The Changing Business Landscape of Romania : Lessons for and from Transition Economies

Online-Ressource (VI, 306 p. 66 illus., 56 illus. in color, digital)

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 The Multifield Structure of Organizational Knowledge; Abstract; 1…Understanding Knowledge; 2…The Western Paradigm; 3…The Eastern Paradigm; 4…Knowledge Metaphors; 4.1 Knowledge as Stuff Metaphor; 4.2 Knowledge as Stocks and Flows Metaphor; 4.3 Knowledge as Energy Field; 5…Nonlinearity of the Knowledge Field; 6…The Multifield Organizational Knowledge; 6.1 The Cognitive Knowledge Field; 6.2 The Emotional Knowledge Field; 6.3 The Spiritual Knowledge Field; 6.4 The Law of Symmetry in Management; 6.5 Organizational Knowledge Dynamics; 7…Conclusions; References

3 Investigation of National Culture's Impact on Competitiveness and Knowledge-Sharing CompetencesAbstract; 1…Introduction; 2…Theoretical Background; 2.1 Trompenaars' Model of National Cultures; 2.2 Concept of Competitiveness; 2.3 The Examination of Competitiveness; 2.4 Knowledge ManagementKnowledge management and Knowledge Sharing; 2.5 Competences; 3…Analysis of Empirical Surveys; 3.1 Cultural Impact on Competitiveness; 3.1.1 Empirical Research on National Cultural Competitiveness; 3.1.2 Competitiveness and the Achieved Status Orientation; 3.1.3 Competitiveness and the Neutral Orientation

3.2 Cultural Impact on Competences Found Important for Knowledge Sharing3.2.1 Competence Groups Found Important for Knowledge Sharing; 3.2.2 Achieved Status Orientation, Neutral Orientation, Knowledge Sharing and Competences; 3.3 Individual Characteristic's Impact on Competences Found Important for Knowledge Sharing; 3.3.1 Knowledge Sharing at Neutral Orientation and Competence Groups; 3.3.2 Knowledge Sharing at Achieved Status Orientation and Competence Groups; 3.3.3 Results of Individual Characteristic's Impact on Competence Groups; 4…Conclusion; Bibliography

4 Development of an Organic Food Mentality in RomaniaAbstract; 1…Introduction; 2…Organic Food; 3…Romania: A Country with Potential for Organic Foodstuff; 4…Assortment Policy in Retailing: Strategies and Tactics; 5…Research Objectives and Methodology; 6…Research Findings; 7…Research Limits and Prospects; 8…Conclusions; Acknowledgments; Bibliography; 5 Euro Adoption in Romania; Abstract; 1…Introduction; 1.1 The Current Status of the Euro AdoptionEuro Adoption Targets; 2…Optimal Currency Area: Literature Review; 3…Business Cycle Correlation; 3.1 Estimation Methodology; 3.2 Data

4…Empirical Results5…Supply and Demand Shocks Correlation; 5.1 Models Used and Estimation Methodology; 5.2 Data and Results; 6…Conclusion; A.x(118). Annex 1: Advantages and Costs of Euro AdoptionEuro Adoption; References; 6 Is Networking of People, Attitudes and Ideas Exploitable for Marketing of New Energy Solutions?; Abstract; 1…Uncertainties Concerning New Energy Solutions; 1.1 Dual Nature of Innovative Energy Solutions; 1.2 Abundance of Alternative Concepts; 1.3 New Energy Solutions for Economic Regions: A Case in South--East Europe; 2…Socio-Economic Context of New Energy Solutions

2.1 Dynamic Opinion Formation

Introduction -- The Multi- field Structure of Organizational Knowledge -- Investigation of National Culture’s Impact on Competitiveness and Knowledge Sharing Competences -- Development of an Organic Food Mentality in Romania -- Euro Adoption in Romania -- Is Networking of People, Attitudes, and Ideas Exploitable for Marketing of New Energy Solutions? -- A Multi- agent System for Acquiring Transport Services -- Twenty Years After: Management and Performance Measurement in Romanian State- Owned Enterprises -- Factorial Analysis of the Correlation Between Competitive Strategy and Company’s Characteristics: The Case of the Romanian Business Environment -- Changes in the Romanian Consumer Behavior -- Green Clusters as New Cooperation Strategy for Cleantech Companies -- The Integrated Marketing Communication-The Consumer Behaviour Impact: A Romanian Impact -- The Romanian Labor Market for Young People -- Engaging Faculty and Students: A Premise for Excellence in Business Education at a Romanian Business School -- Using Fuzzy Models in Managerial Decision -- Antecedents and Consequences of Customer Retention and Loyalty Orientation in Romanian Telecommunications.

10.1007/978-1-4614-6865-3 [DOI]

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