Development, Growth and Finance of Organizations from an Eastern European Context

Dr. Sebastian A. Văduva is the current Dean of the Griffiths School of Management at the Emanuel University in Oradea, Romania, as well as a management scholar with numerous active ties, academic and entrepreneurial, in both Europe and the United States. He has developed various seminars on leadership and effective management on both micro- and macro-economic levels and is behind several programs intended to boost Romanian economy by drawing in international investors and business partners.Dr. Ioan Ş. Fotea is a university lecturer at the Emanuel University of Oradea, with an MBA and a PhD in Marketing from the prestigious ASE (Academy for Economic Sciences) in Bucharest, Romania. He is the coordinator of Emanuel University’s Master in Entrepreneurial Management program and owns Advanced Solutions Ltd., an international business consultancy firm, while actively participating in various domestic and international business and social projects.Dr. Andrew R. Thomas has conducted business in 120 countries on seven continents. A New York Times bestselling author, his books include Aviation Security Management: A Three-Volume Set, Air Rage: Crisis in the Skies and Aviation Insecurity: The New Challenges of Air Travel. He is founding Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Transportation Security. Often featured on Fox News, MSNBC, CNN, ABC, and other media outlets, he lectures on supply chain security issues around the world.

• Preface.- Chapter 1 Country Benchmarking of Setting up a New Business.- Chapter 2 The Image of Local Public Administration in Transylvania among Citizens.- Chapter 3 Entrepreneurial Myopia and Succession-Based Crisis in Family Business.- Chapter 4 The Development of Medical Business through Relational Marketing.- Chapter 5 Customer Satisfaction in IT Professional Services.- Chapter 6 The New Phase Transition of the World Economy.- Chapter 7 Managerial Creativity.- Chapter 8 The Absence of Entrepreneurial Foresight as a Reason for Entrepreneurial Failure.- Chapter 9 Merger and Acquisition Activity During the Fifth Wave.- Chapter 10 Managerial Fractal Intelligence.- Chapter 11 What are the Main Determinants of the Romanian Shadow Economy?.- Chapter 12 The Capabilities of Romanian Universities to Attract EU Funds.