Assessment of the performance of management consulting services – a correlational survey

Madalin  Darie; Ovidiu  Mocanu; Carmen  Gasparotti; George  Cristian Schin

doi:10.23762/FSO_VOL7_NO3_3

Published : 2019-09-30

Vol. 7 No. 3 (2019)

Assessment of the performance of management consulting services – a correlational survey

Madalin Darie

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0043-0388

Ovidiu Mocanu

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6375-1002

Carmen Gasparotti

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7024-1553

George Cristian Schin

DOI: https://doi.org/10.23762/FSO_VOL7_NO3_3

Abstract

In Romania, as in other European countries, effective consulting services represent a key factor in maximising the chances to identify and absorb EU funds for various entities which are eligible for financing, from different environments, both public and private. This paper seeks to investigate the perception of people who applied for funding to different EU grants and projects, regarding the quality and effectiveness of managerial consulting services. The research employs a quantitative methodological approach and aims to test correlations between the items embedded in the conceptual model, such as the usefulness of information provided by consultants, the criteria for choosing the consultant and their degree of knowledge and capacity to adapt to their client’s needs. The analysis was performed on a sample of 102 entrepreneurs and people with decision-making functions within public institutions. The results prove the benefits of managerial consulting through success stories, which may be shared with other people who intend to apply for EU funds.

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managerial practices, performance assessment, structural non-reimbursable funds

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Darie, M. ., Mocanu, O. ., Gasparotti, C. ., & Cristian Schin, G. . (2019). Assessment of the performance of management consulting services – a correlational survey. Forum Scientiae Oeconomia, 7(3), 31_47. https://doi.org/10.23762/FSO_VOL7_NO3_3

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Madalin Darie

madalin.darie85@gmail.com
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0043-0388

Affiliation:

“Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati Romania

Bio Statement (e.g., department and rank)

Darie Mădălin has been a Ph.D. student at “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, since 2017; his research focuses on business management. He graduated in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree from the Romanian-American University in Bucharest, Faculty of Internal and International Tourism, specialising in economics. In 2010 he graduated with a master’s degree from the Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest, Faculty of Management, specialising in management. Since 2011, he has worked as a management consultant in teams which write and implement projects financed via structural and cohesion funds provided by the European Union.

Ovidiu Mocanu

ovidiu.mocanu@yahoo.com
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6375-1002

Affiliation:

“Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati, Romania

Bio Statement (e.g., department and rank)

Ovidiu Mocanu has been a Ph.D. student at “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati since 2017. He graduated in 2004 with a bachelor’s degree from “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati, Faculty of Mechanics, specialising in managerial and technological engineering of machine construction. He graduated with master’s degrees from “Dunarea de Jos” University, Faculty of Metallurgy and Materials Science, specialising in processes and high-performance technologies for the quality of materials and the environment in metallurgy, and the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration with a specialisation in managerial strategies and policies.

Carmen Gasparotti

carmen.gasparotti@ugal.com
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7024-1553

Affiliation:

“Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati Romania

Bio Statement (e.g., department and rank)

Carmen Gasparotti is an associate professor at the Naval Architecture Faculty. She graduated with a diploma in Naval Architecture in 1991 from the “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati. In 2002 she also graduated with a bachelor’s degree in economy and management and in 2005 received the Doctor of Science diploma in Economics and Management. In 2017 she obtained her doctoral degree in management studies. The focus of her studies is project planning, the hierarchy of investment projects based on multicriteria analysis, configuration management, risk assessment, and project management.

George Cristian Schin

george.schin@ugal.com

Affiliation:

“Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati Romania

Bio Statement (e.g., department and rank)

George Cristian Schin has been a member of the “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati, Faculty of Legal, Social and Political Sciences, since 2009. He graduated from “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati with a doctoral degree in management. His research is centred on leadership. He has been the director of the Department of Administrative Sciences and Regional Studies within the Faculty of Legal, Social and Political Sciences since 2015.