
Agnes SlavicUniversity of Novi Sad · Faculty of Economics
Agnes Slavic
Doctor of Business Administration
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The research’s main objective is to examine the mediating role of Employee Commitment (EC) in the relationship between Flexible Work Arrangements (FWAs) and employee behavior (Innovative Work Behavior (IWB) and Employee Performance (EP)) among employees in the Republic of Serbia. The research consists of a theoretical part (review of the literature...
Flexible work arrangements (FWAs) represent a crucial phenomenon of today's digital society, where companies face various internal and external challenges that compel them to analyse and implement different forms of flexible work arrangements. These arrangements help companies to overcome challenges and positively influence employees' attitudes and...
The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the level of the usage of digital solutions for human resource management (HRM) processes in companies in Serbia and to explore whether HR strategic issues have effects on the level of the usage of HR digital tools. The research is based on the data gathered from 106 companies that operate in Serbia,...
Work plays a very important role in the lives of people, companies, and society, in general. Individuals value work for the income it provides, but also because it contributes to self-esteem and personal happiness that people feel when they put their competencies to work. Work is important from the point of individual well-being, but it also forms...
In the 21th century the talented employees and their knowledge and skills are the most important assets of the organizations. In relation to graduated students of economics and management studies employers often value soft skills more than technical and professional skills. Therefore, higher education institutions have a significant role in the adv...
Since the early 1990s, the industrial relations systems in the transition economies of Central and Eastern Europe have been undergoing complex transformation processes. As the business environment has radically altered from a centrally planned system to an open competitive one, trade unions in the region have struggled to carve out a role in the ne...
Corporate social responsibility (CSR), as a business concept that balances between economic, environmental, and social goals of a company, is usually seen as a good response to all mentioned challenges. Since the theory on CSR still does not prove an unambiguous conclusion on the role and importance of CSR for business success in developing economi...
Companies are increasingly facing various challenges and opportunities in global business, and one significant aspect affecting their reputation, success, and sustainability is corporate social responsibility (CSR). Corporate social responsibility in the processing industry in Serbia is becoming an increasingly important topic both for companies th...
The purpose of the research is an analysis of the employee compensation system at the organizational level in the Republic of Serbia to determine the effects of the position of employees in the company, the size of the company, belonging to the private or public sector, headquarters, type, and belonging to the service or manufacturing sector. The s...
Research Question: What are the effects of employees’ reward system and socio-demographic factors on the attitudes of employees (job satisfaction, engagement and organizational commitment of employees) in the Republic of Serbia? Motivation: Due to the increasing globalization and the emergence of crises that directly impact the compensation system...
Abstract: Employee development, as an activity of human resources management (HRM), refers to the constant
acquisition of new knowledge and skills, as well as new work and practical experience, that is, the application and
verification of knowledge and skills in practice. Thus, the development of employees should create the conditions for
organizat...
Today, in the dynamic business context, graduates have to be ready to deal with various business problems where different alternative solutions can be brought, but only one is optimal. It requires a set of competencies and soft skills such as critical and strategic thinking, problem-solving, communication and flexibility. The described situation m...
The research objective of the study is to identify if there is a statistically significant effect of EI competencies on organizational performance, like emotional self-awareness, achievement orientation, adaptability, optimism, and emotional self-control on one side and financial, employee, and operational performance on the other side. The authors...
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a concept that is based on the idea of a balance between economic, social, and environmental goals of companies. In contemporary business, companies need to be responsible not just to their shareholders, but to broader stakeholders, where employees, customers, investors, suppliers, local community, and natur...
Human resource management (HRM) is becoming more and more important in contemporary business. As the process of managing organizations’ most valuable assets, human capital, HRM needs to answer to all challenges that are arising in the internal and external business environment to achieve its goal, to attract, motivate, and retain employees. New cha...
Agribusiness firms are faced with several challenges like globalization, internationalization of business, the introduction of new technologies, especially the digitalization process, higher competitiveness of foreign agribusiness firms, etc. One of the very important challenges is the effective management of human capital. Although it is one of th...
Under conditions of globalization and increasing market integration, competitiveness is a prerequisite for survival in the global market. The goal is not only to achieve a competitive advantage but to make it sustainable. The most stable and long-term source is reflected in business innovation. Innovative activities encourage companies' development...
Apstrakt: Istraživanja na temu liderstva i menadžmenta ljudskih resursa ukazala su da oba koncepta imaju pozitivne relacije sa uspehom zaposlenih, timova i organizacija. Oba koncepta, svaki za sebe, imaju specifičnosti i prednosti koje donose organizacijama koje ih implementiraju. Međutim, u savremenim uslovima poslovanja koje, osim ekonomskih, pol...
This study aims to increase the knowledge on relations between corporate social responsibility (CSR), employee commitment, and firm performance in Serbia. The theoretical part of the article analyzes the relations between CSR and firm performances, as well as CSR and employee commitment, based on available world-wide research results. The empirical...
Corporate social responsibility (CSR), as a concept that tackles economic, social, and environmental dimensions of business, becomes more and more implemented in companies all around the world. There are different effects that CSR can have on business performance, but it is generally accepted that CSR is related to positive outcomes in business org...
In the recent years the labor market of the Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries has changed a lot. One of the main business challenges in the CEE region is the worker shortage. The possible reasons of this phenomenon are the emigration of the labor force from the countries of the former Eastern Bloc to the Western countries, the negative d...
The topic of emotional intelligence has attracted considerable interest from both academics and practitioners. Emotionally intelligent leaders have the ability to express, understand and regulate their own as well as others’ emotions. Previous evidence suggests that emotionally intelligent leaders play a crucial role in encouraging employees to p...
In the context of a very turbulent environment where various challenges are more and more present, companies often apply different strategies in order to harmonize their business with new and often unfavorable conditions. One of the possible strategies of companies is the downsizing strategy. Downsizing, as an organizational strategy, usually invol...
Teamwork is one of the most important factors for business success in the modern economy. In almost every area of business, teams receive more and more attention, since it has been found that teamwork leads to greater individual, group, and even organizational performance. The aim of this research is to investigate the effectiveness of teamwork and...
A tanulmány jelen részében a Dél-Magyarország és Szerbia közötti határokon átnyúló mobilitás megvalósulási formáit és jellemzőit mutatjuk be statisztikai adatok, empirikus kutatások és szakértői vélemények alapján. Célunk a Magyarország és Szerbia közötti határokon átnyúló mobilitást minél alaposabban bemutatni, röviden kitérve a történelmi előzmén...
Purpose
The aim of this research is to investigate and detect determinants of the training practice and conspicuous differences in the sample of nine Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries (Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia, Serbia and Romania). The study was conducted with three distinct objectives: the investi...
Purpose
We explore the effects of three organizational variables (country of origin of the multinational company (MNC), the timing of entry into the European Union and the mode of establishment of the MNC subsidiary unit) on the human resource management (HRM) practices being pursued by subsidiaries of large MNCs operating in selected countries in...
In the Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries within the framework of the previous economic system, there were only traces of the features of modern human resource management (HRM). Since the political and economic changes, major transformation in the HRM practice has occurred, resulting in a development of the organizational position, role a...
In the turbulent business environment of today, the competitiveness of all organizations is primarily based on intangible resources. Due to global competition, the permanent actualization of employee competencies is imperative for the long-term survival of organizations. The higher education system bears a special responsibility in this process, as...
The purpose of this paper is to explore leadership styles and relationships between the dominant leadership style and the outcomes that are related to leadership. The research methodology incorporates an analytical investigation of the available literature in the area of leadership, as well as a statistical analysis of the data collected during the...
Job satisfaction, Academic Staff, Higher Education
The training and development of employees (T&D) represents one of the most important and basic HR activities, which are a source of creating sustainable change in behaviour and understanding employees. Through the acquisition of new knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA), employees are likely to become more productive and achieve better results. Bas...
Coaching as a skill for helping others grow and develop in the workplace has become a major asset in the life of profit-oriented organizations in recent decades. Coaching as a unique practice to develop the human resources of a company can create a partnership between a supervisor and an employee. The aim of the work is to analyze the effects of co...
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainable development are concepts that at their core deal with the socially responsible behavior of economic and political actors, i.e. balancing economic, social and environmental goals. CSR is linked to all aspects of management, especially Human Resource Management (HRM). HRM occupies a special place...
Napjainkban a digitalizáció és az innováció kérdései megkerülhetetlenek a szervezeti stratégiák alakítása során. A „Változások a humánerőforrás menedzsmentben a digitális transzformáció útján” című felmérést a Humán Szakemberek Országos Szövetsége (HSZOSZ) és a Zsigmond Király Egyetem Humán Erőforrás és Menedzsment
Tanszéke (ZSKE, 2018. szeptembert...
The aim of this paper is to explore the development of the compensation practice in the context of human resource management (HRM) in Serbia. The objectives are to detect the extent of the usage of different elements in the compensation packages, the level of negotiation during the determination of the basic pay, the responsibility for decision mak...
Industrial relations and interest reconciliation are important elements of human resource management. How to handle the employees, how to get an agreement, and how to turn them in favor of the organizational goals? These questions can be answered in different ways; the major solutions are the Michigan and Harvard model. As we see, the latter one is...
The question of this paper is whether there is an ex-Yugoslavia HRM model drawing upon Western imported features fused with ethno open-socialistic and self-management elements? In the empirical part Cranet data for 341 companies from Croatia, Slovenia and Serbia are analysed. Main characteristics of HRM systems in ex-Yugoslavia are: the HRM strateg...
This is a study based on comparative transnational survey evidence from across Europe. It examines recent trends in the use of external providers to manage human resources and how this use has changed since the global economic crisis that began in 2008. The study shows that the use of external HRM providers significantly decreased following the ons...
Drawing upon a large scale comparative data-set we explore the preferred approaches to managerial compensation pursued by organizations operating in the Central and Eastern European (CEE) transition economies of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Lithuania, Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia and Serbia. In order to generate insights on the state of ma...
Human resource management (HRM) plays an important role in achieving companies' goals meanwhile taking care of employees' needs. The outsourcing of HR activities may be an adequate way of improving the efficiency of activities concerning the most valuable assets of a company, its employees. The aim of this paper is to analyze the role of the HR dep...
In a contemporary environment which is characterised by global competition and radical economic changes, human capital, with its knowledge, competencies, and experiences, is becoming more and more important factor for gaining sustainable business performances. The aim of this paper is to explore the development and current state of the training pra...
The main goal of the article is to present some selected research findings on HRM business practices in local subsidiaries of multinational corporations in Central Europe in the after-recovery time from the worldwide economic crisis. The main subjects of interest are these kinds of behaviors, activities and opinions which are exhibited by these org...
Human resource management (HRM) in contemporary economics is linked to a company’s success measured through numerous organizational measures (profitability, productivity, rate of innovation, market share, environmental performances, etc.). The role of HRM in large enterprises is relatively known, especially when the competitiveness and sustainable...
The purpose of this paper is to explore the practice of outsourcing in Human Resource Management (HRM) in countries of Europe-EU and Serbia. An analytical exploration of available literature in the area of outsourcing was made, as well as a statistical analysis of the CRANET research data to determine the actual level of outsourcing in HRM in compa...
The paper explores organisational level training practices in the Central and Eastern European (CEE) region and tests their impact on overall organisational performance. We draw upon data from the CRANET international survey of HR practices in order to provide a comparative overview of training and development in selected CEE Countries. Distinguish...
Human resource management (HRM) is a management concept which obtains many practices and activities. Although there is a substantial literature on HRM in the private sector, the practice of HRM in the public sector is still scarce. In the private sector, HRM is found as a factor for gaining competitive advantage, especially if HR practices are impl...
The paper explores organisational level training practices in the Central and Eastern European (CEE) region and tests their impact on overall organisational performance. We draw upon data from the CRANET international survey of HR practices in order to provide a comparative overview of training and development in selected CEE Countries. Distinguish...
The aim of this paper is to determine the ethical position of respondents in Hungary, Slovakia, Romania, Serbia, Poland, Estonia, Finland and Croatia, and to this end the authors studied the relationship between ethical positions and certain variables (gender, nationality and citizenship). The paper also investigates the relationship of an ethical...
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a management concept balancing between economic, social and environmental goals. Today, CSR is accepted as an indicator of the success of the company as a whole, and as a possibility for the achievement of sustainable development. CSR is consisted of its external and internal dimensions. Inside the internal...
Multinational companies that have settled in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) significantly contribute to the recognition of modern HRM concepts and implementation of the relevant HRM practices in the region (Lewis, 2005). To be a strategic partner, HRM managers have to possess various professional and personal competences (Orme, 2010). The aim of...
Multinational companies that have settled in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) signi cantly contribute to the recognition of modern HRM concepts and implementation of the relevant HRM practices in the region (Lewis, 2005). To be a strategic partner, HRM managers have to possess various professional and personal competences (Orme, 2010). The aim of t...
There is only limited literature on Human Resource Management (HRM) activities in Multinational Companies (hereafter MNC) in the Central and Eastern European region. The research presented below is part of an ongoing research project developed by the Central and Eastern European International Research Team (CEEIRT), a consortium of researchers from...
The aim of this paper is to determine the ethical position of respondents in Hungary, Slovakia, Romania, Serbia, Poland, Estonia, Finland and Croatia, and to this end the authors studied the relationship between ethical positions and certain variables (gender, nationality and citizenship). The paper also investigates the relationship of an ethical...
The aim of this contribution is to examine differences in ethics in the CEE (Central and Eastern European) and the Baltic-Nordic countries. Specifically, our research examines differences in ethical idealism and relativism in Croatia, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia and Slovakia – and also how age, gender, length of service, plac...
Full text of the book is available online: http://fbc.pionier.net.pl/id/oai:pbc.gda.pl:44646.
Book is the result of the international scientific conference “International Entrepreneurship and Internationalization of Firms in Visegrad Countries V4” which was held in Kraków on April 3, 2014, and turned out to be a successful meeting of 122 participa...
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a management concept based on the creation o f a balance between economic, social and environmental goals is more and more accepted as an indicator of the success of the company as a whole and as a possibility for the achievement of sustainable development. In one of the most important developments in this a...
This study critically evaluates industrial relations (IR) in South-Eastern Europe and points towards future practical and research-oriented opportunities in the region. A survey of organizational policies and practices has been used to explore the state of IR in both private and public organizations in this region. Specifically, the data, collected...
Performance management (PM) is a very important process of human resource management (HRM), in general. It implies an assessment of current or previous results or performance of the employee, team or the whole organization. It is a base for many business practices related to HRM: the need for staff training, new recruitment, career development, rew...
There is a shortage of empirical human resource management
(HRM) literature in respect to identifying new patterns of multinational
company (MNC) involvement in the Central and Eastern
Europe region and the impact of ongoing MNC operations on the
patterns of the HRM behavior of these companies. To counter this
lack of understanding within the field...
The authors first review the most important features of the cafeteria system (goals, typical ‘stakeholders’ and strategic HR issues). Then they examine the evolution of the system of flexible benefits since 1996, when the first such systems appeared in Hungary. Authors also analyze how the main drivers caused the changes, and how the key players of...
After 1990 multinational companies (MNCs) have started to invest and operate in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), where they have played an important role in the distribution of modern HRM concepts and have been models for the implementation of relevant HRM practices. As MNCs - beside their capital - usually bring also their management philosophy t...
In the recent decades the migration processes and circular migration are
increasing worldwide and have become more and more complex. There has been a
new type of international migration - back and forth international migration.
Nowadays, job seeking in the international space, brain circulation, multiple
citizenship and identity, property ownership...
The function very close to the training in the management of human resources is certainly the human resource development. Specifically, the employees acquire new knowledge, abilities and skills during the training process, but also gain new experiences through various business tasks during their working life, developing themselves both, in private...
The students motives of enrolment to tertiary educational institutions crucially influence their academic achievement and behaviour during studies. This research focuses on the Hungarian students’ reasons for choosing university in Hungary and in Serbian Vojvodina: whether they decide on their own or are influenced by other factors. The quantitativ...
Due to the transition to a market economy in Central and Eastern Europe and the arrival of foreign direct investments to this region, multinational companies appeared too, and currently they are playing an increasingly important role in the economy of the region. Global multinational companies (MNCs), besides their capital bring along their busines...
Business ethics is the study of what constitutes right and wrong, or good and bad in a business context. Moral standards concern behaviour that is of serious consequences to human welfare that can injure or benefit people. According to the ethics position theory (EPT) individuals’ personal moral philosophies influence their judgments, actions, and...