Natasa Jakominic Marot

University of Rijeka · University Centre for Research and Innovation

ABSTR ACT: In a demanding and increasingly competitive higher education marketplace, the awareness of the reasons why prospective students choose a certain study programme and information sources they use during their decision-making process is essential to develop institutional positioning, thus requiring deeper understanding. This paper aims to e...

Purpose-The paper develops and validates an instrument that explores users' attitudes and intentions to use mobile e-book reading applications (Apps) on smartphones and tablets and appraises users' perceptions of such Apps as a value-added service complementing travel experience. Design/Methodology/Approach-The process of development, purification...

Purpose – Tourism products clubs (TPC) are a relatively recent form of collaboration of stakeholders in a destination. Contrary to the many available examples of existing practice, research on the topic is limited. The paper aims to contribute to expanding the scope of existing research by reviewing the current practice and investigating the practi...

Purpose – This paper aims to explore factors influencing users’ attitudes and intention to use mobile e-book reading applications (Apps) on smartphones and tablets, as well as their perceptions of Apps’ potential for enhancing tourists’ experiences as an added value of Croatian tourist offer. Design/methodology/approach – The study explores the rel...

The objective of ArchaeoGates project is to identify the cultural sites submerged under the Danube, to collect and process the data to develop a database (Danube River Submerged Heritage D.A.R.S.H.), with the possibility to extend it to include other river basins and/or lakes. The equipment used in the implementation of the project are side-scan so...

Strategic thinking and determination towards reaching the set long-term goals can bring deep structural changes in an organisation. Resources being scarce, institutions need to secure their optimal usage more than ever before. This paper will discuss an example of good governance at the University of Rijeka (Croatia) even in times of crisis and fin...

Centralization and dependence on national budget are extremely high in Croatia and Universities do not have research equipment which would allow them to compete to the leading research centres in Europe. Funding from the national budget is insufficient and the only way for success is to opt for alternative funding, in the first place EU funds. In t...