Demographic characteristics of consumers in consumption of organic food products: Case study: Serbia

The purpose of the paper is to determine the differences between demographic characteristics of consumers in relation to discouraging and motivating factors of consuming organic food products in Serbia. An empirical research was conducted in Serbia on a sample of 833 respondents, using e-questionnaire. T-test for independent samples was used. The results indicate that in relation to discouraging factors for consumption of organic food products there are differences in the demographic characteristics of consumers, exception is age. Also, in relation to motivation factors, differences exist in majority of consumers' demographic characteristics, except the level of education and place of residence. Practical application of the results enables adequately managed consumption of organic food products which directly affects the reduction of ecological, social, health and economic problems. On the other side, the theoretical application of the results enables the creation of a consumers' profile for organic food products

The differences between human resource management in domestic and international environment

Today's business operation of a company goes beyond national boundaries while human resources are the only active resource of companies. Therefore, the topic of the actuality of human resources management in the domestic and international environment is becoming larger, which is also the starting point in the analysis of this issue. Considering the importance of human resources in business, this paper is concerned with the international human resource management, or the differences between human resource management in the domestic and international environment. The aim of this paper is to present international human resource management as a broader concept than national human resource management. Accordingly, the paper will show differences that come from human resources management in the national and international environment as well as some of the implications regarding the purpose and learning opportunities of companies that internationalize their business. The basic premise in this paper is that there are differences between human resource management in the domestic and international environment

IMPACT OF INVESTMENTS ON FOOD SECURITY ACCESS: CASE OF EU AND NON-EU MEMBER COUNTRIES

Agriculture around the world faces a number of challenges. The aim of this paper is to investigate the impact of gross investments and agriculture investments on the level of food security in the member countries of the European Union (EU) and non-EU member countries. In the paper as a method of research hierarchical regression analysis was used. The results of the research showed that there is a statistically significant influence of gross investments and agriculture investments on the level of food security in the EU and non-EU member countries. The largest amount of gross investments and investments in agriculture was recorded in Croatia and Slovenia, as a EU members countries, which have the highest level of food security. On the other hand, the lowest volume of gross investments and investments in agriculture was recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as non-EU member country, which has the lower level of food security