Meet the editors

Dr. Larisa Ivascu, BA, MBA, Ph.D., is a professor in the Faculty of Management in Production and Transportation, Department of Management, Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania. She has more than 15 years of experience in programming, teaching, and research. Dr. Ivascu is the chair of the Entrepreneurship Office at Politehnica University of Timisoara, and director of the Research Center for Engineering and

Management. She is the president of the scientific committee of the Academy of Political Leadership, and vice president of the Society for Ergonomics and Work Environment Management. She has published 9 books, 8 book chapters, and more than 220 academic research studies and articles. Dr. Ivascu is also a keynote speaker for various international and national events.

Dr. Ben-Oni Ardelean, Ph.D., is a member of the Romanian Parliament and has extensive academic and political experience. He has held several important positions over the years, including vice president of the Chamber of Deputies (2017– 2018); senator of Romania (2012–2016) and secretary of the Romanian Senate (2016); vice president of the National Liberal Party; and a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Parliamentary Assembly (NATO PA), the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), the South Eastern European Cooperation Process Parliamentary Assembly (SEECP PA), and other organizations. He is recognized as a leading figure for human rights and freedom, organizing and speaking at conferences, televised debates and talk shows, and promoting a new leadership model among conservatives for post-Communist countries and around the world. He is the author of several books and numerous academic articles. Dr. Ardelean is concerned with supporting those in need, helping others to help themselves, and motivating people to live a life of purpose, love, and compassion.

Dr. Muddassar Sarfraz is an assistant professor at the School of Management, Zhejiang Shuren University, PR China. He completed a post-doctoral fellowship in business administration from the Business School of Hohai University, China. He has worked as a researcher and lecturer in various institutes and lectured on business research methods, business management, corporate social responsibility, business strategy, and strategic

management. He has also attended several national and international conferences as a keynote speaker. He has published more than 120 papers in foreign authoritative journals and academic conferences at home and abroad. He is an associate and guest editor of several journals such as *Energies, International Journal of Work Organisation and Emotion, Etikonomi*, and *INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care* 

*Organization, Provision, and Financing*. He is an editorial board member of the *Journal of Chinese Human Resource Management* well as a member of the British Academy of Management, Chinese Economists Society, World Economic Association, and the American Economic Association, and an ambassador of the international MBA program, Chongqing University, PR China, for Pakistan.
