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  <id>https://hdl.handle.net/10419/317271</id>
  <updated>2026-05-07T00:25:02Z</updated>
  <dc:date>2026-05-07T00:25:02Z</dc:date>
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    <title>Quantitative study of the causal relationships among the EFQM model 2020 criteria in the Greek public sector context</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://hdl.handle.net/10419/317702" />
    <author>
      <name>Mitsiou, Dimitra</name>
    </author>
    <author>
      <name>Zafiropoulos, Kostas</name>
    </author>
    <id>https://hdl.handle.net/10419/317702</id>
    <updated>2025-05-16T11:15:01Z</updated>
    <published>2024-01-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <summary type="text">Title: Quantitative study of the causal relationships among the EFQM model 2020 criteria in the Greek public sector context
Authors: Mitsiou, Dimitra; Zafiropoulos, Kostas
Abstract: This study aims to apply the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) Model 2020 in the Greek Public Sector context and investigate the causal relationships between the model's criteria. The research uses a structured questionnaire based on the self-assessment tool and the guidelines on the concept and structure of the EFQM Model 2020, translated from English into Greek using forward-backward translation. Two focus groups and a pilot study were conducted to ensure the validity and reliability of the questionnaire. Subsequently, a large-scale quantitative research was conducted using Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) to test the research hypotheses on a national sample of 177 managers from public administrative services. The study results indicate that the EFQM Model 2020 is indeed a reliable and valid framework for the study of the public sector and reveal significant relationships between the model's criteria. The study is one of the first comprehensive investigations of the relationships between the EFQM Model 2020 criteria in Europe and, therefore, provides insights into the understanding of the model. As this research was geographically limited, the findings should be treated and generalised with caution, and further research should be conducted in different contexts.</summary>
    <dc:date>2024-01-01T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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  <entry>
    <title>The impact of digital transformation on entrepreneurial activity: Empirical evidence from the European Union</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://hdl.handle.net/10419/317680" />
    <author>
      <name>Anton, Sorin Gabriel</name>
    </author>
    <id>https://hdl.handle.net/10419/317680</id>
    <updated>2025-05-16T11:13:02Z</updated>
    <published>2024-01-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <summary type="text">Title: The impact of digital transformation on entrepreneurial activity: Empirical evidence from the European Union
Authors: Anton, Sorin Gabriel
Abstract: The paper explores the impact of digital transformation (DT) on new business creation in the case of European Union member states over the period 2015-2020 by employing several econometric techniques such as Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) and quantile regression (QR). The results of OLS regression indicate a positive and significant link between DT and entrepreneurial activity. However, the quantile regression results highlight a parameter heterogeneity in the effect of DT on entrepreneurial activity. Furthermore, the magnitude of the impact is greater at the higher size quantiles of the new business density distribution. Overall, the empirical findings highlight the key role of DT in developing public policies aimed to spur entrepreneurial activity. Thus, this paper brings significant contributions to the extant literature on the macro determinants of firm creation.</summary>
    <dc:date>2024-01-01T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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  <entry>
    <title>Anatomy of the economic value generated by a cultural event</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://hdl.handle.net/10419/317707" />
    <author>
      <name>Aguado, Luis F.</name>
    </author>
    <author>
      <name>Heredia-Carroza, Jesús</name>
    </author>
    <author>
      <name>Espinosa Espinosa, Aarón</name>
    </author>
    <author>
      <name>Garizado-Román, Paola A.</name>
    </author>
    <author>
      <name>Duque-Sandoval, Henry</name>
    </author>
    <id>https://hdl.handle.net/10419/317707</id>
    <updated>2025-05-16T11:05:02Z</updated>
    <published>2024-01-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <summary type="text">Title: Anatomy of the economic value generated by a cultural event
Authors: Aguado, Luis F.; Heredia-Carroza, Jesús; Espinosa Espinosa, Aarón; Garizado-Román, Paola A.; Duque-Sandoval, Henry
Abstract: The article measures the economic effects of decisions made by two agents in the cultural and creative sector. Managers of a cultural event decide to produce it: it mobilizes a flow of artists and creatives who materialize their creations. Individuals decide to visit it: it mobilizes a flow of individuals who produce experiences by attending the event. The result is revealed by the economic dimension of the value generated by a cultural event: new income and jobs for the host territory of the event and unique and authentic cultural experiences for those attending the event. The empirical literature has drawn attention to the need for more precise measures of economic value, in particular that do not overestimate. A combination of instruments is used: interviews (n = 6) with event managers/organizers; a face-to-face survey (n = 173) with representatives of commercial stalls; a face-to-face survey of attendees (n = 1,030); and, an input-output model is adapted to the area of impact. The article provides a methodologically useful framework for identifying and estimating more reliable measures of the material (economic) value created by a cultural event, which can be replicated in a variety of events around the world.</summary>
    <dc:date>2024-01-01T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Analyzing causality and cointegration of macroeconomics and energy-related factors of Nordic and SEE European countries</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://hdl.handle.net/10419/317690" />
    <author>
      <name>Georgescu, Irina</name>
    </author>
    <author>
      <name>Oprea, Simona-Vasilica</name>
    </author>
    <author>
      <name>Bâra, Adela</name>
    </author>
    <id>https://hdl.handle.net/10419/317690</id>
    <updated>2025-05-16T11:05:49Z</updated>
    <published>2024-01-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <summary type="text">Title: Analyzing causality and cointegration of macroeconomics and energy-related factors of Nordic and SEE European countries
Authors: Georgescu, Irina; Oprea, Simona-Vasilica; Bâra, Adela
Abstract: Discrepancies between several South-Eastern European (SEE) countries and Nordic countries are investigated in this paper using an econometric analysis. Its aim is to examine the relationship between CO2 emissions, GDP per capita, urban population (URB) and electricity production from Renewable Energy Sources (RES) - EPREN, excluding hydroelectric for the two groups of EU countries located in the North and S-E of Europe. The data covers a period from 1990 to 2022, providing a comprehensive view over three decades. The relationship between the four variables is determined by various causality and cointegration tests. We check the unit root tests and conclude that the analyzed time series are stationary at first difference. Further, we estimate two models: Fully Modified and Dynamic Ordinary Least Squares and study causality and cointegration between variables. The results show that CO2 emissions are impacted by GDP, URB and EPREN for both regions. Testing causality, for SEE and Nordic countries, the bidirectional and causalities do exist.</summary>
    <dc:date>2024-01-01T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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