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    An empirical review of public policies on the sector of SMEs in the European Union
    (University of Zielona Gora, 2020-06) Grigorescu, Adriana; Ion, Amalia Elena
    The paper aims to provide with a close picture of the SME public policies in one of the most prominent capitalist economies of the world, that of the European Union. In order to do this, a qualitative analysis has been undergone, on the basis of the following indicators: access to financial resources for SMEs, regulatory and legal frameworks for SMEs, and public assistance on information and knowledge about markets. Since there is no prior research on the subject, the implications of this paper have impact on the theory, practice and policy making. The results of the content analysis suggest that there is a contemporary structure to the European SBA, with a focus on a persistent business approach, based on the results of scientific research and market studies involving the problems raised by the now compact European SME industry. In the end, it must be acknowledged that the present research is only preliminary, and to better understand the mechanisms behind the European policy, further studies on the subject are necessary. Nevertheless, the paper has managed to point out that public policy in the SME industry represents one of the most important aspects of the EU-28 new economic direction.
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    Participatory leadership and supportive organisational culture Panacea for job satisfaction regulatory role of work-life balance
    (Elsevier, 2024) Nassani, Abdelmohsen A.; Badshah, Waqar; Grigorescu, Adriana; Cozorici, Angela Nicoleta; Yousaf, Zahid; Zhan, Xiaoyu
    This study examines the direct influence of participatory leadership (PL) and supportive organisational culture (SOC) on employee job satisfaction (JC). Additionally, the research delves into the mediating role of work-life balance in the relationship between PL, SOC, and job satisfaction. Data was collected using 450 questionnaires through random sampling from hotels managing food security in Saudi Arabia. These findings indicate a direct correlation between participatory leadership, supportive organisational culture, and job satisfaction. Furthermore, work-life balance was found to mediate the relationship between PL, SOC, and job satisfaction. Given the importance of a supportive organisational culture for robustness, this study suggests that hotels, particularly those managing food security in Saudi Arabia, should prioritise fostering a supportive culture. They should also encourage democratic leadership and formulate strategies to help employees achieve work-life balance (WLB), leading to enhanced job satisfaction.
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    Quantifying Labour Shortages in Central and Eastern Europe: Standardized Methodologies for Sustainable Solutions
    (ASE Publishing House, 2025) Lincaru Cristina; Grigorescu Adriana; Tudose Gabriela
    Over the past two decades, Central and Eastern Europe has been significantly impacted by labour shortages, primarily caused by the migration of workers to Western Europe. In response to these shortages, many countries in the region, including Romania, have increasingly relied on migrant workers from outside Europe. In this context, using standardized methodologies for quantitatively measuring labour shortages becomes essential for developing effective public policies. This presentation explores the applicability of the labour market diagnostic tools developed by the World Bank, such as the Job Generation and Growth Decomposition Tool, the Jobs and Structural Change Excel Tool (JSCS), and the Jobs Group Demography Tool, to accurately assess labour market needs. Through these tools, we will analyze the impact of labour shortages on Romania's labour market, the contribution of migrant workers, and data-driven solutions aimed at ensuring labour market sustainability in the face of growing migrant inflows. Additionally, we will discuss the feasibility of attracting native workers from the diaspora as an alternative solution.
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    Social Innovation in the Local Public Sector: A Cross-Regional Approach for Romania
    (General Association of the Economists in Romania (AGER), 2015-12-10) Matei, Ani; Săvulescu, Carmen; Antonovici, Corina Georgiana
    Social innovation could be understood as “new ideas (products, service and models) that, simultaneously meet needs and create new social relationships or collaboration” (Murray et al., 2010). For the local public sector, the social innovation gains endemic characteristics, connected to better use of local resources and human resources, as well as those concerning interregional or even cross-regional cooperation. For the time being, Romania undergoes a complex process of shifting to regional organization, which essentially involves important changes with genuine characteristics of social innovation. The most obvious aspects of social innovation are expressed by administrative innovation or systemic innovation. Of course, the innovation in the public services or processes for public service delivery becomes visible through citizen orientation, involvement of new material and financial resources. In this context, the current paper aims to emphasise the main characteristics of social innovation, determined by regionalization and administrative re-organizations. The cross-regional approach comprises interregional comparative studies and it highlights the instruments for evaluation of social innovation and their application in view to substantiate the comparative studies concerning the impact of social innovation. The research methodology comprises bibliographic syntheses, comparative studies as well as socio-innovative empirical researches.
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    Socio-Statistical Research on the Internalization of European Administrative Space Principles in the Romanian Public Administration
    (MDPI, 2011-12) Matei, Ani; Matei, Lucica; Iancu, Diana Camelia
    The authors propose an analysis of the public administration reform in Romania by assessing whether the Romanian civil servants perform their duties according to the regulations of the European Administrative Space. The paper offers a socio-statistic perspective on the internalization of the European Administrative Space principles, namely, the rule of law, openness towards citizens, and public administration responsibility in a Romanian context, after the European Union accession. Designed within the framework of modern theories of organizational sociology that see internalization as a process of organizational learning and change, and using a relevant sample of Romanian civil servants, the paper offers important and useful results for the future Romanian policies and strategies in an integrated European arena.
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    Talent Management in Europe’s ICT Sector: A Data-Driven Perspective
    (SNSPA/Paradigm Publishing Services, 2026-06-29) Grigorescu, Adriana; Lungu, Diana-Cristina; Voica, Marian Catalin
    The information and communication technology labor market in Europe has become one of the fastest growing segments of the economy, reflecting the broader digital transformation that is reshaping industries and societies. Despite this growth, employers and policymakers continue to face structural difficulties, such as a limited supply of skilled professionals, uneven participation across demographic groups, and strong regional imbalances in the availability of talent. The existing scientific literature underlines the growing demand for digital skills but also emphasizes persistent challenges, including gender disparities, mismatches between education systems and industry requirements, and difficulties in achieving cross-border labor mobility. While a considerable body of work has addressed these issues conceptually, fewer studies have employed systematic quantitative evidence to measure the scale of shortages and their variation across European member states. This study applies a quantitative research design based on secondary data from validated European sources, including statistical databases and official labor market monitoring reports. The methodology combines trend analysis for the period 2012 to 2024, cross-country comparisons between highly developed and emerging economies within the European Union, and correlation analysis focused on the relationship between gender balance and skill shortages. The findings highlight four critical dynamics: a near doubling of employment in the information and communication technology sector over the past decade, the persistent underrepresentation of women with only 19.4% of specialists, pronounced regional disparities with some countries reporting more than 65% of vacancies as difficult to fill, and a forecasted shortage of up to 8 million professionals by 2030. By integrating statistical evidence with a talent management perspective, this research contributes to the field by demonstrating how real-time labor data can inform more effective recruitment, reskilling, and mobility strategies, ultimately supporting the sustainable development of Europe’s digital economy.
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    University Transfer Architectures for Smart Governance: A Regional Comparison of Scientific Community Building
    (MDPI, 2026-07-06) Schachtner, Christian; Vrabie, Catalin
    Universities are increasingly expected to contribute not only to teaching and research, but also to public-sector innovation, regional development, and digitally enabled governance. This article examines how higher education institutions organize that contribution by comparing two university-based transfer architectures: Smart-EDU Hub @ SNSPA in Bucharest and the distributed transfer portfolio of RheinMain University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSRM). Using a qualitative comparative case-study design based on the document analysis of internal strategy and regulatory documents, institutional webpages, and European policy frameworks, the study analyzes the mission framing, organizational form, program architecture, trust infra-structure, and scaling logic. The documentary analysis indicates that Smart-EDU Hub is formally presented and institutionally organized as a centralized, branded, mission-led platform that bundles conferences, courses, projects, visiting scholars, and publication channels under a recognizable public-facing identity. HSRM, by contrast, is documented as a distributed transfer portfolio linking transfer strategy, dialogue formats, digitally supported teaching, administrative digitalization, continuing education, and AI support services. The comparison should therefore be read as an analysis of formal and publicly documented transfer architectures, not as an evaluation of actual institutional performance, stakeholder experience, or societal impact. The article contributes to Administrative Sciences by conceptualizing university transfer for smart governance as a public-management and governance-design problem. It develops an analytical hybrid transfer-architecture framework in which a visible hub is combined with distributed specialist nodes, shared quality assurance, and explicit safeguards for ethics, cybersecurity, and trustworthy AI.