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Project Goal: 25/09/2020
Current Stage: analyzing data
The agricultural sector ensures food security and is a major source of employment, income, and economic activity in rural areas. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) considers that family farms are the key to a sustainable future in Europe and Central Asia. In Romania, small farms represent the pillar on which Romanian society has been developed. Although the trend has been a reduction in the number of small farms and an increase in the number of large farms, the Government of Romania understands the importance of small farms and therefore supports them through policies involving direct payments, rural development instruments, special initiatives, and loans and outstanding obligations, among others, which focus on increasing their economic performance. The aim of our research was to determine the relationship between farmers’ motivation, their job satisfaction, and the farm economic performance in the case of small Romanian farms. The research sample consisted of 900 small farms (utilized agricultural area (UAA): under 20 ha; standard output (SO): under EUR 15,000). The data obtained after applying the questionnaires were analyzed using SPSS 20.0 and Amos 24.0. For the exploratory factor analysis, values of Bartlett’s test of sphericity, the Kaiser–Meyer–Olkin test, and Cronbach’s alpha coefficient were calculated for each dimension of the proposed model. The hypothesis that motivation, job satisfaction, and farm economic performance directly and positively influence each other was confirmed. An important finding was that the correlation coefficient between farmers’ motivation and farm economic performance was ρ = 0.78, while that for the relation between farmers’ job satisfaction and farm economic performance was ρ = 0.53, which was similar to the correlation coefficient calculated for the relationship between farmers’ motivation and farmers’ job satisfaction. This result allows us to conclude that the influence of farmers’ motivation factors on farm economic performance is stronger than the influence of job satisfaction in the case of Romanian farmers on small farms. This might explain why, although work in agriculture is considered to be worse than an office job and the people that work in agriculture are sometimes stigmatized and receive lower incomes, there are still very strong motivators for Romanian farmers to continue their work in agriculture. This is proven by the fact that Romania has the highest number of small farms in Europe, and this number is not decreasing.
Silvia Maican; Andreea Muntean; Carmen Paștiu; Sebastian Stępień; Jan Polcyn; Iulian Dobra; Mălina Dârja; Claudia Moisă. Motivational Factors, Job Satisfaction, and Economic Performance in Romanian Small Farms. Sustainability 2021, 13, 5832 .
AMA StyleSilvia Maican, Andreea Muntean, Carmen Paștiu, Sebastian Stępień, Jan Polcyn, Iulian Dobra, Mălina Dârja, Claudia Moisă. Motivational Factors, Job Satisfaction, and Economic Performance in Romanian Small Farms. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (11):5832.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSilvia Maican; Andreea Muntean; Carmen Paștiu; Sebastian Stępień; Jan Polcyn; Iulian Dobra; Mălina Dârja; Claudia Moisă. 2021. "Motivational Factors, Job Satisfaction, and Economic Performance in Romanian Small Farms." Sustainability 13, no. 11: 5832.
E-commerce’s latest trends, highlighted by the global phenomena of the COVID-19 pandemic, explicitly show substantial changes in the online consumers’ behavior as well. More and more specialists are talking about the emergence of a new paradigm in consumption, and of possible evolutions toward sustainable consumption. The purpose of this research is to investigate how the antecedents of e-loyalty have changed their effect on consumer attitudes and perceptions of e-commerce sites. The results, obtained through a structural model of 523 validated questionnaires of Romanian consumers of electronic and household appliances, show the importance of the effect of website accessibility, a factor that, until recently, exerted an influence mediated by other elements grouped either under the umbrella of site quality or site design. The model validated after the analysis shows the direct effect of the accessibility of the websites on e-loyalty, satisfaction and trust of the consumers. Based on the results, the value of this study lies in the fact that it presents arguments on how the boost of e-commerce systems leads to sales processes’ sustainability improvement and, to the same extent, the improvement of the ways for reporting sustainability using IT tools (online databases with customers, software integrated into e-commerce platforms, electronic financial management).
Carmen Paștiu; Ionica Oncioiu; Daniel Gârdan; Silvia Maican; Iuliana Gârdan; Andreea Muntean. The Perspective of E-Business Sustainability and Website Accessibility of Online Stores. Sustainability 2020, 12, 9780 .
AMA StyleCarmen Paștiu, Ionica Oncioiu, Daniel Gârdan, Silvia Maican, Iuliana Gârdan, Andreea Muntean. The Perspective of E-Business Sustainability and Website Accessibility of Online Stores. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (22):9780.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCarmen Paștiu; Ionica Oncioiu; Daniel Gârdan; Silvia Maican; Iuliana Gârdan; Andreea Muntean. 2020. "The Perspective of E-Business Sustainability and Website Accessibility of Online Stores." Sustainability 12, no. 22: 9780.
Competitiveness of SMEs (Small or Medium Enterprise) within the tourism field has been of a great interest for many scholars over time. Due to the crisis conditions specific to the present time, the issue of competitiveness becomes a very sensitive one, giving rise to sometimes contradictory points of view. Our research aims to analyze the opinions and perceptions of SME managers in the field of tourism in terms of the concept of competitiveness, how to measure it and sources of competitiveness still viable within the context of the current crisis or specific to it, etc. In order to be able to properly analyze the above, qualitative research was initiated and conducted in the form of an in-depth interview with 42 Romanian SME managers in the tourism field. The results of the study reflect a mature approach of managers in terms of possible new sources of competitiveness—the emphasis on technical solutions capable of managing the socio-medical dimensions of tourism consumer behavior, a prevalence for an organic growth strategy and for additional investments in qualified personnel, as well as online management of most aspects related to services and openness to collaboration within tourism clusters.
Daniel Gârdan; Ionel Dumitru; Iuliana Gârdan; Carmen Paștiu. Touristic SME’s Competitiveness in the Light of Present Challenges—A Qualitative Approach. Sustainability 2020, 12, 9191 .
AMA StyleDaniel Gârdan, Ionel Dumitru, Iuliana Gârdan, Carmen Paștiu. Touristic SME’s Competitiveness in the Light of Present Challenges—A Qualitative Approach. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (21):9191.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDaniel Gârdan; Ionel Dumitru; Iuliana Gârdan; Carmen Paștiu. 2020. "Touristic SME’s Competitiveness in the Light of Present Challenges—A Qualitative Approach." Sustainability 12, no. 21: 9191.
Technological innovation evolves through the use of information systems and this study highlights the intentions of using accounting platforms by conducting a quantitative study on sustainability and its social influence. The purpose of this study is to investigate the factors that influence the acceptance and use by company managers of accounting platforms available online by developing the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) construct model. The research method used in the quantitative study was the sample survey, using the online questionnaire as a data collection tool. A number of 401 companies provided complete and useful answers to this research. The major contributions of the research were the use of two variables considered significant in the study: perceived credibility (PC) and perception of risk (PR). The results of the study showed that performance expectancy (PE), social influence (SI), and perceived risk (PR) have a positive influence on the intention to use the accounting platforms available online, while perceived credibility shows a much more significant and stronger influence.
Gary Cokins; Ionica Oncioiu; Mirela Türkeș; Dan Topor; Sorinel Căpuşneanu; Carmen Paștiu; Delia Deliu; Alina Solovăstru. Intention to Use Accounting Platforms in Romania: A Quantitative Study on Sustainability and Social Influence. Sustainability 2020, 12, 6127 .
AMA StyleGary Cokins, Ionica Oncioiu, Mirela Türkeș, Dan Topor, Sorinel Căpuşneanu, Carmen Paștiu, Delia Deliu, Alina Solovăstru. Intention to Use Accounting Platforms in Romania: A Quantitative Study on Sustainability and Social Influence. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (15):6127.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGary Cokins; Ionica Oncioiu; Mirela Türkeș; Dan Topor; Sorinel Căpuşneanu; Carmen Paștiu; Delia Deliu; Alina Solovăstru. 2020. "Intention to Use Accounting Platforms in Romania: A Quantitative Study on Sustainability and Social Influence." Sustainability 12, no. 15: 6127.
Carmend Adina Pastiu; Silvia Stefania Maican. Analysis using brands in the small and medium entreprises in Romania. International Conference on Economic and Social Studies 2017, 1 .
AMA StyleCarmend Adina Pastiu, Silvia Stefania Maican. Analysis using brands in the small and medium entreprises in Romania. International Conference on Economic and Social Studies. 2017; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCarmend Adina Pastiu; Silvia Stefania Maican. 2017. "Analysis using brands in the small and medium entreprises in Romania." International Conference on Economic and Social Studies , no. : 1.
Carmen Adina Pastiu; Maria Mureșan. "The Influence Of Country Image On Product Brand In Theromanian Shoes Industry ". Annales Universitatis Apulensis Series Oeconomica 2014, 2, 274 -278.
AMA StyleCarmen Adina Pastiu, Maria Mureșan. "The Influence Of Country Image On Product Brand In Theromanian Shoes Industry ". Annales Universitatis Apulensis Series Oeconomica. 2014; 2 (16):274-278.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCarmen Adina Pastiu; Maria Mureșan. 2014. ""The Influence Of Country Image On Product Brand In Theromanian Shoes Industry "." Annales Universitatis Apulensis Series Oeconomica 2, no. 16: 274-278.
Carmen Adina Pastiu. "Green Purchase Intentions Of Romanian Consumers ". Annales Universitatis Apulensis Series Oeconomica 2013, 2, 750 -754.
AMA StyleCarmen Adina Pastiu. "Green Purchase Intentions Of Romanian Consumers ". Annales Universitatis Apulensis Series Oeconomica. 2013; 2 (15):750-754.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCarmen Adina Pastiu. 2013. ""Green Purchase Intentions Of Romanian Consumers "." Annales Universitatis Apulensis Series Oeconomica 2, no. 15: 750-754.
Carmen Pastiu. Study the Approach of Education in the Virtual Space in Romanian Universities. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 2013, 83, 427 -430.
AMA StyleCarmen Pastiu. Study the Approach of Education in the Virtual Space in Romanian Universities. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences. 2013; 83 ():427-430.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCarmen Pastiu. 2013. "Study the Approach of Education in the Virtual Space in Romanian Universities." Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 83, no. : 427-430.
Carmen Adina Pastiu. Analysis And Understanding Of Key Marketing Concepts Marketing Activities Organized Within The Footwear Industry Companies. Annales Universitatis Apulensis Series Oeconomica 2011, 2, 662 -669.
AMA StyleCarmen Adina Pastiu. Analysis And Understanding Of Key Marketing Concepts Marketing Activities Organized Within The Footwear Industry Companies. Annales Universitatis Apulensis Series Oeconomica. 2011; 2 (13):662-669.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCarmen Adina Pastiu. 2011. "Analysis And Understanding Of Key Marketing Concepts Marketing Activities Organized Within The Footwear Industry Companies." Annales Universitatis Apulensis Series Oeconomica 2, no. 13: 662-669.