A Proposal for a Standard With Innovation Management System

Adina Catana and Lavinia Delcea
With a medium term perspective, Figure 1 shows the changes in GDP since 2000 for Romania’s
development regions. The figure presents the evolution of GDP per capita in the North-West region of
the country during 2000-2009. In the analyzed period, the GDP per capita in Romania’s North-West
region had a positive evolution, close to the national average but still far from the EU average of -27.
North-Wwest Development Region (Northern Transylvania) is, after Bucharest-Ilfov, West and Center
Region, the most attractive in terms of economic development of Romanian regions.
Source: The authors according to the data available on the Romania’s National Institute of Statistics
Figure 1: Evolution of Romania’s development regions GDP per capita in 2000-2009 (Euro)
The fact is due to labor and wages, foreign investment, but also due to private sector, market
competition and modern technology inputs. It is relevant that the service sector has reached a large
share of total regional economy, nearly 50%, with significant branches such as trade and tourism.
Source: The authors according to the data available on the Romania’s National Institute of Statistics
Figure 2: Romania’s development regions GDP per capita in 2009 (Euro)
Job creation figures often hit the headlines during supermarket planning campaigns. Even during
prosperous times, claims regarding significant increases in local employment are surely persuasive as
planning applications cross the desks of council officials up and down the country.
Retail is a barometer of the nation’s economy — the point where the efforts of many other industries
get turned into cash. Increases in retail translate into the creation of new jobs all along the huge
supply chain that brings products to store shelves (Shay, 2011).
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