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Data mining is the process of discovering information in data warehouses and can be described as a unifier between Statistics, Artificial Intelligence and databases. Data mining techniques allow information extraction and making forecasts starting from historical data. In the first part of the paper we describe the methods used in Data Mining, then implement data in ODM and study the regression model. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Large volumes of data have raised the problem of their use from the exploitation up to the result, and the Data Mining technology uses complex search methods that aim to identify some patterns and clusters of data, some trends in the consumers' behavior that can be used to anticipate their future behavior. Methods for knowledge extraction from data represent classes of problems that are subject to different solving algorithms. Of all algorithms, the current paper is dealing with decision trees and we will present a classifying application on which we will study the decision trees. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the majority of works published so far on k-means algorithm, the study was performed on numerical data and functions with which the distance between the data points can be calculated. Recently, as far as the clustering issue is concerned, the problem of using absolute data has also been raised, and the algorithms used so far have been considered unacceptable for their implementation in large databases. This article aims to apply accurately the "notion of the cluster center" on a set of absolute objects and how it is used in issues related to absolute objects grouping. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Organizational innovation represents the implementation of significant changes in the structure of the company or in the management methods with a view to improving the already acquired knowledge, the quality of goods and services or the efficiency of the workflows. Innovative companies are enterprises which have launched new or significantly improved products (goods or services) on the market or which have introduced new or significantly improved processes or new organizational or marketing methods. Not only do these companies improve or modify what already exists, but they also try to create new special values and satisfactions, new configurations - more productive, more efficient ones. An innovative company is open to innovations and perceives the change as an opportunity rather than a threat. The article brings forward the need for innovation within organizations, pointing out through a case study the importance of minor ideas that represent the key to create the long-term competitive advantage leading to greater ideas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Health and safety at work has become one of the most substantial and important sectors in the EU social policy over the last years. The European Community Strategy is based on setting up and reinforcing a culture of risk prevention, on combining a variety of tools for the implementation of the EU policies: legislation, social dialogue, technical progress and best practices as well as building partnerships among all the actors on the stage of health and safety at work. In Romania, the implementation of health and safety management systems is performed by: a systematic approach to problems, training and awareness, effective and efficient tools for managing a company's specific issues as well as involvement at all its organizational levels. The article deals with the implementation of the management systems for health and safety at work, which complements the enterprises' existing organizational system and promotes enforcement of the legislation regarding health and safety at work. Creating a healthier and safer working environment is a goal that exceeds the resources and expertise of a single institution or a single country. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The practical assessment of the intellectual property is a complex and difficult issue due to the myriads of factors influencing it, and to the fact that the methodologies applied differ from one country to another, from one continent to another. Therefore, the responsibility of those who carry out transactions with these intangible assets is maximum, as they also have social and/or political implications. The classical methods for appraising the intellectual property are the same as those used for assessing the intangible assets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]