Full name: Béla-Gergely RÁCZ
Role in project: postdoctoral researcher
Main affiliation: Babeș-Bolyai University
Main affiliation title: Assistant professor
Research topics: operations management
Contact: bela.racz@econ.ubbcluj.ro
Personal website: https://econ.ubbcluj.ro/cv.php?id=475

Google scholar link: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=rNor0BMAAAAJ&hl=en
ORCID link: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9712-9959
Linkedin link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raczbela/

Teaching: Organizational management, Financial management, Microeconomics, Public Finance, Entreprise resource planing systems

TOP5 publications:
1. Szász L., Bálint Cs., Csíki O., Nagy B-Z., Rácz B., Csala D., Harris L. (2022) The impact of COVID-19 on the evolution of online retail: The pandemic as a window of opportunity, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969698922001825?casa_token=2xvdoZZp-ZUAAAAA:j6vI5p8ygLJuA6wQpADQ7QF_tdpxRx4gAcW09w-YQCPV35gJyTLkLrZUo9iG8gDzfKXthW8MnQ

2. Szász L., Csíki O., Rácz B. (2021) Sustainability management in global automotive industry: a theoretical model and survey study, International Journal of Production Economics
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S092552732100061X?casa_token=DzAg31JR6qgAAAAA:UnEqhGzetjCybxtpUQ1_9m08N-OMAGoFHKJub3ufl93ZPbAZQbn9kgZKeEnIJUKRKSBdr42NBg

3. Szász L., Demeter K., Rácz B., Losonci D. (2020) Industry 4.0: a review and analysis of contingency and performance effects, Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management
https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JMTM-10-2019-0371/full/html?casa_token=EDp_lsE00CEAAAAA:LT_Y22HyUEVe53yVW00Czl64GecqO6IClvLvpeG0Djd4Ea3UsdvXcB2LPrAMt8OJp7WkPEo3qw5mDDCJixD5o3AerIiJXsMrVUMww-lnDH3YhNY-UN0

4. Szász L., Rácz B., Scherrer M., Deflorin P. (2019) Disseminative capabilities and manufacturing plant roles in the knowledge network of MNCs, International Journal of Production Economics, 208, 294-304.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925527318304821?casa_token=tAI-6XVXoZEAAAAA:gvhXuvZuzMv0U4C7vab1mjFE9CZz-CePJ8vOGVtU4dNNp5JJlxrjqm6E8ED37l3BUZYGOP3NTQ

5. Demeter K., Szász L., Rácz B. (2016) The impact of subsidiaries’ internal and external integration on operational performance, International Journal of Production Economics, 182, 73-85.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925527316301931

Research projects:
1. 2020 – 2022: Director: “Difuzarea inovării tehnologice în companii multinaționale: consolidarea rolului filialelor române”, project code: UEFISCDI PN-III-P1-1.1-PD-2019
2. 2020 – 2022: Scientific researcher III: “A patra revoluție industrială: soluționarea provocărilor implementării tehnologiilor de tip Industrie 4.0 la companii de producție din Europa Centrală și de Est”, project code: UEFISCDI PN-III-P1.1-TE-2019-1773
3. 2020 – present: Scientific researcher: Romanian Economic Monitor
4. 2020 – 2022: Postdoctoral researcher: “Studiu privind dezvoltarea sustenabilității industriei auto la nivel global. Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai, Școala Doctorală de Științe Economice și Gestiunea Afacerilor”, project code: 123793/POCU
5. 2020 – present: member in Global Manufacturing Research Group Survey, VI. round
6. 2018– 2020: Research assistent „Dezvoltarea competitivității furnizorilor locali ai companiilor multinaționale în țările în curs de dezvoltare – abordare prin prisma transferului de cunoștințe”, preoject code: UEFISCDI PN-III-P1-1.1-TE-2016-0502
8. 2014– 2017: Research assistant: SNF Scopes Joint Research Project: „Strengthening the role of Eastern European Manufacturing Sites in Manufacturing Networks: The influence of Absorptive Capacities”. The University of Applied Sciences HTW Chur (instituție coordonator)