Project director: Prof. univ. dr. Marieta Olaru

1. Project director: Prof. univ. dr. Marieta Olaru Institutional affiliation: Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest Project duration: 2007- 2010 WAYS TO INCREASE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF SMES IN ROMANIA THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A MODEL OF PERFORMANCE MEASSUREMENT AND IMPROVEMENT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE EUROPEAN MODEL OF QUALITY MANAGEMENT PN II – IDEI – PCE – 2007 – 1 ID_856

2. Summary • Project purpose • Current status of performance indicators achievement • Main obtained results, which are original and valuable from a scientific point of view • Young researchers involvement and the way the involvement is reflected in the staff expenses • Difficulties met in conducting the project (scientific and/or administrative) PN II – IDEI – PCE – 2007 – 1ID_856

3. PROJECT PURPOSE • elaborating a model for evaluation and improvement of process performance in Romanian small and medium sized enterprises according to the European Quality Management model and defining new techniques and instruments for the application of this model with the aim of increasing competitiveness. PN II – IDEI – PCE – 2007 – 1ID_856

4. CURRENT STATUS OF ACCOMPLISHING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS * Pentru perioada monitorizată PN II – IDEI – PCE – 2007 – 1ID_856

5. CURRENT STATUS OF ACCOMPLISHING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS(cont.) PN II – IDEI – PCE – 2007 – 1ID_856

6. PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PLANNED FOR 2010 PN II – IDEI – PCE – 2007 – 1ID_856

7. MAIN OBTAINED RESULTS PN II – IDEI – PCE – 2007 – 1ID_856

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23. AGENDA • State of the performance indicators regarding the involvement of young researchers • Ph.D. theses elaborated on the project topic and other related areas • Involvement of young researchers in activities of goal achievement and in other project based activities • Involvement of young researchers in the project activities – a personnel cost based perspective PN II – IDEI – PCE – 2007 – 1ID_856

24. STATE OF THE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS REGARDING THE INVOLVEMENT OF YOUNG RESEARCHERS (members of the research project)* *currently under development PN II – IDEI – PCE – 2007 – 1ID_856

25. PH.D. THESES ELABORATED ON THE PROJECT TOPIC AND OTHER RELATED AREAS (co-ordinated by the project director) PN II – IDEI – PCE – 2007 – 1ID_856

26. PH.D. THESIS ELABORATED ON THE PROJECT TOPIC AND OTHER RELATED AREAS (co-ordinated by the project director) PN II – IDEI – PCE – 2007 – 1ID_856

27. INVOLVEMENT OF YOUNG RESEARCHERS IN GOAL ACHIEVEMENT AND IN OTHER PROJECT BASED ACTIVITIES PN II – IDEI – PCE – 2007 – 1ID_856

28. INVOLVEMENT OF YOUNG RESEARCHERS IN GOAL ACHIEVEMENT AND IN OTHER PROJECT BASED ACTIVITIES PN II – IDEI – PCE – 2007 – 1ID_856

29. INVOLVEMENT OF YOUNG RESEARCHERS IN THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES – A PERSONNEL COST BASED PERSPECTIVE PN II – IDEI – PCE – 2007 – 1ID_856

30. DIFFICULTIES MET IN CONDUCTING THE PROJECT PN II – IDEI – PCE – 2007 – 1ID_856

31. Thank you for your attention! PN II – IDEI – PCE – 2007 – 1ID_856