Purpose This study aims to apply the Delphi method to explore the possibilities for implementing ... more Purpose This study aims to apply the Delphi method to explore the possibilities for implementing agility management concepts in Slovenian health-care organisations. Design/methodology/approach The research is based on a qualitative Delphi study encompassing 15 employees in different Slovenian health-care organisations. Findings Slovenian health-care organisations need to be more agile currently. For this reason, it is necessary to begin with organisational changes and organisational learning concepts to educate employees about the meaning and content of agile processes. It is essential to ensure that accepting employee mistakes and offering help to employees becomes normal practice, and it is necessary to ensure the greater trust of the management towards the employees. Originality/value The research empowers health-care professionals with new management and leadership concepts, such as agile management, sustainable leadership and leadership development methods in health care.
The new forms of smart and artificial intelligent technologies present a great risk to the societ... more The new forms of smart and artificial intelligent technologies present a great risk to the society (political – ethical challenge). For this reason, the ability of the society's decision makers to prepare an appropriate ethical response is needed. The paper is focused on the outline the main social, economic, and ethical issues, raised by the faster development of the smart and artificial intelligent products or services in everyday life processes. Smart technologies can today explore their environment, communicate with each other or with humans and help their users. The development and implementation of the smart technologies in the human environment is and it will be influenced by social and economic changes and opening new social and ethical problems in the near future, because smart technologies are now: (i) invading into the sensitive human areas and allow others to come easier for sensible private information in real time; (ii) causing job losses; (iii) replacing humans for tasks such as driving and more demanding (e.g. management of the industrial processes). The paper presents the issues of technology and human sciences. It is going for a complex subject which is quite often misrepresented, some of the fundamental concepts relating ethics in science and technology are recalled and clarified. At the conclusion of the paper social responsible model for implementation of the smart technology in human environment will be presented. The purpose of the model is to provide ethical and social norms and thus protect human before the socioeconomic changes caused with the high penetration of smart technologies in human everyday life.
The educational potential of management simulation games (MSGs) is substantial. MSGs are an impro... more The educational potential of management simulation games (MSGs) is substantial. MSGs are an improvement above prior methods of teaching. Independent work, innovative thinking, readiness to make choices, and independence from others are encouraged, as is a more positive attitude toward learning and a more involved interaction between students. Incorporating MSG into the classroom is a great way to give students a taste of the world of business while benefiting from the tried-and-true ways of instructing in most schools. As a result of their adaptability, MSGs may be used for scenario analysis, where the effects of various actions on a company's operations can be studied. MSGs are also used for talent finding and internal training. On the other hand, MSGs are a hub where teams may work together to build up what-if scenarios for their company's future growth in response to internal and external factors. However, the usage of MSGs is still not widespread. A primary survey on a multi-national sample of higher educators has been conducted to investigate the reasons for the gap. The structural equation model has been used to test the impact of several latent variables on the intention to use and actual usage of MSGs in teaching at higher educational institutions in business and economy within both the technology acceptance model (TAM) and technology-organization-environment framework (TOE).
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the significance of internet technologies f... more Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the significance of internet technologies for organizational development and adaptation to an ever-changing touristic business environment and its successful management. A model is proposed based on the concepts of a sharing economy, knowledge management and digital platforms for understanding the concept of sharing economy as it relates to the tourist and hospitality industry. Methodology – The paper examines critical factors that influence the role of internet technologies in the touristic supply chain’s organizational changes and their threats and opportunities for the tourist and hospitality industry. Findings – The paper contributes to the discussion about the increasingly important role of internet technologies in the marketing strategies and operations of the tourist and hospitality industry. Contribution – The topic is relevant for designing corporate strategies in tourist, transport and hospitality companies. Better understanding of the impact of the internet and communication technologies on marketing and management strategies could significantly enhance both the top and bottom lines.
Namen: Ugotavljali smo razlike v značilnostih delovnega mesta in osebni oceni zdravstvenega stanj... more Namen: Ugotavljali smo razlike v značilnostih delovnega mesta in osebni oceni zdravstvenega stanja glede na spol ter pogostost doživljanja stresa med zaposlenimi v igralništvu. Metode: V vzorec je bilo zajetih 251 (47,4 % moških in 52,6 % žensk) zaposlenih v Hitovi igralnici Park, v starosti od 18 do 58 let. Vzorec spremenljivk je vseboval socialno demografske značilnosti, delovno mesto, stres in osebno oceno zdravstvenega stanja. Za analizo podatkovso bili uporabljeni osnovni statistični parametri in CHI2. Za statistično analizo podatkov smo uporabljali program SPSS - 15.0 za Windows. Rezultati: Največ zaposlenih občasno doživlja stres (45,8 %). Svoje zdravstveno stanje ocenjujejo kot odlično tisti ljudje, ki nikoli ne doživljajo stresa (p = 0,014), le-ti tudi navajajo najmanj zdravstvenih težav v osebnem počutju (p = 0,024). Tisti, ki občasno doživljajo stres, ocenjujejo svoje zdravstveno stanje kot veliko boljše od drugih enake starosti (p = 0,000). Zaključek: Osebe, ki pogosto doživljajo stres, morajo dvigniti zavest o pomembnosti lastne dejavne vloge v oblikovanju zdravega življenja.Objective: The aim of the study was to determine differences in the workplace characteristics and self-estimated health status of the Hit Park Casino employees by gender and frequency of stress experiences. Methods: The study included 251 employees, aged 18 to 58 years47.4 % of them were men and 52.6 %, women. The sample of variables included socio-demographic data, workplace characteristics, stress experience and self-evaluated health status. Basic statistical parameters, CHI2 and SPSS 15.0 for Windows were used for statistical analysis. Results: The majority of employees (45.8%) experienced occasional stress. Those individuals who never experienced stress viewed their health as excellent (p = 0.014)and reported less health problems (p = 0.024) than others. The respondents who reported occasional stress rated their health as much better than others their age. Conclusion: Individuals whooften experience stress need to become aware of the importance of being more active in adopting healthy lifestyles
PurposeThis study applies bibliometric analysis to explore the evolution of the research paradigm... more PurposeThis study applies bibliometric analysis to explore the evolution of the research paradigm of agility related to management and organisations.Design/methodology/approachAuthors prepared a quantitative study of the review of selected articles using co-citation analysis and bibliographic coupling. Based on the bibliometric analyses, the evolution of the agility field (past, present, and future of agility research) was prepared.FindingsEmergent themes focus on the importance of agility in interpreting organisational responses in the context of issues as diverse as information systems and business intelligence systems, market orientation, strategic alignment and social computing. Future research needs to focus on digitisation in conjunction with informatisation, an important topic for creating a new organisational culture and knowledge management through increased collaboration between humans and machines.Originality/valueAs the authors are aware, this study is one of the first t...
Zdravniski Vestnik-slovenian Medical Journal, 2015
Properly selected and prescribed physical activity during pregnancy has a favorable effects on th... more Properly selected and prescribed physical activity during pregnancy has a favorable effects on the health of pregnant women and the fetus, and is excellent preparation for childbirth. Absolute and relative contraindications to exercise during pregnancy are well defined, as well as the warning signs to terminate exercise while pregnant. Knowledge of these is essential for physically active pregnant women and exercise professionals that work with pregnant women. Pregnant women should be moderately physically active every day of the week for at least 30 minutes. The term moderate is thoroughly and clearly defined in the guidelines. Resistance exercises during pregnancy are safe but it is advised to use light loads and a large number of repetitions (e.g. 15-20 repetitions). Strength exercises for the pelvic floor muscles deserves a special place during pregnancy. Appropriate forms of physical activity for pregnant women are walking and jogging, swimming and aquatic exercise, cycling, Pi...
Purpose This study aims to apply the Delphi method to explore the possibilities for implementing ... more Purpose This study aims to apply the Delphi method to explore the possibilities for implementing agility management concepts in Slovenian health-care organisations. Design/methodology/approach The research is based on a qualitative Delphi study encompassing 15 employees in different Slovenian health-care organisations. Findings Slovenian health-care organisations need to be more agile currently. For this reason, it is necessary to begin with organisational changes and organisational learning concepts to educate employees about the meaning and content of agile processes. It is essential to ensure that accepting employee mistakes and offering help to employees becomes normal practice, and it is necessary to ensure the greater trust of the management towards the employees. Originality/value The research empowers health-care professionals with new management and leadership concepts, such as agile management, sustainable leadership and leadership development methods in health care.
The new forms of smart and artificial intelligent technologies present a great risk to the societ... more The new forms of smart and artificial intelligent technologies present a great risk to the society (political – ethical challenge). For this reason, the ability of the society's decision makers to prepare an appropriate ethical response is needed. The paper is focused on the outline the main social, economic, and ethical issues, raised by the faster development of the smart and artificial intelligent products or services in everyday life processes. Smart technologies can today explore their environment, communicate with each other or with humans and help their users. The development and implementation of the smart technologies in the human environment is and it will be influenced by social and economic changes and opening new social and ethical problems in the near future, because smart technologies are now: (i) invading into the sensitive human areas and allow others to come easier for sensible private information in real time; (ii) causing job losses; (iii) replacing humans for tasks such as driving and more demanding (e.g. management of the industrial processes). The paper presents the issues of technology and human sciences. It is going for a complex subject which is quite often misrepresented, some of the fundamental concepts relating ethics in science and technology are recalled and clarified. At the conclusion of the paper social responsible model for implementation of the smart technology in human environment will be presented. The purpose of the model is to provide ethical and social norms and thus protect human before the socioeconomic changes caused with the high penetration of smart technologies in human everyday life.
The educational potential of management simulation games (MSGs) is substantial. MSGs are an impro... more The educational potential of management simulation games (MSGs) is substantial. MSGs are an improvement above prior methods of teaching. Independent work, innovative thinking, readiness to make choices, and independence from others are encouraged, as is a more positive attitude toward learning and a more involved interaction between students. Incorporating MSG into the classroom is a great way to give students a taste of the world of business while benefiting from the tried-and-true ways of instructing in most schools. As a result of their adaptability, MSGs may be used for scenario analysis, where the effects of various actions on a company's operations can be studied. MSGs are also used for talent finding and internal training. On the other hand, MSGs are a hub where teams may work together to build up what-if scenarios for their company's future growth in response to internal and external factors. However, the usage of MSGs is still not widespread. A primary survey on a multi-national sample of higher educators has been conducted to investigate the reasons for the gap. The structural equation model has been used to test the impact of several latent variables on the intention to use and actual usage of MSGs in teaching at higher educational institutions in business and economy within both the technology acceptance model (TAM) and technology-organization-environment framework (TOE).
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the significance of internet technologies f... more Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the significance of internet technologies for organizational development and adaptation to an ever-changing touristic business environment and its successful management. A model is proposed based on the concepts of a sharing economy, knowledge management and digital platforms for understanding the concept of sharing economy as it relates to the tourist and hospitality industry. Methodology – The paper examines critical factors that influence the role of internet technologies in the touristic supply chain’s organizational changes and their threats and opportunities for the tourist and hospitality industry. Findings – The paper contributes to the discussion about the increasingly important role of internet technologies in the marketing strategies and operations of the tourist and hospitality industry. Contribution – The topic is relevant for designing corporate strategies in tourist, transport and hospitality companies. Better understanding of the impact of the internet and communication technologies on marketing and management strategies could significantly enhance both the top and bottom lines.
Namen: Ugotavljali smo razlike v značilnostih delovnega mesta in osebni oceni zdravstvenega stanj... more Namen: Ugotavljali smo razlike v značilnostih delovnega mesta in osebni oceni zdravstvenega stanja glede na spol ter pogostost doživljanja stresa med zaposlenimi v igralništvu. Metode: V vzorec je bilo zajetih 251 (47,4 % moških in 52,6 % žensk) zaposlenih v Hitovi igralnici Park, v starosti od 18 do 58 let. Vzorec spremenljivk je vseboval socialno demografske značilnosti, delovno mesto, stres in osebno oceno zdravstvenega stanja. Za analizo podatkovso bili uporabljeni osnovni statistični parametri in CHI2. Za statistično analizo podatkov smo uporabljali program SPSS - 15.0 za Windows. Rezultati: Največ zaposlenih občasno doživlja stres (45,8 %). Svoje zdravstveno stanje ocenjujejo kot odlično tisti ljudje, ki nikoli ne doživljajo stresa (p = 0,014), le-ti tudi navajajo najmanj zdravstvenih težav v osebnem počutju (p = 0,024). Tisti, ki občasno doživljajo stres, ocenjujejo svoje zdravstveno stanje kot veliko boljše od drugih enake starosti (p = 0,000). Zaključek: Osebe, ki pogosto doživljajo stres, morajo dvigniti zavest o pomembnosti lastne dejavne vloge v oblikovanju zdravega življenja.Objective: The aim of the study was to determine differences in the workplace characteristics and self-estimated health status of the Hit Park Casino employees by gender and frequency of stress experiences. Methods: The study included 251 employees, aged 18 to 58 years47.4 % of them were men and 52.6 %, women. The sample of variables included socio-demographic data, workplace characteristics, stress experience and self-evaluated health status. Basic statistical parameters, CHI2 and SPSS 15.0 for Windows were used for statistical analysis. Results: The majority of employees (45.8%) experienced occasional stress. Those individuals who never experienced stress viewed their health as excellent (p = 0.014)and reported less health problems (p = 0.024) than others. The respondents who reported occasional stress rated their health as much better than others their age. Conclusion: Individuals whooften experience stress need to become aware of the importance of being more active in adopting healthy lifestyles
PurposeThis study applies bibliometric analysis to explore the evolution of the research paradigm... more PurposeThis study applies bibliometric analysis to explore the evolution of the research paradigm of agility related to management and organisations.Design/methodology/approachAuthors prepared a quantitative study of the review of selected articles using co-citation analysis and bibliographic coupling. Based on the bibliometric analyses, the evolution of the agility field (past, present, and future of agility research) was prepared.FindingsEmergent themes focus on the importance of agility in interpreting organisational responses in the context of issues as diverse as information systems and business intelligence systems, market orientation, strategic alignment and social computing. Future research needs to focus on digitisation in conjunction with informatisation, an important topic for creating a new organisational culture and knowledge management through increased collaboration between humans and machines.Originality/valueAs the authors are aware, this study is one of the first t...
Zdravniski Vestnik-slovenian Medical Journal, 2015
Properly selected and prescribed physical activity during pregnancy has a favorable effects on th... more Properly selected and prescribed physical activity during pregnancy has a favorable effects on the health of pregnant women and the fetus, and is excellent preparation for childbirth. Absolute and relative contraindications to exercise during pregnancy are well defined, as well as the warning signs to terminate exercise while pregnant. Knowledge of these is essential for physically active pregnant women and exercise professionals that work with pregnant women. Pregnant women should be moderately physically active every day of the week for at least 30 minutes. The term moderate is thoroughly and clearly defined in the guidelines. Resistance exercises during pregnancy are safe but it is advised to use light loads and a large number of repetitions (e.g. 15-20 repetitions). Strength exercises for the pelvic floor muscles deserves a special place during pregnancy. Appropriate forms of physical activity for pregnant women are walking and jogging, swimming and aquatic exercise, cycling, Pi...
The paper focuses on the importance of e-democracy and the introduction of ICT in democratic proc... more The paper focuses on the importance of e-democracy and the introduction of ICT in democratic processes, which in the age of computerization has a significant impact on the development of e-participation in developed societies. Based on comparisons of e-participatory tools in Austria, Croatia, Italy, and Slovenia, we want to show the current situation at both the local and national levels. It should be emphasized that with the development of e-participation tools, Croatia and Italy are ahead, while Austria and Slovenia are lagging behind the current trends in the development of e-participation. The reasons for this are mainly due to a lack of confidence in online security and a decline in interest for e-democracy, especially in Slovenia.
Proceedings: 13. Management International Conference
In this paper we focus on the definition of the importance of qualitative research in management ... more In this paper we focus on the definition of the importance of qualitative research in management and business consulting in particular. The qualitative research has to be systematically well planned and well executed. If it meets these conditions, qualitative research can be as powerful, in fact some... [more]
Rivista Trimestrale di SCIENZA dell' AMMINISTRAZIONE, 2022
The paper focuses on the importance of e-democracy and the introduction of information and commun... more The paper focuses on the importance of e-democracy and the introduction of information and communication technologies in democratic processes. Digitalisation significantly impacts citizens' involvement in e-participation and direct decision-making in developed societies. We want to show the current local and national levels based on comparisons of direct decision-making solutions and e-participatory tools in Austria, Croatia, Greece, Italy, and Slovenia. It should be emphasised that with the development of e-participation tools, Croatia, Greece, and Italy are ahead, while Austria and Slovenia are lagging behind the current trends in the citizen's direct decision making and the emergence of e-participation. This is mainly due to a lack of confidence in online security and a decline in interest in e-democracy, mostly in Slovenia.
The research reported in this paper explores the impact of digital transformation as a disruptive... more The research reported in this paper explores the impact of digital transformation as a disruptive innovation on manufacturing SMEs. The research is based on a qualitative Delphi study encompassing 49 experts from eleven EU countries. The paper aims to demonstrate how disruptive innovations affect organizational changes and determine critical factors in organizations that impact the initiating and promoting R&D of disruptive innovation. We discovered that disruptive innovations impact product/process development methods, new production concepts, new materials for products, and new organization plans. Additionally, we identified organizational changes related to the development and use of disruptive innovations in the future. We also indicate how disruptive innovations influence social and technological changes in the organizational environment. The analysis also disclosed three main groups of disruptive innovations and their impact on future smart factory development, namely the following: technological changes, the emergence of innovative products, business models and solutions and organizational culture as one of the crucial key success factors. The analysis also examined the enablers of the successful development/introduction of disruptive innovations, wherein internal and external factors were determined. Additionally, we presented obstacles and the approaches necessary to mitigate them. We can conclude from the findings that in the timeframe of 5–10 years, only the SME that uses/develops disruptive innovations will survive in the market. However, the companies do not always have a clear idea of the meaning of disruptive innovations. Therefore, it is important to set clear goals regarding the achievement of disruptive innovations in companies. It is also necessary to creatively apply presented instruments enabling improvement of organizational changes and apply some additional concepts, which we have suggested.
RIVISTA TRIMESTRALE DI SCIENZA DELL AMMINISTRAZIONE , 2021
The paper aims to introduce how cities cope with the concepts of smart city development and imple... more The paper aims to introduce how cities cope with the concepts of smart city development and implementation of its ecosystem. The concepts are presented with a systematic approach, i.e., a holistic analysis of resources about smart cities' latest technological developments and organizational approaches. Within the holistic approach, the paper connects three dimensions of social change for higher life quality and higher speed development by balancing: i.) The sustainable urban policies; ii.) An increase of speed is viable primarily through softer infrastructures as information and communication technologies switch cities into smart cities and iii.) Broadly meant citizens and other key stakeholders-whose attitudes, behaviors and action patterns must evolve to be viable. How do citizenship policies and smart cities policies structurally couple, for example, in setting the political or administrative procedures? Smart city governance implies organizational development, policy modeling, and policy-making, considering that research determines policy, determining politics. This work provides an overview of the state of the literature's art, some inputs about three-dimension governance and policy expanding citizenship into smart citizenship, and a case study for starting to apply policy assessment. Riassunto. Aspetti tecnologici, politici e di cittadinanza nello sviluppo delle città intelligenti Scopo di questo lavoro è mostrare come le amministrazioni cittadine stiano affrontando i concetti di "smart city" e di implementazione dell'ecosistema. Tali concetti sono presentati attraverso un approccio sistemico, ovvero uno studio olistico sugli ultimi sviluppi tecnologici e approcci organizzativi relativi alle cosiddette città intelligenti. In tale ambito, il lavoro pone un nesso fra tre dimensioni di cambiamento sociale centrali ai fini di una migliore qualità della vita e uno sviluppo più veloce; tali dimensioni sono: i.) politiche urbane sostenibili; ii.) infrastrutture "soft" come le ICT e iii.) accoppiamento strutturale fra politiche di cittadinanza e "smart policies", ai fini, per esempio, dell'elaborazione di procedure politiche o amministrative. La governance delle "smart city" implica sviluppo organizzativo, modellizzazione delle politiche e del processo decisionale, anche considerando il fatto che la ricerca determina la politica, la quale, a sua volta, determina specifiche "policies". Questo lavoro fornisce una panoramica dello stato dell'arte della letteratura sul tema, degli input sulla governance basata su tali tre dimensioni, nonché sulle politiche di transizione da cittadinanza a cittadinanza intelligente; si proporrà inoltre un caso di studio come esempio di valutazione delle policies implementate.
The term corporate sustainability represents a crucial part of the concept of sustainable develop... more The term corporate sustainability represents a crucial part of the concept of sustainable development. The main goal of the companies, which adopted corporate sustainability practice is to fulfil a sustainable development agenda and brings a balanced approach to economic and social progress and environmental management. The purpose of the article is to highlight the importance and issues of corporate sustainability in the context of awareness and approaches to social responsibility in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The paper aims to make order in the plurality of definitions of concept «corporate sustainability» and its practical understanding in terms of «corporate social responsibility». It does so through a literature review and the analysis of different attempts of definition. It identifies the main challenges these concepts bring with them.
(1) Background: The importance of this article is to analyze the technological developments in th... more (1) Background: The importance of this article is to analyze the technological developments in the field of the Internet and Internet technologies and to determine their significance for sustainable development, which will result in the emergence of Society 5.0. (2) The authors used automated content analysis for the analysis of 552 articles published in 306 scientific journals indexed by SCII and/or SCI-EXPANDED (Web of Science (WOS) platform). The goal of the research was to present the relationship between the Internet and sustainable development. (3) Results: The results of the analysis show that the top four most important themes in the selected journals were "development", "information", "data", and "business and services". (4) Conclusions: Our research approach emphasizes the importance of the culmination of scientific innovation with the conceptual, technological and contextual frameworks of the Internet and Internet technology usage and its impact on sustainable development and the emergence of the Society 5.0.
Industry 4.0: Challenges, Trends and Solutions in Management and Engineering (ed. by C. Machado and J.P. Davim) , 2020
Industry 4.0 has significantly changed production systems through processes, design, operations a... more Industry 4.0 has significantly changed production systems through processes, design, operations and services. This chapter discusses the fundamental changes in the organisational processes in one of the most relevant results of Industry 4.0: the smart factory. TPV Ltd is the subject of the case study; in addition to its core business, the firm is focused on R&D technologies for smart factories. The purpose of the study was to go beyond solely the industry view of Industry 4.0 and explore other aspects. In addition, the authors of this paper attempt to explain the fundamental importance of computerisation, digitalisation, and informatisation and to highlight the importance of the awareness of change in businesses across the time and its influence on their ecosystems.
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