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QUAESTUS 28 / June 2026

Contents/Curpins June 2026

SECTION 1: TOURISM, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Menzi MHLANGA – ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EXPENDITURE, AIR POLLUTION, URBANISATION AND FDI IN THE SADC: EVIDENCE FROM A GENERALISED METHOD OF MOMENTS (GMM) APPROACH

Sara Stanić JOVANOVIĆ, Dobrila LUKIĆ, Nevena MILETOVIĆ – APITOURISM AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT – A CASE STUDY OF PČELICA ROSICA

Camelia TEODORESCU, Carmen Ileana DOBRESCU, Diana IONESCU-ANCULETE, Stefania Elena CALINOIU, Florian Alin BUTOI – BRÂNCUȘI – THE ARTIST, THE MAN, AND THE PHENOMENON

Carmen Ileana DOBRESCU, Camelia TEODORESCU, Florian Alin BUTOI – ANALYSIS OF THE ACCESSIBILITY OF COMMERCIAL SPACES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. CASE STUDY: MALLS IN BUCHAREST

Mojca KOGOVSEK – FOOD SAFETY CONCERNS AND HEALTH CONSCIOUSNESS CORRELATED (IN)DIRECTLY WITH THE INTENTION TO PURCHASE IT

Mojca KOGOVSEK, Nik SLAK – SUSTAINABLE WATER CONSUMPTION AT THE HOUSEHOLD LEVEL IN SLOVENIA: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY

Ana ANUFRIJEV, Marko MILIĆ – EFFECTS OF GREEN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT POLICIES ON KEY MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS

Branislav IVKOVIĆ, Gordana PETROVIĆ – ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF SITE SELECTION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SANITARY LANDFILLS: A METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK

Boglárka SZÁSZ – ISSUES AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO REDUCE FOOD WASTE IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY

Dacian MUNTEAN, Laura VESA – FROM OBLIVION TO CULTURAL BRANDING: THE BOTTOM-UP CONSTRUCTION OF THE NOPCSA BRAND IN ROMANIA AND ITS INSTITUTIONAL APPROPRIATION

SECTION 2: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Irena GEDLE GIORGIS, Tijana ĐUKIĆ, Olgica MILOŠEVIĆ – A CAPABILITY MATURITY FRAMEWORK FOR GREEN AI KPIS IN ESG DECISION-MAKING

Aleksa JAKICA, Oliver MOMČILOVIĆ, Adriana RADOSAVAC – IMPROVING THE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF THE TOURISM SECTOR OF SMEs USING THE DEMATEL METHOD

Branislav IVKOVIĆ, Oliver MOMČILOVIĆ, Adriana RADOSAVAC – IMPROVING THE STRATEGIC ADOPTION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN MARKETING USING THE DEMATEL METHOD

Branka MARKOVIĆ, Ružica ĐERVIDA, Srđan ŠUPUT – ANALYSIS OF BUSINESS SYSTEM EFFICIENCY BASED ON DEA METHOD

Marko MARKOVIĆ, Ana VELJIĆ, Dušan RAJČEVIĆ – PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION OF CLOUD-NATIVE JAVA SPRING BOOT MICROSERVICES USING GRAALVM NATIVE IMAGE TECHNOLOGY

Ivan ŠUŠTER, Darjan KARABAŠEVIĆ – THE ROLE AND IMPORTANCE OF THE BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM IN THE MODERN PROCESS OF MAKING BUSINESS DECISIONS

Alenka TRPIN – USING LIFE EXAMPLES AND ICT IN MATHS LESSONS TO EXPLORE QUADRATIC FUNCTION

SECTION 3: MANAGEMENT MARKETING, ACCOUNTING

Levente KOMAREK, Árpád FERENCZ, Zsuzsanna DEÁK – ECONOMIC ISSUES IN LAVENDER PRODUCTION – PROFITABILITY STUDY

Árpád FERENCZ, Levente KOMAREK, Zsuzsanna DEÁK – WORK ORGANISATION ISSUES IN LAVENDER PRODUCTION – CASE STUDY

Patrícia UDVARDI-KISS – THE FUTURE OF PEER-TO-PEER LENDING AND THE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF THE FINANCIAL SECTOR

Haneta STEFANOVIĆ, Vuk MIRČETIĆ, Gabrijela POPOVIĆ – MODEL OF SELECTION OF AN EXTERNAL COMPANY FOR RECRUITING HUMAN RESOURCES USING THE AHP METHOD IN CONDITIONS OF A LACK OF INTERNAL LABOUR

Ružica ĐERVIDA, Marija RUDINAC, Branka MARKOVIĆ – CONSUMER PERCEPTIONS OF PRIVATE LABELS IN THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA WITH SPECIAL FOCUS ON THE “K PLUS” PRIVATE LABEL

Jozsef GAL, Zhou DAI – CURRENT STATUS AND OPERATION OF CROSS-BORDER E-COMMERCE AND LOGISTICS, SOME SUSTAINABILITY RELATIONS IN CHINA

Katarina N. ĐORĐEVIĆ, Marko MILIĆ – INDEBTEDNESS AND FINANCIAL LEVERAGE IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBAL CHALLENGES

SECTION 4: SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

Ana VELJIĆ, Marko MARKOVIĆ, Tamara RISTIĆ – MODEL FOR INTEGRATING PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENTS INTO IT ENGINEERING EDUCATION

Marica ĐERVIDA, Marina BOJANIĆ, Adriana RADOSAVAC – THE IMPORTANCE OF YOUTH EDUCATION FOR HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

Andreea-Lavinia PASCU, Luiza-Maria CARAIVAN – GAME LOCALIZATION AND TRANSLATION STRATEGIES: ADAPTING SKYRIM INTO FRENCH AND ROMANIAN

Nora Codruţa CURTA – THE ROLE OF INDICATORS AND R.A.E.I. IN EDUCATION QUALITY MANAGEMENT

Darko MOSIĆ, Tijana Đukić, Marija MLADENOVIĆ – FOMO-DRIVEN DIGITAL BEHAVIOR AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OUTCOMES: A CONCEPTUAL AND OPERATIONAL MODEL

SECTION 5: LEGISLATION

Ioan VARGĂ – THE CORRELATION BETWEEN MARGINALIZED URBAN AREAS AND THE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF CRIMINALITY RATE IN THE 4th DISTRICT OF BUCHAREST. CASE STUDY: REȘIȚA-GIURGIULUI AREA (4th DISTRICT OF BUCHAREST)

Svetlana MARKOVIĆ – INTERACTION OF COMMERCIAL AND TAX LAW IN THE FUNCTION OF IMPROVING CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Svetlana MARKOVIĆ – TAX AND LEGAL ASPECTS OF COMPANY OPERATIONS

Lavinia-Olivia IANCU, Loredana Octavia DUMITRU-BIROVESCU – THE PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF AUDITORS: BETWEEN ETHICS AND STANDARDISATION

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QUAESTUS 27 /June 2025

Contents/Cuprins June 2025

SECTION 1: MARKETING, MANAGERIAL STRATEGIES AND ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE 

Marija JANOŠIK, Tijana ĐUKIĆ, Ana VELJIĆ – USER-ORIENTED MARKETING MODELS FOR YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP: INTEGRATING JTBD, DESIGN THINKING, AND CUSTOMER JOURNEY

Nina NIKOLIĆ, Tijana ĐUKIĆ, Kristina JAUKOVIĆ-JOCIĆ – ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF DIGITAL MARKETING INTEGRATION ON ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY WITHIN MODERN BUSINESS FRAMEWORKS

Tijana ĐUKIĆ, Dragan DOLJANICA, Marija JANOŠIK – ADAPTIVE CHANGE MANAGEMENT IN THE DIGITAL ERA: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF CLASSICAL AND CONTEMPORARY TRANSFORMATION MODELS

Violeta-Gianina DRAGOTĂ, Mihaela-Simona GALEA, Raoul-Sabin GORDEAN – THE ROLE OF THE SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR IN LOCAL DEVELOPMENT

Jelena KOSTOVSKI, Marija MLADENOVIĆ, Olgica MILOŠEVIĆ – NEUROMARKETING TECHNIQUES AND ETHICAL CHALLENGES: A NEUROECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE

Ciprian PAVEL – THE IMPACT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ON MARKETING ACTIVITIES

Franca MLADIN, Cristina Mihaela NAGY – TYPES OF RISKS AND RISK ASSESSMENT IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS

SECTION 2: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Mihaela-Simona GALEA – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ROMANIA’S NATIONAL STRATEGY

Simona APOSTOL, Claudiu-Calin JUCSOR, Tania PETCOVICI, Alin MUNTEANU- ENHANCING CLOUD SECURITY AND ORGANIZATIONAL RESILIENCE WITH MICROSOFT DEFENDER FOR CLOUD

Loredana MOCEAN, Miranda-Petronella VLAD – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INTEGRATION IN SPREADSHEET ENVIRONMENTS: A CASE STUDY OF MS EXCEL

Ivan ŠUŠTER, Darjan KARABAŠEVIĆ, Dragiša STANUJKIĆ, Gabrijela POPOVIĆ, Ana VELJIĆ, Marko MARKOVIĆ – DATA PROTECTION AND SECURITY IN MYSQL DATABASE

Hadžib SALKIĆ, Nedžad KORAJLIĆ, Dušan RAJČEVIĆ – MODERN APPROACHES TO PROTECTIVE, MEASURES IN CORPORATE SECURITY

Dušan RAJČEVIĆ, Hadžib SALKIĆ – CYBER THREATS: STATISTICAL INSIGHTS INTO MOBILE AND COMPUTER NETWORK SECURITY

Simona APOSTOL, Claudiu-Călin JUCȘOR, Tania PETCOVICI, Alin MUNTEANU – POWERBI APPLICATION FOR SOFTWARE DEFECT MANAGEMENT IN A COMPANY

SECTION 3: LAWS AND REGULATIONS IN ROMANIA

Lavinia-Olivia IANCU – REASSESSING COMI IN EU INSOLVENCY LAW: LEGAL CERTAINTY OR REGULATORY LOOPHOLE?

Tiberiu MEDEANU – ILLEGAL ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS REGARDING RECYCLED WASTE FROM USED ELECTRIC BATTERIES

Raluca BUCULEA – FRAUD IN THE CONTEXT OF TOURISM ACTIVITY IN ROMANIA

Carmen PÂRVULESCU – SOME CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING THE EMPLOYEES’ RIGHT TO BE ABSENT FROM WORK IN UNFORESEEN SITUATIONS OF FAMILY EMERGENCY

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QUAESTUS 26 /APRIL 2025

Contents/Cuprins April 2025

SECTION 1:TOURISM AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Joseph Abogenye ANUGA, Lami Lenton ANUGA, Zekeri MOMOH – DESERTIFICATION AND THE CHALLENGES OF FOOD SECURITY IN THE SAHEL REGION OF AFRICA

Zekeri MOMOH, Michael Mashal JEMLAK – AFRICA’S TOURISM DEVELOPMENT: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

Michael Mashal JEMLAK – INSECURITY AND THE CHALLENGES OF AFRICA’S TOURISM DEVELOPMENT

Cipriana SAVA – TOURISM FOR A STAY VERSUS ITINERANT TOURISM

Roxana Elena POPȘA – HOTEL DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION: THE ROLE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Dooshima Jennifer RIVI, Zekeri MOMOH – EFFECTS OF TOURISM ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN AFRICA

Loredana VĂDUVA, Maria SAUER, ȚIBRU IOAN, Daniela VĂLUȘESCU, Ioan PETROMAN, Ana Gina ARMAȘ – PASTORAL / RURAL SMART TOURISM

Ana Gina ARMAȘ, Iulia MUNTEANU, Mihaela ALBULESCU, Maria SAUER, Loredana VĂDUVA, Ioan PETROMAN – TOURISTS’ MOTIVATIONS / REASONS FOR STAYING AT A SHEEP AND/OR GOAT FARM

Iulia MUNTEANU, Daniela VĂLUȘESCU, Ana Gina ARMAȘ, Mihaela ALBULESCU, Ioan PETROMAN, Loredana VĂDUVA – TOURIST GROUP MANAGEMENT AT AN AGRITOURISM GOAT FARM

Abubakar ABDULRAHMAN – ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA

Maria SAUER, Ioan PETROMAN, I. ȚIBRU, Daniela VĂLUȘESCU, Ana Gina ARMAȘ, Iulia MUNTEANU – SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN SHEEP FARMING AREAS

Daniela VĂLUȘESCU, I. PETROMAN, Maria SAUER, Ioan ȚIBRU, I. SAUER, Ana Gina ARMAȘ, Loredana VĂDUVA – MEASURES TO IMPROVE THE MARKETING MANAGEMENT OF GOAT PRODUCTS

Adila NURIC, Amela KESETOVIC, Samir NURIC – MONITORING TERRAIN CHANGES DUE TO ORE EXPLOITATION USING DRONES

Miodrag M. ŽIŽOVIĆ, Vučelja LEKIĆ, Nada DAMLJANOVIĆ, Mališa ŽIŽOVIĆ – A SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE TOURIST OFFERS OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF GORNJI MILANOVAC, SERBIA

Mališa R.Žižović, Danica Fatić, Dragan Turanjanin, Marko Gašić, Miodrag, M.Žižović – KURŠUMLIJSKA SPA-THE OLDEST AND THE YOUNGEST OF THE THREE SPAS IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF KURŠUMLIJA, SERBIA

SECTION 2:  SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

Mihaela LAZOVIĆ, Aleksandar LAZOVIĆ – PSYCHOLINGUISTIC MOTIVATIONS FOR ANGLICISM USE IN TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY COMMUNICATION

Nora Codruța CURTA – AN APPROACH FOR A QUALITY EDUCATION IN ROMANIA

Iosif TÖRÖK – THE IMPACT OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ON MENTAL HEALTH

Mirela TĂRĂBÎC – THE REORGANIZATION OF JUSTICE BY THE COMMUNIST REGIME ACCORDING TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ROMANIAN PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF 1948 AND ITS CONSEQUENCES ON ROMANIAN SOCIETY

Mirela TĂRĂBÎC – CULTURAL LIFE IN BANAT AND COMMUNIST CENSORSHIP ANALYZED FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF ORAL HISTORY

Bogdan ANDREI – THE CLASSROOM AS A SITE OF MISSION: POST-APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICAN LITERATURE IN THE FORMATION OF SOCIAL CONSCIENCE

Alenka DIVJAK, Lea-Marija COLARIČ-JAKŠE – ROMAN ANTIQUITY IN SLOVENIA: ITS PLACE IN HISTORY AND TOURISM TEXTBOOKS AN UNEXPLORED EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY?

Silvia Laura PAȘCU, Tania PETCOVICI – ENHANCING LANGUAGE ACQUISITION: EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CONTEMPORARY AND CLASSICAL METHODOLOGIES

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QUAESTUS 24 / JUNE 2024

SECTION 1:TOURISM AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Florian Alin BUTOI, Camelia TEODORESCU, Cristina CRUCERU, Adrian Nicola JIPA – THE SACRED CULTURAL LANDSCAPE – A SOURCE OF TOURISM IN THE MOSTIȘTEA BĂRAGAN

Cristina CRUCERU, Albinel FIRESCU, Florian Alin BUTOI, Ioana VOINEA, Ana Irina LEQUEUX–DINCĂ – CULTURE IN THE SUBCARPATHIAN AREA OF THE SACRED CULTURAL LANDSCAPE – A SOURCE FOR TOURISM IN THE GORJ SUBCARPATHIANS

Alina-Oana ZAMOȘTEANU, Oana DĂU-GAȘPAR, Daniel MURANYI, Doris-Ana BREA – GREENTOUR – AN INNOVATIVE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP FOR PROMOTING GREEN TOURISM AND ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

Camelia TEODORESCU, Ion CĂLINOIU, Dumitru HORTOPAN, Aurel GHEORGHILAȘ, Cristina Maria CRUCERU, Darius-Ștefan NESTORIUC – MODERN AND TRADITIONAL IN MUSEUM ACTIVITY

Olgica MILOŠEVIĆ, Nina NIKOLIĆ – THE CONCEPT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN THE PRIMARY LEGISLATION OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

Adila NURIC, Amela KESETOVIC, Samir NURIC – GEODETIC SURVEYING OF THE DEPOT USING THE COMBINED METHOD AND MASS CALCULATION AT THE “JABLAN” QUARRY

Ioan PETROMAN, Ana Gina ARMAȘ, Maria SAUER, Loredana VĂDUVA, Mihaela ALBULESCU, Cornelia PETROMAN – LITERARY TOURISM IN TIMIŞ COUNTY

Ioan PETROMAN, Ana Gina ARMAȘ, Maria SAUER, Loredana VĂDUVA, Mihaela ALBULESCU, Cornelia PETROMAN – NOTES ON THE MANAGEMENT OF LITERARY DESTINATIONS

Ionuț Mircea PETROMAN, Loredana VĂDUVA, Daniela VĂLUSESCU, Tiberiu IANCU, Nicoleta HĂDĂRUGĂ – BINGE TOURISM / VISITING: ESSENCE AND CORRELATES

Loredana VĂDUVA, Ana Gina ARMAȘ, Ioan SAUER, Mihaela ALBULESCU, Cornelia PETROMAN, Ioan PETROMAN – A NEW TYPE OF TOURISM: TV DRAMA / SOAP OPERA-INDUCED TOURISM

Loredana VĂDUVA, Cornelia PETROMAN, Daniela VĂLUSESCU, Diana MARIN, Ioan PETROMAN – MUSEALISATION, MUSEIFICATION, MUSEUMIFICATION, AND/OR MUSEUMISATION?

Daniela VĂLUSESCU, Maria SAUER, Ana Gina ARMAȘ, Loredana VĂDUVA, Cornelia PETROMAN, Ioan PETROMAN – FILM TOURISM BETWEEN FICTION AND REALITY IN THE FIRST DECADE OF THE 21ST CENTURY

Gabrijela POPOVIĆ, Vuk MIRČETIĆ, Darjan KARABAŠEVIĆ – SELECTION OF TOURISM ACCOMMODATION FACILITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT: AN ADAM-BASED APPROACH

Mališa.R.ŽIŽOVIĆ, Danica FATIĆ, Dragan TURANJANIN, Marko GAŠIĆ, Miodrag M. ŽIŽOVIĆ – KURŠUMLIJSKA SPA-THE OLDEST AND THE NEWEST OF THE THREE SPAS IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF KURŠUMLIJA-SERBIA

Miodrag M. ŽIŽOVIĆ, Vučelja LEKIĆ, Nada DAMLJANOVIĆ, Mališa R. ŽIŽOVIĆ – A SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE TOURIST OFFERS OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF GORNJI MILANOVAC, SERBIA

SECTION 2: MARKETING, MANAGERIAL STRATEGIES AND ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE

Metka KOGOVSEK – PROSPECTS OF TOURISM MARKETING IN THE DIGITAL ECONOMY: A STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELLING APPROACH

Tijana ĐUKIĆ, Marija MLADENOVIĆ, Kristina JAUKOVIĆ JOCIĆ – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE’S EFFECTS ON HUMAN RESOURCES EMPLOYER BRANDING

Elena Doina GHICA, Adela Suzana COLȚA, Adasena Iconia JUCOS – CHALLENGES OF ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT IN THE PRESENT CONTEXT

Marija MLADENOVIĆ, Tijana ĐUKIĆ, Svetlana VUKOTIĆ – ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MODERN INNOVATIONS ACROSS GENERATIONS TO IMPROVE BUSINESS STRATEGY

Cristina Mihaela NAGY, Claudia Adina GLIGOR-MAŞCAŞ – FINANCIAL BALANCE ANALYSIS FROM A PATRIMONIAL PERSPECTIVE IN A BAKERY-TYPE COMPANY

Cristina Mihaela NAGY, Corina Cristina CHIRA-SABĂU, Adela Suzana COLȚA – CASE STUDY REGARDING HUMAN RESOURCES ANALYSIS AT A GAS CYLINDERS DISTRIBUTION COMPANY

Cristina Mihaela NAGY, Elena Doina GHICA, Marius Florian BEŞLIU – CASE STUDY ON BANKRUPTCY RISK ANALYSIS IN A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

Radu Dorin LENGHEL – SOME CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING THE CONTROL OF GOODS RECEIPT

SECTION 3: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Loredana MOCEAN, Miranda-Petronella VLAD – THE USE OF GENERATIVE TECHNOLOGIES IN E-EDUCATION

Mihaela-Simona GALEA – BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF IMPLEMENTING IT APPLICATIONS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Ivan ŠUŠTER, Darjan KARABAŠEVIĆ, Aleksandar ŠIJAN, Đorđe PUCAR, Luka ILIĆ, Goran JOCIĆ – DATABASE REPLICATION: ENSURING MYSQL DATA INTEGRITY

Ivan ŠUŠTER, Darjan KARABAŠEVIĆ, Dragiša STANUJKIĆ, Gabrijela POPOVIĆ, Oliver MOMČILOVIĆ – WATER LEVEL CONTROL SYSTEM BY USING FUZZY LOGIC

Ivan ŠUŠTER, Darjan KARABAŠEVIĆ, Dragiša STANUJKIĆ, Tamara RANISAVLJEVIĆ, Miodrag BRZAKOVIĆ – PHYSICAL DESIGN OF MYSQL DATABASE