Cristina Raluca Gh. Popescu

Cristina Raluca Gh. Popescu is a Full-Professor Habil. at University of Bucharest and PhD. Supervisor and Doctoral School Member at The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania. She collaborates with University of Craiova and is scientific researcher at The National Institute of Research and Development for Environmental Protection and the National Institute for Research and Development Comoti Turbomotors, Romania. She is Public Policy Expert at the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitization, Romania. She is Member of Chamber of Financial Auditors of Romania (CAFR), Romania as Financial Auditor, and Member of Authority for the Public Oversight of the Statutory Audit Activity (ASPAAS), Ministry of Public Finance, Romania as Financial auditor. She is review board member: IBIMA Conferences and Journal of E-Government Studies and Best Practices, IBIMA Publishing, USA; IGI Global – Publishing House; International Journal of Health Economics (IJHE), University of Bucharest; Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) (Basel, Switzerland) for Journal of Risk and Financial Management, Mathematics, Sustainability, Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity, Symmetry, Administrative Sciences, World, and Informatics.

Publications

Intersecting Environmental Social Governance and AI for Business Sustainability

As the interplay of environmental, social, and governance factors becomes increasingly crucial, the global business landscape faces a monumental challenge. Climate change, social...

Building Sustainable Human Resources Management Practices for Businesses

The pressing need for environmental preservation has never been more evident, placing companies at the forefront of the sustainability movement. As the global community grapples...

Economics and Environmental Responsibility in the Global Beverage Industry

As the world grapples with the pressing issue of natural resource depletion, the global beverage industry finds itself at a crossroads, thrust into the spotlight as a significant...

Exploring the Synergies Between Environmental Social Governance and AI for Business Sustainability: Tackling Climate Adaptation, Mitigating Climate Change Efforts, and Pursuing Climate Justice

Investigating the unprecedented and not yet fully known impact of artificial intelligence (AI) for business sustainability in digital ecosystem implicates acknowledging and...

Bridging Corporate Social Responsibility and Green Innovation: A Structural Equation Study of Spain's Wine Industry

This research delves into the nexus between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and green innovation performance (GIP) within Spain's wine sector. A novel conceptual...

The Interplay of Green Intellectual Capital and Green Innovation Performance: Insights From Spain's Wine Sector

This study centers on an examination of the influence of green intellectual capital (GIC), which encompasses the intangible assets related to sustainability within wineries and...

Organizational Ambidexterity and Its Impact on Sustainability: Insights From Spain's Wine Industry

This study offers a pioneering exploration into the influence of organizational ambidexterity (OA) on sustainable performance (SP) within the Spanish wine sector. It further...

Industry 4.0 Entrepreneurship Education and Sustainability in a Game-Changing Post-COVID-19 Era: Innovation, Creativity, Business Integration, Technology Skills, Leadership, and Communication

In this day and age, the Fourth Industrial Revolution dominates the countries all around the world, making entrepreneurship education and sustainability two key drivers capable...

Algorithms as Political Subjects in Disruptive Technology Scenarios

Algorithms take over the economy and therefore drive a large part of the global political agendas, supranational organizations, and transnational companies at will. They make...

Exploring Eco-Friendly Approaches: Case Studies of Environmental Management in Wineries

Faced with the challenges of climate change, wineries are presented with the opportunity to engage in environmental management strategies that emphasize resource conservation and...

Green Human Resource Management in the Spanish Wine Industry: Impact on Economic, Social, and Environmental Outcomes

The objective of this research is to assess the impact of green human resource management (GHRM) on the economic, social, and ecological outcomes within Spanish wineries. To...

Green Innovation in the Spanish Wine Industry: Assessing the Role of Corporate Social Responsibility Through Structural Equation Modelling

In the realm of Spanish winemaking, an examination has been conducted to explore how initiatives related to corporate social responsibility (CSR) impact green innovation...

Positive and Constructive Contributions for Sustainable Development Goals

In light of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that were set in 2015 by the international community as part of the UN2030 Agenda, it has become essential to develop...

Artificial Intelligence and Sustainability in a Game-Changing Post-COVID-19 Era: Key Drivers for Economic Development, Social Development, and Environmental Protection

In this day and age, artificial intelligence (AI) places itself among the awe-inspiring forces capable to accelerate the global efforts to support economic and social development...

Dynamics of Self-Belief to Fight Against Climate Change: Evidence From European Social Survey

All prominent leaders, managers, researchers, and specialists worldwide position the positive and constructive contributions for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the...

Digital Transformation Impact on Organizations' Culture and Employees' Motivation: Shaping the “New Normal” and Addressing Sustainable Development Goals

In the digital age, the COVID-19 pandemic and the COVID-19 crisis uncovered entities' pressing top-priority to reimagine and to reinvent themselves, thus embracing the...

Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals Through Infrastructure Development

Infrastructure development presents significant challenges for both developing and developed countries, hindering their progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals...

Best Practice in the Use of the Water Sources of Portoviejo Canton, Ecuador, and Its Parishes

Water is a fundamental element for the sustenance of all living beings in nature, hence the importance of its conservation and the correct management of its sources. In the case...

Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure Progress Towards the Global Goals: Meeting New Challenges, Upgrading Successful Communities, Creating Stable and Prosperous Societies

These days, achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs) through infrastructure development puts a particular emphasis, on the one hand, on the need to address current...

The Impact of Cooperative Control Regulations for the Assessment of Environmental and Social Risk: The Case of Credit Placement in Ecuador

Cooperative financial institutions operate under general cooperative principles, with a vision for economic, social, and environmental balance. In Ecuador, this model of finance...

Handbook of Research on Changing Dynamics in Responsible and Sustainable Business in the Post-COVID-19 Era

The COVID-19 pandemic has shocked every part of society. The rise of businesses to the important task of improving sustainability and responsibility has been interrupted by the...

COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on New Economy Development and Societal Change

Globalization and technological advances have the immense power to create a new economy, address sustainability concerns, and facilitate societal changes. In addition, the...

Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance by Avoiding Management Bias and Tax Minimization: Reaching a General Consensus Regarding a Minimum Global Tax Rate

The COVID-19 pandemic shock made nations worldwide seek support in different forms of international cooperation, realizing that strength is derived from countries' capacities...

Mindfulness Business Principles: Producing Outstanding Value and Encouraging Community Connections

There is an unprecedented pressure that both individuals and businesses endure, especially when considering changes and challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic and the...

Strategic Human Resource Management in the 21st-Century Organizational Landscape: Human and Intellectual Capital as Drivers for Performance Management

These days, employability and sustainability in the Romanian marketplace are seriously challenged by the general economic development conditions, the continuously rising living...

Handbook of Research on Building Inclusive Global Knowledge Societies for Sustainable Development

Knowledge and information have significant impacts on individuals’ daily lives and activities, especially when referring to the new economy and the global knowledge societies....

Handbook of Research on SDGs for Economic Development, Social Development, and Environmental Protection

Today’s context of sustainability and its challenges have shifted dramatically in the post-COVID-19 era. Economic development, social development, and environmental protection...

Mindfulness at Work, a Sound Business Investment: Focusing on the Employee Well-Being While Increasing Creativity and Innovation

The COVID-19 pandemic and the COVID-19 crisis have brought tremendous pressure on human beings and have raised deep concerns regarding the future of people's activities all...

Fiscally Responsible Businesses as a Result of COVID-19 Pandemic Shock: Taking Control of Countries' Tax Systems by Putting an End to Corporate Tax Evasion and Tax Havens

The COVID-19 pandemic and COVID-19 crisis represent impressive motivating forces for advancement, change, evolution, and improvement at a global level. The study focuses on the...

Fostering Creativity in Business: Empowering Strong Transformational Leaders

Changing dynamics in responsible and sustainable business comes as a must in the post-COVID-19 era, while energetic, influential, and powerful transformational leaders represent...

Analyzing the Impact of Green Marketing Strategies on the Financial and Non-Financial Performance of Organizations: The Intellectual Capital Factor

Green marketing strategies have the immense power of motivating both consumers and producers to get involved in saving the planet and, at the same time, to benefit from the...

Frameworks for Sustainable Development Goals to Manage Economic, Social, and Environmental Shocks and Disasters

In the post-COVID-19 era, it is essential to adhere to an international framework for sustainable development goals (SDGs), which requires the management of the economic, social...

Analysis of Labor Reform During COVID-19: The Case of Ecuador

The COVID-19 pandemic declared at the beginning of 2020 affected all citizens to a greater or lesser extent. In addition to the health crisis, fundamental labor rights were also...

Importance and Implications of Influential, Powerful, and Remarkable Economic Policy Mix: Pre-Pandemic and Post-Pandemic Challenges in Building Inclusive Global Knowledge Societies

These days, specialists believe there is an overbearing synergistic relationship between the COVID-19 pandemic changes and COVID-19 crisis challenges that have led to an...

A New Leadership for a New Era: Effects of Association of Socio-Demographic Variables on the Leader's Competencies

Organizations face their work in a rapidly changing environment, where globalization, technological advances, and the generation, management, and transfer of knowledge have...

Impressive, Inspiring, and Profound Mindfulness Movement in Organizations: Boosting Productivity, Cultivating Joy, and Sharping Awareness

These days, individuals are part of business environments far more overwhelming than ever before as a result of COVID-19 pandemic and COVID-19 crisis, thus having to deal with...

Legendary, Life-Changing, and Memorable Benefits of Digitalization to Restart the Economy: Impact of COVID-19 on Global Economic Environment for Sustainable Development

The COVID-19 pandemic and COVID-19 crisis suddenly, abruptly accentuated both individual and business needs to move at an accelerated rate to digital activities like never before...

Coping With COVID-19 While Focusing on Good Health and Well-Being: Vaccination Willingness

The accentuated digital transformation and the unprecedented worldwide collaboration, as results of the COVID-19 pandemic changes and the COVID-19 crisis challenges, have...

Market Economy and Good Living: Obstacles to Its Achievement in Orellana, Ecuador

There is currently an economic metamorphosis underway that involves myriad (mis)development processes. At the same time, processes of inequality are emerging, imbued with their...

Current High-Powered Challenges and High-Reaching Reforms: Moving to a New Economic Model Based on Green Energy, Digitalization, and Shock Resistance

Knowledge has the miraculous power to advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at an international level, with the notable help provided by courageous...

Sustainable and Responsible Entrepreneurship and Key Drivers of Performance

Today’s entrepreneurial practices operate in a continuously challenging, highly dynamic, and everchanging environment. In these times of change, it is important to examine...

Handbook of Research on Novel Practices and Current Successes in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

The realm of sustainable development focuses on the ability to meet the demands of the present, while not compromising the demands of the future. The knowledge of balancing...

Sustainable and Responsible Entrepreneurship for Value-Based Cultures, Economies, and Societies: Increasing Performance Through Intellectual Capital in Challenging Times

Entrepreneurship represents the very basis of powerful societies and the essence of robust economies, bringing unique contributions to both sustainable development and economic...

Impact of Innovative Capital on the Global Performance of the European Union: Implications on Sustainability Assessment

With the main objective of determining the essential factors that incorporate or enhance innovative capital, the present study, based, on the one hand, on the evaluation of the...

Measuring Progress Towards the Sustainable Development Goals: Creativity, Intellectual Capital, and Innovation

In the modern, knowledge-based economy, it is believed that mastering the methods and tools for assessing intellectual capital and capitalizing on intellectual capital influence...

Analyzing the Impact of Green Marketing Strategies on the Financial and Non-Financial Performance of Organizations: The Intellectual Capital Factor

Green marketing strategies have the immense power of motivating both consumers and producers to get involved in saving the planet and, at the same time, to benefit from the...

Approaches to Sustainable and Responsible Entrepreneurship: Creativity, Innovation, and Intellectual Capital as Drivers for Organization Performance

Nowadays, sustainable and responsible entrepreneurship seem to represent the most important goals targeted by the economic business environment at a worldwide scale. In addition...

Developing a Model for Entrepreneurship Competencies: Innovation, Knowledge Management, and Intellectual Capital – Success Competences for Building Inclusive Entrepreneurship and Organizational Performance

These days, there is little doubt that entrepreneurial competencies—such as, taking initiative and being creative, planning and managing organizations' activities, showing...

The Social, Economic, and Environmental Impact of Ecological Beekeeping in Romania

The beekeeping activity in Romania benefits from an exceptional melliferous base and favorable climatic conditions, especially for Apis Melifera Carpatica species adapted for...