In Europe, clusters – especially innovative clusters – are the basis for economic development and innovation, these representing an appropriate framework for business development, collaboration between companies, universities, research institutions, suppliers, clients and competitors that...

This study examines the evolution of R&D activities in Romania through a complex structural analisys. By linking the R&D intensity and the level of economic development, we came with a new clasification of states in the EU, thus generating a framework for a pragmatic analisys of the Romania’s...

This study investigates the dynamics of R&D human resources in Romania and in EU. The general approach is focused on identifying what are the causes – especially the managerial ones – that determine a certain distribution of wealth among countries and a certain proactive – intensive...

This paper focuses on the development of the SMEs sector in Romania. In the first part there are revealed the main approaches concerning the role of SMEs in the economy, and especially their contribution to the transition to the “knowledge based economy”. The second part defines the...

The aim of this paper is to investigate the impact of knowledge management practices on healthcare system employees' satisfaction. A hypothesized causal model concerning the connections between three facets of knowledge management (knowledge acquisition, knowledge sharing, and knowledge...

This paper aims to study the heavy work investment's association with different forms of motivation, as well as the positive or negative effects of this investment on a personal and professional level, in the context of two very different national cultures: Romania and Japan. A...

The achievement of short-term energy savings through changes in user consumption behaviour is one of the main directions addressed by the REPowerEU program. This paper investigates the perspective of increasing energy efficiency at the level of domestic consumers in Romania by adopting energy...

The paper aims to highlight the most relevant elements that appear at the intersection of two concepts: the circular economy and electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), as they are reflected in the mainstream of scientific publications to date. This approach is possible through the use of a...

Recently, there have been significant changes in the labour market and in the lives of employees, as modern society adapts increasingly easily to the implementation of artificial intelligence tools. However, technological changes have also created challenges, including a gap between available...