The knowledge-based economy requires, both in Romania and internationally, the presence of intelligent organizations, with advanced management capabilities of their collective skills, as sources of performance. As a result, worldwide, more than ever, knowledge is accepted as one of the main...

The main objective of the research is to identify and quantify the correlation between socially responsible management applied to organizations and their level of performance, in order to define the theoretical and practical ways of harmonizing the socio-ecological principles with the economic...

The paper deals with commercialization strategy choices of a publicly funded research institute founded by 22 partners – Centre of Excellence Polymer Materials and Technologies, Slovenia – established in 2010. Despite its size, it is in a start-up phase of development. Therefore it has a...

This paper gives an overview of major issues in trust research, identifying common foundations and multiple constellations of organizational trust. In doing so, the paper also addresses important implications of theory development and empirical research. It provides a historical sketch of...

In 2009 the Agency for Higher Education and Research Funding in Romania launched the ‘Improving University Management’ project, e-platform-based, in which two of the authors were involved. The paper covers: a short literature survey on the characteristics of e-learning platforms; applying an...

The paper notes the importance of the strategic approach to corporate social responsibility - CSR, the implications arising from the need of its integration into the company’s core business, its relationship with the possibility of achieving competitive advantage, as well as problems related...

The article addresses the issues of knowledge management (KM) from the external knowledge points of view. External knowledge and its effective use can help an organization overcome many difficulties at various stages of its life cycle. The underlying challenge is to define what...

New technologies are highly important nowadays, not only in the complex world of business but also in the day-to-day life of modern societies. Major advances in communications have minimized the cost of making business transactions, and also the time required to do so. Accordingly, a model will...

Academics and practitioners in Europe and elsewhere have attempted to pinpoint the key urban freight transport problems and identify potential sustainable solutions. In this framework, the aim of this study is the evaluation of the environmental outcomes derived from the development of an...

This paper presents a necessary condition on the sustainability for defined contribution pension systems with a funded component under the assumption of a constant contribution rate and in the stabilisation phase. The work finds classification in the framework of “logically sustainable pension...