This page has only limited features, please log in for full access.
Dr. Anca DRAGHICI is full professor (and PhD supervisor) at Politehnica University Timisoara, Romania, Faculty of Management in Production and Transportation. Her research fields of interest are linked with the impact of sustainability on organizational dynamics and business models. She regularly publishes and participates on international scientific conferences (she has more than 130 articles index in Clarivate Analytics database). In the last 10 years she was involved in different Erasmus+ educational projects dedicated to sustainable development skills development and education (for higher education and vocational training). Anca Draghici is president of the Society for Ergonomics and Work Environment Management in Romania (ErgoWork, https://ergoworksociety.com/), member of the Member of Academic Management Society of Romania (SAMRO, https://samro.ro) and member of the European Certification and Qualification Association (ECQA, www.ecqa.org) (https://publons.com/researcher/3577140/anca-draghici/).
Facing urban agglomeration, many local governments worldwide became active deploying Green Urban Transport Policies (GUTP). By doing so, their central objective is to curb CO2 emissions and manage the latent tension between accessibility, mobility, and quality of life. In this paper, we briefly analyze the urban Europe state based on the available data from the report of 2019. Then there will be presented an inventory of the flying car existing models as innovative solutions developed based on electric cars to green the cities’ transportation.
Anca Draghici; Larisa Ivascu; Anca Mocan; Diana Robescu. The Flying Car—A Solution for Green Transportation. Blockchain Technology and Innovations in Business Processes 2021, 145 -158.
AMA StyleAnca Draghici, Larisa Ivascu, Anca Mocan, Diana Robescu. The Flying Car—A Solution for Green Transportation. Blockchain Technology and Innovations in Business Processes. 2021; ():145-158.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAnca Draghici; Larisa Ivascu; Anca Mocan; Diana Robescu. 2021. "The Flying Car—A Solution for Green Transportation." Blockchain Technology and Innovations in Business Processes , no. : 145-158.
Anca Draghici. Changes and challenges of human systems management during and after the pandemic. Human Systems Management 2020, 39, 469 -472.
AMA StyleAnca Draghici. Changes and challenges of human systems management during and after the pandemic. Human Systems Management. 2020; 39 (4):469-472.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAnca Draghici. 2020. "Changes and challenges of human systems management during and after the pandemic." Human Systems Management 39, no. 4: 469-472.
Practitioners and researchers have claimed that knowledge-based resources or competencies may be critical sources for competitive advantage (CA). The literature in the field is still weak in presenting valuable frameworks and methodologies with a large spectrum of application. On the other side, many organizations are only vaguely aware of the value of their human resources’ competencies thus demonstrating capabilities for surviving and not for continuous growth. In this context, the paper aims to debate the role of the core competencies on the sustainable CA, from the theoretical and practical point of views. First, the research approach will be focus on defining and explaining the primary concepts as: CA, core competencies and learning organization. In the second part, there will be presented a successful methodology for the competencies development in the case of a factory operating the food industry and that has positively affected the organization’s core competencies continuous improvement. Some organizational aspects of the implemented methodology will underline the effects on achieving a sustainable CA.
Diana Robescu; Anca Draghici; Alina Paraschiva. Human Resource Competencies Development for Competitive Advantage. A Case from the Food Industry. Sustainable Transport Development, Innovation and Technology 2020, 387 -402.
AMA StyleDiana Robescu, Anca Draghici, Alina Paraschiva. Human Resource Competencies Development for Competitive Advantage. A Case from the Food Industry. Sustainable Transport Development, Innovation and Technology. 2020; ():387-402.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDiana Robescu; Anca Draghici; Alina Paraschiva. 2020. "Human Resource Competencies Development for Competitive Advantage. A Case from the Food Industry." Sustainable Transport Development, Innovation and Technology , no. : 387-402.
The present research discusses through a theoretical lens, the influence of Knowledge Management (KM) on Intellectual Capital (IC). The research is structured as an analysis of how the repercussions of KM implementation errors can impact the IC building blocks of the Skandia Navigator Model. Firstly, KM implementation errors were identified in literature and followingly the authors attached them to one or several building blocks of IC. Followingly, the influence of the KM error on each building block was discussed. The theoretical results show that KM mainly influences human, innovation and process capital as KM through, among others, a clear definition of organizational knowledge focus. By answering How do knowledge management drawbacks translate into intellectual capital? The present research furthers current understanding of the underexplored links between KM and IC.
Corina Dufour; Anca Draghici; Alina Paraschiva. The Impact of Knowledge Management on Intellectual Capital. A Research Approach Using Skandia Navigators. Sustainable Transport Development, Innovation and Technology 2020, 431 -444.
AMA StyleCorina Dufour, Anca Draghici, Alina Paraschiva. The Impact of Knowledge Management on Intellectual Capital. A Research Approach Using Skandia Navigators. Sustainable Transport Development, Innovation and Technology. 2020; ():431-444.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCorina Dufour; Anca Draghici; Alina Paraschiva. 2020. "The Impact of Knowledge Management on Intellectual Capital. A Research Approach Using Skandia Navigators." Sustainable Transport Development, Innovation and Technology , no. : 431-444.
Education for sustainable development (ESD) is a strong debate subject that push education stakeholders of all levels to consider actual challenges of sustainability. The main objective is to re-shape the young generation behavior into an active and participatory one in order to face the actual challenges of climate change, scarce resources use, consumption efficiency, lifecycle thinking, social equity and other topics related to sustainable development dimensions and objectives. In this context, the article aims to present the research for the training needs assessment (survey based on a questionnaire applied internationally in Romania, Hungary, Slovenia and Portugal) that has contributed to the TeachSUS project development and implementation. The research results have been considered as valuable information for the innovative solution of the training programme design, in the context of the TeachSUS project.
Anca Draghici; Gabriela Mircea; Larisa Ivascu; Diana Florina Robescu. A Training Needs Assessment for Teaching and Educating Sustainability. Balkan Region Conference on Engineering and Business Education 2019, 3, 398 -405.
AMA StyleAnca Draghici, Gabriela Mircea, Larisa Ivascu, Diana Florina Robescu. A Training Needs Assessment for Teaching and Educating Sustainability. Balkan Region Conference on Engineering and Business Education. 2019; 3 (1):398-405.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAnca Draghici; Gabriela Mircea; Larisa Ivascu; Diana Florina Robescu. 2019. "A Training Needs Assessment for Teaching and Educating Sustainability." Balkan Region Conference on Engineering and Business Education 3, no. 1: 398-405.
Education for sustainable development in an intense subject and dissemination of good practices are of tremendous need for actors of academia and for those of vocational education, too. Managers and employees must extend their current skills related to sustainability and become leaders in the field. The article presents the last years’ experience on the development of a skills development schema on leadership in sustainability and teaching and educating sustainability. These two training skills and the related training materials have been developed through two international projects and partnerships at the European level: (1) LeadSUS - Leadership in sustainability – Sustainability Manager, (2013-1-RO1-LEO05 – 28771) developed from 2013 to 2016 and having impact on a target group consisting of companies’ employees (most of them managers); (2) TeachSUS - Teaching and educating for Sustainability, (2018-1-R001-KA204-049253) that will be develop from 2018 to 2020 and that will target vocational education and training (VET) actors. After a brief presentation of developed skill cards related to educational programs in sustainable development filed, a critical analysis of the implementation potential will underline the strengths and weakness of the actual educational system of higher education to assimilate and implement the proposals (tested and validated with a significant group of trainees).
Anca Draghici. Education for sustainable development. MATEC Web of Conferences 2019, 290, 13004 .
AMA StyleAnca Draghici. Education for sustainable development. MATEC Web of Conferences. 2019; 290 ():13004.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAnca Draghici. 2019. "Education for sustainable development." MATEC Web of Conferences 290, no. : 13004.
The main objective of the paper is to highlight some dimensions related to a responsible behaviour of organizations and the social perception of these aspects. The underlying idea has started from the need to identify the factors of organizational communication that can inflence the social perception of the dimensions of the social responsibility of organizations. The proposed goals were achieved through the longitudinal analysis of statistical data, obtained from four opinion polls conducted during the period 2002–2015 within the organization chosen for the applied research. The dimensions considered for the investigation were image and reputation of the organization; the level of information; awareness of the contribution to environmental issues; aspects of crisis management (incident resolution); confience in the way organizations work; customer satisfaction. All these aspects, characterized by appropriately defied indicators have been constituted as variables of the customer perception equation. Based on the evolution of the dimensions, various conclusions could be generated that highlight the customer’s perception of the organization and its social responsibility behaviour. Based on these fidings, it is necessary, as a fist step in the development of corporate social responsibility strategies, to conduct a customer perception analysis to assess stakeholder support for a variety of social or environmental issues and ultimately substantiate their decision to engage in those initiatives that matter most to them (key initiatives).
Cristina Borca; Anca Draghici; Sorin Suciu. A Study on Organizational Behavior Dimensions That Support Successful Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives. International Journal of Synergy and Research 2019, 7, 5 -13.
AMA StyleCristina Borca, Anca Draghici, Sorin Suciu. A Study on Organizational Behavior Dimensions That Support Successful Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives. International Journal of Synergy and Research. 2019; 7 ():5-13.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCristina Borca; Anca Draghici; Sorin Suciu. 2019. "A Study on Organizational Behavior Dimensions That Support Successful Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives." International Journal of Synergy and Research 7, no. : 5-13.
The article aims to present a propose model for the safety culture assessment (diagnosis and analysis). The model is based on the previous research conclusions that were integrated and aligned to the specificity of Romanian legislative framework and by consider relevant dimensions as: knowledge base, psychological influence and legal compliance together with their relationships among the norm system, the safety management system and the safety culture. The model has been designed to facilitate the safety culture weaknesses identification by employees and managers of different hierarchy levels. The experimental research will demonstrate how knowledge acquisition and structuring about the organizational safety culture can support the elaboration and implementation of appropriate preventive-corrective measures in the organization.
Alin Gaureanu; Anca Draghici; Corina Dufour; Hugo Weinschrott. The Organizational Safety Culture Assessment. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 2018, 728 -734.
AMA StyleAlin Gaureanu, Anca Draghici, Corina Dufour, Hugo Weinschrott. The Organizational Safety Culture Assessment. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing. 2018; ():728-734.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlin Gaureanu; Anca Draghici; Corina Dufour; Hugo Weinschrott. 2018. "The Organizational Safety Culture Assessment." Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing , no. : 728-734.
C. M. Dufour; Anca Draghici. Gas distribution companies: How can knowledge management promote occupational health and safety? Occupational Safety and Hygiene VI 2018, 607 -611.
AMA StyleC. M. Dufour, Anca Draghici. Gas distribution companies: How can knowledge management promote occupational health and safety? Occupational Safety and Hygiene VI. 2018; ():607-611.
Chicago/Turabian StyleC. M. Dufour; Anca Draghici. 2018. "Gas distribution companies: How can knowledge management promote occupational health and safety?" Occupational Safety and Hygiene VI , no. : 607-611.
A. Mocan; Anca Draghici. Participatory ergonomics training for a warehouse environment—a process solution. Occupational Safety and Hygiene VI 2018, 19 -22.
AMA StyleA. Mocan, Anca Draghici. Participatory ergonomics training for a warehouse environment—a process solution. Occupational Safety and Hygiene VI. 2018; ():19-22.
Chicago/Turabian StyleA. Mocan; Anca Draghici. 2018. "Participatory ergonomics training for a warehouse environment—a process solution." Occupational Safety and Hygiene VI , no. : 19-22.
Anca Mocan; Anca Draghici. Reducing Ergonomic Strain in Warehouse Logistics Operations by using Wearable Computers. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 2018, 238, 1 -8.
AMA StyleAnca Mocan, Anca Draghici. Reducing Ergonomic Strain in Warehouse Logistics Operations by using Wearable Computers. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences. 2018; 238 ():1-8.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAnca Mocan; Anca Draghici. 2018. "Reducing Ergonomic Strain in Warehouse Logistics Operations by using Wearable Computers." Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 238, no. : 1-8.
Daniel Paschek; Larisa Ivascu; Anca Draghici. Knowledge Management – The Foundation for a Successful Business Process Management. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 2018, 238, 182 -191.
AMA StyleDaniel Paschek, Larisa Ivascu, Anca Draghici. Knowledge Management – The Foundation for a Successful Business Process Management. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences. 2018; 238 ():182-191.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDaniel Paschek; Larisa Ivascu; Anca Draghici. 2018. "Knowledge Management – The Foundation for a Successful Business Process Management." Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 238, no. : 182-191.
As industries mature, the bases and drivers on which company valuation is based evolve. Generally, during the introduction phase, when a new technology emerges, the perceived potential of this technology is what drives the valuation as the company does not yet generate revenues nor profitability. As the company and industry develop, revenues and market position become more important than technology, and at a later point in time, once companies become profitable, profitability becomes the main valuation base and driver. This paper explores the development of the valuation bases and drivers for the online retail industry over time. While there are, several studies tackling the importance of revenues compared to the importance of profitability at a certain point in time, there are no studies looking at this topic over time. The study draws two main conclusions. Firstly, it confirms the conclusion of similar studies showing that the key valuation base in online retails has evolved from being revenue based to being profitability based and secondly, it demonstrates that the key valuation driver in the online retailing industry has evolved from being revenue growth to being profitability margin. The second finding is very surprising as it marks the development of the online retailing industry to a new development phase.
Adelin Truşculescu; Anca Draghici; Daniel Paschek. The Development Over Time of Valuation bases and Drivers in the Online Retail Industry. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 2018, 238, 720 -728.
AMA StyleAdelin Truşculescu, Anca Draghici, Daniel Paschek. The Development Over Time of Valuation bases and Drivers in the Online Retail Industry. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences. 2018; 238 ():720-728.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAdelin Truşculescu; Anca Draghici; Daniel Paschek. 2018. "The Development Over Time of Valuation bases and Drivers in the Online Retail Industry." Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 238, no. : 720-728.
In the following paper the relevance of Knowledge Management (KM) as a foundation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems will be analyzed. The purpose of the work is the presentation of mandatory framework conditions for using AI with a special view on knowledge management for Big Data. Therefore the mandatory definitions of the core components will be described theoretically supported by practical examples. Based on literature, there will be done research and presentation of existing applications the relation between the knowledge management in the organization and big data as core component. To identify the relevant topics of using Big Data for knowledge management an analysis will be held up with digital companies. In addition, the main advantages and disadvantages will be depicted. The finding of the paper will be a recommendation of the developed Artificial Intelligence Knowledge Model for using Knowledge Management and Big Data for Artificial Intelligence decisions within the company.
Daniel Paschek; Anca Mocan; Corina-Monica Dufour; Anca Draghici. Organizational knowledge management with Big Data. The foundation of using artificial intelligence. Balkan Region Conference on Engineering and Business Education 2017, 2, 301 -308.
AMA StyleDaniel Paschek, Anca Mocan, Corina-Monica Dufour, Anca Draghici. Organizational knowledge management with Big Data. The foundation of using artificial intelligence. Balkan Region Conference on Engineering and Business Education. 2017; 2 (1):301-308.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDaniel Paschek; Anca Mocan; Corina-Monica Dufour; Anca Draghici. 2017. "Organizational knowledge management with Big Data. The foundation of using artificial intelligence." Balkan Region Conference on Engineering and Business Education 2, no. 1: 301-308.
E-learning is an emerging trend in education. As one of the most used open source e-learning platform, Moodle became the solution that Politehnica University Timisoara adopted and adapted in order to ensure the access to online courses to the enrolled students. A generalized analysis on the platform, (comparative approach to the overall activity on the CVUPT learning management system) based on two sources (the administrator’s web interface of the CVUPT, and direct access to the database, where specially designed SQL queries were employed to return results relevant to the use of the platform) led to some interesting results: the number of courses has more than doubled and the number of active users has quadrupled (from September 2010 to September 2014). The overall use of CVUPT has increased and each year, a large number of new accounts are created. There is a dynamic growth in terms of integrating e-learning platforms in teaching and Learning, especially in distance learning programmes, as those run by Politehnica University Timisoara. Both students and tutors express their constant interest in using CVUPT learning management system, either as a main or auxiliary teaching/learning tool.
Camelia Ciuclea; Gabriela Prostean; Diana Andone; Anca Draghici. Integrating E-learning Platforms in Teaching/Learning. A Critical Review Upon the Virtual Campus Usage in UPT. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 2017, 634, 225 -234.
AMA StyleCamelia Ciuclea, Gabriela Prostean, Diana Andone, Anca Draghici. Integrating E-learning Platforms in Teaching/Learning. A Critical Review Upon the Virtual Campus Usage in UPT. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing. 2017; 634 ():225-234.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCamelia Ciuclea; Gabriela Prostean; Diana Andone; Anca Draghici. 2017. "Integrating E-learning Platforms in Teaching/Learning. A Critical Review Upon the Virtual Campus Usage in UPT." Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 634, no. : 225-234.
Ergonomics is well recognized as the study of the design of workplaces, equipment, machines, tools, products, the environment, and systems which takes into consideration a human being's physical, physiological, biomechanical, and psychological capabilities. Within warehouse logistics the need for ergonomic improvements is considerable, given the high level of manual labor and range of movement. Wearable technologies have the potential to improve the means through which an ergonomic study is accomplished. This paper discusses smart textiles and the ways in which they can help with ergonomic modelling by providing a faster and cheaper alternative to video capturing and subsequent computer rendering as well as how they can help in reducing the Hawthorne effect during data collection.
Anca Mocan; ČTefan CäLin Daniel; Anca DräGhici; Ștefan Călin Daniel. ANALYZING WAREHOUSE ERGONOMICS USING SMART TEXTILES. CBU International Conference Proceedings 2017, 5, 1181 -1184.
AMA StyleAnca Mocan, ČTefan CäLin Daniel, Anca DräGhici, Ștefan Călin Daniel. ANALYZING WAREHOUSE ERGONOMICS USING SMART TEXTILES. CBU International Conference Proceedings. 2017; 5 ():1181-1184.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAnca Mocan; ČTefan CäLin Daniel; Anca DräGhici; Ștefan Călin Daniel. 2017. "ANALYZING WAREHOUSE ERGONOMICS USING SMART TEXTILES." CBU International Conference Proceedings 5, no. : 1181-1184.
MATEC Web of Conferences, open access proceedings in Materials science, Engineering and Chemistry
Anca Draghici; Larisa Ivascu; Alin Gaureanu; Anca Mocan. The ergonomics interventions evaluation. A study based on usability. MATEC Web of Conferences 2017, 121, 11008 .
AMA StyleAnca Draghici, Larisa Ivascu, Alin Gaureanu, Anca Mocan. The ergonomics interventions evaluation. A study based on usability. MATEC Web of Conferences. 2017; 121 ():11008.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAnca Draghici; Larisa Ivascu; Alin Gaureanu; Anca Mocan. 2017. "The ergonomics interventions evaluation. A study based on usability." MATEC Web of Conferences 121, no. : 11008.
MATEC Web of Conferences, open access proceedings in Materials science, Engineering and Chemistry
Daniel Paschek; Caius Tudor Luminosu; Anca Draghici. Automated business process management – in times of digital transformation using machine learning or artificial intelligence. MATEC Web of Conferences 2017, 121, 04007 .
AMA StyleDaniel Paschek, Caius Tudor Luminosu, Anca Draghici. Automated business process management – in times of digital transformation using machine learning or artificial intelligence. MATEC Web of Conferences. 2017; 121 ():04007.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDaniel Paschek; Caius Tudor Luminosu; Anca Draghici. 2017. "Automated business process management – in times of digital transformation using machine learning or artificial intelligence." MATEC Web of Conferences 121, no. : 04007.
Air analysis inside vehicles is a problem that can be interpreted from several perspectives. This research is oriented towards the perception of air quality within a car, regarding a situation of cars in stationary traffic. Carbon dioxide measurements were made using a Trotec Data Logger Air Quality CO2 BZ30 machine inside different standing vehicles with up to five occupants, with and without circulating air. The perception of the air quality was measured on a Likert-type scale with seven levels on a sample group of 60 students. The results highlight, on the one hand, the conditions under which the CO2 in the cabin air can reach concentrations which are, according to new data, considered to influence the cognitive capacity of occupants in the car, and on the other hand, they present a global assessment of the air quality in the vehicle when critical values of CO2 have been reached. If the air exchange rates inside a car are low, this degrades the air quality in such a way that it affects the concentration and reactions necessary for safe driving without perceiving any discomfort that would put the drivers or the passengers on alert.
Doru Constantin; Crisanta-Alina Mazilescu; Mihai Nagi; Anca Draghici; Ana-Andreea Mihartescu. Perception of Cabin Air Quality among Drivers and Passengers. Sustainability 2016, 8, 852 .
AMA StyleDoru Constantin, Crisanta-Alina Mazilescu, Mihai Nagi, Anca Draghici, Ana-Andreea Mihartescu. Perception of Cabin Air Quality among Drivers and Passengers. Sustainability. 2016; 8 (9):852.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDoru Constantin; Crisanta-Alina Mazilescu; Mihai Nagi; Anca Draghici; Ana-Andreea Mihartescu. 2016. "Perception of Cabin Air Quality among Drivers and Passengers." Sustainability 8, no. 9: 852.
The present article assesses the role of entrepreneurship in strengthening the national innovative capacity of the European countries. For this purpose, we use the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor data for the entrepreneurial activity, while the innovative capacity is assessed based on the Global Innovation Index and the Summary Innovation Index. Our panel data estimations for the period 2009–2012 show that the total entrepreneurial activity does not influence the national innovative capacity. Furthermore, the role of opportunity or innovation-driven entrepreneurs in enhancing the national innovative capacity cannot be documented, either in the Central and Eastern European countries or in the Western European countries. Our findings are robust regarding the change in data sample, control variables or the way national innovative capacity is assessed.
Claudiu Tiberiu Albulescu; Anca Draghici. Entrepreneurial activity and national innovative capacity in selected European countries. The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation 2016, 17, 155 -172.
AMA StyleClaudiu Tiberiu Albulescu, Anca Draghici. Entrepreneurial activity and national innovative capacity in selected European countries. The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. 2016; 17 (3):155-172.
Chicago/Turabian StyleClaudiu Tiberiu Albulescu; Anca Draghici. 2016. "Entrepreneurial activity and national innovative capacity in selected European countries." The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation 17, no. 3: 155-172.