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An organisational entity (non-governmental organisation, company, public institution or authority) should not be seen socially responsible if its staff is not satisfied and motivated. However, despite many publications of social responsibility in the literature, papers focusing on the social responsibility of the organisation towards employees are rare. The following article aims to analyse the social responsibility of an atypical NGO towards its employees. In this regard, a survey conducted by using one questionnaire was used. The analysis is based on several aspects of the organisations's social responsibility towards employees, namely recruitment and employees' retention, employees' health and safety, effects generated by the employees' satisfaction and dissatisfaction, reward system. The study revealed that the workplace atmosphere, the organisation's concern towards the employees' problems, as well as the reward for their efforts leads to the increasing their loyalty and to achieving high performances. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Integrated territorial investments represent the latest instrument of the cohesion policy introduced to solve the local problems, especially in urban and functional urban areas. The main objective of this article is to explore the content of research in the field of integrated territorial investments. In this regard, a review of the literature was carried out in order to collect, review, and synthesize 49 papers related to this concept published during 2014-2022. The publications were identified by using the selected keywords in the title or in the abstract, and the search was done in several databases (ISI Web of Science/Clarivate Analytics, Scopus, Sage, Springer, ScienceDirect, Emerald, JSTOR, ProQuest) set for the field of administrative sciences in accordance with the Romanian legislation in force. The overview of the literature revealed integrated territorial investments to be a promising new area of research, especially since the implementation of the mechanism continues in the programming period 2021-2027. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article is a book review of "Nonprofit Neighborhoods: An Urban History of Inequality and the American State" by Claire Dunning. The book focuses on the efforts made by decision-makers, philanthropic organizations, and nonprofits to reduce poverty in American cities, with a particular emphasis on Boston between the 1960s and 1990s. The author analyzes how government grants were used for urban renewal and the collaboration between urban renewal agencies and nonprofit entities. The book explores the compromises made regarding inequality, discrimination, and racial segregation, as well as the emergence and evolution of nonprofit neighborhoods. The author argues that Boston serves as a model for urban governance, where social services are provided by nonprofit organizations using public funds. The book is recommended for decision-makers, professors, students, and practitioners interested in poverty, racism, urban renewal, and the privatization of social services in cities. [Extracted from the article]

The ITI mechanism was created by the EU authorities in the context of the need for a radical change as regards the cohesion policy approach and the emphasis on the integrated development. The article provides an overview of ITI implementation in European Union countries as well as in Romania. The specific case of the Danube Delta area is used to provide a detailed example regarding ITI implementation at local level. The research methodology consists of reviewing the literature in the field. In this regard scientific journals, websites and annual reports have been examined. The findings have shown that ITI represented an attempt to develop urban and rural areas as well as to improve the cooperation between local entities involved in the process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Civil servants' training should represent one of the fundamental concerns of public institutions and authorities. The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the civil servants training system at the level of local public institutions. As case study we selected the territorial administrative units located in the South-West Region of Romania, Oltenia. The research uses the Kirkpatrick model to determine if the civil servants' training courses lead to increasing efficiency in their activity. The results shed light on two aspects: the limited financial resources of the local authorities which lead to allocating few resources for the training courses; the indifference of the management of public institutions towards training courses which are not considered a priority. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Corporate volunteering supports and encourages employees' involvement in community. The paper provides a better understanding of how volunteering can be used in business practices and summarizes the key benefits and challenges of corporate volunteering. Furthermore, the paper offers a broader perspective to the current corporate volunteering practice in Romania highlighting that although it shows an upward trend, it is not as prevalent as in other countries in the world. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the role of NGOs in the public decision-making process in European countries as well as Romania and the extent to which their involvement passes beyond the formal stage. The first part of the paper describes the current relationship between NGOs and government and how it influences the public decision-making process in Romania. The second part of the paper comparatively analyzes the experience of some European countries regarding NGOs involvement in the public decision making process and identifies the theoretical and practical aspects that can be implemented in Romania. The end of the paper presents the final conclusions on the subject under discussion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Solar energy is one of the most important renewable energy sources in Europe offering new possibilities to generate electricity and heat. In this context, the study provides accurate information about researches that characterize the solar resource and investigates the potential of solar energy in European countries. The analysis is also focused on the current status of market development including photovoltaic capacity, electricity production from solar photovoltaic power, solar thermal capacity and concentrated solar power plants in operation. The final part of the paper covers the support schemes and programmes on solar energy used in Europe. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]