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The article presents new trends in product packaging using the case study of a conventional plastic bottle made of fossil-based plastics (PET, PVC and HDPE) and an eco-innovative paper bottle made of paper and recycled/ conventional plastics (rPET and HDPE). The life cycle assessment (LCA)…

The COVID-19 pandemic essentially influenced global market, including automotive industry. This effect created challenges faced by cars’ manufacturers and spare parts suppliers considering the changes in demand and time for products delivery. The article proposes an expert method to assess the efficiency of cars’ maintenance…

Wearable Wireless Sensor Network (WWSN) users face privacy and security issues when they share their health data with health professionals. Data communication in WWSNs relies on wireless communication technologies such as Bluetooth, WiFi, cellular data, and the like. However, the information can be leaked due…

Public sector worldwide faces increasingly pressing challenges. In recent years, it is commonly accepted that adopting practices and tools from the private sector, such as “strategic thinking”, “customer focus”, “performance measurement”, “new technologies” and “continuous improvement” is the best way to address many of the…

Cryptocurrencies are an atypical economic reality that share some characteristics and functionalities with elements such as money, commodities, stocks and assets, but do not cover all the requirements to be included in any of these categories. Cryptocurrencies are at the junction of innovation and financial…

The article is the result of the author's research on new forms of human resource management. The subject of the article is a short presentation of the evolution of forms of human resource management and new challenges faced by the management staff as a result…

The objective of this paper is to demonstrate the possibility of application the analytic hierarchy process in job evaluation model. Two hierarchical models of job evaluation have been constructed: for manual (“blue-collar”) workers and for intellectual (“white-collar”) employees. Each of them consisted of four main…

Research literature on analyzing crypto market focuses especially on Bitcoin. The objective of this paper is to select the optimum model or set of models useful for modeling five of the most popular crypto-currencies associated volatility. The assessment is based on GARCH models and the…

Internal control is closely related to the management of the organization, accounting and human resources within the institution.  The evolution and direction in which the economy and technology are heading exponentially increased, which has led to an increasing complexity of internal control, to new methods…

The available literature on the subject emphasizes that contemporary armed conflicts are related to economic and business aspects as never before. The aim of the research is to present the current challenges to counter the crisis in this difficult economic and social period on the…