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Perception of CSR by Czech consumers Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Vít Hinčica,Hana Řezanková,Jennifer Břečková
The paper examines how Czech consumers perceive CSR. A literature review shows that there is a large research gap in this area. An established model introduced by Maignan (2001) and promoted by other researchers is used to assess the issue. Namely, consumer support for responsible business and consumer evaluation of corporate social responsibility are measured using two samples of respondents (a convenience
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Women's overload during the pandemic Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Ivana Bulog,Sandra Pepur,Ana Rimac Smiljanić
This research examines the relationship between unpaid care work, financial well-being, and stress levels among women during the COVID 19 pandemic. The pandemic caused downturns in the economies of countries around the world and led to uncertainties and changes that created conditions for increased stress levels and consequently impaired well-being. In addition to social distancing and lock-down as
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An overview of science evaluation in Poland and Croatia Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2021-12-21 Patryk Ciurak,Tea Mijač,Grzegorz Wierczyński
Science is considered to be the driving force of society and the economy; therefore, adequate evaluation and allocation of funds are necessary for achieving this. This paper briefly presents issues of the trends in the evaluation of scientific activities in Poland and Croatia. Based on the literature review, differences in the evaluation systems of individual countries have been noted, as well as several
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The effects of IPA II pre-accession assistance instruments in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and Turkey Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2021-12-21 Suada A. Džogović,Anita Cucović,Suada Ajdarpašić,Enes Hamzagić
Provided that one of the goals of the European Union (EU) is the economic development and possibility of integration by implementing fundamental reforms through an adequate strategic approach, this paper aims to determine the impact of the EU policy and the Instrument for PreAccession Assistance (IPA Fund) on the international business environment with special emphasis on Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo
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Relationship between factors of teachers’ leadership Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2021-12-21 Lina Kaminskienė,Vilma Žydžiūnaitė,Rūta Juozaitienė
Today, the traditional role of teachers is challenged, and teaching practice requires less time for face-to-face instruction, a unique position that does not impose responsibilities on one person (teacher or student) and creates a common teaching and learning space in which new knowledge is co-created and socially developed. This change requires teachers’ high professionalism and leadership skills
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The effect of hedonic value, utilitarian value, and customer satisfaction in predicting repurchase intention and willingness to pay a price premium for smartwatch brands Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2021-12-21 Metin Saygılı,Tolga Yalçıntekin
The aim of this study is to examine the role of hedonic value (HV), utilitarian value (UV), and customer satisfaction (CS) in individuals' willingness to pay a price premium (WTP a price premium) and repurchase intention (RI) to smartwatches. This study is unique and important as it only deals with smartwatches, unlike other studies on wearable technology products that often focus on the general situation
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Environmental disclosure practice in the Serbian banking sector Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2021-12-21 Aida Hanić,Olivera Jovanović,Slavica Stevanović
This paper aims to: a) analyse the environmental disclosure practice in the Serbian banking sector, b) determine whether the degree of disclosure is higher in the case of big, i.e. systemically important banks, and c) examine if there is a positive relationship between the banks' CSR practice and their financial performance. The environmental disclosure index (EDI) based on 15 variables was employed
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Exploring the level of utilizing management reports in decision-making in Croatian companies Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2021-12-21 Mirjana Hladika,Berislav Žmuk
Effective business decisions have a positive impact on the overall business of a company. Each business decision should be based on relevant, high-quality, and reliable information prepared by a management accountant in accordance with managers' specific requirements. In order to be support the efficient decision-making process, the management accounting information should be appropriate for a particular
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Working capital management and profitability of manufacturing companies in Kosovo Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2021-12-21 Amant Fejzullahu,Florije Govori
This article aims to demonstrate the profitability of the manufacturing companies in Kosovo impacted by the managing practices in the working capital. We use multiple regression analyses to estimate the effect of working capital indicators on profit. The Pearson correlation is used to calculate whether the variables are positively or negatively correlated and to what extent. The sample includes thirty-six
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Selection of markets for textile export using the adequate portfolio Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2021-12-21 Viktorija Stasytytė,Aleksandras Vytautas Rutkauskas,Eglė Celiešienė
Textiles is one of the largest industries in the world, creating significant volumes of trade, export, and jobs. In the European Union, this industry is essential and attempts to retain and increase competitiveness. Most of the textile and clothing sector production is exported; thus, adequate orientation to export markets is essential. The paper’s objective is to determine the countries suitable for
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Determinants of crowdfunding success in central and eastern European countries Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2021-12-21 Marija Šimić Šarić
As an alternative way of financing, crowdfunding has been growing rapidly since the last financial crisis in 2008. The number of launched projects has increased, but the number of successful projects remains low. Little is known about what leads to success in this field, especially in Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries where the determinants of crowdfunding campaign success for projects are
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The impact of social media activities on raising brand awareness during the COVID-19 pandemic Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2021-12-21 Visar Rrustemi,Granit Baca
The aim of this research is to identify social media activities that affect the increase of brand awareness in the fashion industry in Kosovo. The research considers five different social media activities (advertising, influencers, sharing, entertainment, and interaction), and to the best knowledge of the authors, this is the first experiment to consider these factors all together, as well as the first
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Critical success factors in e-marketing adoption and implementation among the fast-moving consumer goods retailers in Zimbabwe Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2021-12-21 Reason Masengu,JJ Prinsloo,Theuns Pelser
The institutionalization of e-marketing strategies, their adoption, and implementation hinges on the customers' perceptions of the critical success factors that the literature identifies in terms of an online competitive advantage, online shopping infrastructure development, online customer relationship, and online shopping risk. To assess the critical success factors, a sample of 300 customers of
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Cointegration and causality analysis between foreign direct investment, exports and economic growth in the republic of Croatia Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2021-12-21 Martina Sopta,Vlatka Bilas,Sanja Franc
The main objective of this paper is to analyze the causal relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI), exports, and economic growth in the Republic of Croatia for the period 2000-2020 and determine the implications of research results on corporate management. The management of the investment enterprise is usually interested in high returns, whereas the management of the recipient enterprise
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Examining the effect of user satisfaction and business intelligence system usage on individual job performance Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2021-12-21 Amra Kapo,Lejla Turulja,Tarik Zaimović,Senka Mehić
Business intelligence systems are in widespread use today due to the many business benefits. Users are one of the key stakeholders in the business intelligence process. For optimal system adaptation, the user should be able to interact with the application in order to improve its capacity to contribute to decision-making. For the business intelligence process itself to be effective, it is necessary
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Using stated preference methods to inform public health decision making Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2021-12-21 Nikolina Dukić Samaržija
Croatia has recognised the importance of prevention programmes in the field of public health, although their effectiveness is not satisfactory due to the low population response, which has a negative impact on the rationalisation of public spending. One of the possible solutions is to consider the stated preferences of the target population. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to evaluate
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The impact of supplier relationships on supply chain performance of trade companies in Bosnia and Herzegovina Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2021-12-21 Safet Kozarević,Šejla Kovačević
The need for companies' interconnection and advantages of mutual business cooperation led to the development of supply chain management in the 1980s. Along with the intensified market globalization process, companies have become aware of the need to develop efficient supply chains. A supply chain includes a series of activities from planning and organizing to controlling the flow of material and services
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Assessing international competitiveness and its role towards the economic prosperity within EU integration framework Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2021-07-22 Jelena Stanojević,Gabrijela Veličković
Enhancing competitiveness in the era of globalization has become an essential topic of academic and policy debates for all contemporary economies. The role of a country’s competitiveness has been addressed by many scholars aiming to assess the extent to which this concept is associated with economic prosperity matters, such as social welfare and attracting foreign direct investments. Along with this
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Crisis management in public institutions Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2021-07-22 Ante Žigman,Tomislav Ridzak,Mirna Dumičić Jemrić
Crisis management in the context of public institutions is particularly important, due to the extremely large possible impact of the consequences of systemic crises on society as a whole. Suboptimal or too slow decisions of public institutions usually affect a much wider set of people, entities, and economic and financial developments than when it comes to crisis management in individual companies
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Croatian banks profitability under capital requirements pressure Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2021-07-22 Ana Kundid Novokmet,Ana Pavić
Regulating bank behavior throughout capital requirements has been a focal point of prudential regulation since the late 1980s. However, their beneficial effect on the banking sector's safety and soundness was disputed ever since their initial implementation, mainly due to an assumption that they deteriorate bank profitability and increase the odds for the enlarged risk appetites of bank managers, especially
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The analysis of a public administration crisis situation Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2021-07-22 Danila Rijavec,Primož Pevcin
This paper fits into the ex-post migration crisis of 2015-16 dialogue and offers added value through its complex transboundary perspective while bringing in the national perspective of a transboundary crisis. After the largest migration flow, lacking supranational coordination and governance, Slovenia’s coping strategy was oriented towards logistical mechanisms to keep up the pressure and move the
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The impact of Covid-19 on economic aspects of business enterprises Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2021-07-22 Albanë Gashi,Iliriana Sopa,Ymer Havolli
Apart from causing a global pandemic, COVID-19 has also affected many industries worldwide, causing the economic position of businesses to weaken. This study provides an empirical assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on the economic position of micro, small, medium, and large business enterprises in Kosovo. While COVID-19 has been detrimental to many businesses, many of them have adapted to the possibilities
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Human resource management–research performance linkage in higher education institutions Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2021-06-30 Jolanta Jaškiene,Ilona Buciuniene
Research performance enhancement has become a greater issue in recent decades. However, studies analyzing the determinants of research performance and identifying human resource management (HRM) practices that improve research performance have been few and inconsistent. This paper overviews the factors affecting research performance and responds to calls for HRM practices that are customized for research
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Understanding the dimensions of managerial decency construct Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2021-06-30 Belma Hadžiomerović,Emir Kurtić,Maja Arslanagić Kalajdžić
This study aims to improve the understanding of perceived managerial decency by developing an initial set of items for its measurement scale. Based on the social exchange theory and driven by the strong need for instilling more decency and civility in managerial discourse, this study makes a comprehensive overview of the scope and domain of perceived managerial decency and extracts the potential decency
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Strength of culture and transfer of knowledge in organizations Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2021-06-30 Nataša Pivec,Vojko Potočan
This paper analyses the effects of organizational culture on the transfer of knowledge in organizations. While prior literature has considered relations between individual classifications of organizational culture and the whole process of knowledge development, we focused our analysis on the dimension of cultural strength and its effects on the selected phase of knowledge transfer in organizations
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A investigation into share prices’ conditional heteroscedasticity and non-symmetrical model in the context of South Africa, Nigeria, and Egypt Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2021-06-30 Abdullah Ejaz,Petr Polak,Zulfiqar Ali Amran
This paper investigates the leverage effect in African countries by applying normal and non-normal distribution densities. Furthermore, we investigate the possible opportunities for portfolio diversification in South Africa, Nigeria, and Egypt. We find that negative stock returns do not generate higher volatility in further returns than past positive returns. All three countries are subject to the
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The mediating role of hotel employees’ job satisfaction and performance in the relationship between authentic leadership and organizational performance Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2021-06-30 Marija Kaštelan Mrak,Sanda Grudić Kvasić
Authentic leadership is a positive leadership theory, conceptualized under the influence of positive psychology and positive organizational behaviour movement. Although it has become a recognized leadership theory, it is still somewhat neglected in the hospitality literature. To address this gap, the paper seeks to develop and test a conceptual model linking authentic leadership to organizational performance
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Managing-technology enhanced tourist experience Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2021-06-30 Tea Golja,Morena Paulišić
Many of the recent research studies in tourist behavior pointed to the fact that contemporary tourists, particularly millennials, are very prone to innovative experiences and enjoy co-creating the tourist experience. Technological advancements drive changes in the way tourists experience their vacation and have transferred power to the tourists in terms of decision-making. Scattered hotels bring back
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Heading out SMEs to the e-commerce highway Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2021-06-30 Merima Činjarević,Lejla Karić,Lejla Lazović Pita,Almir Peštek,Velma Pijalović
The contemporary business environment, characterized by high levels of dynamism, turbulence, and uncertainty, has forced companies to re-evaluate traditional models of commerce and make a shift towards Internet-based e-commerce models. Since the perception of usefulness determines the firm’s willingness to adopt e-commerce, this study strives to explore the contributing factors among SMEs in Bosnia
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Organizational culture in logistics companies and its impact on employee satisfaction Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2020-12-21 Mateja Čuček,Sonja Mlaker Kač
The aim of this research was to analyze organizational culture and the impact of different types of organizational cultures on employee satisfaction in the Slovenian logistics sector. Logistics is a service-oriented sector and therefore the impact of employee satisfaction on the quality of logistics service is even more important than in general. For the purpose of research, we conducted a quantitative
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Teleworking in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) before the onset of coronavirus crisis in the Czech Republic Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2020-12-21 Jaroslav Vrchota,Monika Maříková,Petr Řehoř
Due to the new information and communication technologies, it is now possible to disconnect work from space and time and to take advantage of new ways of organizing work. One of the options is teleworking (TW), currently being implemented throughout Europe due to the condition created by the coronavirus pandemic. The aim of the paper is twofold: (i) to analyse a range of factors (size of the enterprise;
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Employee engagement and work-related outcomes Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2020-12-21 Emil Knezović,Arnela Đilović
This study examines the specific work-related outcomes of employee engagement such as affective commitment, organizational citizenship behavior, and intention to quit in the context of Bosnia and Herzegovina. For this purpose, employee engagement was divided into job and organization engagement. We used the quantitative research instrument and the cross-sectional survey method for primary data collection
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A framework for digital transformation and business model innovation Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2020-12-21 Chanté van Tonder,Chris Schachtebeck,Cecile Nieuwenhuizen,Bart Bossink
With the advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, businesses are adapting to the use of digitalisation which requires the digital transformation of their existing business models. However, there is limited empirical research on this phenomenon. The purpose of this study is twofold: (i) to develop a framework for businesses to digitally transform their business models and (ii) to examine literature
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The indirect verification of the going concern assumption by analysing the threat of bankruptcy Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2020-12-21 Michal Karas,Mária Režňáková
The generally accepted aim of doing business is to maximize the business value. The value of a business strongly depends on its ability to generate future cash flow for its owners. A necessary condition is that the business remains financially viable or in other words, the business should meet the assumption of going concern principle. Verifying such an assumption, however, remains an issue. We suggest
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How important is it for family businesses to maintain a strong entrepreneurial orientation over time? Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2020-12-21 Thea Visser,Louise van Scheers
The purpose of this article is to explore how important is the entrepreneurial orientation for family businesses. Entrepreneurial orientation is an important concept within the entrepreneurship field and it should be maintained through family generations. Proactiveness, risk-taking and innovativeness form the essence of entrepreneurial orientation, while the generational level is an influential variable
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The effect of product innovation on the export performance of Kosovo SMEs Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2020-12-21 Gezim Jusufi,Fatos Ukaj,Suada Ajdarpašić
The aim of the paper is to provide abetter understanding of factors influencing product innovations that areimportant to SMEs’ exporting activities. A probit model is used to analyse theinnovation pattern in 100 Kosovo manufacturing andexporting SMEs. They export to the EU andregional countries’ markets. Our data shows that there is a link between thetype of product innovation and the increase in exports
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Exploring business models of nonprofit organizations Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2020-12-21 Julia Perić,Anamarija Delić,Marina Stanić
Business models are usually used to describe how business entities sustain their competitive advantage, offer their customers better value and create good cooperation with their partners. While the literature is rich with best practice examples among for-profit business entities, nonprofit organizations (NPOs) are rarely observed and compared through the business model concept. Nonprofit organizations
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Entrepreneurs’ social capital in struggles within market field Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2020-12-21 Tamara Šmaguc,Ksenija Vuković
By understanding social capital as a link between the concept of social embeddedness and networking, this paper seeks to contribute to the understanding of the high-tech entrepreneurship process as a socially situated and influenced practice. Through in-depth examination of Croatian entrepreneurs in the software industry, we address the issues of which manifestations of social capital are significant
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Toward a model of relationship between the overall and the destination attributes satisfaction Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2020-12-21 Ljiljana Najev Čačija,Davorka Mikulić,Daša Dragnić
This study presents a preliminary research towards a conceptual model of relationship between the overall and the destination attributes satisfaction. Precisely, the paper explores and classifies destination pull factors as a precondition to design a conceptual model. Therefore, the first step was to categorise destination attributes into meaningful groups of pull factors that provide greater efficiency
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Dysfunctionality of two-part transfer pricing in investment centers' performance assessment Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2020-12-21 Liudmila A. Guzikova,Igor A. Nechitaylo
The paper discusses the question of the ability of the two-part transfer pricing system to stimulate investment centers to reject projects with positive NPV and to accept projects with negative NPV when there is no external market for intermediate products. The study revealed under which circumstances investment centers can take such dysfunctional decisions and it investigated if these systems can
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Eurointegration tendencies in implementation of ‘Industry 4.0’ in European companies Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2020-12-21 Andrea Seňová,Lucia Šebeščáková
The current level of technological development made it possible to predict upcoming changes, the expected commercial availability of breakthrough technologies and the impact they will have on business organization, manufacturing and labor market. The fourth industrial revolution, driven by automation, digital technology and Big Data, is expected to start in a few years. The number one external risk
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Influence of market orientation and stakeholder management on the performance of Croatian cities Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2020-12-21 Davor Širola,Zoran Mihanović
The implementation of market orientation plays a valuable role in the complex public sector, because it enables numerous entities responsible for the development of different levels of public administration to respond more efficiently to the demands of its users and other stakeholders. The current fragmented territorial structure and low level of decentralization reduce the developmental potential
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Assessment of the net effect of the active labour market policy in Bulgaria Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2020-12-21 Atanas Atanassov,Silvia Trifonova
The assessment of the net effect of active labour market policy contributes to the effective use of public funds in order to achieve optimal results and provide opportunities for future changes in the priority areas of the employment action plans. The paper examines the basic concepts for assessing the net effect of active labour market policy and assesses the net effect of this policy in Bulgaria
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Organizational consulting models and performance improvement Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2020-12-21 Rasa Nedzinskaite-Maciuniene,Agne Brandisauskiene,Jurate Cesnaviciene,Ramute Bruzgeleviciene
This study is concerned with a possible organizational consulting model of schools in rural areas with unfavorable social, economic and cultural (SEC) environments. Specifically, the study offers a case study analysis of five rural schools of one Lithuanian municipality. The results yield a conceptual framework for a model of rural school consultation. The proposed model is in line with the theoretical
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Ethics and economics in the world of globalized finance Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2020-11-27 Umberto Triulzi
The paper analyzes the reasons that led, in the years following the nineteenth century, to a vision of economic phenomena distant from ethics. After a brief introduction on the meaning of the concept of economics in the ancient world, the article describes which factors contributed most to developing an image of human behaviour motivated only by perfect rationality, self-interest, wealth maximization
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City brand image formation by urban heritage initiatives Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2020-11-27 Miglė Černikovaitė,Žaneta Karazijienė
In today's world, as cities compete in the marketplace, strategies for creating a city brand image are often shaped solely to meet the aspirations of profit, business development, and awareness. The preservation of culture, historical, and urban heritage remains important only in urban development strategies and not in actual development actions. The truth is, the image of a city is shaped by different
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Managing substitutive and complementary technologies in cultural institutions Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2020-11-27 Artur Modlinski,Luis Moreira Pinto
Digitalization and artificial intelligence are changing modern business organizations. New technologies help to analyze business environment, track customers, control work performance and improve prod-ucts. The aforementioned phenomenon has received considerably little attention in current literature on culture management. Our goal is to find (1) what types of technologies are used by cultural institutions
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An interdisciplinary learning approach to ecological business Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2020-11-27 Marina Valentukevičienė,Vytis Valatka
It is a widely held view among educationists that the most effective way to facilitate a holistic learning approach is to present visual, ready-to-use, practical examples. Thus, our study follows the general scope of the course “Socially responsible ecological business”, which is currently offered to master students at the Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU). We contend that teaching materials
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Perceived justice at workplace and organizational commitment Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2020-11-27 Eralda Zhilla,Arjana Muçaj,Blerina Hoti
The aim of this study is to investigate therelationship between the employees’ perception of justice at the workplace, inrelation to the organizational commitment. The study was carried out in Kosovoand its findings contribute to the service industry, being the most developed inthat region. This especially applies to the banking sector, which is still in atransitional phase in Kosovo, with the potential
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Proposal of a new research construct in female entrepreneurship Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2020-11-27 Mateja Vadnjal,Jaka Vadnjal,Alenka Bernik Dermol
Entrepreneurship has been a gender-defined phenomenon for several decades. It has been presented as a typically male domain which for its demanding performance requires typical male characteristics. In this paper, we follow the suggestions of researchers of female entrepreneurs and focus on the research of three groups of female entrepreneurs. We propose that female entrepreneurs in different life
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An integration of customer value and customer relationship in urban centres and peripheries Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2020-11-27 Rasa Smaliukiene,Svajone Bekesiene,Gabriele Lipciute
The purpose of this study is to investigate the roleof customer values in building customer relationships with regard to the urbanfactor. This paper seeks to empirically explain how the urban factor affectscustomer preferences as the differences between customers from urban centresand those from the peripheries are still notable despite globalization andcultural levelling. The article presents a theoretical
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The relevance of EU external cultural synergies Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2020-11-27 Ljiljana Simić
European Union (EU) is a supra-ideological construct in permanent change. Changing times bring the European External Action Service (EEAS) to its cultural strategy. EU external cultural strategy with the complexity of political and social realities defines the two main steps followed in this study: a) EU intercultural strategy analysis, and b) the role and the place of EU Delegations (EU Dels) and
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Economics of uniqueness in Croatian historic towns Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2020-11-27 Nataša Urošević,Danijela Grubišić
The paper will elaborate on the current situation and development perspectives in selected Croatian historic towns, reflecting upon innovative models of urban regeneration and social revitalization. Looking for new urban models in the challenging global context, the authors applied the concept of cultural economy or the economics of uniqueness, which connects sustainable urban development with strategic
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Open innovation and business performance improvement in strategic business alliances Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2020-06-29 Aleksander Strašek,Franci Pušavec,Borut Likar
The purpose of the research was to investigate whether the companies involved in strategic business alliances (henceforth referred to as the SBA) have a higher level of open innovation and better business results in the metal industry in the EU country, namely Slovenia. The survey was carried out in 115 companies, where the aforementioned relations and their influence were studied applying appropriate
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Mobility and working opportunities in the EU and Slovakia Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2020-06-29 Ľubica Bajzíková,Peter Bajzik
Current globalisation processes witness the mobility and migration of labour as their characteristic features. The free movement of people and workers is one of the rights of citizens of the European Union (EU), and includes the right to move, to reside and to work in an EU member state without discrimination. The aim of this paper is to analyse the labour mobility within the EU with special attention
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Bank specific determinants of EU banks profitability after 2007 financial crisis Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2020-06-29 Roberto Ercegovac,Ivica Klinac,Ivica Zdrilić
The basic purpose of the paper is to research determinants on profitability indicators of the banks in the European Union. Analysed bank profitability indicators considered as a standard are: the return on total bank assets (ROA) and return on total bank equity (ROE). The research model of bank profitability determinants is developed by analysing the systemically important, quoted banks in the European
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Perceptions of administrative staff on career advancement realities at a South African university Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2020-06-29 Barney Erasmus
The necessary training and development to equip staff to fill critical positions accounts for a substantial percentage of the annual budget of universities. This article reports on perceptions on career advancement among administrative staff at a South African university. This study extends the existing body of knowledge concerning the barriers to career advancement at universities. Qualitative research
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Project management education in Croatia Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2020-06-29 Ivana Bestvina Bukvić,Iva Buljubašić,Marija Ivić
Since today's dynamic and competitivebusiness environment increasingly requires additional level of competence, theproject manager is, certainly, a profession whose value and demand is growing. Asto reach the project objective, the project manager should have an adequateeducation, which is the reason why the corporations, especially in the InformationTechnology (IT) industry, are among leaders in investment
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Digital communication channels in Industry 4.0 implementation Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2020-06-29 Kristina Kovaitė,Paulius Šūmakaris,Jelena Stankevičienė
Industry 4.0 describes a phenomenon which augments business models and alsocommunication channels in commercial enterprises. This paper analysesscientific publications related to the business model changes driven by Industry4.0, and also digital internal communication channels used to reduce risks inthe process. The paper is based upon a systematic review of scientific publications and evaluation by
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The role of benefits in sustaining HRM outcomes Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues Pub Date : 2020-06-29 Lovorka Galetić,Maja Klindžić
Beneficije su oblik indirektnih kompenzacija, koji pokušava postići mnoge ciljeve. Međutim, poduzeća primarno pružaju beneficije, kako bi dokazala da brinu za osobne potrebe zaposlenika, ili žele ponuditi atraktivan i konkurentan ukupni paket kompenzacija. S obzirom da beneficije predstavljaju rastući dio ukupnih troškova kompenzacija te uzevši u obzir da se odnedavno propituje njihov motivacijski