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The Role and Impact of Education on Workplace Challenges and Performance: a Romanian Perspective

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  • Serban-Oprescu Anca-Teodora

    (Bucharest University of Economic Studies)

  • Stefania-Cristina Curea

    (Bucharest University of Economic Studies)

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?This paper was co-financed from the European Social Fund, through the Sectorial Operational Programme Human Resources Development 2007-2013, project number POSDRU/159/1.5/S/138907 "Excellence in scientific interdisciplinary research, doctoral and postdoctoral, in the economic, social and medical fields -EXCELIS", coordinator The Bucharest University of Economic Studies?. This paper provides a review of theoretical studies linking university education and developed sense of adaptability and performance in a business oriented career. The study starts with a review of field literature connecting education to career development and work insertion, details the role of education on developing workplace abilities and aptitudes and contextualizes theory into an empirical study that uses exploratory interviews with business people and students from Romania in order to highlight how education interferes and impacts workplace requirements and performance standards in the present Romanian job market.

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  • Serban-Oprescu Anca-Teodora & Stefania-Cristina Curea, 2014. "The Role and Impact of Education on Workplace Challenges and Performance: a Romanian Perspective," Proceedings of International Academic Conferences 0902883, International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences.
    • Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:0902883
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    Keywords

    education; university schooling; workplace performance; selection;
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    JEL classification:

    • A00 - General Economics and Teaching - - General - - - General
    • I20 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - General
    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education

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