Anamarija Delic

University of Osijek | UNIOS · Faculty of Economics

Purpose: This paper examines the consultancy process in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), focusing on consulting entrepreneurs at the beginning of their entrepreneurial career chosen out of necessity due to a terminated long-term employment contract in a public company.Methodology: A qualitative study design was adopted to look into the co...

Companies face severe competition in a global and competitive business environment and question how to „win” new or keep their old customers. To innovate or imitate is the question for most companies in any market (local, national, global). Being first on the market with innovation brings companies a competitive advantage, but this process increase...

Small and Medium Enterprises Report – Croatia 2021 is the eleventh and special edition of CEPOR's annual report on the state and performance of the small and medium enterprise sector in Croatia. The Report analyses the impact of the COVID-19 disease pandemic on the small and medium enterprise sector in Croatia and the environment in which it operat...

Svaki projekt je izložen raznim vrstama rizika tijekom njegove provedbe koji utječu na uspješnost same provedbe, ali i vjerojatnost ostvarivanja planiranih ciljeva u zadanom vremenskom roku. Pomno analiziranje rizika i kreiranje timova koji imaju dovoljno znanja i iskustva za pravilno provođenje projektnih aktivnosti od presudne su važnosti za uspj...

Od 2011. godine CEPOR - Centar za politiku razvoja malih i srednjih poduzeća i poduzetništva publicira godišnje Izvješće o malim i srednjim poduzećima. Cilj publikacije je informirati nadležne institucije i širu javnost o problematici sektora MSP u Hrvatskoj te kreirati kvalitetnu informacijsku osnovu za donošenje odluka (politika i programa) koje...

Business models are usually used to describe how business entities sustain their competitive advantage, offer their customers better value and create good cooperation with their partners. While the literature is rich with best practice examples among for-profit business entities, nonprofit organizations (NPOs) are rarely observed and compared throu...

A Book of Teaching Case studies

In the frame of the Erasmus+ INTENSE project, lectures from 5 different countries implement a joint teaching module. This implies that not just the students in five countries receive the same training, but that lecturers have to cooperate intensively across national and institutional borders. In this article, lecturers from two different national a...

Rural tourism is an industry that is recently becoming an increasingly important topic. Th e Republic of Croatia is among countries that are placing a strong emphasis on tourism as a strategic industry that can improve the country’s economic results. Although rural tourism can be connected with different ways of spending free time in rural areas, i...

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that experience growth encounter various barriers in the business ecosystem. Government regulations, bureaucracy, hindered access to finance, and corruption are among the most common barriers that can significantly hinder the growth process or even destroy enterprises. SMEs are exposed to various factors of...

Business advisors and their impact on the performance of micro, small and medium-sized companies (MSMEs) have been in the focus of many researchers for a long time. MSMEs are reporting increasing interest in professional business advice, but only a small share of MSME owners is using consultancy services. This paper analyzes the consultancy market...

POglavlje objašnjava osnovne elemente pokretanja poduzetničkog pothvata te kritički ocjenjuje franšizni poslovni model kao način pokretanja poduzetničkog pothvata. Uspoređuju se prednosti i nedostaci franšize za uključene strane te se ispituju aktivnosti obiju strana prilikom pokretanja franšiznog poslovnog modela

In the past few years social responsibility has appeared as a significant element of sustainable economic and social development. Although, when it comes to social responsibility, it is the large corporations that most often come under public scrutiny, social responsibility should be the backbone of actions of all the other actors of society. This...

A comparison of innovativenss indicators between Croatia and Germany

Global economic crisis represents a great challenge, which is imposed on every economy striving to sustain its competitive advantage and improve the quality of life of its citizens. Although there are plenty of documents, strategies and policies that focus on alleviation of the effects of the crisis, they very often neglect the importance and influ...