Bøger af Adelina Stefan

Vacationing in Dictatorships examines the political effects of international tourism in socialist Romania and Francoist Spain in the postwar era. Despite sharp economic and political differences between the two dictatorial regimes at the start of the Cold War, significant similarities existed as both states took advantage of international tourism to improve their image abroad and pursued processes of economic modernization to acquire hard currencies. By the end of the 1970s though, the two countries achieved rather different results in terms of tourism development, despite the fact that both shared many features in the 1940s and 1950s.By comparing the rise and evolution of international tourism on different sides of the Iron Curtain, Adelina Stefan provides a different assessment of the geopolitics of postwar Europe and that further refines the Cold War's geographies separating eastern and western Europe. As a result, Vacationing in Dictatorships reveals a new perspective on the Cold War that reveals not only the developmental similarities between Eastern and Southern Europe, but also the ideological struggle that pitted socialist East against capitalist West.

This visionary piece of work is an exploration of the HR practices, offering a unique contribution to the existing resources of knowledge on international management. In Global Strategies for Culturally Diverse Workforce: HR Agenda, Adelina Stefan critically investigates some of the most effective strategies adopted by multinational corporations, unearthing the challenges and trends in global recruitment and development. Mrs. Stefan does not only identify the key factors that can maximise the benefits of culturally diverse workforce, but also the challenges that most of the organisations are facing in dealing with multiculturalism and unconscious biases. She advises how corporations can attract, select and engage talented diverse workforce through a coaching culture that will change shareholders' and employees' mindset, increase their performance and enhance the business sustainability.

This study is a practical tool that can be used by intercultural practitioners and stakeholders in understanding the impact of different developmental techniques, enabling them to review their current practices and respond effectively to the current business challenges. In this visionary piece of work, Adelina Stefan aims to make a distinctive contribution to the management studies by demonstrating the role of intercultural communication in global organisations through the implementation of training programs. Adelina Stefan's findings constitute a good resource for estimating the impact of various training interventions that aim to facilitate international workforce's adaptability into a novel culture.