Kitanovikj, Bojan

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Antecedents and outcomes of learning from and with entrepreneurial role models: A systematic literature review
(Taylor & Francis, 2025-02-05)
Nauck, Daniel
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Herzog, Michael
The article discusses the current state of the literature on learning with and from entrepreneurial role models (ERMO) to support practitioners’ and policy makers’ capacity-building activities. Data was obtained from 42 studies on entrepreneurial learning, analyzed through a systematic literature review process. The results shows that research addresses primarily entrepreneurship education (EE) contexts, with only a few authors focusing on the postventure creation effects of entrepreneurial learning. In particular, understanding the impact of ERMO related to competencies is scarce, leaving opportunities for researchers, especially for long-term studies. Also, the role of non-formal learning after venture creation has been largely neglected in previous research. Our review provides insight into the discussion of ERMO in this context, identifies gaps, and encourages practitioners and policymakers to engage with the topic.
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Explorers or Exploiters: A Multi-Technique Bibliometric Review of Individual Ambidexterity
(Academy of Management Proceedings, 2025-06-17)
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Global and dynamic environments have pressured organizations into becoming more ambidextrous, resulting in a paradox for contemporary organizational sciences (Papachroni & Heracleous, 2020; Zhang et al., 2022). While employees are seen as a key driver of competitive advantage and high organizational performance, their ambidexterity, i.e. individual ambidexterity has remained in the margins of the research landscape (Nasution et al., 2024; Parmigiani & Howard-Grenville, 2011). This single-perspective research lens neglects the diverse experiences and characteristics of each individual and the ways they can influence the balance between exploration and exploitation as organization members. Recently, researchers have answered the call with several studies analyzing the antecedents and outcomes of individual ambidexterity as well as this concept’s interplay with other organizational phenomena (Schnellbächer et al., 2019). Still, as a growing research niche, which is critical for understanding modern workplaces, there is a lack of a comprehensive, bibliometric synthesis of the findings and an analysis of the gaps. To address this, our research provides a comprehensive, multi-technique bibliometric review of individual ambidexterity research, identifying key trends and underexplored areas in the field. Individual ambidexterity in the organizational context is gaining momentum as a crucial component of innovative behavior and performance, individual well-being, as well as team ambidexterity, firm performance, and organizational sustainable outcomes (Mu et al., 2022; Akbar et al., 2024). Considering the context of rising flexible and remote work arrangements and the growing accessibility and use of artificial intelligence, there has never been a more important time to investigate the genesis and core of employee ambidexterity. This environment underpins the need for lifelong learning, flexibility, reskilling, and upskilling for individuals to stay relevant in their roles, which challenges how we view this type of ambidexterity (Balzano et al., 2024). Essentially, it is conceptualized as the individual ability to simultaneously explore and exploit organizational resources, or, in other words, to perform contradictory activities by switching mindsets and action sets (Rogan & Mors, 2014), presenting a paradox for managers and decision-makers. Thus, our study aims to contribute by integrating the knowledge about individual ambidexterity and pointing out hotspots, influential scientific voices, and areas for further investigation using a multi-technique bibliometric approach, grounded in the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Stemming from this, central to this research investigation are the following research questions: 1) What is the inherent intellectual structure of the individual ambidexterity body of research? 2) What are the most impactful hotspots and themes in the research landscape? 3) What is the potential of individual ambidexterity research and what literature gaps on the topic exist?
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Divided We Work: A Review on Political Polarization in Modern Business Organizations
(Academy of Management, 2025-06-17)
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Research tackling political polarization in business organizations remains fragmented and relatively scarce. To understand the relevance of political polarization in businesses and manage the negative impact of political division on organizational operations, interpersonal relations, and organizational harmony, this investigation analyzed the literature surrounding the phenomenon of political polarization and its implications on business organizations, synthesized the findings in a framework, suggested strategies for mitigating this polarization in the work environment, and underscored pathways for future research using an integrative review approach. After a structured and rigorous thematic analysis of data from the databases Web of Science, Scopus, EBSCO, and JSTOR and adhering to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, results point to a lack of coherent research streams and concise antecedents and outcomes, which are relevant for conflict management, as well as limited evidence on the effects of political division and limited study contexts. Future research may focus on specifying management-related research purposes, reexamining organizational constructs on individual, team, and unit levels, and extending investigations on performance-related themes
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Enhancing Sustainability of Higher Education Institutions in Europe: A Contingency Management Model for Bridging a Gap Between the Legislation and Implementation Levels of Inclusivity for People With Disabilities
(2024-04)
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Uzule, Kristine
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Sterev, Nikolay
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The importance of digital skills for the Western Balkans -comparative analysis between the Western Balkans and the European Union
(Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Faculty of Economics-Skopje, 2024-05-31)
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<jats:p>In knowledge-intensive economies, skills emerged as crucial resources, determining economic development. Thus, in the post-pandemic, digital world, digital skills gain new ground, attracting the interest of researchers and practitioners, especially in the Western Balkan (WB) countries, which aspire to be a part of the European Union (EU). As a result, the article aims to investigate the level of digital, computer, and skills in evaluating data, information, and digital content in WB and to compare it with the EU region. Furthermore, we found that EU countries are way ahead in terms of basic or above basic overall digital skills on average. In the WB context, Serbia and Montenegro are close to converging with the EU average related to computer skills while Montenegro and North Macedonia lead in skills in evaluating data, information, and digital content. The results point out that the level of digital skills highly correlates with labor productivity and GDP per capita in WB.</jats:p>
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Unveiling the nexus between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and employee satisfaction: a comprehensive bibliometric analysis
(Emerald, 2024-05-01)
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Researchers have tried analysing how the organizations’ practices of doing good can help improve their employees’ satisfaction over the past couple of decades. Employee satisfaction has a complicated relationship with a company’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities. Subsequently, the purpose of this paper is to conduct a bibliometric analysis and a literature review to trace the links between CSR and employee satisfaction, summarize and analyse the advances in this field, the knowledge gaps, publishing trends and further directions for future research. Design/methodology/approach The authors conducted a bibliometric analysis followed by a literature review of papers indexed in the Scopus database and published between 2000 and 2022. A total of 233 papers were identified, while 152 of them met the inclusion criteria for the analysis. Findings The subsequent analysis sheds light on the overlaps and connections between the two phenomena in human resource management (HRM). The authors outline potential avenues for future research and practical insight into how to leverage CSR activities for increasing work satisfaction. Originality/value. By detailing the different ways CSR and employee satisfaction impact one another, analysing their relations and other supporting constructs, the authors contribute to the academic discourse by synthesizing prevailing literature and introducing practical guides for human resource (HR) professionals, managers and executives to manage turbulent surroundings more effectively, considering the major disruptions post-COVID-19 and the adoption of advanced technologies.
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Exploring opportunities and challenges in promoting interethnic tolerance as a social good through virtual influencers
(Emerald, 2024-09-02)
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<jats:sec> <jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Purpose</jats:title> <jats:p>This paper aims to understand how virtual influencers (VIs) can promote interethnic tolerance, online, among youth as a social good.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Design/methodology/approach</jats:title> <jats:p>This paper conducted qualitative research using interpretive analysis with RTA (Reflexive Thematic Analysis) on data collected through focus groups.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Findings</jats:title> <jats:p>This paper revealed that the quality of the VI’s content is a leading factor influencing VI's ability to promote interethnic tolerance, but creating content that is constantly authentic, appealing and inclusive to diverse ethnic groups in a particular context is challenging.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Research limitations/implications</jats:title> <jats:p>The study has some limitations related to the specific context on which it is focused and therefore transferring the findings to different contextual conditions requires caution, and also can be extended with positivist validation.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Practical implications</jats:title> <jats:p>Findings from our study can drive future projects where real VI artifacts will play the role of a mediator in building strong relational trust among youth belonging to different ethnic groups. The findings indicate that VIs can be effectively used to foster interethnic tolerance if involve diverse team members who understand the ethnic culture deeply and social media experts, to create high-quality content to overcome some limitations.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Social implications</jats:title> <jats:p>VIs can be used as social interventions to promote interethnic tolerance and to reduce prejudices and anxiety in online youth communication.</jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Originality/value</jats:title> <jats:p>To the best of the authors’ knowledge, no known studies investigated the potential of VIs for promoting interethnic tolerance among ethnically diverse youth groups. Hence, this study paves the way for further refinement on using cutting-edge technology for social good, since it is highly challenging, often resulting in wasted money.</jats:p> </jats:sec>
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A narrative review of e-health systems' evolution - evidence from a regional study
(2024-05-28)
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Chagoroska, Zhaklina
The growing implementation of electronic health (e-health) systems has raised the importance of analyzing how these systems have been implemented in diverse regions. By employing a contextual sensitive approach and social mechanism theory, this study aims to better understand the reasons for the success and failure of e-health initiatives in the ex-Yugoslav region and derive useful insights for policymakers.
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MOTIVATING GENERATION Y: WHAT MILLENNIALS NEED FOR ENHANCING WORKPLACE SATISFACTION AND PRODUCTIVITY
(Journal Agriculture and Forestry, 2024-03-30)
Elenov, Riste
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The issues surrounding motivation within Generation Y have emerged as profoundly significant in contemporary society, presenting complex challenges that demand careful resolution. Constructing an effective motivation system has emerged as a paramount determinant of job performance. Moreover, the recognition of motivation as a critical factor influencing overall employee engagement has gained prominence; however, it frequently lacks appropriate attention and consideration. Motivation is not a delegable concept; it does not manifest implicitly and does not inherently form a part of an employee's professional competency portfolio. This article researches the intrinsic beliefs and preferences among Generation Y members relating to their motivation, which once met will most likely subsequently contribute to heightened job satisfaction and increased organizational productivity. It delves into the motivational drivers and employs empirical methodologies to substantiate the relationship and positive influence of motivation characteristics specific to this generation on their effectiveness and efficiency. The findings offer valuable recommendations for enterprises, managers, and human resources departments aiming to explore the dimensions of motivation, job satisfaction, and interpersonal relationships within their organizations.
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EXPLORING EMPLOYEE AUTONOMY: TRACING THE ROOTS AND CHARTING FUTURE STEPS THROUGH BIBLIOMETRIC DATA ANALYSIS AND REVIEW
(Slovenian Academy of Management , Slovenia, 2024-06-22)
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Theoretical background – Following the phenomena of the Great Resignation, quiet quitting, and ubiquitous remote work in post-COVID human resource management, researchers’ interest in employee autonomy has grown to an all-time high. Besides the growing scientific maturity of the field, the extent to which employees should enjoy autonomy in crafting their workload, choosing their work methods and workplace, and the impact on the work outcomes is not synthesized and open to debates (Clausen et al., 2022). The concept in the broadest sense can be defined as the level of freedom and discretion employees have in terms of their workplace autonomy, worktime autonomy, and methods autonomy (Kubicek et al., 2017). Purpose of study – The purpose of this study is to uncover the inherent intellectual structure of the employee autonomy body of research, identify the most influential concepts, themes, and hotspots, and stress new paths for future research on the topic. Method – The research is grounded in multitechnique bibliometric analysis, which is useful for obtaining a more objective, comprehensive, aerial view of a certain topic or research niche (Zupic & Cater, 2013). Descriptive bibliometric analysis, co-authorship analysis, and keyword co-occurrence bibliometric analysis are conducted. The data for carrying out the analysis was based on a keyword-based search query in the Scopus database of global quality research about articles published in scientific, peer-reviewed journals, written in English. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement is used for obtaining and cleaning data (Moher et al., 2015). The final dataset includes 1041 articles. Following the bibliometric analysis, a systematic literature review is presented through the prism of the invisible college framework. The framework helps us interpret the field’s development across four phases from its origins in the 1950s until now (Vogel, 2012), including college transformation, drift, differentiation, and fusion.Findings – More than 900 articles detailing employee autonomy have been published since 2010, which is nine times more than in all years before 2010 combined. Moreover, the findings focused on tracing the evolutionary development of the field point out a few core themes such as benefits of employee autonomy, job satisfaction and well-being, environmental context, motivation, employee behavior, organizational psychology, work organization, leadership, digitalization, and job performance. Connected to this, the output of the keyword co-occurrence analysis resulted in a visual network map of 10 interconnected clusters of keywords from the vast research landscape on employee autonomy. Subsequently, five distinct paths for future research endeavors are outlined. Theoretical contribution – This is one of the first bibliometric analyses on employee autonomy as a testament to its originality. To date, published research has focused mainly on determining various relationships between employee autonomy and other organizational phenomena, and assessing its influences on employee well-being, work-life balance, job performance, and work outcomes (Muecke & Iseke, 2019). Additionally, several meta-literature reviews exist on the topic, yet are predominantly partial and focused on specific relationships between constructs (Khoshnaw & Alavi, 2020) or are in turn industry specific (Pursio et al., 2021). This represented an additional motivation for the researchers to carry out the research as a way of presenting an overarching aerial view of this concept through bibliometric analysis. Additionally, the systematic literature review grounded in the invisible college framework is an innovative theoretical presentation in this field. Practical implications – The findings have the potential to benefit policymakers, practitioners, and the academic community as crucial stakeholders in the field. Namely, policymakers can benefit from these findings when regulating unionization and forms of increased employee participation to further democratize workplaces. Additionally, practitioners and the academic community can benefit from the synthesized findings when choosing fields for new research and further cross-pollination with other managerial concepts

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