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In Romania, like in many other European countries, schools and universities were closed and classes were transferred entirely online at the beginning of March 2020, due to the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) outbreak, declared as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). In the context of drastic changes and uncertainty, teachers across Romania had to face the challenges of transferring lectures online. The small window of time left to adapt to new technologies, along with other stressors, called into question their work engagement and performance, as key factors for the sustainability of the educational system. An approach based on the dimensions of induced stress, resilience behavior, professional support, and work engagement was implemented to highlight the impact of socio-professional changes during the COVID-19 on the activity of 400 teachers from Romania. The designed construct was validated and subsequently a model was proposed, by using factor analysis and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The article brings updated information on the complex relationship between stress and resilience in the case of employees from the area of education. Among other results, the present research highlights the structure of work engagement and the mediating role of professional support in the relationship between stressors and resilience mechanisms.
Ciprian Obrad. Constraints and Consequences of Online Teaching. Sustainability 2020, 12, 6982 .
AMA StyleCiprian Obrad. Constraints and Consequences of Online Teaching. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (17):6982.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCiprian Obrad. 2020. "Constraints and Consequences of Online Teaching." Sustainability 12, no. 17: 6982.
This study investigates how the development of artificial intelligence (AI) is perceived by the students enrolled in technical and humanistic specializations at two universities in Timisoara. It has an emphasis on identifying their attitudes towards the phenomenon, on the connotations associated with it, and on the possible impact of artificial intelligence on certain areas of the social life. Moreover, the present study reveals the students’ perceptions on the sustainability of these changes and developments, and therefore aims to reduce the possible negative impact on consumers, and at anticipate the changes that AI will produce in the future. In order to collect the data, the authors have used a quantitative research method. A questionnaire-based sociological survey was completed by 928 students, with a representation error of only ±3%. The analysis has shown that a great number of respondents have a positive attitude towards the emergence of AI, who believe it will influence society for the better. The results have also underscored underlying differences based on the respondents’ type of specialization (humanistic or technical), and their gender.
Vasile Gherheș; Ciprian Obrad. Technical and Humanities Students’ Perspectives on the Development and Sustainability of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Sustainability 2018, 10, 3066 .
AMA StyleVasile Gherheș, Ciprian Obrad. Technical and Humanities Students’ Perspectives on the Development and Sustainability of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Sustainability. 2018; 10 (9):3066.
Chicago/Turabian StyleVasile Gherheș; Ciprian Obrad. 2018. "Technical and Humanities Students’ Perspectives on the Development and Sustainability of Artificial Intelligence (AI)." Sustainability 10, no. 9: 3066.
This article aims to show the extent to which socially responsible Human Resource Management practices are implemented in multinational companies. As more recent studies highlight, the manner in which companies in Romania presently comprehend the social responsibility of their actions is mostly aimed towards the social component of the outer environment in which they function and less towards their own employees. In Romania, at the moment, there are only a few studies that catalogue the efforts made by companies in order to become more responsible towards their employees, or in other words, studies that present Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) within its relationship with Human Resources Management (HRM). The research method we used for our case study was the semi-structured interview, applied on 32 respondents from the multinational companies carrying out their activities in the automotive sector in western Romania. Our study shows that multinational companies from the automotive sector are aware that CSR effects a series of long-term advantages, either externally—enhancing the company’s reputation and consolidating its brand as employer, its competitive advantage on the market, its media visibility—or internally—fostering an organizational culture that may generate greater engagement from its own employees, and financial advantages.
Ciprian Obrad; Vasile Gherheș. A Human Resources Perspective on Responsible Corporate Behavior. Case Study: The Multinational Companies in Western Romania. Sustainability 2018, 10, 726 .
AMA StyleCiprian Obrad, Vasile Gherheș. A Human Resources Perspective on Responsible Corporate Behavior. Case Study: The Multinational Companies in Western Romania. Sustainability. 2018; 10 (3):726.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCiprian Obrad; Vasile Gherheș. 2018. "A Human Resources Perspective on Responsible Corporate Behavior. Case Study: The Multinational Companies in Western Romania." Sustainability 10, no. 3: 726.
The selective collection of plastic, paper, glass and metal waste represents a desirable behavior in any civilized community with environmental concerns. The collection and recovery of recyclable materials is also a concern for the city of Arad, the purpose of this study being that of identifying the strengths and weaknesses of selective waste collection at the level of this urban community. Starting from the premise that responsible behavior in terms of waste and its collection is an important factor in the ecological development of a community, the present article aims to explore the local realities in this regard, to diagnose the state of things, as it is at present, in the city of Arad. We have highlighted and recorded the population�s existing mentalities and perceptions, the citizens� expectations from the local authorities, in order to provide optimal intervention opportunities to increase control for a better management of selective collection.
Vasile Gherhes; Ciprian Obrad. Social Responsibility and Ecological Behaviors towards Selective Waste Collection. Materiale Plastice 2017, 54, 430 -432.
AMA StyleVasile Gherhes, Ciprian Obrad. Social Responsibility and Ecological Behaviors towards Selective Waste Collection. Materiale Plastice. 2017; 54 (3):430-432.
Chicago/Turabian StyleVasile Gherhes; Ciprian Obrad. 2017. "Social Responsibility and Ecological Behaviors towards Selective Waste Collection." Materiale Plastice 54, no. 3: 430-432.