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{"title":"A short descriptive analysis of the European evolutions of input price indices of agricultural products between 2008-2017: Patterns, trends and implications","authors":"A. Vasile, I. Rădulescu, L. Chivu, V. Erokhin, Dumitru Nancu, Tianming Gao, M. Vasić","doi":"10.5937/straman2200018a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5937/straman2200018a","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The evolutions of the inputs price and investment indices of the products in agriculture are not only determinant elements in understanding the fluctuations of the food price and the market instability, specific to the agricultural sector but also affects the agricultural production and traceability. Analyzing the European evolutions of the inputs price indices of agricultural products offer the possibility to understand the main trends and tendencies in the agricultural system by reviling the main trend tenancies during a nine year period long. Purpose: The main aim of the study is to investigate the evolution of input price indices of agricultural products in order to underline the specific patterns, trends and implications of the agricultural policies. In addition, the research pays a special attention to the investigation of the Romanian agricultural policy evolution on the most relevant time frame of economic conformity with the European agricultural model. The descriptive analysis is based on the specific annual datasets of price indices of the means of inputs in agricultural production, and the index of real prices of goods and services for investments in agriculture during 2008 - 2017, reported to 2010 as the baseline year. Findings/conclusions: The analyses confirms that the agricultural sector evolution has generated significant input and investment prince changes and unprecedented trend evolutions that led to the massive changes on the agricultural pattern. We strongly advocate and recommend for promoting a solid capacity and durable agricultural production systems and policies through sustainable and long term investments in order to avoid disruptive tendencies in the agricultural market system. Limitations/future research: The research explore the evolutions of the inputs price and investments indices of the products in the European agriculture only form the descriptive analysis without covering an extensive framework or considering other additional variables which consist the main limitation of this study. In a future research the authors will address and extend the research framework by inserting additional variables and items and propose a large and integrative model of analysys.","PeriodicalId":43778,"journal":{"name":"Strategic Management","volume":"101 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83712042","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":"Leadership role of the Human Resources department in crisis situations: The case of COVID-19 pandemic","authors":"Jelena Lukić-Nikolić, S. Lazarević, Jamila Jaganjac","doi":"10.5937/straman2200012l","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5937/straman2200012l","url":null,"abstract":"The paper points out the leading role of the HR department in crisis situations, with special emphasis on the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which affected the whole world in early 2020. Regardless of the intensity and form in which they occur, crises threaten the functioning and survival of organizations. The HR department is an important factor in the successful functioning of organizations and, in a period of crisis, this department takes a leading role in the process of crisis management and subsequent recovery. During COVID-19 pandemic, the HR department of every organization had to confront new challenges in order to protect the health of employees, while ensuring the normal functioning of organizations. In order to find out how this department dealt with crisis that occurred, empirical research with a specially designed questionnaire was conducted and filled in by 108 respondents from Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Croatia in 2020. The research results showed that HR department has taken a leading role in preserving the health and safety of employees, as well as in the process of adapting organizations to function in crisis conditions. According to results, the key activities carried out by the HR department in organizations are work from home (wherever the nature of the work allowed), flexible working hours, reorganization of the working space to achieve the required physical distance between employees, improved hygiene measures, etc. In addition, the research results showed that, during the global COVID-19 pandemic, the HR departments took an active role in providing psychological assistance to employees to adapt to new conditions and ways of working.","PeriodicalId":43778,"journal":{"name":"Strategic Management","volume":"115 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87246170","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 teacher and organizational culture in school management","authors":"Dinko Jukić","doi":"10.5937/straman2200009j","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5937/straman2200009j","url":null,"abstract":"The paper discusses and analyses the importance of employees in the context of school management. The construct of organizational culture is observed using an interdisciplinary approach from the aspect of management, marketing, and educational sciences. The role of the employee as a key arbiter of organizational culture and promoter of the organization itself is discussed. The levels of school culture, its specifics, and functions in the context of a non-profit organization are presented. The role of employees is analysed from two aspects, the creation of corporate identity and the aspect of strengthening employee beliefs, and self-image, and emphasizes its importance for creating the identity of the organization, organizational culture, and climate. The analysis of the literature raised questions about the importance of employees in creating an organizational culture, but also in creating a corporate image and identity. Different approaches to the function of organizational culture, levels of school culture and types of school climate, school identity, and the role of management are considered. The place of employee satisfaction, employee identity and the creation of organizational culture are critically observed, and suggestions are given on how to improve school management. The concluding part emphasizes that employees are the most important resource of any organization and that satisfied employees create an open and positive organizational climate, create the identity of the organization, and provide better service.","PeriodicalId":43778,"journal":{"name":"Strategic Management","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81957541","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":"Key activities of digital business transformation process","authors":"Bogdan Ubiparipović, P. Matković, V. Pavlićević","doi":"10.5937/straman2200016u","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5937/straman2200016u","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Digital transformation is by itself a fragmented area, due to different perspectives encountered in the literature. The research problem addressed in this paper is a general lack of consent on the content of digital transformation and the lack of a comprehensive framework for implementing digital transformation initiatives. Purpose: The aim of this paper is to identify distinct key activities of digital transformation through a systematic literature review, and in doing so contribute to defining the scope of digital transformation and the structure of digital transformation as a process. Study design/methodology/approach: This research was conducted by means of a systematic literature review, with the aim to ascertain the general structure of the digital transformation process through identification of its key activities. Finding/conclusions: A total of 19 items were identified as activities of digital transformation, which were subsequently distributed among the 6 distinct stages of the digital transformation process, in an effort to advance the understanding of the notion and the scope of digital transformation through clarification of its content. Limitations/future research: The results of this research should be instrumental for the future research aimed towards developing generic, universal guidelines for companies seeking to embark on digital business transformation journeys.","PeriodicalId":43778,"journal":{"name":"Strategic Management","volume":"48 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76242712","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":"State employment centers in Russia: Assessment by service recipients","authors":"O. Korzhova, T. Stuken, T. Lapina","doi":"10.5937/straman2200016k","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5937/straman2200016k","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Many countries spend up to 1% of GDP on implementing employment policies and assisting unemployed citizens, so it is important to assess the effectiveness of spending these funds. One of the Russian federal projects focuses on increasing the level of service recipients' satisfaction. The target indicator is 90.0% of satisfied recipients by the end of 2024. Purpose: This study aims to analyze the state of employment policy implementation in Russia. Study design/methodology/approach: The information base of the study is data of two questionnaire surveys of registered unemployed conducted in 2020-2021. In 2020, 4,800 unemployed people were interviewed in order to assess their satisfaction with the services received at the employment center. In 2021, 1,000 people from this number were re-interviewed in order to assess usefulness of the provided services. The survey evaluated several parameters, which influence the recipient's satisfaction with provided state employment services. Descriptive statistics methods were used to analyze the data. Finding/conclusions: The results show that over the past 3 years, respondents have noted positive changes in the work of state employment centers-expanding opportunities to receive services via the Internet, reducing queues in employment centers, increasing the availability of information about services. Also, the respondents rate usefulness of the received services for future quite highly employment. At the same time, low speed of service delivery, a large list of necessary documents, and insufficient customer orientation of employment centers staff are still being zones for development and improvement. Limitations/future research: The limitations of the study include a small number of existing studies on this problem, as well as the sample size. In further research, it is advisable to increase the number of unemployed interviewed in order to obtain more accurate and objective assessments of satisfaction with the services provided in employment centers.","PeriodicalId":43778,"journal":{"name":"Strategic Management","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75774151","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":"Profitability management of tourism sector in AP Vojvodina","authors":"V. Mirović, Branimir Kalaš, N. Milenković, Jelena Andrašić","doi":"10.5937/straman2110004m","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5937/straman2110004m","url":null,"abstract":"Tourism plays an increasingly important role in the economic flows of each country. Recognizing the tourist potential of AP Vojvodina is an important task for the creators of the economic policy of our country. In order to make a favourable tourism environment with quality tourist content and products, it is necessary for tourist entities to operate stably and successfully. The aim of this paper is to highlight the importance of financial performance of firms in tourism sector in terms of profitability. The subject of the paper is to analyse the effects of internal factors on profitability level of 3456 firms in tourism sector in AP Vojvodina for the period 2015-2019. The results of the analysis indicate that observed firms were profitable during the analysed period, where average ROA was 1.81% and average ROE was 3.4%. Empirical analysis shows that internal factors such as firm size, sales revenue, earnings before interest and taxes and financial stability have positive impact on profitability, while liquidity and debt negatively affect the profitability of firms in tourism sector.","PeriodicalId":43778,"journal":{"name":"Strategic Management","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84364608","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 main growth strategies of telecommunication operators in the segment of SOHOs","authors":"A. Faganel, Igor Jecl, Arne Baruca","doi":"10.5937/straman2200008f","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5937/straman2200008f","url":null,"abstract":"Digital transformation causes a comprehensive change of the company through the use or renewal of information and communication technologies with the aim of greater productivity, growth and competitiveness of the company. Digitization offers new business opportunities to companies, optimization of work processes and operations, more efficient operations, higher productivity, new ways of designing and operating business models, encouraging innovation and development, and new ways of promoting, communicating and connecting companies. Telecom operators are confronted with a choice between remaining a traditional telecommunications operator providing SOHO (small office/home office) businesses basic infrastructure services or switching to digital transformation. This study confirms that the SOHO market segment in the field of basic infrastructure of telecommunications services is saturated, that there is a potential for operators to offer additional services, and that customer loyalty is not related to the amount of implemented business solutions. Operators can thus build a business partnership in terms of mutual development and creating growth for all stakeholders in the process. The main guidelines of growth present a great opportunity for operators, arising from the challenges of SOHO businesses to switch to the process of digital transformation. Therefore, operators have to be prepared; the main guidelines of growth are conditioned by adjusting their strategic goals, redefining business processes, upgrading technology, raising the level of business relationship and developing a partner ecosystem.","PeriodicalId":43778,"journal":{"name":"Strategic Management","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81489771","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":"Exploring direct and non-linear effects of entrepreneurial orientation and its dimensions on firm performance in a small, open, transitional economy","authors":"Milovanović Morić","doi":"10.5937/straman2200013m","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5937/straman2200013m","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The relationship between entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and small firm performance has been extensively researched over the last couple of decades. However, the scientific community still does not have a unanimous view regarding non-linear relationships between EO and performance, especially when adding separate EO dimensions. Purpose: This paper explores the non-linear relationship between EO, observed as a unidimensional and multidimensional construct, and small business performance within a small, open, and transitional economy. Moderation effects of environmental turbulence on both direct and non-linear EO-performance relationships have been explored, as well. Study design/methodology/approach: Hierarchical regression analysis was used to test the research hypothesis on the data collected from 109 Montenegrin SMEs. Finding/conclusions: Results reveal that EO has a direct and inverted U-shaped non-linear relationship with small firm performance. Innovativeness and proactiveness have a direct positive effect on small firm performance. Risk-taking and autonomy have an inverted U-shaped non-linear relationship with small firm performance. Environmental turbulence does not positively moderate direct nor non-linear relationship between EO and small firm performance. Limitations/future research: Limitations refer to the relatively small dataset which may affect the strength of the result. Specific national institutional and cultural setting could also influence the findings. Information was gathered from the owners and managers of the observed firms which limited the ability to gather more diverse information from other stakeholders. Research focused on only one moderator explaining the non-linear relationship between EO and small firm performance. Therefore, future research should focus on conducting a multi-country analysis with larger data sets to strengthen the external validity of the present study, and should adopt a multi-level perspective in investigating the role of interrelations among EO dimensions in explaining performance variations. Future studies should continue testing the effects of other moderators in explaining the non-linear relationship between EO and firm performance, especially within a longitudinal context.","PeriodicalId":43778,"journal":{"name":"Strategic Management","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83459084","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":"Competitive Advantage = Strategy, Reboot","authors":"Rodolphe Durand","doi":"10.1093/oso/9780190090883.003.0014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190090883.003.0014","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter takes stock of prior works on competitive advantage, a root concept for the strategy field. It offers key definitional elements and rationales that associate competitive advantage with superior performance, as well as existing criticisms of the notion and its empirical evidence. The last section opens new avenues for defining competitive advantage and enriching its relationships to performance. They pertain to the connection with other relevant literatures (e.g., on competition and market categories), the broadening of what (superior) performance means, and the mobilization of new methods.","PeriodicalId":43778,"journal":{"name":"Strategic Management","volume":"50 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2021-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78910702","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":"Strategy Processes and Practices","authors":"Robert A. Burgelman, S. Floyd, T. Laamanen, Saku Mantere, E. Vaara, R. Whittington","doi":"10.1093/oso/9780190090883.003.0028","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190090883.003.0028","url":null,"abstract":"Strategy process research has yielded a richer understanding of the emergence of strategies from throughout the organization and over extended periods of time; strategy-as-practice research has helped us understand the range of actors involved in strategy and the tools they draw on in their strategy work. The purpose of this chapter is to encourage research that combines insights from these two traditions. First, the chapter offers brief overviews of process and practice research. Then, the chapter reviews the most recent work from 2018 onward. Most of the text, however, goes to discussing future research that combines process and practice perspectives and that focuses on four themes: temporality and spatiality, actors and agency, cognition and emotionality, and language and meaning. These themes are woven together by two “red threads”—strategy digitalization and strategy inclusion—that we expect will have significant impact on strategy formation.","PeriodicalId":43778,"journal":{"name":"Strategic Management","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2021-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79264157","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}