Pages: 141-156Introduction. This paper explores the influence of digital competencies and entrepreneurial competencies on entrepreneurial intention in the context of digital and environmental uncertainty among young adults from an emerging economy. The study investigates how technological adaptability, continuous learning, and entrepreneurial skills contribute to professional development and entrepreneurial orientation in a constantly changing economic environment. In the contemporary digital economy, technological transformation, artificial intelligence, and labour market instability increasingly influence individuals’ professional perspectives and career development. Using a mixed-methods approach, the study combines quantitative analysis conducted in SPSS with qualitative analysis performed in NVivo in order to identify the main…
Author: Patrick Banu
Pages: 53-62Introduction. What determines entrepreneurial success in emerging economies, marked as they are by institutional uncertainty and limited access to resources? The paper answers this question through a qualitative case study of the student organisation VIP România, integrating the Resource-Based View (RBV) and the theory of Dynamic Capabilities (DC) within a framework anchored in the Romanian institutional context. The research rests on five semi-structured interviews with members involved directly in coordinating projects, analysed thematically with NVivo, and tracks the types of resources perceived as critical, the way the organisation develops its dynamic capabilities, and the role of partnerships.Aim of the…
Pages: 35-43Introduction. This study looks at how HR training supports the development of soft skills and, through them, employees’ professional success in Turkish companies. Drawing on three semi-structured interviews with HR and Learning and Development professionals from the textile, manufacturing, and technology sectors, it examines how organisations identify soft-skill needs, design development programmes, support the transfer of learning to the workplace, and judge the results.Aim of the study. Using Kirkpatrick’s framework and thematic analysis in NVivo 12, the findings suggest that soft skills are increasingly treated as strategic competencies tied to leadership, coordination, adaptability, and organisational effectiveness. Measuring their direct…