Vol. 1, Issue 1, 2016

Summary

Work – Life Balance Practices in Romanian Organisations – A Pilot Study Conducted on HR Professionals

  • Page: 1
  • Authors: Ramona IGREȚ, Cristian Virgil MARINAȘ, Simona AGOSTON, Ileana MIRCIOI
  • Abstract: Work – life balance is becoming a very debated subject in the Romanian business context, especially in multinationals and large Romanian companies. This paper’s main objective is to conduct a pilot study regarding work – life balance practices on human resource professionals from Romania. The study’s main purpose is to validate a research questionnaire in order to conduct a more significant research in the future. The questionnaire was applied on 52 HR specialists from different organisations and is structured on five sections: working hours, WLB practices, holiday and time off, flexible working and information about the employer and the job.
  • JEL Classification: M12, M54
  • Key words: human resource, work – life balance, Romanian organisations, HR professionals.
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Women Entrepreneurship in Romania: the Case of North East Development Region

  • Page: 20
  • Authors: Sebastian Ion CEPTUREANU, Eduard-Gabriel CEPTUREANU
  • Abstract: Women entrepreneurship benefit from a process of expansion all over the world. Business established and developed by women are an important source of wealth and improved living standards in many countries. Even though women represent 46% of Europe’s working population, which means in theory that trend of this type entrepreneurship can only go upward, however entrepreneurship is still considered an activity for men. Entrepreneurship has an active role in employment, economic development and quality of life, constituting a dynamic part of any developed economy. Supporting women in their involvement in setting up new start-ups and small business and unlock their potential is an important part of government actions to foster entrepreneurial activities. Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) study found out that economies of Eastern European countries are in poor condition in terms of women’s participation in entrepreneurial activity. Romania is no exception. This paper analyze women entrepreneurship in the poorest region of Romania, North East region, through an empirical survey but provide also some insights on overall Romanian situation based on National Trade Register Office data.
  • JEL Classification: M13, L26
  • Key words: entrepreneurship, North East Development region, women entrepreneurship
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Impact of the Customers’ and Governments’ Demands on Complex Food Supply Chains

  • Page: 33
  • Authors: Alexandra Ioana IONESCU FLOREA,Răzvan-Andrei CORBOȘ
  • Abstract: Food crisis are always of big concern for the consumers and governments. Complex supply chains make it more difficult for all actors involved to manage such a crisis. Companies in the food industry must respond now not only to the concerns of customers about the food safety, but also to their need for fresh and healthy products. Together with governments, to enforce regularly the legislation, customers affect the way food actors conduct their business, and can have a great impact on the food supply chain. In order to answer these needs, companies have to modify their supply chains and operate with more transparency, taking into account the demands for traceability. The objective of this article is to analyze how customers and governments trigger more transparency from the food companies and supply chains, the opportunities and challenges of implementing and communicating transparency and traceability.
  • JEL Classification: M11
  • Key words: food supply chain, traceability, transparency, food security, food safety, health and wellness.
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European Funds Fraud: The Impact on the Process of Absorption of Structural and Cohesion Funds in Romania

  • Page: 42
  • Authors: Dumitru BELDIMAN, George Sebastian PERPELEA, Mihai Octavian PERPELEA
  • Abstract: The increase of the degree of absorption of European funds offered to Romania by the European Union represents one of its main objectives in the present and future situation. One of the main reasons that the funds are so important is the fact that, taking into consideration the microeconomic and macroeconomic situation that Romania is in, it represents an alternative financing mechanism of the economy that Romania can benefit in very advantageous conditions. Even under these conditions Romania- within 2007-2013 period of programming – couldn’t benefit from it by attracting as many structural and cohesion funds as possible, at least in comparison to other member states. In our opinion, that of the authors’ one of the reasons that led to such a low rate of absorption, alongside with the low administrative capacity of the state is the excessive bureaucracy , an inefficient legislative framework which is not harmonized with the European one, the lack of experience in using and administrating of European funds, the beneficiaries’ incapacity to sustain the financial support of the project ( to assure the co-financing of the project), a low involvement of Romanian banking institutions in the process of supporting the beneficiaries of European funds. Another cause is the European funds fraud that happened in Romania. In the present article, the authors have decided to analyze the influence of European funds fraud on the degree of absorption of structural and cohesion funds in Romania.
  • JEL Classification: E10, E19, E29, E59, E60, E69, G23, K49, O20, O52, P50
  • Key words: alternative financing mechanisms, fraud, grant funds, degree of absorption, European Union.
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Internal Communication – Its Role and Performance in Developing the Strategy of an Organization

  • Page: 52
  • Authors: Florentina PÎRJOL, Lia Lucica RADOMIR
  • Abstract: The present paper, entitled „The role of internal communication within the strategy of the organization”, aims to identify the importance of internal communication in any organization and especially to identify the way in which the strategy of an organization is influenced by an efficient internal communication. Moreover, with the help of the case study we will be able to identify what are the most efficient means of communication in an organization and also what the employees of a company think about every means of communication used inside the organization in which they work. The final purpose of the questionnaire used for the case study is to identify the role of internal communication within SC PROFI ROM FOOD SRL Company. The questionnaire is also trying to see which are the most efficient means of communication both between the employees of the same department and the means of communication between different departments. To obtain results as relevant as possible for the case study, the questionnaire was applied in several departments inside the organization.
    Through this case study we aimed to provide a clearer image of the means of communication and of how information is transmitted within a department but also at the company level.
  • JEL Classification: D22, D83, J28
  • Key words: internal communication, strategic communication, means of communication, company strategy.
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