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Research interests: Entrepreneurship (entrepreneurial intentions, business accelarators and incubators, family business) Strategic management (generic strategies, digital strategies, innovation capacities) Corporate governance (BoDs and the strategy decision process) Conflict management (workplace conflicts) Google Scholar Profile Research Gate Profile Publons Profile PUBLICATIONS A. Refereed Journal articles 1. Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Welsh Kathleen (2023), The interplay of strategy, corporate social responsibility and customer orientation in explaining firm performance: A stakeholder view, Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja, Vol. 36, No. 3, https://doi.org/10.1080/1331677X.2023.2201295. 2. Crișan Emil Lucian, Beleiu Ioana Natalia, Salanță Irina Iulia, Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Bunduchi Raluca (2023), embedding entrepreneurship education in non-business courses: a systematic review and guidelines for practice, Management Learning, (in-press), https://doi.org/10.1177/13505076231169594. 3. Crișan Emil Lucian, Salanță Irina Iulia, Beleiu Ioana Natalia, Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Bunduchi Raluca (2021), A systematic literature review on accelerators, Journal of Technology Transfer, Vol. 46, pp. 62-89, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10961-019-09754-9 4. Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Rácz Dalma Szonja, Ceptureanu Eduard-Gabriel, Ceptureanu Sebastian-Ion, Pop Zenovia Cristiana (2020), Gender diversity and the choice of conflict management styles in small and medium-sized enterprises, Sustainability, Vol. 12, No. 17, https://doi.org/10.3390/su12177136 5. Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Sonea Adrian (2018), Student satisfaction and perceived skills: any link to employability? Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 356-370. http://doi.org/10.9770/jesi.2018.6.1(22). 6. Osibanjo A. Omotayo, Olokundun Maxwell, Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Adeniji Anthonia, Odunayo Salau, Ibidunni Stephen (2018), Data set on professional attraction and entrepreneurial intention of students in a selected Nigerian University, Data in Brief. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2018.06.009. 7. Ceptureanu Eduard-Gabriel, Ceptureanu Sebastian-Ion, Orzan Mihai Cristian, Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Rădulescu Violeta (2017), Empirical study on sustainable opportunities recognition. A polyvinyl chloride (PVC) joinery industry analysis using augmented sustainable development process model, Sustainability, Vol. 9, No. 10. https://doi.org/10.3390/su9101779 8. Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Borza Anca, (2017), Boards’ attributes and company performance: the Romanian experience, Economics and Sociology, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 61-73. https://doi.org/10.14254/2071-789X.2017/10-2/5 9. Sonea Adrian, Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Campeanu-Sonea Eugenia (2015), Organizational trust model based on business students’ opinions, International Journal of Economic Practices and Theories, Vol. 5, No. 5, pp. 559-565. 10. Sonea Adrian, Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Campeanu-Sonea Eugenia (2015), Communication improvement within the education process and emotional intelligence development, International Journal for Innovation Education and Research, Vol. 3, No. 5, pp. 163- 175. 11. Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Borza Anca, (2014), Strategic management practices within the Romanian hotel sector, Amfiteatru Economic, Vol. XVI, Special No. 8, pp. 1238-1252. 12. Pop Zenovia Cristiana, Stümpel Hans Jürgen, Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Borza Anca (2014), From strategic decisions to corporate governance in the SME sector in Germany, Studia Universitatis Babeș Bolyai. Oeconomica, Vol. 59, Issue 3, pp. 57-67. 13. Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Borza Anca, Pop Zenovia Cristiana, (2013), Business excellence in Romania: some preliminary findings, Management & Marketing - Challenges for the Knowledge Society, Vol. 8, Special Issue, pp. 231-239. 14. Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Borza Anca, (2013), Board of directors and the internationalization process: the case of Romania, The International Journal of Management Science and Information Technology, Vol. 9, Special Issue: Knowledge strategic, decision making and IT in emergent economies, pp. 72-85. 15. Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Borza Anca, (2013), Internationalization of higher education institutions: the case of Romania, Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences, Vol. 92, pp. 98-103, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.08.643 16. Sonea Eugenia, Sonea Adrian, Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, (2013), Communication quality and professional competence – Evidence from a Romanian business school, Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences, Vol. 92, pp. 104-111. 17. Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Crișan Emil Lucian, Pop Zenovia Cristiana (2012), A multi-theory approach of the strategic role of boards, Studies in Business and Economics, Vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 43-51. 18. Pop Zenovia Cristiana, Bordean Ovidiu Niculae (2012), The conceptualization of strategy within an emerging economy framework: the case of Romania, International Journal of Business and Social Science, Vol. 3 No. 21, pp. 303-309. 19. Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, (2012), Business students’ perceptions on corporate governance, International Journal of Arts and Commerce, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 173-184. 20. Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Borza Anca (2012), An empirical investigation of the diversification strategy: the case of some Romanian listed companies, International Journal of Business Strategy, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 126-130. 21. Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Borza Anca (2012), Moving towards a new era in corporate governance research methods, Journal of Modern Accounting and Auditing, Vol. 8, No. 7, pp. 1081-1087. 22. Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Pop Zenovia Cristiana, (2012), A comparative study regarding corporate governance issues: The case of Germany and Romania, The IUP Journal of Corporate Governance, Vol. XI, No. 1, pp. 20-35. 23. Mișcoiu Sergiu, Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Dabija Dan Cristian, Lateș Bianca, Brătean Diana, (2012), What is an international master program? Definitions. Quality assurance. A comparative introduction, Quality Assurance Review, Vol. 4, No.2, pp. 5-27. 24. Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Borza Anca, Maier Veronica, (2011), The involvement of boards in strategy implementation, Review of International Comparative Management, Vol. 12, No. 5, pp. 986-992. 25. Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Borza Anca, Glaser-Segura Daniel, (2011), A comparative approach of the generic strategies within the hotel industry: Romania vs. USA, Management & Marketing - Challenges for the Knowledge Society, Vol. 6, No. 4, pp. 501-514. 26. Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Borza Anca, Nistor Razvan Liviu, Mitra Catalina-Silvia, (2010), The use of Michael Porter’s generic strategies in the Romanian hotel industry, International Journal of Trade, Economics and Finance, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 173-178. 27. Borza Anca, Nistor Razvan Liviu, Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Mitra Catalina-Silvia, (2009), The social impact of non-governmental organizations, Review of Management and Economic Engineering, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 53-65. 28. Borza Anca, Nistor Razvan Liviu, Mitra Catalina-Silvia, Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, (2009), Fair Trade in Romania, Virgil Madgearu Review of Economic Studies and Research, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 21-32. 29. Borza Anca, Nistor Razvan Liviu, Mitra Catalina-Silvia, Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, (2009), Social enterprise and competitiveness, Management & Marketing - Challenges for the Knowledge Society, Vol. 4, No. 3, pp. 19-34. 30. Borza Anca, Mitra Catalina-Silvia, Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, (2008), Fair Trade - An essential part of social entrepreneurship, Review of Management and Economical Engineering, Vol. 7, No. 1, Special Issue Business Excellence, pp. 85-88. 31. Borza Anca, Nistor Razvan Liviu, Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, (2008), Analysis of the hotel strategy in Romania. The use of SWOT framework, Virgil Madgearu Review of Economic Studies and Research, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 147-155. 32. Borza Anca, Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Dobocan Ciprian Radu, (2007), The evolution and the perspectives of strategic management as a field of study and a tool for managing businesses, The Romanian Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 33-47. 33. Borza Anca, Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, (2006), Performance measuring of tourism small and medium - sized enterprises, Management & Marketing - Challenges for the Knowledge Society, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 105-110. 34. Borza Anca, Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Dobocan Ciprian Radu, (2006), The importance of strategic management upon the evolution of Romanian companies, Studia Universitatis Babeș Bolyai. Oeconomica, Categ CNCSIS B+, Special Issue Management and Marketing, No. 2, pp. 387 – 390. 35. Borza Anca, Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, (2006), Using innovation for achieving competitive advantage, Studia Universitatis Babeș Bolyai. Oeconomica, Management and Marketing section, Special Issue Management and Marketing, No. 2, pp. 349 – 356. B. Books and chapters in books 1. Maier Veronica, Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Borza Anca, (2015), Study regarding the innovation within the North-Western part of Romania, LAP LAMBERT Publishing House, Editors: Ovidiu Nicolescu, Constantin Oprean, Mihail Aurel Titu, pp. 359-376. 2. Pop Zenovia Cristiana, Borza Anca, Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, (2015), Analysing the corporate mindset on women board membership, in ContemporaryIssues andChallenges inHumanResourceManagement,Editor: KatarzynaStankiewicz, pp. 133-141. 3. Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, (2014), An investigation on business students’ educational attitudes, in Economics and Business Communication Challenges, Publisher of the University of Economics in Katowice, Editors: Wojciech Dyduch, Malgorzata Pankowska, pp. 26-36. 4. Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, (2013), Analiza și evaluarea factorilor determinanți ai guvernanței corporative în cadrul societății bazate pe cunoaștere din România. Studiu privind influența acestora în alegerea strategiilor corporative, Editura ASE, București (in Romanian). 5. Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, (2010), Strategii manageriale ale întreprinderilor de turism, Risoprint, Cluj-Napoca (in Romanian). 6. Borza Anca, Mitra Catalina-Silvia, Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Muresan Ana Maria, Supuran Roxana-Valeria, (2009), Antreprenoriat. Managementul firmelor mici si mijlocii. Concepte si studii de caz, Risoprint, Cluj-Napoca (in Romanian). 7. Borza Anca, Mitra Catalina-Silvia, Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, (2009), The social entrepreneurship in the context of the Romanian transitional economy, in Complexity Science and Social Entrepreneurship: Adding social value through systems thinking, ISCE Publishing, New York, USA, Editors: Jeffrey Goldstein, James Hazy, Joyce Silberstang, pp. 411-426. 8. Borza Anca, Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Dobocan Ciprian Radu, Mitra Catalina-Silvia, (2008), Management strategic. Concepte si studii de caz, Risoprint, Cluj-Napoca (in Romanian). 9. Borza Anca, Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Dobocan Ciprian Radu, (2008), The perspectives of strategic management as a field of study and a tool for managing businesses, in Management of Transition or Transition of Management, Editura Universitatii De Vest, Timisoara, Editor: Ionescu Gheorghe, pp. 1-12. 10. Ilieș Liviu, Crisan Emil Lucian, Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, (2006), Managementul firmei - Problemele decizionale si planul de afaceri, Risoprint, Cluj-Napoca (in Romanian). C. Presentations/Conference Proceedings 1. Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Borza Anca, Challenging the resource-based view: An analysis of the relation between the board of directors and performance, in Opportunities and risks in the contemporary business environment, STRATEGICA International Academic Conference, 4th Edition, Bucharest, 20-21 October 2016, Editors: C. Brătianu, A. Zbuchea, F. Pînzaru, R.D. Leon, E.M. Vătămănescu, pp. 438-448. 2. Bacea Alina, Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Employee job satisfaction and retention factors in outsourcing companies, 9th International Conference Managerial Challenges of the Contemporary Society, Cluj-Napoca, 3-4 June, 2016, Romania. 3. Sonea Adrian, Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Campeanu-Sonea Eugenia (2015), Organisational trust model based on business students’ opinions, BASIQ 2015 International Conference "New Trends in Sustainable Business and Consumption", Bucharest, 18-19 June, 2015, Romania. 4. Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Borza Anca, Pop Zenovia Cristiana, (2015), Evaluating the performance of pharmaceutical companies through a benchmarking approach, 8th International Conference Managerial Challenges of The Contemporary Society, Cluj- Napoca, 5-6 June, 2015, Romania. 5. Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Borza Anca, Pop Zenovia Cristiana, (2014), Evidence on the link between boards’ characteristics and corporate diversification, 9th International Conference on Business Excellence, Bucharest, 9-10 October, 2014, Romania, pp. 287- 293. 6. Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Borza Anca, (2014), Teaching corporate governance to business students: Evidences from a Romanian university, 7th International Conference Managerial Challenges of The Contemporary Society, Cluj-Napoca, 6-7 June, 2014, Romania, pp. 185-190. 7. Sonea Eugenia, Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Sonea Adrian, (2013), Communication and multicultural higher education in economics and business management, 7th International Management Conference “New Management for the New Economy”, 7-8 November, 2013, Bucharest, Romania, pp. 501-509. 8. Sonea Eugenia, Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Sonea Adrian, (2013), Communication in business higher education - comparative study on organization types, 6th International Conference Managerial Challenges of The Contemporary Society, Cluj-Napoca, 7-8 June, 2013, Romania, pp. 190-195. 9. Borza Anca, Maier Veronica, Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, (2012), Identifying the intensity of intrapreneurship within the companies of the northwest region of Romania, The 6th International conference “Approaches in Organizational Management – AOM 2012”, București, România, pp. 73-80. 10. Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Borza Anca, (2012), An empirical study on the relationship among board of directors characteristics and the internationalization process, 7th International Conference on Business Excellence, Brasov, Romania, Editors: C. Bratianu, N. A. Pop, pp. 71-75. 11. Crișan Emil, Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Mureșan, Ioana, Ilieș, Liviu, (2012), The development of networks – alternative structures for firms, 5th International Conference Managerial Challenges of The Contemporary Society, Risoprint, Editors: Corina Gavrea, Monica Zaharie, pp. 111-116. 12. Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Sonea Eugenia, (2012), Organizational characteristics and board demographic attributes: an investigation on the Romanian companies, 5th International Conference Managerial Challenges of The Contemporary Society, Risoprint, Editors: Corina Gavrea, Monica Zaharie, pp. 53-58. 13. Bordean Ovidiu Niculae (2012), Board demographics and corporate diversification: an investigation of the Romanian companies, 2nd Conference of postdoctoral researchers: Crisis challenges and the answer of the economic science, Bucharest, Romania. 14. Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Borza Anca, (2011), Practical considerations on the research methods in corporate governance, 10th European Conference on Research Methodologies for Business and Management Studies, Academic Publishing Limited, Editor: Marie Ashwin, pp. 668-671. 15. Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Pop Zenovia Cristiana, (2011), A snapshot of corporate governance issues in Central and Eastern Europe, 10th Chemnitz East Forum, Germany. 16. Bordean Ovidiu Niculae (2011), Study on the methodological techniques used in corporate governance, 1st Conference of postdoctoral researchers: Crisis challenges and the answer of the economic science, Bucharest, Romania. 17. Sonea Eugenia, Sonea Adrian, Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, (2011), Organizational change process and the necessary human resources, 4th International Conference Managerial Challenges of The Contemporary Society, Risoprint, Editors: Corina Gavrea, Monica Zaharie, pp. 57-63. 18. Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Borza Anca, Nistor Razvan Liviu, Mitra Catalina-Silvia, (2010), The use of generic strategies: evidence from the Romanian hotel sector, International Conference on Business, Economics and Tourism Management, World Academic Press, Editors: A.M. Rawani, Houssain Kettani, Zhang Lian, pp. 150-154. 19. Pop Zenovia Cristiana, Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, (2011), The war principles in knowledge- based organizations, The 17th International Conference The Knowledge based Organization, Sibiu „Nicolae Balcescu” Land Forces Academy Publishing House, pp. 793-798. 20. Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Borza Anca, Plescan Melinda, Mitra Catalina-Silvia, (2010), The impact of generic strategies on hotels' performance, 5th International Conference An Enterprise Odyssey: From Crisis to Prosperity - Challenges for Government and Business, Sveucilisna tiskara d.o.o., Zagreb, Editors: Lovorka Galetic, Mario Spremic, Marijana Ivanov, pp. 1548-1560. 21. Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Borza Anca, Rus Ciprian, Mitra Catalina-Silvia, (2010), An investigation on the strategy formulation process within the Romanian companies, 3rd International Conference Managerial Challenges Of The Contemporary Society, Risoprint, Cluj-Napoca, Editors: Corina Gavrea, Monica Zaharie, pp. 26-31. 22. Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Borza Anca, Mitra Catalina-Silvia, (2010), Strategies used in the hotel industry: a study of Cluj-Napoca's hoteliers, International Conference on Business Excellence, Infomarket Publishing House, Brasov, Editors: Constantin Bratianu, Dorin Lixandroiu, Pop Al. Nicolae, pp. 75-78. 23. Plescan Melinda, Borza Anca, Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Mitra Catalina-Silvia, (2010), Reinventing a company. The success story of IBM, Revived and Driven Forward by Its Knowledge Leader CEO, 2nd European Conference on Intellectual Capital, Academic Publishing Limited, Editor: Susana Rodrigues, ISCTE, Lisbon University Institute, Portugal, pp. 472-479. 24. Mitra Catalina-Silvia, Borza Anca, Nistor Razvan Liviu, Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, (2010), Perspectives on social entrepreneurship in N-W area of Romania, International Conference on Business, Economics and Tourism Management, World Academic Press, Editors: A.M. Rawani, Houssain Kettani, Zhang Lian, pp. 228-233. 25. Jones Stephen, Glaser Segura Daniel, Borza Anca, Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, (2009), A comparison of personality and entrepreneurship: Romanian business owners and business students, Association for Small Business & Entrepreneurship 35th Annual Conference, ASBE, pp. 70-82. 26. Sonea Eugenia, Sonea Adrian, Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, (2009), Organizational cultures types. Romanian companies cases, XXIII microCAD International Scientific Conference, ME Sokszorosito Uzeme, Editors: Dr. Dobroka Mihaly, Dr. Lehoczky Laszlo, pp. 35-40. 27. Borza Anca, Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Sonea Eugenia, Mitra Catalina-Silvia, (2009), Performance measurement in the hotel industry - practical examples from Romania, XXIII microCAD International Scientific Conference, ME Sokszorosito Uzeme, Editors: Dr. Dobroka Mihaly, Dr. Lehoczky Laszlo, pp. 21-26. 28. Borza Anca, Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Mitra Catalina-Silvia, (2009), Moving from traditional procurement to E-procurement: an investigation of the challenges to implementation, 2nd International Conference Managerial Challenges Of The Contemporary Society, Risoprint, pp. 33-37. 29. Sonea Eugenia, Borza Anca, Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Supuran Roxana-Valeria, (2009), Aspects of efficiency use of the natural and human resources in the tourism companies, International Conference on Sustainable Tourism within High Risk Areas of Environmental Crisis, Available on CD, pp. 1-10. 30. Borza Anca, Mitra Catalina-Silvia, Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, (2008), Social entrepreneurship - a challenge but an opportunity, International Conference on Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth, Abel Publishing House Cluj-Napoca, Editors: Anamaria Benyovszki, Lehel Gyorfy, Stefan Pete, Petra Petru, pp. 37-42. 31. Borza Anca, Sonea Eugenia, Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Sonea Adrian, (2008), Organizational culture based on capital from abroad. Case study, International Conference MicroCad, ME Sokszorosito Uzeme, Editor: Dobroka Mihaly, pp. 7-13. 32. Borza Anca, Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, (2008), Implementation of SWOT analysis in Romanian hotel industry, 4th International Conference An enterprise Odyssey: Tourism - Governance and entrepreneurship, Lovorka galetic, Nevenka cavlet, Cavtat- Croatia, pp. 1623-1637. 33. Borza Anca, Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Mitra Catalina-Silvia, (2008), Managerial strategies in the tourism sector, 1st International Conference Managerial Challenges of The Contemporary Society, Rispoprint, pp. 17-21. 34. Borza Anca, Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Dobocan Ciprian Radu, (2007), The role of the strategic group analysis in the hotel industry, International Conference Competitiveness and European Integration, Alma Mater, pp. 15-20. 35. Borza Anca, Sonea Eugenia, Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, Dobocan Ciprian Radu, (2007), Developing capabilities in order to gain the competitive advantage, International Scientific Conference, University of Miskolc, Hungary, ME SokszorositoUzeme, Editor: Dobroka Mihaly, pp. 25-30. 36. Borza Anca, Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, (2006), The use of balanced scorecards in measuring the performance of tourism small medium-sized enterprises, International Conference on Business Excellence, Editura ASE, Editors: Bratianu C; Lixandroiu D; Pop NA, pp. 73-77. D. Book reviews Bordean Ovidiu Niculae, (2015), Strategic Thinking, author: Brătianu Constantin, Review of Management and Economical Engineering, Vol. 14, No. 4, 895-898.

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