In an era characterized by rapid changes and uncertainty, organizational resilience emerges as a critical factor for the survival and prosperity of businesses. Confronted with a progressively volatile and unpredictable organizational landscape, an organization’s capacity to swiftly and effectively address challenges and adapt to changes becomes indispensable. This paper investigates the role of strategic human resource management (SHRM) practices and organizational culture (OC) in enhancing organizational resilience (OR). The research employed a questionnaire distributed to 501 employees within public institutions, with data analysis conducted using structural equation modeling. The study assesses the direct effects of SHRM practices on organizational resilience while also investigating the mediating effects of organizational culture on the relationship between these practices and resilience. The primary findings highlight both the direct and indirect impacts of SHRM practices on organizational resilience. The study underscores the importance of adopting an integrated approach, wherein SHRM practices and organizational culture are strategically aligned to bolster organizational resilience and secure sustainable success in a dynamic and turbulent organizational landscape.

To cope with an increasingly competitive and turbulent environment caused by economic, health, and political crises, companies need to adopt innovative management accounting tools to meet challenges, increase economic performance and ensure organizational sustainability. This paper aims to study the impact of using innovative management accounting tools on companies’ performance and sustainable approaches. We investigate the influences among the variables involved in quantitative research based on a survey of 567 senior accountants of Romanian companies. The hypotheses formulated based on the literature were tested using structural equation modeling and artificial neural network analysis. The research results show that those companies that used more intensively innovative management accounting tools performed better and had more tools at their disposal to measure and manage a sustainable approach. Innovative management accounting tools provide more and better information and ways to improve organizational performance and the vector of sustainability to cope with the uncertainty produced by the economic crisis.

The role of human resources as a change agent in the organizational change process holds great importance. Hence, it is crucial to identify ways human resources can support change. This paper investigates the direct and indirect relationships between human resource management (HRM) practices and organizational performance, as well as the mediating role of the organizational change process in these relationships. The proposed model integrates primary HRM practices, organizational change components, organizational performance, employee retention, and organizational abandonment. We collected data to evaluate the relationships between the model variables through a survey questionnaire applied to 441 Romanian employees in the healthcare industry. The paper used structural equation modeling to test the model’s validity and hypotheses. The results show that HRM practices directly impact organizational performance and have a mediated impact through the organizational change process. Additionally, the direct and mediating effects are consistent, and healthcare employers consider appropriate HRM practices and effective management of the organizational change process as essential drivers to achieve superior performance. The empirical findings provide valuable insights for government policymakers, stakeholders, and health managers on how suitable HRM practices can influence organizational performance.

Background: Maintaining a physically active lifestyle is a determinant factor of a healthy life and personal happiness. Meanwhile, physical inactivity remains a significant issue, resulting in negative consequences for public health. Objectives: This paper investigates the relationships between physical activity, physical inactivity, a healthy life, life expectancy, and personal happiness in European Union (EU) countries. Methods: This empirical study uses an artificial neural network and cluster analysis to analyze and interpret data from 27 EU countries. Artificial neural network analysis enables the assessment of the relationships between physical activity and inactivity, a healthy life, and personal happiness, while cluster analysis identifies groups of EU countries based on physical activity, healthy life, and personal happiness indicators. Results: The results show significant positive links between physical activity and improvements in healthy living and personal happiness. Conclusions: This study highlights considerable variations among EU countries regarding the levels of physical activity, healthy living, and personal happiness, emphasizing the importance of promoting physical activity to enhance public health and overall well-being. The findings suggest the need to develop customized policies that address country-specific factors and promote an active lifestyle.

The ways in which sport organizations monitor their operations and evaluate their performance involves careful analysis with a focus on the special characteristics of sport organizations and how these characteristics create the need for sport-specific performance management models. The purpose of the research is the development of models for the analysis of the management of sports organizations, in order to identify the factors of influence and ways to improve their efficiency and effectiveness, respectively to increase the performance of sports organizations. The importance of using performance management models is highlighted, not only by the need to respond to the conflicting requirements of several interested parties, but also by the need to manage risk. We have found a systematic treatment of performance management to be an essential tool for identifying strengths and weaknesses and discovering ways in which overall organizational performance can be improved. Thus, a performance management model is crucial for the long-term success of sports organizations.

Background: Physical activity is essential for public health, yet disparities in access to exercise opportunities and institutional support remain significant across European regions. Objectives: This study examines how locally available physical activity options and support from local authorities relate to exercise participation, life expectancy, and healthy life years within the European Union. Methods: Using artificial neural networks and cluster analysis, the research identifies patterns across EU countries and explores associations between exercise behaviors and public health outcomes. Results: The MLP analysis showed that moderate regular physical activity had the most decisive influence on predicting healthy life years (100%), followed by regular activity (44.7%). In comparison, inactivity had a notable negative impact (40.5%). Life expectancy was most closely associated with the model’s strongest predictive pathway (weight = 2.395). Access to physical activity opportunities (100%) and the presence of supportive community providers (90.8%) were the most influential factors in encouraging active lifestyles. Conclusions: Populations with greater access and engagement in physical activity tend to enjoy longer life expectancies and more years of good health. While the study’s observational nature limits causal interpretations, the findings highlight the potential of community-level strategies and infrastructural investment to foster active lifestyles and enhance population health across varied local contexts.