Alina Mihaela Dima is a full Professor at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies (Romania), Faculty of Business Administration. Since March 2020, she is Vice-Rector for Scientific Research, Development and Innovation and former Director of the UNESCO Department for Business Administration. She is one of the founding members and the President of the association ‘Society for Business Excellence’, Chief-Editor of the journal 'Management & Marketing, Challenges for the Knowledge Society' (De Gruyter).
Ion Anghel, FRICS, MAA is full Professor at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies (Romania), Faculty of Accounting and Management Information Systems, and former Director of the Financial Analysis and Valuation Department. He is a board member and former President of the ‘European Real Estate Society’, Chief-Editor of the Valuation Journal (National Association of Romanian Valuers) and member of the Editorial Advisory Board of 'Journal of European Real Estate Research' (Emerald).
Răzvan Cătălin Dobrea is the Vice-Rector - Economic and Financial management at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies (Romania). He is a Professor in the field of Management at the University’s Management Faculty, specializing in the fields of investment management, financial management and project management. He graduated with two bachelor's programs in engineering and economics, a master's program in research, a doctorate in management and several postgraduate training programs. He has published several articles in internationally recognized scientific journals in the field of management. He is also a constant for public and private institutions on projects and organizational transformation, and coordinates a number of research projects, including those with European grants.
These proceedings constitute a selection of best papers from the 3rd International Conference on Economics and Social Sciences, Innovative Models to Revive the Global Economy, ICESS 2020, held in Bucharest, Romania, in October 2020.
This book is a collection of research findings and perspectives related to recent economic challenges determined by the global crisis due to COVID 19, led by the set of improvements and changes in the economic, societal, and technological structures and processes towards the effort of reaching the sustainability goals. During a crisis, countries, and businesses must respond promptly to ensure survival. They need to rethink social contracts, redefine work and consumption, mobilize resources at speed and scale, and at the same time rethink patterns from global to local. The innovative models presented in this book aim to ensure simultaneous economic development, social development, and environmental protection, to achieve a higher quality of life for all people, and protect all living beings and the planet.