הקפיטליזם שולט בעולם. דיונים סוערים מתנהלים בין המלומדים הממסדיים לבין "הביקורתיים" על טיבו של הקפיטליזם הגלובלי. הבעיה היא שטיבו של המוסד המרכזי בקפיטליזם -- ההון...

In sum, in these essays I explore the self-similarity between levels, the fractal structure of reality, through an investigation of an inherent and unavoidable uncertainty which is unique to each level. These essays will demonstrate that as each level struggles to resolve its own inherent...

Austerity has become central not only to the global economic debate but also to the debates about State or Democracy. In the past few years, it has been one of the main ideological debates in Romanian society. This paper argues that austerity is a crisis situation and it is defined by all the...

The paper explores the determinants of corporate crisis through an «organizational adaptation» perspective. In this regard, a research framework recently developed by scholars is at first shown. It is then tested in the European automobile industry through the analysis of the huge Fiat...

In the article there is offered the author’s interpretation of the essence of the term «viability of an enterprise», it is described feasibility of its use in a crisis management process (identification of crisis and its profoundness) and in economic management (a target imperative, a basis...

This exploratory study was conducted in order to investigate the impact of socio-demographic variables “age, sex, familial situation, qualification, profession, income per capita”, travel characteristics and levels of satisfaction concerning the quality of tourist services offered to French...

The positive role of transformational leadership on productivity and mental well-being has long been established. Transformational leadership behavior may be particularly suited to navigate times of crisis which are characterized by high levels of complexity and uncertainty. We exploit...

An innovative public organization must be capable to access, internalize and implement the newest forms of knowledge and capitalize efficiently and effectively the potential of human resources available to it. Economic, political, social, administrative, organizational changes in the context of...

Actions and processes leading into, or out of, crises depend on humans’ decisions, including the ones taken in the name of organizations. Prerequisites for prevention of repetition of crises, as well as for their abolition, include requisitely holistic individuals. Hence the...

In these times of economic crisis, in today's turbulent, often chaotic, environment, commercial success depends on employees using their full talents, but because employers feel them unmotivated they do not involve really in the enterprises’ activity. This generates low results and the crisis...