A Comparative Analysis of Romanian Librarians’ Perception of their Working Environment

Work environment factors are influencing employees performance, and thus directly affecting the organization’s efficiency. The objective of this paper is to draw a general image regarding the way in which employees from school, county, and university libraries perceive tangible (furniture, work e...

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Main Authors: Mireille RĂDOI, Bogdan SAFTIUC, Marian OANCEA, Vladimir PRIPP
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Language:English
Published: Editura ASE 2025-05-01
Series:Revista de Management Comparat International
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Online Access:https://www.rmci.ase.ro/no26vol2/14.pdf
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author Mireille RĂDOI
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description Work environment factors are influencing employees performance, and thus directly affecting the organization’s efficiency. The objective of this paper is to draw a general image regarding the way in which employees from school, county, and university libraries perceive tangible (furniture, work equipment) and intangible (security, temperature, silence, air quality) elements from their work environments in order to emphasize the main issues librarians are facing. The novelty of this research stems from the application of the strategic comparative management’s principles in order to collate the work environment perceptions of the three aforementioned libraries. The research method was sociological inquiry, based on a survey, implemented through a questionnaire, which was addressed nationwide to school, county, and university library employees, helping us identify attitudes towards the work environment. In general, librarians seem to be content with their work environment conditions, and they feel safe. There are significant differences within employee attitudes towards work environment factors. The most satisfied were school librarians, because they interact with fewer users and work in a smaller environment.
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spelling doaj-art-dcd40aadaf03423982f6ef2c10bd572e2025-08-20T02:33:08ZengEditura ASERevista de Management Comparat International1582-34582601-09682025-05-0126241242810.24818/RMCI.2025.2.414A Comparative Analysis of Romanian Librarians’ Perception of their Working EnvironmentMireille RĂDOI0Bogdan SAFTIUC1Marian OANCEA2Vladimir PRIPP3Bucharest University of Economic StudiesBucharest University of Economic StudiesBucharest University of Economic StudiesUniversity of BucharestWork environment factors are influencing employees performance, and thus directly affecting the organization’s efficiency. The objective of this paper is to draw a general image regarding the way in which employees from school, county, and university libraries perceive tangible (furniture, work equipment) and intangible (security, temperature, silence, air quality) elements from their work environments in order to emphasize the main issues librarians are facing. The novelty of this research stems from the application of the strategic comparative management’s principles in order to collate the work environment perceptions of the three aforementioned libraries. The research method was sociological inquiry, based on a survey, implemented through a questionnaire, which was addressed nationwide to school, county, and university library employees, helping us identify attitudes towards the work environment. In general, librarians seem to be content with their work environment conditions, and they feel safe. There are significant differences within employee attitudes towards work environment factors. The most satisfied were school librarians, because they interact with fewer users and work in a smaller environment.https://www.rmci.ase.ro/no26vol2/14.pdfwork environmentwork safetywork equipmentlibrariancomparative analysis
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A Comparative Analysis of Romanian Librarians’ Perception of their Working Environment
Revista de Management Comparat International
work environment
work safety
work equipment
librarian
comparative analysis
title A Comparative Analysis of Romanian Librarians’ Perception of their Working Environment
title_full A Comparative Analysis of Romanian Librarians’ Perception of their Working Environment
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title_full_unstemmed A Comparative Analysis of Romanian Librarians’ Perception of their Working Environment
title_short A Comparative Analysis of Romanian Librarians’ Perception of their Working Environment
title_sort comparative analysis of romanian librarians perception of their working environment
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work safety
work equipment
librarian
comparative analysis
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