Executive Studies, Business Guides & Management Insights
Original research and executive guidance from LOOK SMART Business Consultancy, covering management, business transformation, AI governance, ESG and CSRD, corporate governance, organizational diagnostics, cyber security, pay transparency and the changing demands of the European business environment.
Each publication turns complex regulatory, organizational and strategic issues into practical frameworks, management decisions and implementation steps for companies operating in Romania and the European Union.
These publications are original research and executive analysis produced by LOOK SMART. They complement our management consulting work with practical frameworks, regulatory analysis and implementation guidance.
AI Under Control. Enterprise AI Governance
A post-Omnibus executive guide to AI governance: what already applies despite the shifting deadlines, how to map your AI footprint and build a control framework, the impact across ten industries (construction included) and a twelve-month action plan.
The Executive Guide to ESG Reporting (CSRD)
A complete, post-Omnibus I analysis of ESG/CSRD reporting in Romania - revised thresholds and timelines, simplified ESRS, a pre-audit checklist and an 18-month project plan.
Legal & Operational Analysis: Transposing EU Directive 2023/970
What Romania's new pay-transparency law actually changes, what is still unclear, how your company is affected - and 11 concrete steps to compliance.
2030 - Year Zero of the New Economy
The critical skills for 2030 per WEF and OECD, AI's real impact on jobs and productivity, and actionable organizational-transformation solutions for Romanian companies.
Is Your Company Healthy - or Just Getting By?
The most dangerous organizational ailments are asymptomatic. A complete guide from the early warning signs to a five-phase diagnostic methodology.
Organizational Diagnostics: Detect the Crisis Before It Costs You
The invisible signals of decline, the hidden cost of ignoring them, the critical triggers and the optimal frequency - with a full diagnostic methodology.
Cyber Security: Protecting Your People and Digital Assets
The human factor is behind the vast majority of security incidents. Why employees are the first line of defence, the real threats, and an applied security-awareness programme that measurably reduces incidents.
Corporate Governance: From a Functional Business to a Benchmark Organization
Why governance is becoming the competitive differentiator of the coming years - what a complete framework really means, organized across nine business categories, and how to implement it.
The EU Pay Transparency Directive - A Strategic Guide for Romania
The critical 2026-2031 timeline, the concrete obligations, the policies and procedures required for compliance, and a quarterly action plan.
Research grounded in management practice
LOOK SMART is a boutique premium management and business consultancy that works with companies on strategy, operational performance, organizational transformation, governance, human capital and business process improvement.
Our publications are developed as practical executive resources: they examine complex business, regulatory and organizational issues, identify their implications for management and translate them into frameworks, decisions and implementation actions.
The firm's consulting and research work is led operationally by Alexandru Cârstoiu, Chief Operating Officer and management consultant, with extensive experience in corporate management, strategic consulting, business process optimization, operational management, internal audit, information security and organizational transformation.
Questions about LOOK SMART's executive studies
What is LOOK SMART?
LOOK SMART is a boutique premium management and business consultancy focused on strategy, organizational transformation, business process improvement, executive advisory and practical execution.
Who produces the LOOK SMART executive studies?
The publications are original research and executive analysis produced by LOOK SMART Business Consultancy, developed from its management consulting and organizational experience.
What subjects do the publications cover?
They cover AI governance, ESG and CSRD, corporate governance, organizational diagnostics, cyber security, pay transparency, business transformation and strategic management.
Who is Alexandru Cârstoiu?
Alexandru Cârstoiu is Chief Operating Officer and management consultant at LOOK SMART, with experience in corporate management, strategic consulting, business process optimization, operational management, internal audit, information security and organizational transformation.
Are the publications free?
Yes. The executive studies and guides listed on this page are available to read and download free of charge.
Research is useful only when it improves decisions.
If a regulatory, organizational or strategic issue in one of our publications affects your company, LOOK SMART can help translate the analysis into a practical management response.
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