Contents
     
   
Session I
     
   
LEADERSHIP AND STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
     
           
  1 Defining a Spectrum for Strategic Thinking  
1
 
    Constantin BRATIANU      
           
  2 Outsourcing: Why and Why not?      
   
Alina-Cristina BACEA, Anca BORZA
 
13
 
           
  3 Romanian SME’s Management: Leader versus Manager in a Nutshell  
 
   
Ion VERBONCU, Luise ZEININGER, Mircea MIHAI, Sabina IRIMIE
 
21
 
       
 
  4 Simulation Model for Critical Factors in Biding Public Project Activities from Romania  
 
   
Mirela Violeta MIALTU
 
33
 
       
 
  5 A New Approach to Competitive Advantage – Essential Aspects of the Organization’s Strategy  
 
   
Vasile DEAC, Mihai VRINCUT
 
47
 
       
 
  6 The Past, Present and Future of Destination Management Organizations (DMO) – The Example of National Tourism Organizations (NTO)  
 
   
Jacek BORZYSZKOWSKI
 
56
 
       
 
  7 The Viability and Effectiveness of Modern Models of Leadership in Military Organization. Formative implications  
 
   
Benoni SFARLOG, Ghita BARSAN, Danut MOSTEANU, Daniel-Sorin CONSTANTIN
 
67
 
       
 
  8 Designing the Model of Public Value Management  
 
   
Amalia Venera TODORUT, Vassilis TSELENTIS
 
74
 
       
 
  9

The Paradox of Investment: Constraining Strategy

 
 
   
Diana COZMIUC, Ioan PETRISOR
 
81
 
       
 
  10 Management Implications of Implementation of Danube Strategy in Refloating of Ships  
 
   
Marin ANDREICA, Peter LANGER, Eugen ALBU, Paul LANGER
 
97
 
       
 
  11 Daft's Model - Managerial Model Successfully Applied in Economic Organizations from Romania  
 
   
Alina-Maria FARCAS
 
105
 
       
 
  12 The Management by Objectives - Tool Used for Remodeling the Romanian Organizations’ Managerial System  
 
   
Alina-Maria FARCAS, Daniela Roxana VUTA
 
111
 
       
 
  13 Best Practices in Risk Management for an Efficient Leading of Businesses in the Media and Advertising Industry  
 
   
Sergiu Octavian STAN, Alexandru Radu DUICU
 
118
 
       
 
  14 The Importance of Taxation Systems for SME’s Tax Compliance  
 
   
Andreea Gabriela PONORICA, Ahmed H. Juhi AL-SAEDI
 
129
 
       
 
  15 Romanian Contribution to the Evaluation of a Regional Foresight Exercise Using the Goal-Question-Metric-Method  
 
   
Vladimir FLORIAN, Gabriel NEAGU
 
137
 
       
 
  16 Change Management as a Competitive Advantage for Romanian Companies  
 
   
Liviu TUDOR, Cristian BISA
 
152
 
       
 
  17 Tourism and Hospitality Industry in the Digital Era: General Overview  
 
    Monica-Adina POPESCU, Florina-Valentina NICOLAE, Maria-Ioana PAVEL  
163
 
       
 
  18 Operational Risk Issues Encountered by Insurance Companies  
 
    Violeta Mihaela GRECU (SIMEDRE)  
169
 
       
 
  19 Business Process Reengineering on SME’s: Evidence from Romanian SME’s  
 
    Andrei Ionut SERBAN  
175
 
       
 
  20 Evolution of the Real Estate Market Based on the Constructions Categories  and Under the Impact of  Costs  
 
    Costel SERBAN  
183
 
       
 
   
Session II
 
 
   
EDUCATION, INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
 
 
       
 
  21 Motivation in the Educational Process and English as a Medium of Instruction  
 
    Catalina RADU  
191
 
       
 
  22 Study on the Factors that Influence the Development of Entrepreneurship among Romanian Students  
 
    Teodora ROMAN, Adriana MANOLICA, Natalya VOZNENKO  
198
 
       
 
  23 The Impact of EU Grant Support on Innovative Entrepreneurship: Characteristics of Innovative Start-Ups and Spin-Offs at National Level  
 
    Mihai CIOC, Minodora URSĂCESCU  
209
 
       
 
  24 An Innovative Cycle of Management for Higher Education in Taiwan  
 
    Chih-Yang CHAO, Yi-Ting WANG, Jocelyn CHANG  
216
 
       
 
  25 Innovation Process and Business Functions’ Implication in the New Product Development Process  
 
    Claudiu CICEA, Corina MARINESCU, Nicolae MOROIANU  
227
 
       
 
  26 An Exploratory Study of Student Satisfaction: The Moderating Role of Digital Technologies  
 
    Gheorghe MILITARU, Dana DESELNICU, Massimo POLLIFRONI  
234
 
       
 
  27 Autonomy in Student Learning  
 
    Cristina TIMPĂU, Olivia TUDORICA (PISICA)  
242
 
       
 
  28 Investment – An Essential Element of Innovation  
 
    Ioan-Vlădut NUTU, Aurelian VLASE  
254
 
       
 
  29 The Managerial Performance in the Educational System  
 
    Cristina STAN, Ramona GABREA  
262
 
       
 
  30 Never stop playing: Management games as valuable training tools  
 
    Florin IONITA, Ion COCHINA, Darko SHULESKI  
266
 
       
 
  31 The Management of the Preschool Group: Values, Practices and Impact  
 
    Olivia TUDORICA (PISICA), Cristina TIMPĂU  
278
 
       
 
  32 Educational Objectives of Europe 2020 – A Comparative Study Between Romania and the EU Member Countries  
 
    Delia Mioara POPESCU, Maria Cristina SERB (TANISLAV), Elena STOICA (CONSTANTIN)  
287
 
       
 
  33 Theoretical Alternatives for the Romanian Management by Virgil Madgearu  
 
    Ion VOROVENCI  
295
 
       
 
  34 The Influence of Organizational Culture on the Performance(s) of an Educational Institution  
 
    Constanta POPESCU, Carmen OLTEANU (ANDREIANA)  
301
 
       
 
  35 Innovation and Change Management in Romanian SMES Family Business  
 
    Eduard Gabriel CEPTUREANU  
314
 
       
 
  36 An Overview of Cost Benefit Analysis for WEEE Recycling Projects  
 
    Mihaela PACESILA, Carmen Nadia CIOCOIU, Sofia Elena COLESCA, Stefan Gabriel BURCEA  
321
 
       
 
  37 Absorptive Capacity and Open Innovation in the Brazilian Cosmetics Industry  
 
    Kleber CELADON, Roberto SBRAGIA  
333
 
       
 
  38 Types of Young Entrepreneurs  
 
    Sebastian Ion CEPTUREANU  
345
 
       
 
  39 Examining Plagiarism from Cross-Cultural Perspective. Some Considerations  
 
    Oana PIRNECI, Valentina RUJOIU, Octavian RUJOIU  
351
 
       
 
  40 Intership in the HR department – organizational and individual perspectives  
 
    Georgiana COSTACHE, Cristian Virgil MARINAS, Ramona IGRET, Sorin BURLACU  
359
 
       
 
  41 Comparative Analysis of Open Innovation Management: Finnish Experience and Kazakhstan’s Practice  
 
    Aziza ZHUPAROVA  
371
 
       
 
  42 Exploring Possibilities for Sustainable Development in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the North-Eastern Region (NER)  
 
    Darina PAVLOVA, Sibel AHMEDOVA  
381
 
       
 
  43 Use of Innovative Information Technologies in the Activities of Present-Day Hotels  
 
    Mirosław MARCZAK  
388
 
       
 
   
Session III
 
 
   
INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
 
 
       
 
  44 Knowledge Management as a Determinant of Innovation in Enterprises  
 
    Marcin OLKIEWICZ  
399
 
       
 
  45 Budget Allocation for Information Logistics in Taiwanese University  
 
    Alvin CHANG, Chih-Yang CHAO, Jocelyn CHANG  
410
 
       
 
  46 International Economical Harmonisation  
 
    Andreea Gabriela PONORICA, Ahmed H. Juhi AL-SAEDI  
420
 
       
 
  47 The Impact of WCAG 2.0 Specifications on the Level of Accessibility of Public Social Assistance and Child Protection Websites in Romania  
 
    Armenia ANDRONICEANU, Stefan CIOCAN  
432
 
       
 
  48 Cross-Functionality and its Role in the New Products Development Process  
 
    Laura DINCA  
446
 
       
 
  49 An Interdisciplinary Perspective on Managing Knowledge in Multinational Companies: Review and Theoretical Analysis  
 
    Béla-Gergely RÁCZ, Anca BORZA  
451
 
       
 
  50 The Effect of Automation on the Human Behavior  
 
    Daiana Mihaela FLORIAN  
468
 
       
 
  51 Quality Management of Intangible Assets in the Context of the Knowledge-Based Economy  
 
    Mihail Aurel TITU, Constantin OPREAN, Andreea Simina RAULEA, Stefan TITU  
476
 
       
 
  52 The Role of the Culture in the Management of the Innovation  
 
    Philippe DUEZ  
489
 
       
 
  53 The Intensive Exchanges Flow. About a “New Regionalism”: OBOR (One Belt, One Road)  
 
    Stéphane CALLENS, Sofiane CHERFI  
496
 
       
 
  54 The Technical Dimension of Knowledge Management in the Context of Learning and Training  
 
    Luminiţa GIURGIU, Ghita BARSAN, Danut MOSTEANU  
506
 
       
 
  55 Gaining Competitive Advantage Using Social Media. Longer Allows Romanian Rural Tourism Industry to Ignore Presence on Social Media?  
 
    Florin POPESCU, Ionela Claudia ALECSA (STIRBET)  
513
 
       
 
  56 Web Content Management Platforms as Enablers for Increased Performance  
 
    Adrian-Mihai ZAHARIA-RADULESCU, Ioan RADU, Cleopatra SENDROIU, Florin CAZACU  
523
 
       
 
  57 The Liberalization Process of the Railway Sector in Romania and Some Infringement Case Studies  
 
    Mihail BUSU, Cristian BUSU  
532
 
       
 
  58 Six Sigma's Implementation in Romanian SMEs  
 
    Alexandra Mirela Cristina MUNTEANU  
541
 
       
 
  59 Analyzing the Market Concentration of the Romanian Capital Market  
 
    Daniel Stefan ARMEANU, Sorin-Iulian CIOACA, Mihail BUSU  
548
 
       
 
  60 Particularities of Emotional Intelligence in Healthcare, Banking and Education  
 
    Monica TUDOR  
555
 
       
 
  61 Changing Mentality Towards Common Intellectual Capital, Changing the National Railway Infrastructure  
 
    George Bogdan DRAGAN  
563
 
       
 
  62 Identity and Access Management – A Risk-Based Approach  
 
    Ion-Petru POPESCU, Catalin Alexandru BARBU, Madalina Ecaterina POPESCU  
572
 
       
 
  63 Research Regarding ITC Implementation in Romanian SMEs in Knowledge Based Society Context  
 
    Ortansa Andreea Mihaela STIRBU  
581
 
       
 
  64 Financing Sources for Romanian SMEs in the Context of Knowledge Based Economy  
 
    Daniel URITU, Alexandru-Emil POPA  
590
 
       
 
  65 Romania and the Knowledge Economies in The European Union: Status, Progress and Effects  
 
    Adela Anca FUCEC  
598
 
       
 
  66 Human Resource Insight Regarding Romanian SMEs  
 
    Irinel MARIN  
606
 
       
 
  67 Professional Identity and Performance in The Social Care System in Romania  
 
    Ioana BULEI, Agata-Elena BULEI, Adrian BUNEA  
614
 
       
 
  68 Copenhagen as a Smart City  
 
    Crina Veronica CRISTEA, Daniel ALEXANDRU, Darko SHULESKI, Alexandru BIRSAN  
622
 
       
 
  69 Energy Poverty - Proved of the Effectiveness of the Public Heating Systems?  
 
    Anamaria-Cristina ANDREI  
633
 
       
 
  70 Clusters Performance in the Romanian Automotive Industry  
 
    Alexandra Cătălina NEDELCU, Cristian BUSU  
645
 
       
 
   
Session IV
 
 
   
ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE, BUSINESS ETHICS AND HR MANAGEMENT
 
 
       
 
  71 Human Resources Management Practices and Learning Organizational Culture – A New Perspective  
 
    Lavinia RASCA,  Alexcandrina DEACONU  
655
 
       
 
  72 Specific Aspects of the Strategic Management of Human Resources in Companies from Western Region of Romania  
 
    Nicolae BIBU, Anca MUNTEANU, Diana SALA  
668
 
       
 
  73 Examining the Impact of Institutional Environments on The HRM Practices of MNCs and their Operation and the Path Dependency Between Developed and Developing Countries  
 
    Ismil HOSSAIN, Fredrick AGBOMA  
679
 
       
 
  74 Emotional Intelligence and Performance Effectiveness: A Gender Comparison at Stenden South Africa  
 
    Juliet CHIPUMURO  
694
 
       
 
  75 The Effect of Leader-Member Exchange on Turnover Intention and Organizational Citizenship Behavior: The Mediating Role of Meaningful Work  
 
    Mahmut OZDEVECIOGLU, Ozgur DEMIRTAS, Tugba KURT  
710
 
       
 
  76 Stress, Job Satisfaction and Job Commitment‘s Relation with Attrition with Special Reference to Indian IT Sector  
 
    Richa N. AGARWAL  
720
 
       
 
  77 Assessing the Resilience of Policewomen in Romania  
 
    Angela VLĂDESCU  
732
 
       
 
  78 CSR – From Economics to Law and Ethics. A Case and Three Approaches  
 
    Loredana Cornelia BOSCA, Stefan Dominic GEORGESCU  
741
 
       
 
  79 Enhancing Competitive Potential of Human Resources through Internal Marketing  
 
    Sabina IRIMIE, Virginia BALEANU, Luise ZEININGER  
748
 
       
 
  80 The Impact of Quality Culture on Customer Relationship. Empirical Study in the Industrial Companies
from the North-West of Romania
 
 
    Liviu ILIES, Horaţiu Catalin SALAGEAN, Florin ESTEFAN  
758
 
       
 
  81 Ethical Dimensions of Globalization  
 
    Dan CRACIUN  
767
 
       
 
  82 Diversity Management’s Stakeholders and Stakeholders Management  
 
    Jolanta MAJ  
780
 
       
 
  83 New Trends in Combating Fraud and Money Laundering: Social Status Laundering  
 
    Marius BURCA  
794
 
       
 
  84 Challenging University Governance in Europe: Impact of Diversification of University Funding  
 
    Laura Elena MARINAS, Eugen PRIOTEASA  
801
 
       
 
  85 Motivation & Employee Performance  
 
    Diana Larisa IONEL TAMPU, Ion COCHINA  
812
 
       
 
  86 Approaches Impact of CSR in Companies  
 
    Nicoleta CRISTACHE, Adrian MICU, Edit LUKACS, Irina Olimpia SUSANU  
822
 
       
 
  87 Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility Attitudes among SME Leaders in Romania  
 
    Samuel ECHEVARRIA-CRUZ, Sebastian VADUVA, Ioan FOTEA, Daniel NEAGOIE  
830
 
       
 
  88 A Study Regarding Emigration and Immigration Processes and their Influence upon the Romanian Organizations  
 
    Alina-Daniela MIHALCEA  
840
 
       
 
  89 The Importance of Organizational Culture Based on Culture Transfer  
 
    Ion Alexandru TANASE  
848
 
       
 
  90 A Strategic Approach of Social Responsibility in Institutions from Public Order Area  
 
    Dănuţ ILEANA  
853
 
       
 
  91 Is "Business Ethics" an Oxymoron?  
 
    Dragos BIGU, Ionuţ ANASTASIU  
860
 
       
 
  92 Tools and Methods of Quantifying Violence Cases within Public Hospitals and Nursing Homes in Romania  
 
    Alexandru BIRSAN  
866
 
       
 
   
Session V
 
 
   
OPERATIONS, SUPPLY CHAIN AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT
 
 
       
 
  93 A Multiple-criteria Decision Making Method for Evaluating Solar Power Plant Location Alternatives  
 
    Zeki AYAĞ  
878
 
       
 
  94 Perceived Value of Benefits for Project Managers Compensation  
 
    Răzvan NISTOR, Ioana BELEIU, Marius RADU  
885
 
       
 
  95 Structural and Cohesion Funds – Way to Increase Competitiveness at Enterprise Level  
 
    Larisa-Diana POP, Anca BORZA  
893
 
       
 
  96

Facilitating the Transition of Students from School to Work through Interactive Methods such as Simulated Enterprise in the Construction and Production of Construction Materials: Case Study – CONSIMAT Project

 
 
    Cezar SIMION-MELINTE, Adriana GIURGIU, Maria Madela ABRUDAN  
902
 
       
 
  97 The Capacity of Romanian Universities to Contract EU Funds for Human Resources Development  
 
    Angelica Mariana BUD, Cătălin AFRASINEI-ZEVOIANU, Roxana STEGEREAN  
910
 
       
 
  98 Development of the Inflation Rate Relative Share of Non-Performing Loans in Banking System  
 
    Claudiu-Mihail MANOLESCU, Dumitra STANCU, Elena MANOLESCU  
918
 
       
 
  99 Direct Assessment of the Romanian Ecoturism Services Quality Using the Focus Group Method  
 
    Alina GHEORGHE, Florea PARVU  
932
 
       
 
  100 Comparative study of Lean and Agile Organizations. Evidence from Romania  
 
    Alexandru COSTANGIOARA, Gyula Laszlo FLORIAN, Erica Olga BRAD  
940
 
       
 
  101 One Management Method, Two Countries. Lean Method Applied in Romania and France  
 
    Cosmin DOBRIN, Ruxandra DINULESCU, Raluca COSTACHE, Laura VOICU  
950
 
       
 
  102 Analysis of the Renewable Energy Subsidies Adopted by Romania and their Social and Economic Impact  
 
    Andrei COVATARIU, Asser KHAMIS, Andreea Ileana ZAMFIR  
958
 
       
 
  103 The Objectives to be Considered in Measuring the Impact of “Green Tourism” in Romania  
 
    Constanţa ENEA, Constantin ENEA  
968
 
       
 
  104 Selecting the Right Photovoltaic System Using the Enthropy Method  
 
    George Sebastian NAGHIU, Gheorghe BADEA, Ioan ASCHILEAN, Ioan GIURCA  
976
 
       
 
  105 Current Remarks Regarding the Success Determinants of the Citizen’s Relationship Management (CiRM) as a Specific Form of Customer Relationship Management (CRM)  
 
    Emanoil MUSCALU  
990
 
       
 
  106 Reviewing the Performance of Organic E-shop in Romania  
 
    Adina Roxana MUNTEANU  
999
 
       
 
  107 The Role of Risk Management in ISO 9001:2015  
 
    Cătălina Soriana SITNIKOV, Claudiu George BOCEAN  
1009
 
       
 
  108 The Dynamic Analysis of the Main Strengths and Weaknesses of Romanian Firms’ Management  
 
    Ion POPA, Simona Cătălina STEFAN, Doina I. POPESCU  
1017
 
       
 
  109 Analyzing the Supplier Selection Process of a Lean Manufacturing Firm: a Case Study  
 
    Nuri Özgür DOĞAN  
1026
 
       
 
  110 Comparison Influences of Various Economic Indicators Due to Different Methods of Modeling and Simulation  
 
    Constantin ILIE, Margareta ILIE, Norina POPOVICI  
1034
 
       
 
  111 Analysis of the Tourism Enterprises’ in Clisura Dunarii Readiness to Adopt E-Tourism Instruments  
 
    Tudor NISTORESCU, Adina DINU  
1042
 
       
 
  112 Simulation with Artificial Intelligence to Forecast GDP Depending on Logistics Elements  
 
    Margareta ILIE, Norina POPOVICI, Constantin ILIE  
1054
 
       
 
  113 Quality: A Determinant Factor of Competitiveness - the Evolution of ISO Certifications for Management Systems  
 
    Cosmin DOBRIN, Adriana GIRNEATA, Mihaela MASCU (UDA), Oana CROITORU  
1062
 
       
 
  114 Six Sigma Specifications in Private Business. Conceptual approach  
 
    Brîndusa-Gabriela GRAMA, Beniamin Viorel BRÂNZAS  
1074
 
       
 
  115 Managerial Performance for Private Security Companies  
 
    Emilian Cristian IRIMESCU, Cristian Silviu BANACU  
1080
 
       
 
  116 The Influence of the Public Passenger Transport System on the Quality of Urban Life. Study Case: Bucharest  
 
    Alexandru-Mihai BUGHEANU, Catalin Ionut CIOBANU, Rares Constantin CIOBANU  
1087
 
       
 
  117 European Funds and the Development of Tourism in Romania  
 
    Liviu Bogdan VLAD, Adrian Lucian KANOVICI, Gheorghe VLASCEANU  
1098