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SOCIOLOGICAL AND SECURITY ASPECTS OF GEOPOLITICAL POSITIONING OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA IN THE EU ACCESSION PROCESS

Author(s): Slobodan Petrović,Zorančo Vasilkov / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Sociological; Security; European Union; Geopolitics; National; Supranational; International relations.

Sociological and safety aspects of the geopolitical integration of the Republic of Serbia into the EU are part of the reality the country and the society have been confronting since the beginning of the 21st century. To single out and determine every sociological and safety factor is almost impossible since there is no definiteness of factors affecting the positioning of a country within the association of new countries. Neither is there any unique prototype applicable to all countries. Each country possesses cultural, national, religious, institutional and economic uniqueness; hence, it can be concluded that each country undergoes various experiences in the process of integration into a new institutional family. Since the creation, the European Union by its structure has presented a challenge to the society in all respects. This may certainly be measured and explained by sociological and safety standards. This paper presents the past correlations of the Republic of Serbia from two decades ago to the present, using a synthetic method to carry out a comparative analysis of the descriptive pattern, position, and capacities of the national in relation to supranational.

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RESEARCH OF THE ROLE OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN ONE OF THE WORLD’S LEADING COUNTRIES

Author(s): Svitlana Turchina,Kateryna Turchina,Liudmyla Dashutina / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Community; Financial Institutes; CRA examination; The Shift-Share analysis.

The article addressed the community as the smallest unit in geography scope, which unites individuals, companies, and government. The role of each one is significant and irreplaceable. For this paper, the community is as a synergy between group of individuals, institutions, and a government that live and (or) operate within geographical, political, social, and economic boundaries. This article focuses on banks, as a link between individuals and government in the development process. In particular, the supply and retention of financial and human capital. The authors try to prove financial companies and banks play a key role in the community and economic development because they deliver financial capital to individuals and businesses. This research allows concluding that the Finance & Insurance industry contributes toward the development of both national and local levels with the high share and positive mix and competitive components.

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CHALLENGES AND OPPORUNITIES TO TRANSITION INTO A KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMY IN LIBYA

Author(s): Ali Omar Eliaser / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Knowledge based-economy; Challenges; Opportunities; Libya.

Libya is an Oil- Based Economy as a large percentage of its GDP comes from oil and gas sector. The main objective of this paper is to investigate the challenges and opportunities for the transition to a knowledge based economy in Libya. The broader question in this research is firstly, what are the main challenges facing the transition into the knowledge-based economy in Libya? Secondly, what are the major opportunities for transition into a knowledge-based economy in Libya? The research methodology was based on a descriptive and comparative method of analysis. The contribution of this research is to fill the acute shortage in the Libyan literature by presenting a more comprehensive analysis and investigating the challenges and opportunities for the shift to a knowledge-based economy in Libya. The findings of this study indicate several obstacles for a transition to a knowledge-based economy in Libya such as political, social, economic, institutional, and organisational obstacle.

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GOLD PRICE AND THE CHAOTIC GROWTH MODEL

Author(s): Vesna Jablanović / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Gold price; Stability; Elliot waves; Chaos.

The basic aims of this paper are: firstly, to create the simple chaotic gold price growth model that is capable of generating stable equilibria, cycles, or chaos; secondly, to analyze the local stability of gold price in the period 2001-2015; and thirdly, to discover the equilibrium gold price with Elliott wave logic in the observed period. This paper confirms the existence of the stable convergent fluctuations of the gold price in the observed period. Also, the golden ratio can be used to define the equilibrium gold price in the presented chaotic model.

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NON-FINANCIAL SECTOR AS A MONEY LAUNDERING BARRIER

Author(s): Sonja Cindori / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Money laundering; Beneficial owner; Independent professions; Risk; Advice.

The variety of professions in a scope of non-financial sector offers the possibility to operate as professional money launderers. As intermediaries, they can support money launderers in concealing the true nature or source of illegally obtained proceeds. Their role in concealing the beneficial ownership while hiding, collecting and moving illegally acquired property is becoming increasingly attractive. The attractiveness of active or passive engagement depends on the ability to act within the specificity of the profession, as well as their competencies in conducting transactions.

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THE PLANNING PROCESS AS A MODERN FORM OF DIRECTING PROFITABLE BUSINESS ACTIVITIES AND CONSCIOUS COORDINATION

Author(s): Slobodan N. Bracanović / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Planning; Concept; Program; Project; Budget; Direction; Coordination.

Planning was reaffirmed after the collapse of the neoliberal economic doctrine (at the beginning of this century). The relations between the plan and the market are complementary and non-exclusive. The market is also planned and market spontaneity is suppressed. The planning of all the levels is primarily present in the Eurasian economies that are not in crisis. The plan is also a creativity space.

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THE ROLE OF AGE AND GENDER IN GROUP DECISION-MAKING PROPENSITY

Author(s): Juliana Osmani / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Group decision-making; Group propensity; Age, Gender; Decision’s effectiveness.

Increasingly, organizations are oriented towards groups to make decisions. This is because some contextual factors have undergone significant changes. Companies are operating in a competitive, dynamic and complex environment, having to face with unstructured and non-programmed decisions. Organizations are also oriented towards participatory processes in order to benefit from the important advantages that these processes offer. The main goal of the current research is to understand if there is a correlation between group decision-making propensity, age and gender. The motivation for the current research starts from the consideration that the degree of preference for group decision-making processes determines the contribution and commitment of the members, with important consequences on the decisions’ effectiveness. The processing and analysis of the collected data indicate that adults prefer group decision-making processes more than young people and women prefer group decision-making processes less than men.

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NAIVE BAYES CLASSIFIER, DECISION TREE AND ADABOOST ENSEMBLE ALGORITHM – ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES

Author(s): Neli Kalcheva,Maya Todorova,Ginka Marinova / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Classification; Machine learning; Naive Bayes classifier; Decision tree; Ada Boost Ensemble algorithm.

The purpose of the publication is to analyse popular classification algorithms in machine learning. The following classifiers were studied: Naive Bayes Classifier, Decision Tree and AdaBoost Ensemble Algorithm. Their advantages and disadvantages are discussed. Research shows that there is no comprehensive universal method or algorithm for classification in machine learning. Each method or algorithm works well depending on the specifics of the task and the data used.

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MANAGEMENT AND INNOVATION OF PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHERS IN CHINA’S EDUCATION AND TRAINING INDUSTRY

Author(s): Liudmyla Batsenko,Shuangshan Ruan,Svitlana Dubovyk / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Education and training industry; Teacher’s personal development; Management and innovation.

After years of development, the number of education and training institutions has decreased but the market size has continued to increase. The reason is the rise of online education. The development trend of combining online and offline education needs to innovate the personal development of teachers. This paper studies the development trend of the education and training industry, draws inspiration from the development trend for the personal development of teachers, and builds a personal development model for teachers based on the iceberg model. It is intended to provide innovative suggestions for the development of teachers in the education and training industry.

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ADVANTAGES OF DECENTRALIZED CONSTRUCTION LOGISTICS

Author(s): Johannes Regner,Milan Fekete / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Manufacturing; Supply chain; Procurement; Service provider.

It has to be admitted that the idea decentralized construction logistics, respectively construction site logistics is strongly contested in the scientific literature at the moment. This paper deals with the advantages of decentralized construction logistics. The prevailing view in research is that centralized construction logistics is preferable to decentralized ones. Based on a systematic review of the literature, it is shown that decentralized construction logistics can be advantageous due to the specialization of the construction, different degrees of professionalization, difficulties in cooperation, avoidance of costs and technological inconsistencies and properties as well as with regard to the objects of the construction process.

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LINGUISTIC FEATURES OF TV COMMERCIALS AND MARKETING STRATEGIES FOR ADDRESSING CONSUMERS

Author(s): Silva Kostić,Ana Slavković / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Advertising discourse; TV advertisements; Marketing; Manipulation.

Advertisements are unavoidable and ubiquitous. We encounter them on television and the radio, in newspapers and magazines, on billboards, in public transport vehicles and mailboxes, on mobile phones or on websites we visit on the Internet. The aim of this paper is to examine linguistic features and marketing strategies used by advertisers to attract and hold consumers’ attention, make them remember advertisements and encourage them to buy advertised products. This paper discusses the way advertisers, using the advertising discourse, manipulate consumers’ opinions, beliefs and behaviour. Starting from previous research of the advertising discourse, this paper shows the results of the analysis of the most important linguistic features as well as marketing strategies for addressing consumers used in TV commercials broadcast on four Serbian TV channels - TV Prva, RTS 1, TV B92 / 02 and TV Pink, from March 2016 to September 2019. The analysis is based on the theoretical principles of Critical Discourse Analysis.

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IMPROVING EFFICIENCY OF HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS USING LEAN CONCEPT

Author(s): Bojana Noviićević Čečević,,Jelena Daraboš / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Customers; Lean techniques; Process; Value-adding activities; Non-value adding activities; Implementation; Patient; Organization; Value; Value stream; Performance; Employees; Management; Measurement;

Lean, as relatively new management concept, surpasses the traditional mass production and creating stockpiles of goods which have to be placed on the market, without analyzing the customers’ needs. The focus of lean is on creating the value that customers demand and forming the value streams which contain only processes and activities that generate that value and eliminating all types of wastes and non-value adding activities. Lean concept was founded in Toyota company i.e. in manufacturing system called Toyota production system. Nowadays, this concept has been implemented by many worlds known organizations as the crucial part of their production system, but also other supportive processes in the company. Application of the lean concept can significantly improve process efficiency, lead to drastic cost-reduction, improved quality of the products/services provided, but also can be a main factor of increased employees productivity and resource saving. Profitable and unprofitable health care organizations have determined business strategy and adjusted mission and vision of their path thus, they strive for resource optimization in the process of providing satisfactional level of service. Accordingly, the examination of possibilities in implementing lean concept in Health Care organizations, as well as analyzing executed techniques and performed activities in leading companies is more than justified. Health Care organizations can be characterized as complex systems with numerous participants and the need for strict coordination of activities in order to provide demanded value for the customers. Monitoring and measuring the performances on various levels and areas of accountability is highly valuable for the Health Care organizations. Regarding that, the subject of this paper will be indicating specifics of measuring the performances in Health Care organizations and possibilities of their improvement.

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SENIOR MANAGEMENT SUPPORT FOR NEW PRODUCTS: ЕMPIRICAL FINDINGS FROM BULGARIA

Author(s): Krasimir Marinov / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Product innovations; Product success; Senior management role; Empirical results; Bulgaria.

The purpose of this paper is to present the findings from an empirical study on the impact of company senior management support on the performance of the new products of Bulgarian companies. The paper considers the major studies on company senior management support and suggests a typology of these studies based on two criteria. A methodological framework for the research on company senior management support has also been substantiated. The empirical study results show that there is a relation between the degree of company senior management support and the degree of new product success as well as between the degree of company senior management support and the indicators measuring new products’ performance. The theoretical and practical contribution of the paper is related to the justification of the methodological framework for the research on company senior management support as well as to the results concerning the relation between senior management support and the success of new products.

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A SUSTAINABLE CITY IN THE CONTEXT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Author(s): Helena Šlogar,Goran Bandov,Tomislav Čakanić / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Sustainable development; Sustainable city; Copenhagen; Environmental protection; Urbanism and urban revitalization.

The concept of sustainable cities is based on a development paradigm that recognizes the rapid growth of urban population and makes an important contribution by forming a global urban plan. Sustainable city is organized in order to emphasize the importance of people and their needs. This paper will define what sustainable city is and show how certain innovative elements have been introduced in Copenhagen in order to achieve city sustainability. In that regard, an overview of innovative urban solutions in the context of environmental protection will be given. A comparative analysis of the achievement of the SDG 11 objective - Sustainable Cities and Sustainable Communities in Copenhagen will be carried out in relation to the other European Union capitals. The aim of this research is to determine whether Copenhagen is a sustainable city and how sustainable cities contribute to promoting the sustainable development goals. Finally, proposals will be made to achieve those objectives for other cities, based on the results achieved by the City of Copenhagen.

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THE ROLE OF INFORMATION AND COGNITIVE DOMAINS IN EMERGENCIES

Author(s): Rusi Marinov / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Information domain; Cognitive computing; Emergency planning; Crisis communications; Knowledge transfer; Machine learning; Infodemics.

This report discusses the role of information domain and cognitive technologies in emergency management in the context of the global pandemic problems, which is also caused by a lack of leader’s capacity, knowledge transfer, lack of major investments in the security and health systems. Global emergency response plans should be based on the “artificial” reality of our planetary condition and used as a starting point for planning. Innovative companies are trying to take advantage of cognitive technologies to automate processes to solve a wide range of problems that require specific knowledge. The main aspects of knowledge are related to the so-called „P” categories (Perceive, Perception, Predict) of our critical environment and data input to such systems coming from sensors and smart elements. The new model for effective reactions in crisis refers to cognitive technologies, which, if available use an aesthetic language, generate unstructured texts, process information, used sensors for data in real-time, reading signals, access to “smart objects” and other algorithmic approaches for searching of solutions in extreme situations. The cognitive technologies used during contingency planning is oriented towards the further development of AI in order to improve the performance of machines in terms of intuition, sensitivity, emotions, and other factors that enhance the planning and decision-making tasks.

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Do Negativities also Influence Entrepreneurship?

Author(s): Berat Cicek,Inan Kuynak / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Hopelessness; Helplessness; Haplessness; Nepotism; Entrepreneurial Intention

Entrepreneurship is seen as the main factor of development and growth in all countries. Therefore, numerous studies related to entrepreneurship are performed. The studies aimed at the factors that affect entrepreneurship usually pursued the way that the occurrence of entrepreneurial intention is explained by positive premises. This study was carried out by starting from the idea that there can be negative factors influencing the entrepreneurial intention such as hopelessness, helplessness, haplessness, and nepotism. In this context, a survey was conducted with the students from universities located in the provinces in eastern Turkey. According to the results of the study, the feeling of hopelessness and haplessness has no influence over entrepreneurial intention. It is concluded that the feeling of helplessness affects the entrepreneurial intention adversely while nepotism influences it positively. In light of the findings, some recommendations were made to decision makers.

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Human Resource Management with the Support of Management Information Systems

Author(s): Anna Latečkova,Michaela Trnkova / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Accounting profit/loss; Employee training; Enterprise competitiveness; Labour productivity; Software

At present, new technologies are crucial in maintaining the competitiveness of businesses. In recent years, the application of management information systems has also increased in the field of human resource management, where they support many decisions concerning human resources. Emphasis is placed on employee training and the use of information systems in terms of achieving a competitive advantage. The practical part is focused on finding the dependence between employee training, the use of information systems and the competitiveness of the selected enterprise, where regression and correlation analysis is applied. Regarding the performed analysis, we confirm the significant impact between the costs spent on employee training, the costs spent on information systems and the accounting profit/ loss, labour productivity in the selected enterprise. Based on the results of the research, generalized findings and suggestions are presented.

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Do Employers have Control over the Collection and Distribution of Tips? Case Study: Slovenia and Montenegro.

Author(s): Stevo Nikić,Andrej Raspor,Nikola Vukčević / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Tipping; Employers; Tip sharing; Slovenia; Montenegro

Objective: The purpose of this paper was to determine whether tipping could reduce labor costs in the service sector. This research aims to better understand whether employees are more motivated to work because of the tip they receive. Methodology: We will achieve these goals based on the findings of the research from Slovenian and Montenegrin companies in 2019 and 2020. A quantitative survey was implemented on a convenience sample of 107 Slovenian, and 59 Montenegrin companies, using the non-probability sampling technique. Statistical data analysis was carried out with the help of IBM Statistic Package for Social Science (SPSS) software version 20. We investigated the area of tips from the point of view of the orderliness of the distribution of tips, what are the relations in Slovenia and Montenegro and whether the tip as a motivational activity is sufficiently used in these two countries. Originality: Tipping has received little attention in rewarding and motivating employees. Furthermore, there is no good, national source of guidance to help managers make decisions about tipping policies. This paper addresses these voids in Slovenia and Montenegro. Only a comprehensive discussion will be able to bridge this gap. Results: According to employees, the overall satisfaction with tips is better in Montenegro. Most employees allow the collection of tips, which is more present in Montenegro. In Slovenia, there is a regulated system of distribution of tips, while in Montenegro this system is not clearly defined. Moreover, in Slovenia, there is also an orderly system for the collection and sharing of tips. Due to this fact, in Slovenia, the distribution of tips includes both, the employees who are directly involved in providing services as well as their colleagues. By contract, in Montenegro, only employees directly involved in providing services are entitled to a tip. Practical implications: In order to decrease labor costs, we propose that the management takes control of tipping and integrates tips into the reward system. Also, the employees should be made aware of how tipping improves service and increases their income. Limitations: The sample was formed by the questionnaire that was distributed to various companies in the service sector as a non-probability method based on referrals from initial subjects to get another subject. The questionnaire was sent by e-mail directly. The data were obtained by the Chamber of Commerce of Slovenia and the Chamber of Commerce of Montenegro. The main problem with small samples is the interpretation of results. Therefore, the results cannot be fully generalized. This issue should be addressed in future tipping studies.

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Business Model of Consumer Behavior with Included Nutritional Determinant

Author(s): Sasko Martinovski,Fani Gulevska / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Business model of consumer behavior; Nutrition; Nutrition determinant; Self-explanatory

The success of the operations of the companies that work with food products depends a lot on having information about the consumer purchasing decisions, and based on that, inclusion of marketing strategies that will ensure their success. Business models of consumer behavior can answer these important questions. The inclusion of nutritional determinants in these models is significant, and the model will provide answers to the extent of its impact on consumer behavior. Scope of the study within this paper is an applied original modeling concept for creating business models of consumer behavior when buying food products, where special emphasis is given to the nutritional properties of food products, i.e. in addition to other known determinants, the model includes a new determinant called nutritional. The model is built on several principles using modern information technologies, and one of the important principles is to provide greater clarity for a full understanding of the process involved in the model with integrated self-explanatory functionality. The model was partially implemented with data obtained from several surveys conducted in our research, and as outputs of the model, a set of customer responses were obtained.

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Evaluation of Distance Education in Mathematics at the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra

Author(s): Tomaš Pechočiak,Dana Országhová,Norbert Kecskes,Janka Drabekova / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Distance mathematics education; Coronavirus pandemic; Mathematical-statistical analysis; Correlation coefficient; Mann-Whitney U test

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused disruption of education systems, from elementary and secondary schools to colleges and universities. This situation also affects the education conditions at the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra. Teaching process has been transferred from full-time to distance learning in virtual space. The main goal of the paper was to analyze how students of economics study programs mastered mathematical topics in conditions of distance learning. Correlation coefficient and Mann-Whitney U test were used to identify relations and significance of differences between points obtained in preliminary written assignments as well as the overall study results. In both research groups, taught in Slovak and English, results showed strong correlations between the number of points in exam test and the total number of points. In the English taught group the second strong correlation was confirmed between the total number of points and the points sum for all preliminary assignments.

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