{"title":"Combining AHP and DEA Methods for Selecting a Project Manager","authors":"B. Keren, Yossi Hadad, Z. Laslo","doi":"10.7595/MANAGEMENT.FON.2014.0016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7595/MANAGEMENT.FON.2014.0016","url":null,"abstract":"A project manager has a major influence on the success or failure of the project. A good project manager can match between the strategy and objectives of the organization and the goals of the project. Therefore, the selection of the appropriate project manager is a key factor for the success of the project. A potential project manager is judged by his or her proven performance and personal qualifications. This paper proposes a method to calculate the weighted scores and the full rank of candidates for managing a project, and to select the best of those candidates. The proposed method combines specific methodologies: the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and the Analytical Hierarchical Process (AHP) and uses DEA Ranking Methods to enhance selection.","PeriodicalId":116669,"journal":{"name":"Management: Journal for Theory and Practice Management","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130951552","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Introducing Social Responsibility in Local Government Bodies and the Golden Thread Project","authors":"Bernarda Miklavc, J. Stare","doi":"10.7595/MANAGEMENT.FON.2014.0017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7595/MANAGEMENT.FON.2014.0017","url":null,"abstract":"The concept of social responsibility in connection with the field of human resource management affects both economic and social relations and also the ways the problems that arise in local and broader communities are addressed. Socially responsible behaviour, which is also promoted by the European Union, can bring a competitive advantage to organisations in various branches of economy, while in the public sector it ensures effective and high-quality services for citizens, and, consequently, a reduction of costs for the state. The article presents the Golden Thread project (“Zlata nit” – a media-supported nationwide research project designed to find Slovenia‘s best employers). The project, or rather the model developed, focuses on the quality of the relationship between organisation and employees. The model follows the guidelines of modern approaches in the field of employment and human resource management and can be applied both to business organisations and to the non-business sphere. Since the project is both a research project and a media campaign, one of its aims is the promotion of those organisations that are identified as an example of a good (or best) employer in Slovenia from the point of view of human resource management and social responsibility. The article also considers the possibility of transferring the project to the public administration and, in particular, to the field of local government.","PeriodicalId":116669,"journal":{"name":"Management: Journal for Theory and Practice Management","volume":"68 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128188903","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
B. Radenkovic, M. Despotović-Zrakić, Z. Bogdanović, D. Barac, A. Labus
{"title":"IT Education as an Opportunity for Uprising of Serbian Economy","authors":"B. Radenkovic, M. Despotović-Zrakić, Z. Bogdanović, D. Barac, A. Labus","doi":"10.7595/MANAGEMENT.FON.2014.0014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7595/MANAGEMENT.FON.2014.0014","url":null,"abstract":"The analysis of IT market in Serbia indicates an increase in exports of IT services. Consequently, the need for experts with competitive skills in modern information and communication technologies rises. International priorities related to the application of IT in business and science until the year 2020 include: e-education, cloud computing, mobile technologies, internet of things, ubiquitous and pervasive computing, social media, virtual reality, and big data. Designing environment for providing IT services in these fields can be an opportunity for the development of Serbian economy, because it does not require high infrastructural investments, only investments in education. This paper gives a proposal for leveraging higher education and lifelong learning in Serbia, with respect to the demands of the IT market.","PeriodicalId":116669,"journal":{"name":"Management: Journal for Theory and Practice Management","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130360227","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Corporate Governance in Insurance Companies","authors":"V. Njegomir, R. Tepavac","doi":"10.7595/MANAGEMENT.FON.2014.0010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7595/MANAGEMENT.FON.2014.0010","url":null,"abstract":"Corporate governance in all companies, including insurance companies, includes the rules, regulations and institutions that regulate the way in which the governance and control of these companies is performed and implement them in practice. The basic requirement of development and implementation of corporate governance is the improvement of all of the economic indicators, primarily the long-term sustainable development in the interests of the owners and all other stakeholders, including policyholders, creditors, employees, government and the wider community. The aim of the paper is to analyse the application of corporate governance in the insurance in the world and in Serbia. Since there is no generally accepted framework for standardisation of corporate governance, as it differs depending on the specifics of each individual insurance company, the subject of the research in the paper is a general framework of corporate governance applicable to all insurance companies with necessary calibration to the level of individual companies. In the paper we first point out the importance of the application of corporate governance in the insurance and specifics of the legal framework of corporate governance in insurance companies in Serbia and then analyse the quality of corporate governance, reporting on the implementation of corporate governance and international principles.","PeriodicalId":116669,"journal":{"name":"Management: Journal for Theory and Practice Management","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127355325","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Coordination of Monetary and Fiscal Policy in the European Monetary Union","authors":"Damir Šehović","doi":"10.7595/MANAGEMENT.FON.2014.0032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7595/MANAGEMENT.FON.2014.0032","url":null,"abstract":"Given the presence of numerous fiscal policy holders and only one central bank within the European Monetary Union, the coordination of macroeconomic policies has two dimensions – the coordination among fiscal policy holders and the coordination among monetary and fiscal policy holders. Under the influence of the Global Economic Crisis, the need arose to enhance the coordination mechanism and to have a new instrument for the monitoring and coordination of fiscal and economic policies in the European Union. Using an analytical and deductive methodology, this paper aims to present a brief overview of the existing theoretical research of the said issue, showing at the same time the changes in the EMU coordination mechanism created in consequence of the crisis and emphasizing the challenges that this new mechanism already faces.","PeriodicalId":116669,"journal":{"name":"Management: Journal for Theory and Practice Management","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115422908","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"One Approach to Risk Management in SMEs Banking","authors":"Nela Milosevic","doi":"10.7595/MANAGEMENT.FON.2014.0033","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7595/MANAGEMENT.FON.2014.0033","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this paper is to investigate the key determinants of relations between banks and small and medium-sized enterprise segment (SME) in the context of SME banking value chain and credit risk management. Due to a limited number of sources of financing, SMEs often opt for cooperation with the banking sector. On the other hand, most of the banks form separate departments for the cooperation with the SMEsegment, not only in the field of credit, but also in the field of various advisory services offered by banks. The paper draws on SME financing and banking management literature and discusses conceptual models of credit risk management. The research finds that the stability of the banking sector is greatly influenced by the condition and development of the entire financial system of a country, so it is essential that banks take into account the liquidity and adequate resource policy. Bank performance depends on the chosen way of generating revenue (amount of profit), the required quality of assets (risk level) and the defined level of efficiency in operations (operational expense). The findings of the paper highlight the importance of risk management and the complexity of the credit analysis function in banks, as well as provide an overview of quantitative methods for measuring credit risk.","PeriodicalId":116669,"journal":{"name":"Management: Journal for Theory and Practice Management","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128708246","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Designing a Learning Network Organization","authors":"Mirjana Petković, Ana Mirić, Mladen Čudanov","doi":"10.7595/MANAGEMENT.FON.2014.0029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7595/MANAGEMENT.FON.2014.0029","url":null,"abstract":"This paper aims to contribute to filling the knowledge gap on practical, non-vague recommendations how to design a learning organization, usingthe analysis of organizational network structure in the context of organizational learning. We draw on the importance of organizational design as an enabler of organizational learning. We usea research case study approach as an empirical background. We apply organizational network analysis in order to describe how network density, reciprocity, reachability, blocks and cut-points as well as design efficiency – effectiveness balance can promote support and enable learning. We define practical implications for managers on how to manage work and knowledge flows in their organizations.","PeriodicalId":116669,"journal":{"name":"Management: Journal for Theory and Practice Management","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125745158","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
T. Lukić, Vladimir Džamić, G. Knežević, Slavko Alčaković, Valentina Bošković
{"title":"The Influence of Organizational Culture on Business Creativity, Innovation and Satisfaction","authors":"T. Lukić, Vladimir Džamić, G. Knežević, Slavko Alčaković, Valentina Bošković","doi":"10.7595/MANAGEMENT.FON.2014.0027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7595/MANAGEMENT.FON.2014.0027","url":null,"abstract":"Organizational culture is underdeveloped in business environment in the countries in transition in South-East Europe, such as is the Republic of Serbia. Only several economic institutions have developed the standards of organizational culture, which has an immense impact on their business and recruitment. In this paper wewill try and discover whether organizational culture has both direct and indirect influence on creativity and in novation and on employees’ satisfaction at work as well. Also, the authors will try to assess whether creativity, innovation and job satisfaction are more dependent on the position inside the organization and on theemployees’ education than on organizational culture.","PeriodicalId":116669,"journal":{"name":"Management: Journal for Theory and Practice Management","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117215220","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Thematic Section of the Journal Management","authors":"M. Jakšić","doi":"10.7595/MANAGEMENT.FON.2014.0003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7595/MANAGEMENT.FON.2014.0003","url":null,"abstract":"Messages, conclusions and contributions from the SPIN’013 Round TableChallenges of new industrialization","PeriodicalId":116669,"journal":{"name":"Management: Journal for Theory and Practice Management","volume":"77 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116683881","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Role of Intellectual Property in Developing a Knowledge-Based Society","authors":"Branka Bilen-Katić, Nikola Radovanović","doi":"10.7595/MANAGEMENT.FON.2014.0007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7595/MANAGEMENT.FON.2014.0007","url":null,"abstract":"A long-time dominant position of protective features in the intellectual property (IP) rights has been neutralized by their commercializing possibilities. Patents, trademarks and other forms of IP are increasingly being seen as trading assets rather than protection agents. The economic approach to intellectual property emphasizes the material value of intellectual property, which can be appropriated only if that property is used economically, regardless of its actual legal protection status. National institutions dealing with IP rights need to have a continuous service-oriented approach with developing new and specialized services to facilitate the needs of societies which tend to base their competitiveness on the strength of knowledge they possess. The process of transformation to a knowledge-based economy demands that companies fully understand and take advantage of the IP system, which is where business support institutions can provide assistance. A contribution to the increase in the use of the IP system by Serbian companies in recent years can be attributed to the introduction of new services by the Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia.","PeriodicalId":116669,"journal":{"name":"Management: Journal for Theory and Practice Management","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129762980","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}