Opportunities and Challenges of Companies from the Romanian E-Commerce Market for Sustainable Competitiveness

Haţegan, Camelia-Daniela; Curea-Pitorac, Ruxandra-Ioana; Hategan, Vasile-Petru; Imbrescu, Carmen Mihaela

doi:10.3390/su132313358

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“…E-commerce companies introduced a range of new products and services during the pandemic. According to European data, the most popular categories of products and services sold online in 2020 were: fashion, food deliveries from restaurants, fast food, catering services, furniture and accessories for home and garden, cosmetics, beauty and wellness products, books, magazines, and printed newspapers, computers, tablets, mobile phones and IT accessories, and the share of local products was high, 93% [20].…”

Section: Global E-commerce: Electronic Commerce In Romaniamentioning

confidence: 99%

The Utility of Blockchain Technology in the Electronic Commerce of Tourism Services: An Exploratory Study on Romanian Consumers

Raluca-Florentina

2022

Sustainability

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Blockchain technology is considered one of the most revolutionary innovations that has much to offer the tourism industry, having a positive impact among consumers with the help of interactive applications but also easy to use. Tourist services must constantly evolve in a society where the consumer has everything a click away and his requirements are demanding when it comes to quality leisure. Blockchain technology has the power to change the course of the travel experience, offering the customer more autonomy, but the applications developed by the providers can offer transparency and trust to the customers from the moment T0, when the desire to go on a trip is born, until the end at which it should provide feedback. So far, digital and tourism specialists have not agreed on the development of blockchain-based applications, although the benefits are great for both consumers and tourism service providers, as in this publication we can see a series of advantages that blockchain technology can offer the tourism field. This paper also investigates the satisfaction that the Romanian consumer has after purchasing tourist services through e-commerce applications, a satisfaction that can be an additional motivation for specialists to implement blockchain technology. Following the research in this paper, it can be seen how important it is to develop a series of easy-to-use applications, because if the consumer does not manage to use the applications, this affects the degree of satisfaction and the intention to continue using the online applications for the purchase of tourism services.

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Section: Global E-commerce: Electronic Commerce In Romaniamentioning

confidence: 99%

The Utility of Blockchain Technology in the Electronic Commerce of Tourism Services: An Exploratory Study on Romanian Consumers

Raluca-Florentina

2022

Sustainability

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“…The complexity of the concept of competitiveness stems from the fact that it is used at different levels and in numerous scientific fields. Several scholars have examined competitiveness from the perspective of the employee [19][20][21], the company [22][23][24], the village, the city, the region or the country [8], [25][26][27][28][29], and the industry [30], [31]. From an economic standpoint, competitiveness can be analysed in the context of a number of dif-ferent indicators (level of technology, capital, skills of the company's workforce, productive capacity, etc.).…”

Section: A Sustainable Economic Environmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Expression of the Country’s Modernisation in the Context of Economics Environmental Sustainability: The Case of Lithu-ania

Navickienė¹,

Meidutė‐Kavaliauskienė²,

Činčikaitė³

et al. 2023

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The present paper investigates the determinants of the country’s modernisation through the lens of its citizens. A combination of the ‘hard’ determinants of country’s modernisation (effectiveness of digitisation, infrastructure, environment and interoperability of natural resources; behaviour in line with environmental trends of the EU) and ‘soft’ (interest in opportunities and benefits of renewable energy) was investigated. It was revealed that even for some developed countries, the ‘hard’ determinants have a greater impact on country’s modernisation compared to the ‘soft’ ones. A representative cross-sectional survey of 1015 respondents and a factor coupled with a network analysis served as the main research instruments. Lithuania served as a geographic setting for the research.

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“…In Bangladesh, iFarmer, a digital crowdfunding platform, allows the investors to offer capital to rural women cattle farmers and the e-commerce platform ekShop Shoron helps Rohingya refugees create livelihoods in Cox Bazaar [19]. These growths in e-commerce must be seen as more than an opportunity to shift from a traditional retail trade model to a more sustainable one, but also as an opportunity to use digitalization to advance this goal [21]. Without access to technologies that support engagement in these activities, these innovations do not serve the marginalized.…”

Section: Digital Commoditiesmentioning

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Including Digital Connection in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: A Systems Thinking Approach for Achieving the SDGs

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In the two decades since the establishment of the 2030 Agenda, the world has faced significant challenges to achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Before COVID-19, the SDGs were not on track to be achieved, and disruptions in implementation resulting from the pandemic have had significant effects, turning back years of progress. The pandemic has highlighted the essential nature of digital technologies in advancing the SDGs, continuing education, including higher education, social, and commercial activities, as well as enabling people to participate in society, democracy, and the economy during crises. As humanity enters this new period and begins to reset after the ‘great pause’, it is imperative to reconsider how the digital revolution has affected progress, especially in realizing the SDGs. Digital inclusion and connectivity inform and are essential to achieve all of the Goals. This article builds on the Just Digital Ethical Framework conceptualized by the authors in O’Sullivan et al. published in Nature Communications, which argues that four strategic drivers (digital capabilities, technology, infrastructure, and governance) are imperative to complete all of the 17 SDGs. It takes the Just Digital Ethical Framework to the next critical step, in which there needs to be a new SDG dedicated to these four drivers. This article is an exploratory study that uses a systems thinking approach and presents an 18th SDG called Digital Connection. Digital Connection focuses on the equitable distribution of digital wealth guided by the drivers. Understanding the relationship between these drivers and how they operate, where they are used, the pace of change, and systems’ ability to adapt are essential for sustainable development and to address the challenges that face society equitably and fairly.

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Opportunities and Challenges of Companies from the Romanian E-Commerce Market for Sustainable Competitiveness

Cited by 12 publications

References 53 publications

The Utility of Blockchain Technology in the Electronic Commerce of Tourism Services: An Exploratory Study on Romanian Consumers

The Utility of Blockchain Technology in the Electronic Commerce of Tourism Services: An Exploratory Study on Romanian Consumers

The Expression of the Country’s Modernisation in the Context of Economics Environmental Sustainability: The Case of Lithu-ania

Including Digital Connection in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: A Systems Thinking Approach for Achieving the SDGs

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