STRATEŠKO POZICIONIRANJE I KONKURENTNE PREDNOSTI TURISTIČKIH ORGANIZACIJA

The paper will be focused on strategic positioning and competitive advantages of the tourist organisations, as well as on some economic effects of the chosen corporate/business strategy. As with any economic activity, the tourism industry is associated with an array of potential benefits and costs. It is common in the tourism literature, for the sake of convenience, to classify these impacts as economic, socio-cultural or environmental. These impacts are often closely interrelated. But, economic benefits and costs are primary rationale for pursuing tourism and relatively easier to quantify than the other categories, although this is not to say that the task is simple. Besides, there will be a few words about the interrelationship among resources, capabilities, core competencies and alternative corporate strategies as well as about their role in competitive advantages acquiring.Rad se bavi strateškim pozicioniranjem i konkurentnim prednostima turističkih organizacija, kao i određenim ekonomskim učincima odabrane korporacijske/poslovne strategije. Kao svaka gospodarska aktivnost, i turizam je povezan sa nizom mogućih koristi i troškova. Jednostavnosti radi, uobičajeno je da se u turističkoj literaturi ovi utjecaji dijele na ekonomske, društveno-kulturološke i ekološke. Ovi su utjecaji često međusobno usko povezani. Premda se ekonomske koristi i troškovi, kao primarni razlozi za bavljenje turizmom, mogu relativno lakše kvantificirati od ostalih kategorija, ne znači da to predstavlja jednostavan zadatak. Stoga, bit će riječi i o međusobnoj povezanosti resursa, sposobnosti, temeljnih kompetencija i alternativnih korporacijskih strategija, kao i o njihovoj ulozi u stvaranju konkurentnih prednosti

TESTING CORPORATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT IN TRANSITION ENVIRONMENT

The key issue in comtemporary business environment is how to acquire and maintain the competitive advantage in the long term. In that sense, the organizations must seek for something new in their functioning, new products, services, suppliers, customers, distribution channels, markets, new marketing, organizational and other technical and non-technical solutions. Corporate entrepreneurship (CE) is critical to a firm\u27s success, particurarly in today\u27s dynamic environment. The main aim of this study was to investigate the construct validity of Corporate Entrepreneurship Assessment Instrument (CEAI) in the case of Serbia. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS Statistics 19.0. The research findings revealed possible practical implementation of CEAI in Serbian organizations. The results showed that the employees\u27 attitudes toward the recognized CE dimensions have depended on their age, education, years of work experience, and position in the organization

Profitability of food industry companies in the Republic of Serbia

Food industry is an important segment of manufacturing industry. The EU food industry is the world's leader. An important characteristic of the food sector of the Republic of Serbia is its pronounced dual structure, with a large number of small and mediumsized and a small number of large companies. It is believed that the relatively modest funds for investment in modern technology and increasing production efficiency, despite foreign direct investment, have an unfavourable effect on the perspective of this sector. Based on the number of companies, capacities, volume of production, export potential, and number of employees, confectionery industry is assessed as a significant segment of food industry and economy of the Republic of Serbia. The research objective is to examine whether reputable companies in the food industry of the Republic of Serbia are profitable and assess their profitability growth in the past four-year period. The research results show that the values of the relevant profitability indicators vary considerably in the observed period, regardless of their reputation and the competitive position on the market

Profitability of food industry companies in the Republic of Serbia

Food industry is an important segment of manufacturing industry. The EU food industry is the world's leader. An important characteristic of the food sector of the Republic of Serbia is its pronounced dual structure, with a large number of small and mediumsized and a small number of large companies. It is believed that the relatively modest funds for investment in modern technology and increasing production efficiency, despite foreign direct investment, have an unfavourable effect on the perspective of this sector. Based on the number of companies, capacities, volume of production, export potential, and number of employees, confectionery industry is assessed as a significant segment of food industry and economy of the Republic of Serbia. The research objective is to examine whether reputable companies in the food industry of the Republic of Serbia are profitable and assess their profitability growth in the past four-year period. The research results show that the values of the relevant profitability indicators vary considerably in the observed period, regardless of their reputation and the competitive position on the market.Publishe

Internal factors of bank profitability in the republic of Serbia

© 2018 Prague Development Center. For adequate profitability management, it is important to identify all the factors that lead to its rise or fall, as well as to determine the intensity of correlation between relevant factors and profitability. This is to take timely and adequate measures to eliminate deviations arising from the expected profitability and improve it in the future period. The research subject is bank profitability in the Republic of Serbia in the period 2012-2015. The research objective is to outline the possible factors of bank profitability, with particular reference to internal factors of banking sector profitability in the Republic of Serbia. Research results show a high degree of correlation between the ROA and ROE profitability ratios, both statically and dynamically; dynamics of profitability ratios is in inverse correlation with capital adequacy ratio; there is a link between bank size and profitability and a link between the change of bank ownership and profitability, but it does not necessarily mean that foreign banks are more profitable than domestic banks

TQM I KAIZEN U FUNKCIJI KONTINUIRANOG UPRAVLJANJA KVALITETOM

There is almost a generally accepted view that quality is one of the most important factors of company competitiveness. For this reason, quality needs to be managed. In response to the need for management and requirements for high quality, theory and practice have developed several concepts. Total Quality Management (TQM) and Kaizen are two basic concepts directly involved in continuous improvement of product and process quality in the company, aimed at achieving positive transformation in the minds and actions of employees and managers. The focus of this paper is the analysis of the mentioned concepts and their contribution to the program of continuous quality improvement. Hence, the goal set by this paper is to review the basic characteristics of TQM and Kaizen, and, on the basis of a comparative analysis, draw conclusion about the distinction between them in terms of essence and practical application in the field of quality management.Gotovo da postoji opšteprihvaćeni stav da je kvalitet jedan od najvažnijih faktora konkurentnosti preduzeća. Iz tog razloga, kvalitetom je neophodno upravljati. Kao odgovor na potrebu upravljanja i zahteve za visokim kvalitetom u teoriji i praksi razvijeno je više koncepata. Upravljanje ukupnim kvalitetom (Total Quality Management – TQM) i kaizen predstavljaju dva osnovna koncepta koji se direktno bave kontinuiranim poboljšanjem kvaliteta proizvoda i procesa preduzeća kako bi se postigle pozitivne transformacije u razmišljanjima i aktivnostima zaposlenih i menadžmenta. U fokusu ovog rada jeste analiza pomenutih koncepata i njihov doprinos programu  kontinuiranog  poboljšanja kvaliteta. Otuda, cilj postavljen ovim radom jeste razmatranje osnovnih karakteristika TQM i Kaizen koncepta, te na osnovama uporedne analize izvođenje zaključaka o distinkciji između njih u pogledu suštinskog određenja i praktične primene u domenu upravljanja kvalitetom