Challenges, Performances and Tendencies in Organisation Management

444 Pages·2015·11.938 MB·English

by  Ovidiu Nicolescu, Lester Lloyd-Reason (eds.)

Challenges, Performances and Tendencies in
Organisation Management
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Challenges, Performances and Tendencies in
Organisation Management
Editors
Ovidiu Nicolescu
The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
Lester Lloyd-Reason
Anglia Ruskin University, UK
World Scientific
Romanian Scientific Management Society
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Challenges, performances and tendencies in organisation management / edited by Ovidiu Nicolescu (The Bucharest
University of Economic Studies, Romania) & Lester Lloyd-Reason (Anglia Ruskin University, UK).
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-9814656016 (alk. paper)
1. Management. 2. International business enterprises--Management. I. Nicolescu, Ovidiu. II. Lloyd-Reason, Lester.
HD31.C424 2015
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Board Members
Coordinators:
Prof. Ovidiu Nicolescu, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania
Prof. Lester Lloyd-Reason, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Editors:
Prof. Ovidiu Nicolescu, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania
Prof. Lester Lloyd Reason, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Scientific Board:
Prof. Doina Banciu, National Institute for Research & Development in Informatics, Romania
Prof. Mihai Bocarnea, Regent University, USA
Prof. Zbigniew Bochniarz, Evans School of Public Affairs, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
Prof. Constantin Bratianu, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
Prof. Dan Candea, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Prof. Martin Henson, University of Essex, United Kingdom
Prof. Norbert Grunwald, Wiesmar University of Technology, Germany
Prof. Lars Hulgard, Roskilde University, Denmark
Prof. Soulla Louca, University of Nicosia, Cyprus
Prof. Dumitru Miron, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
Prof. Ovidiu Nicolescu, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
Associate Prof. Marian Nastase, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
Prof. Constantin Oprean, România, University “Lucian Blaga” of Sibiu, Romania
Prof. Hanns Pitchler, Wien Economics University
Prof. George Plesoianu, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
Prof. Lester Lloyd-Reason, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK
Prof. Victoria Seitz, California State University, USA
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Prof. Ion Stegaroiu, “Valahia” University of Targoviste, Romania
Prof. Lajos Szabo, University of Pannonia, Veszprem, Hungary
Prof. Blandine Vanderlinden, MIME-ICHEC, Brussels, Belgium
Scientific Secretary:
Lecturer Eduard Ceptureanu
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Contents
Foreword xi
About the Editor xiii
Part I. International Management and Cultural Diversity 1
Chapter 1. The Role of Large Corporate Boards in the Context of Globalization
and Smart Economy: Creating Value for All Stakeholders 3
Mariana Gheorghe
Chapter 2. New Management Tendencies and Their Impact on the Form of Capitalism 11
Maria Negreponti-Delivanis
Chapter 3. Trends and Developments of Diversity Management at the Global level 19
Stegăroiu Ion, Mubeen Ştefania, Istrate Ciprian, Lile Ramona
Chapter 4. Corporate Social Responsibility or Corporate Sustainability of Romanian Enterprises? 25
Zaiţ Dumitru, Onea Angelica, Tătăruşanu Maria, Ciulu Ruxandra
Chapter 5. Re-Thinking Our Model of Management in the Light of the Cultural
Dimension — A Systemic Approach to the Company 35
Blandine Vanderlinden
Part II. Sustainable Development and Business Sustainability 45
Chapter 6. S ocial Capital and Business Sustainability: Defining, Measuring,
and Assessing its Impact on Cluster Performance in the Podkarpackie Region of Poland 47
Zbigniew Bochniarz
Chapter 7. Integrating Corporate and Academic Alumni into the Drive toward Sustainability 55
Rodica Stefănescu
Part III. University Governance and Management 65
Chapter 8. Taxonomies of Internationalization for Higher Education 67
Martin Henson
Chapter 9. The Most Pressing Challenges for Romanian Higher Education System
in Line with the Bologna Process Values 79
Dumitru Miron
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Chapter 10. University Governance and Competitive Advantage 89
Mihai Korka
Chapter 11. Study Programs in English in Non-Anglophone Countries:
Looking at Impacts and Challenges from a Romanian Perspective 97
Mariana Nicolae
Chapter 12. Romanian Private Higher Education in the Current European Context 107
Folcuţ Ovidiu, Grigore Ramona
Part IV. Knowledge-Based Organization, Intellectual Capital,
Information, and Management Documents 115
Chapter 13. Contributions to the Evaluation of e-Learning Processes in Higher Education 117
Doina Banciu, Monica Florea
Chapter 14. Evaluation of Knowledge Processes Within the Learning Organization 125
Constantin Bratianu, Ruxandra Bejinaru
Chapter 15. Universities in Transition: Are Library Directors Facing Changed Demands? 137
Arja Mäntykangas
Chapter 16. Knowledge Management in the Information Society — Case Study on e-Services 143
Monica Anghel
Chapter 17. Risk Awareness as Key Success Factor for more Efficient Management
for Local Public Administrations 151
Markus Bodemann, Marieta Olaru, Ionela Carmen Pirnea
Chapter 18. Information and its Entropy — A Measure of Market Complexity 159
Camelia Oprean
Part V. Entrepreneurship, Social Enterprise, and SMEs 167
Chapter 19. SME-Conducive Policy Formulation under Systemic Perspectives 169
J. Hanns Pichler
Chapter 20. Particularities of the Procesual Organisation in the Medium Knowledge-Based Enterprise 175
Ovidiu Nicolescu
Chapter 21. Preparing Our Students for an Entrepreneurial Life: Are Universities Part of the Solution
or Part of the Problem 185
Lester Lloyd-Reason
Chapter 22. Difficulties in Improving Romanian Companies Management 195
Corneliu Russu
Chapter 23. Contributions to Redesigning the Management System in Medium-Sized Enterprises 203
Ion Verboncu, Ciprian Nicolescu
Chapter 24. The New Paradigm of Social Enterprise 213
Ana-Maria Grigore
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Chapter 25. Realities and Peculiarities of the Entrepreneurship in Brasov, Romania 219
Camelia Dragomir, Stelian Panzaru, Carmen Lis
Chapter 26. ESF Interventions for Promoting Entrepreneurship in Romania 227
Daniela Manuc
Chapter 27. C ontributions to the Development and Use of Information Programs Dealing
With Human Resources in the Rural Area 235
Simona Biriescu, Mariana Predişcan, Marian Năstase
Chapter 28. Management Particularities of the Romanian Social Enterprise 243
Bibu Nicolae, Lisetchi Mihai, Nastase Marian
Chapter 29. The Evolution of the Romanian SMEs’ Perceptions Over the Last Decade 261
Luminiţa Nicolescu, Ciprian Nicolescu
Part VI. Leadership and Human Resources Management 273
Chapter 30. The Relationship between Leadership Styles, Leader Communication Style,
and Impact on Leader–Member Exchange Relationship within the Banking Sector
in the United States 275
Theodore G. Pacleb, Mihai C. Bocarnea
Chapter 31. T he Effect of Organizational Culture on the Responsiveness of Small
and Medium-Sized Enterprises to Environmental Change: An Empirical Study in Romania 289
Michael Stoica, Liviu Florea, Edit Lukacs
Chapter 32. Model Proposal for Cluster Implementation in Romania 297
Ion Popa, Cristina Vlăsceanu
Chapter 33. Aspects of Human Resources’ Management within Organizations in Braşov, Romania 303
Stelian Panzaru, Camelia-Cristina Dragomir, Tudor Pendiuc, Dan Cojocaru
Chapter 34. Managing Individual Performance Appraisal in Project Teams 313
Florin-Ioan Petean, Bogdan Bâlc, Horaţiu Cătălin Sălăgean,
Răzvan Dimitrie Gârbacea, Diana Sopon
Chapter 35. The Relation between Labor Force Profitability and the Firm’s Personnel Policy 319
Gabriel Sorin Badea, Constanta Popescu, Silvia Elena Iacob
Chapter 36. Analysis of Multinational Companies in Romania 329
Eduard Ceptureanu, Sebastian Ceptureanu
Part VII. Management of Change, Innovation, and Quality 339
Chapter 37. S tudy Regarding the Correlation between the Changes in the Energy
Economy and the Competitiveness of Companies in Germany and Romania 341
Gregor Johannes Weber, Marieta Olaru, Georgiana Marin
Chapter 38. Management of Intangible Assets Valorization in Small and Medium Enterprises 349
Constantin Oprean, Mihail Aurel Tîţu, Claudiu Vasile Kifor
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