEDEK - Faculty of Geography, Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca LOCALISM AND ECONOMIC GROWTH. CASE STUDY: MUNICIPALITY OF GHERLA PANEL 4 TERRITORIAL/SPATIAL STRUCTURES AND FUNCTIONS SESSION 2 Room 118, 1 st floor CHAIR: Erika MARIN DISCUSSANTS: Dániel KUTTOR, Adrian HORODNIC 1. Silvia CRISTEA - Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest REGIONAL LEGAL CONSEQUNCES OF THE SEPARATION OF THE NOTION OF REGISTERED OFFICE 2. Alexandru JIVAN - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, West University of Timişoara Adina POPOVICI - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, West University of Timişoara REFLEXIONS ON SERVICITY INTEGRATION IN EUROPEAN PROJECTS IMPLEMENTATION 3. Marc-Urbain PROULX Universite du Quebec a Chicoutimi TERRITORIES SUPPORTING INNOVATION IN QUEBEC PANEL 5 MIGRATION AND LOCAL LABOUR MARKETS DISEQUILIBRIA SESSION 2 Room 533, 5 th floor CHAIR: Kinga KEREKES DISCUSSANTS: Katalin BÁNDY, Emilia HERMAN 1. Kinga KEREKES - Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca Bernadett PAKUCS - SC Radiofon Impex SRL OCCUPATIONAL CHOICES OF RURAL YOUTH BEFORE AND AFTER THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS 11
2. Katalin BÁNDY - Széchenyi István University Győr, Hungary THE HUNGARIAN MIGRANT POTENTIAL AFTER JOINING WITH EU, CONSIDERING THE MIGRATORY INCLINATION OF MEDICAL CORPS 3. Adela COMAN University of Bucharest, Faculty of Business and Administration JOB CREATION AND THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY PANEL 6 SMEs AND REGIONAL CLUSTERS SESSION 2 Room 329, 3 rd floor CHAIR: Carmen PĂUNA DISCUSSANTS: Monika KOZUB-IDŹKOWSKA, Valentin COJANU 1. Bogdan Costel IRIMIA - A. I. Cuza University Iaşi THE CLUSTER AS A DEVELOPMENT FACTOR FOR THE NORD-EAST REGION 2. Monika KOZUB-IDŹKOWSKA - University of Bialystok, Poland Marek PRONIEWSKI - University of Bialystok, Poland CLUSTERS AS AN OPPORTUNITY OF ENHANCING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE PODLASKIE REGION IN EASTERN POLAND 3. Luiza Nicoleta RADU - Ministry of Regional Development and Tourism CLUSTERS - NEW TREND OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PANEL 7 RURAL INTERFACES IN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSION 2 Room 241, 2 nd floor CHAIR: Sándor J. ZSARNÓCZAI DISCUSSANTS: Emese SZŐCS, Claudiu HERTELIU 1. Liliana MOGA - Dunărea de Jos University Galaţi AGRICULTURE IN ROMANIA'S REGIONAL ECONOMY. CASE STUDY FOR SOUTH EAST REGION 2. Claudiu HERTELIU - Bucharest University of Economics TYPOLOGY OF VILLAGES IN ROMANIA, DEPENDING ON THE POPULATION STRUCTURE OF DIFFERENT RELIGIONS AT DEVELOPING REGIONS LEVEL AND ALSO TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE SIZE OF THE VILLAGE 3. Emilia HERMAN - Petru Maior University Tg. Mureş RURAL REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH QUALITATIVE EMPLOYMENT 4. Andrea CSATA - Sapientia University Miercurea-Ciuc Ottilia GYÖRGY - Sapientia University Miercurea-Ciuc ANALYSIS OF STRATEGIES FORMULATED BY LEADER GROUPS IN TERMS OF SUSTAINABILITY 18:30 19:30 GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE ROMANIAN REGIONAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION Room 118, 1 st floor 12
20:00 22:00 CONFERENCE DINNER Panorama Café, 6 th floor Faculty of Economics and Business Administration of Cluj-Napoca Teodor Mihali street, no. 58-60 SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 2011 10:00 14:00 TRIP TO TURDA SALT MINE Bus leaves from the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Teodor Mihali street, no. 58-60, in front of the Main Entrance 13