Rethinking Business for Sustainable Leadership in a VUCA World 17th International Conference on Business Excellence, ICBE 2023, Bucharest, Romania, March 23-25, 2023

This book presents a selection of the best papers from the 17th International Conference on Business Excellence, “Rethinking Business: Sustainable Leadership in a VUCA World” (ICBE 2023), held in Bucharest, Romania, in March 2023.

In today's rapidly evolving landscape, characterized by volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA), the need to reshape business practices has become paramount. The book showcases research findings and perspectives on the new challenges particularly posed by the digital economy and research systems. Focusing on revolving business and developing sustainable leadership, it offers valuable insights into the present context of global crisis, together with solutions for the real-world challenges we face today.

Mihail Busu is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Business Administration in Foreign Languages, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania. His research focuses on statistics and econometrics, economic modelling, circular economy, competition policy, decisional processes, financial risks and risk management. He has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals including Mathematics, Symmetry, Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Amfiteatru Economic, Energies and Processes.

In addition, he serves as a reviewer for the international journals Management & Marketing, Challenges for the Knowledge Society, Amfiteatru Economic, Mathematics, Economies, Energies, and Journal of Risk and Financial Management. He received the Georgescu Roegen Award for outstanding scientific research in 2019 and has been a member of Romanian Actuarial Society since 2015.