Geopolitical perspectives and technological challenges for sustainable growth in the 21st century

The International Conferences on Economics and Social Sciences (ICESS)organized by Bucharest University of Economic Studies provide an opportunity for all those interested in Economics and Social Sciences to discuss and exchange research ideas.

The series (ISSN 2704-6524) is aimed at publishing a selection of the peer-reviewed articles presented at the International Conference on Economics and Social Sciences (ICESS), organized yearly by the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania. Each volume is associated with a particular edition of the conference.

Date and location: June 15-16, 2023. Bucharest, Romania

Scope of the Conference

The conference primarily focuses on empirical and theoretical work in the fields of economics, business, finance, and management. Given the research diversity of the 12 faculties of the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, it encompasses a broad spectrum of topics within these areas, encouraging interdisciplinary research and innovative approaches.

Statement of Purpose:

• Fostering Academic Exchange: ICESS aims to serve as a dynamic forum for the exchange of ideas, research findings, and methodologies in economics and social sciences.

• Encouraging Innovative Research: By bringing together diverse perspectives, the conference seeks to stimulate innovative research and thought leadership in its core areas.
• Building Professional Networks: It provides an invaluable opportunity for participants to network, collaborate, and form partnerships with international peers and experts.
• Promoting Academic Growth: Through its publication series, ICESS aims to contribute to the academic growth of participants by offering a prestigious platform for their research to be recognized and cited.

Volume 2019

Collaborative Research for Excellence in Economics and Social Sciences, ISBN 9788366675322

Volume 2020

Innovative Models to Revive the Global Economy, ISBN 9788395815072

Volume 2021

Resilience and Economic Intelligence Through Digitalization and Big Data Analytics, ISBN 9788366675704

Volume 2022

Fostering recovery through metaverse business modelling, ISBN 978-83-67405-07-2

The world today is vastly different than what it was even a few decades ago, as a result of advances in technology, globalization, and societal changes. Recently, particular attention has been given to sustainable development raising the question of how to drive economic growth in a responsible manner by harnessing technology’s potential while accounting for diverse national perspectives. In 2015, the United Nations agreed upon 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aimed to transform our world by 2030. However, without the support of stakeholders from government, business and civil societies, the SDGs are only aspirations.

In light of these developments, ICESS 2023 provides a space for all those interested in Economics and Social Sciences to discuss and exchange research ideas for increasing economic performance while improving our quality of life and meeting the needs of future generations. We welcome both empirical and theoretical work that is broadly consistent with the conference theme. Researchers, PhD students and practitioners are invited to explore the topic, especially from an Economics, Management or Finance perspective, and submit papers that will help organizations, economic sectors and countries develop in a sustainable way.

The main topics of the conference are focused on, but not limited to, the following sections:

• Economy and Economics under the influence of the new scientific and technological revolution
• Service Learning, Civic Engagement and Sustainable Education
• Applied Economics and Statistics & Data Science
• New challenges for a sustainable financial ecosystem
• Digital Leadership and Resilient Entrepreneurship in the Metaverse Era
• Transforming the Future of Labor: mapping the route to a digitally transformed workforce
• Resilient Agri-food and Environmental Systems for Sustainable Development and Agile Entrepreneurship
• Geopolitical current changes and perspectives in sustainable business and tourism
• New geopolitical perspectives and technological challenges for sustainable marketing
• Technological challenges for sustainable development of public and private organizations in the 21 st century
• Accounting for sustainable development
• Global world under crisis: towards a new economic model

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE 2023

ALBU Nadia, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

ACELEANU Mirela, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

ALBU Lucian, Romanian Academy, Romania

ANGHEL Ion, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

APETREI Andreea, Universidad Catolica de Valencia, Spain

ARROYO GALLARDO Javier, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain

AUSLOOS Marcel, Leicester University, United Kingdom

BEGALLI Diego, University of Verona, Italy

BELLINI Francesco, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

BRATOSIN Ștefan, Universite Montpellier 3, France

BRUGGEMAN Evelien, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands

CABANIS Andre, Universite Toulouse 1 Capitole, France

CALABRÒ Grazia, University of Messina, Italy

CASTERAN Herbert, EM Strasbourg University, France

CENȚIU Silvian, Retina Communications, San Francisco, United States of America

CERQUETI Roy, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

CHAVEZ Gilbert, Globis University Tokyo, Japan

CHELARIU Cristian, Suffolk University, United States of America

COSTICĂ Ionela, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

COX Michael, London School of Economics, England, United Kingdom

DAVIDESCU (ALEXANDRU) Adriana Ana Maria, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

D’ASCENZO Fabrizio, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

DELL’ANNO Roberto, University of Salerno, Italy

DIMA Alina Mihaela, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

DUMITRU Ionel, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

DÂRDALĂ Marian, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

DOBREA Răzvan Cătălin, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

DOROBĂȚ Carmen-Elena, Manchester Metropolitan University Business School, United Kingdom

DUMITRESCU Dan Gabriel, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

DUMITRU Ovidiu, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

FARKAS Erich Walter, University of Zurich, Switzerland

FELEAGĂ Liliana, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

FONSECA Luis Miguel, Polytechnic of Porto, Portugal

GARCÍA-GOÑI Manuel, Universitad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

GIUDICI Paolo, University of Pavia, Italy

GRIGORE Georgiana, University of Leicester, United Kingdom

GRUBOR Aleksandar, University of Novi Sad, Serbia

HÄRDLE Wolfgang Karl, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany

HINTOŠOVÁ BOBENIČ Aneta, University of Economics in Bratislava, Slovakia

HURU Dragoṣ, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

HURDUZEU Gheorghe, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

IORDACHE-PLATIS Magdalena, University of Bucharest, Romania

ISTUDOR Nicolae, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

JIMENEZ-MONDEJAR Jose, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

JINDRICHOVSKA Irena, Metropolitan University Prague, Czech Republic

KOKUSHO Kyoko, IBM Tokyo, Japan

LOMBARDI Mariarosaria, University of Foggia, Italy

MARUSZEWSKA Ewa Wanda, University of Economics in Katowice, Poland

MEHMANPAZIR Babak, EM Strasbourg University, France

MIRON Dumitru, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

MUȘETESCU Radu, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

NABIRUKHINA Anna Vadimovna, Saint Petersburg State University, Russia

NASTASIA Sorin, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, United States of America

NICA Elvira, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

NIJKAMP Peter, Jeronimus Academy of Data Science, Den Bosch, Netherlands

NOVO-CORTI Maria Isabel, Universidade da Coruña, Spain

NTOUROS Vasileios, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

ORDÓÑEZ MONFORT Javier, Jaume I University, Spain

PANETTA Roberto, Bocconi University, Italy

PARASCHIV Dorel Mihai, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

PĂTĂRLĂGEANU Simona Roxana, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

PĂUN Cristian, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

PICATOSTE Xose, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain

PIROȘCĂ Grigore Ioan, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

POINT Sébastien, EM Strasbourg University, France

POPA Ion, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

PRINZ Enrico, EM Strasbourg University, France

PROFIROIU Marius Constantin, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

RICHMOND Peter, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, United Kingdom

ROSSIGNOL Bruno, European Investment Bank Institute, Luxemburg

SABIE Oana Matilda, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

SÂRBU Roxana, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

SINGER Slavica, J.J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, Croatia

SIMION Cezar-Petre, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

SMEUREANU Ion, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

STAMULE Tănase, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

STANEF-PUICĂ Mihaela Roberta, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

STATE Radu, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

STOIAN Mirela, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

STRAT Vasile Alecsandru, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

STREET Donna, University of Dayton, United States of America

ȘUTAN Angela, Burgundy School of Business, France

TEIXEIRA DOMINGUES José Pedro, University of Minho, Portugal

ȚIGU Gabriela, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

VALASKOVA Katarina, University of Zilina, Slovakia

VALDEBENITO Carlos Ramirez, University of Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile

VEGHEȘ Călin Petrică, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

VERHOEF Peter, University of Groningen, Netherlands

VOLKMANN Christine Katharina, Schumpeter School of Business and Economics, Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Germany

VRÂNCEANU Radu, ESSEC Business School, France

WIERENGA Berend, Rotterdam School of Management, Netherlands

WOODS Michael, University of Aberystwyth, Wales, United Kingdom

ZIMMERMANN Klaus F., Bonn University and Global Labor Organization, Germany

CONFERENCE EDITORS

ALBU Nadia, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

BUȘU Mihail, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

CÂMPEANU Emilia Mioara, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

DAVIDESCU (ALEXANDRU) Adriana Ana Maria, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

DELL’ANNO Roberto, University of Salerno, Italy

DIMA Alina Mihaela, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

DOROBĂȚ Carmen-Elena, Manchester Metropolitan University Business School, United Kingdom

DUMITRU Ionel, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

DUMITRU Ovidiu Ioan, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

FONSECA Luis Miguel, Polytechnic of Porto, Portugal

GRIGORE Georgiana, University of Leicester, United Kingdom

IORDACHE-PLATIS Magdalena, University of Bucharest, Romania

JIMENEZ-MONDEJAR Jose, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

JINDRICHOVSKA Irena, Metropolitan University Prague, Czech Republic

HERȚELIU Claudiu, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

HINTOŠOVÁ BOBENIČ Aneta, University of Economics in Bratislava, Slovakia

HURU Dragoṣ, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

LAZĂR Valentin, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

LOMBARDI Mariarosaria, University of Foggia, Italy

MIRON Dumitru, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

MUȘETESCU Radu, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

NASTASIA Sorin, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, United States of America

NTOUROS Vasileios, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

OANCEA Marian, University of Bucharest, Romania

PĂTĂRLĂGEANU Simona Roxana, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

PĂUN Cristian Valeriu, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

SABIE Oana Matilda, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

SAFTIUC Bogdan-Paul, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

SIMION Cezar-Petre, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

STANEF-PUICĂ Roberta Mihaela, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

STATE Olimpia, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

STRAT Vasile Alecsandru, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

ȚIGU Gabriela, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

VALASKOVA Katarina, University of Zilina, Slovakia

VARGAS Vanesa Mădălina, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

VÂLCEA Sorin, Cleveland State University, United States of America

VRÂNCEANU Radu, ESSEC Business School, France

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Editor-in-chief: Alina Mihaela Dima, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania

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