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This volume examines corruption and provides tools and that can be utilized to combat it and encourage development. Using Romania as a case study, the authors argue that corruption can be reduced via institutional reforms and effective civic education. Describing various causes and types of corruption, the authors explore the causes and influences that result in corruption and the current political and bureaucratic practices that inhibit social, political or economic reform. The nations of Europe, including Romania, have different civil traditions varying in their intensity, cultural heritage, scope of activity, religious or non-religious affiliation, among other factors. Western Europe has experienced over a century of modern government involvement crowding out the efforts of traditional civil society, while Romania, along with the other Eastern nations of the former Soviet bloc, experienced almost a half-century of systematic efforts by communist regimes to eradicate and control all spheres of voluntary, nongovernmental civil life. Moreover, the inexperience and immaturity of Romanian society in the early transition period after communism, particularly its so-called “entrepreneurial class,” have discredited and abused the concept of civil society, utilizing it solely for tax benefits and selfish purposes. Having had to learn the hard way about some of the key aspects of public administration often taken for granted in other countries more experienced in democratic participation, Romania has most recently made significant progress toward overcoming corruption and implementing reforms and policies that will allow it to participate more fully in the global arena.

Local Commerce --- Commerce --- Business & Economics --- Business enterprises --- Romania --- Economic conditions --- Commerce. --- Business organizations --- Businesses --- Companies --- Enterprises --- Firms --- Organizations, Business --- Roumania --- Rumania --- Republica Populară Romînă --- Republica Socialistă România --- RPR --- Rumunsko --- Lo-ma-ni-ya --- RNR --- Rumänien --- Roumanie --- Rhowmenia --- Rumunia --- Rumynskai︠a︡ Narodnai︠a︡ Respublika --- R.P.R. --- R.N.R. --- Romanyah --- Rumenyah --- Rumynii︠a︡ --- Román Szocialista Köztársaság --- Rumenye --- R.S.R. --- RSR --- R.P. Romînă --- RP Romînă --- Government of Romania --- Rumŭnii︠a︡ --- Romāniyā --- Business --- ルーマニア --- 루마니아 --- Румыния --- 羅馬尼亞 --- Luomaniya --- Moldavia --- Wallachia --- Globalization. --- Entrepreneurship. --- Public administration. --- Corporate governance. --- Public policy. --- Emerging Markets/Globalization. --- Public Administration. --- Corporate Governance. --- Public Policy. --- Governance, Corporate --- Industrial management --- Directors of corporations --- Global cities --- Globalisation --- Internationalization --- International relations --- Anti-globalization movement --- Administration, Public --- Delivery of government services --- Government services, Delivery of --- Public management --- Public sector management --- Political science --- Administrative law --- Decentralization in government --- Local government --- Public officers --- Entrepreneur --- Intrapreneur --- Capitalism --- Business incubators --- Markets. --- Public markets --- Fairs --- Market towns

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This volume presents new theoretical insights, practical strategies, and policy initiatives in the rapidly evolving field of global supply chain security. As businesses, governments, and society at large have become increasingly dependent on a global network to provide goods and services, protecting global supply chains has become an issue of vital importance for industries, nations, and regions.  The "supply chain" encompasses all the links connecting a manufacturer to end users of its products. Links may take the form of plants, supplier warehouses, vendor facilities, ports or hubs, retail warehouses or facilities, and outbound shipping centers. Links also involve all the ways goods are moved—by truck, ship, airplane, or rail car. A great deal can go wrong in the supply chain due to company or systemic mismanagement and inefficiency, criminal activity, employee or technology errors, or terrorism, to name just a few of the threats. Then there are government regulation, industry or association oversight, and security agencies (both public and private) keeping track. Globalization, stricter security regimes, and increasingly sophisticated criminal activity have made cross-border cargo movements more complex, putting the integrity of end-to-end supply chains at much greater risk. This is why the security of the supply chain has become such an important issue for business people: there is too much at stake to let problems proliferate or stagnate. It has been estimated, for example, that thieves now steal $50 billion in goods each year from various points along the supply chain. Synthesizing the most current research, practical application, and policy, Global Supply Chain Security covers a  range of emerging topics—from risk assessment to technology deployment to continuity planning—and will serve as a useful resource for anyone concerned with supply chain security issues, including scholars, students, business executives and policymakers.

Economics/Management Science. --- Production/Logistics/Supply Chain Management. --- Economic Policy. --- International Economics. --- Economics. --- Economic policy. --- International economics. --- Economie politique --- Politique économique --- Business logistics. --- International trade. --- Security, International. --- Business logistics --- Management --- Business & Economics --- Management Theory --- Security measures --- Security measures. --- Management. --- Supply chain management --- Business. --- Production management. --- Business and Management. --- Operations Management. --- Industrial management --- Logistics --- Economic policy, Foreign --- Economic relations, Foreign --- Economics, International --- Foreign economic policy --- Foreign economic relations --- Interdependence of nations --- International economic policy --- International economics --- New international economic order --- Economic policy --- International relations --- Economic sanctions --- Economic nationalism --- Economic planning --- National planning --- State planning --- Economics --- Planning --- National security --- Social policy --- Manufacturing management

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This volume focuses on the spotlight on Romania and Moldova, two distinct nations that share a common language, history and culture. Romania is a NATO member since 2004 and a fully integrated nation into the European Union since 2007, while The Republic of Moldova (a former Soviet republic) is attempting to join both international organizations for security and development reasons. Ever since the Iron Curtain fell on Europe at the end of World War II, the term “Eastern Europe” has been used without much regard for the diversity of the region. Given the geographical proximity, perhaps this is an understandable error. However, moving forward into the twenty-first century, and considering the highly sensitive geopolitical, security and development issues playing out in the region, we believe each nation should be treated with the unique distinction it deserves. Building a mosaic of the most current research, practical application, and policy, the authors, who represent unique, insider perspectives, cover a range of emerging and timely topics from Black Sea security to cultural analyses, organizational development and risk assessment shedding light on social, political and economic challenges of rapid transition in the region, while considering the implications for research, practice and policy in other front-line regions around the world.

Political philosophy. Social philosophy --- Social policy --- International relations. Foreign policy --- Microeconomics --- Developing countries: economic development problems --- Literature --- literatuur --- markt --- welzijnsbeleid --- sociaal beleid --- globalisering --- internationale betrekkingen --- Europese eenmaking --- Europe

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This book explores challenges and approaches to the development, financial management and growth of Eastern European organizations, both public and private. Including papers derived from the 2015 Griffiths School of Management Annual Conference on Business, Entrepreneurship and Ethics (GSMAC), organized by Emanuel University of Oradea, the authors provide a variety of strategies for growth and development in areas such as IT, medical management, marketing, entrepreneurship and family business. Collectively, these contributions provide a problem-solving framework that tackles such questions as: How are the growth and financial models of organizations changing? How should leadership in organizations adapt in order to ensure sustainable growth? How should educational concepts and methods be improved to help the next generation in the new global business environment? The rapid evolution of technology and innovation has changed the face of the business environment. With new actors in the global marketplace and new means of production, marketing and finance, businesses—particularly those in emerging regions, such as Eastern Europe—are faced with the pressure to rethink their structures and models from within. In this new economic climate, common issues such as corruption, risk, and customer satisfaction need to be examined from a globalized perspective. The goal of the 2015 GSMAC conference and the resulting papers is to help organizations and institutions in Eastern Europe and other developing regions formulate strategies and policies to thrive in this environment and promote sustainable management practices.

Business. --- Business enterprises --- Family-owned business enterprises. --- Leadership. --- Globalization. --- Markets. --- Business and Management. --- Business Strategy/Leadership. --- Family Business. --- Emerging Markets/Globalization. --- Business Finance. --- Finance. --- Business --- Leadership --- Business organizations --- Businesses --- Companies --- Enterprises --- Firms --- Organizations, Business --- Family-owned business enterprise. --- Business enterprises-Finance. --- Global cities --- Globalisation --- Internationalization --- International relations --- Anti-globalization movement --- Ability --- Command of troops --- Followership --- Business enterprises—Finance. --- Public markets --- Commerce --- Fairs --- Market towns --- Business enterprises, Family-owned --- Family business --- Family businesses --- Family enterprises --- Family firms

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This proceedings volume explores the concept of civil society as an engine for economic and social well-being. Featuring contributions from the 2017 Griffiths School of Management and IT Annual Conference on Business, Entrepreneurship and Ethics (GMSAC) held in Oradea, Romania, this volume provides different perspectives, emerging studies and trends that are crucial to the further understanding of the interconnection of civil society, economic development and social stability. The enclosed contributions address key topics such as a) the ways in which national, regional and local governments are best equipped to support economic and social development, b) how government, business and non-profit sectors can support economic and social stability and c) the ways in which growing economies’ active societies can strengthen civil society. Research and practice have proven that there is a great potential for civil society organizations to support socio-economic well-being, both directly and indirectly. As a result, the interplay between civil society, economics and social well-being is highly relevant to current business and economic research and is a topic of discussion by academics and practitioners in the government, business and non-profit sectors. This volume showcases some of the current research, cases and discussions in this area from an interdisciplinary, global perspective. Featuring contributions exploring timely subjects such as consumer behavior, the hospitality industry, education, corporate social responsibility (CSR), banking, health care, and semiotics, this book is appropriate for researchers, academics and policy makers in economic and social development, business ethics and sustainability.

Civil society --- Social responsibility of busines. --- Globalization. --- Welfare economics. --- Social policy. --- Corporate Social Responsibility. --- Emerging Markets/Globalization. --- Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice/Political Economy. --- Social Policy. --- National planning --- State planning --- Economic policy --- Family policy --- Social history --- Economics --- Social policy --- Global cities --- Globalisation --- Internationalization --- International relations --- Anti-globalization movement --- Social responsibility of business. --- Markets. --- Public markets --- Commerce --- Fairs --- Market towns --- Business --- Corporate accountability --- Corporate responsibility --- Corporate social responsibility --- Corporations --- CSR (Corporate social responsibility) --- Industries --- Social responsibility, Corporate --- Social responsibility of industry --- Business ethics --- Issues management --- Social responsibility --- Social aspects