Innovative Business Development—A Global Perspective: 25th International Economic Conference of Sibiu (IECS 2018) (Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics)

This proceedings volume presents the latest trends in innovative business development theory and practice from a global, interdisciplinary perspective. Featuring selected contributions from the 25th International Economic Conference Sibiu (IECS 2018) held in Sibiu, Romania, it explores various topics in the areas of economics, business, finance and accounting, including tourism, marketing and Islamic banking and finance. Written by researchers from different regions and sectors around the world, it offers significant insights into the emerging shifts that characterize the fields of innovative economics and global development, innovative business practices, as well as innovative finance and banking, and provides organizations, managers and policy makers with new reliable solutions and opportunities for innovative development and growth within and between organizations around the globe.-- Provided by publisher Front Matter ....Pages i-viii New Globalization or... quite the Opposite (Lia-Alexandra Baltador)....Pages 1-7 Future Research Directions on Web-Based Educational Systems (Ioana Andreea Bogoslov)....Pages 9-20 Evaluation of Banking Digitization Policy of Romanian Commercial Banks (Renate Bratu, Nicolae Petria)....Pages 21-39 Transatlantic Trade Wars: The United States and the European Union in Endless Confrontation (Sorin Burnete, Daniel Nagel)....Pages 41-52 Coordinates of the Relationship Between Taxation and Competitiveness in the European Union (Carmen Comaniciu)....Pages 53-63 IT Solutions for Business Process Management (Marian Pompiliu Cristescu)....Pages 65-75 Corporate Diplomacy as a Management Decision (Ioana Gutu, Maria Viorica Bedrule Grigoruță)....Pages 77-87 Corporate Income Tax Versus Tax on Turnover. Analysis on BET Index Companies (Andrei Ionuț Hușman, Petre Brezeanu)....Pages 89-98 Essence and Estimation of Economic System Sustainability (Alexey Karpovich, Galina Litvintseva)....Pages 99-110 Analysis of Energy Security Provision in the European Countries (Ganna Kharlamova, Andriy Stavytskyy, Oleksandr Chernyak)....Pages 111-131 The Quality of Liquidity Risk Management of Bank Pembiayaan Rakyat Syariah (BPRS)/Islamic Rural Bank Using Liquidity Risk Management (LRM) Index Method (Himmatul Kholidah, Nisful Laila, Imron Mawardi)....Pages 133-142 The Role of Neuromarketing in Identifying Consumer Preferences (Liviu Mărcuță, Bogdan Mârza, Alina Mărcuță)....Pages 143-150 Sharing Economy and Employment: What’s Next? (Silvia Cristina Mărginean)....Pages 151-156 National Cultural Dimensions and Economic Freedom in Ukraine: A Review (Zoriana Matsuk)....Pages 157-172 The Role of Museums in the Development of Cultural Tourism. Case Study: Bucharest Municipality (Florentina-Cristina Merciu, George-Laurențiu Merciu, Andreea-Loreta Cercleux)....Pages 173-186 Capitalizing on Intellectual Capital Through an Intelligent Management Approach (Angela-Eliza Micu, Ramona Valentina Necula)....Pages 187-199 Highlights in Teaching Ethical Management Applied in Achieving Economic Sciences (Liviu Mihăescu)....Pages 201-208 The Tour-Operators’ Role in the Process of Creating and Promoting Cultural Tourism Products—An Empirical Study (Silvia Muhcina, Andreea-Daniela Moraru)....Pages 209-218 Industrial Policies and Institutional Sustainability. The Case of Inner Areas in Italy (Fabio Musso, Gaetano Fausto Esposito)....Pages 219-239 Street Food and Street Vendors, a Culinary Heritage? (Virgil Nicula, Donatella Privitera, Simona Spânu)....Pages 241-250 Sustainable Innovation as Competitive Advantage in the Era of Sustainability (Claudia Ogrean)....Pages 251-265 Business Models in the International Banking System—From Traditional to Innovative Banks (Ramona Orăștean)....Pages 267-276 Theoretical Aspects of Evaluating Antitrust Regulation Institutions Efficiency (Sergey Petrov)....Pages 277-290 Specificity of the State Regulation of the Service Sector: Structural Approach (Vladimir Plotnikov, Albina Volkova, Yury Nikitin)....Pages 291-300 The Impact of China’s “Belt and Road Initiative” on the European Union (Cristina Elena Popa, Wei Liang)....Pages 301-314 God and the Profit—A European Overlook on Some Economic Doctrines (Dan Popescu)....Pages 315-322 Innovative Teaching Strategies in Accounting (Raluca Sava)....Pages 323-329 Information and Communication Technology and Central Banks, in a Digital Dynamic Environment (Răzvan Șerbu)....Pages 331-338 Corporate Social Responsibility in Islamic Banking. Case of Indonesia (Atina Shofawati)....Pages 339-353 Methodological Approach for Messages Classification on Twitter Within E-Government Area (Eduard Alexandru Stoica, Esra Kahya Ozyirmidokuz, Kumru Uyar, Antoniu Gabriel Pitic)....Pages 355-361 Customer Satisfaction and Quality Services in the Hotel Industry: A Strategic Approach (Cosmin Tileagă, Oana Oprişan)....Pages 363-371 What Is the Impact of Value Added Tax on GDP in Romania and Bulgaria? (Ana-Maria Urîţescu)....Pages 373-385 How Performant Are the Premium Companies Listed on BSE? A Financial Performance Analysis from a Value Creation Perspective (Diana Elena Vasiu, Livia Ilie)....Pages 387-396 Cultural Heritage, Tourism and the Sustainable Development of the Local Communities: The Case of the Saxons’ Fortified Churches of Transylvania (Călin Vegheș, Ioana Cecilia Popescu)....Pages 397-414 Evaluation of the Structural Transformations Effectiveness of the Regional Economy Based on the Threshold Approach (Yulia Vertakova, Andrey Polyanin, Irina Dokukina)....Pages 415-431 Key Predictors of Customer Loyalty for Facebook Brand Pages. Empirical Research on Social Media Marketing (Simona Vinerean, Alin Opreana)....Pages 433-449