Bizexcellence

Mini Track Chair: Luminiţa NICOLESCU, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania Alina Irina POPESCU, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania At global level trends such as increased liberalization of trade, intensification of and changes in regional economic integration, technological developments in information and transportation infrastructure, increasing international migration are factors that contribute to the globalization of the business environment. In this context, new opportunities and new forms of international cooperation are developed. International relations between nations and international relations between corporations unfold new developments in the present changing environment. International business strategies for companies [...]

Mini Track Chair: Alecxandrina Deaconu, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania. Simona Goia, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania. Nowadays, the success of individuals and organizations requires openness to change. The organizations have abandoned the traditional way of thinking about work and work environment. Being employed means more than having a job and performing the activities assigned through the job description. It means a multitude of responsibilities that the organization and the individual share, towards achieving the company’s objectives, and in alignment with the company’s values, mission and vision. Taking into consideration the [...]

Mini Track Chair: Carmen Păunescu, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania Mary McDonnell-Naughton, Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest, Ireland The recent innovations in products, processes and business models are reshaping the world approach to entrepreneurship, giving a higher relevance to the social and local dimensions of business. The social enterprise model of business is gaining in popularity as it gives the opportunity to combine societal goals with commercial objectives for the benefit of community and environment. Social economy enterprises must compete in the marketplace like any other business to achieve an impact, proving [...]

Mini Track Chair: Mireille Radoi – Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania Irena Chiru – “Mihai Viteazul” National Intelligence Academy, Romania Intelligence about competition is far from new. From a historical perspective, successful business has always incorporated research and information on competitors while exploiting their vulnerabilities and picking up useful ideas. In addition, in the last decades, competitive intelligence has been extensively professionalized being acknowledged as a crucial element when building a sustainable business strategy. The panel aims to provide a comprehensive picture on the most recent intelligence-driven practices focusing on competitors, technology, sales, marketing, pricing [...]

Mini Track Chair: Valentina Mihaela Ghinea, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania Luis Miguel Ciravegna Martins da Fonseca, The School of Engineering of Porto (ISEP), Portugal This track invites researchers and practitioners to explore the less visible but highly influential forces that shape behavior, performance, and culture in organizations, forces that often operate beneath formal HR policies and procedures. Moving beyond the administrative and operational aspects of Human Resource Management, we aim to examine HRM as a dynamic system shaped by psychological expectations, leadership biases, cultural norms, and organizational design flaws. We welcome contributions [...]

Mini Track Chair: Violeta Mihaela Dincă, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies Elena-Mădălina Vătămănescu, The National University of Political Studies and Public Administration The emergence of knowledge economy and knowledge-based organizations created the necessary conditions for the consolidation of knowledge management, as a new managerial process able to deal with knowledge workers and knowledge processes. Knowledge management does not replace the classical management, but brings a new type of processes. These processes are distinguished from the industrial processes based on tangible and limited resources, since they operate with intangible resources like data, information, knowledge, theories, [...]