Constructing an effective motivation system has emerged as a paramount determinant of job performance. ...the recognition of motivation as a critical factor influencing overall employee engagement ...has gained prominence; however, it frequently lacks appropriate attention and consideration. ...this paper aims to lay the foundation for understanding motivation, delving into motivational theories, and exploring various motivational instigators. Just as there is no one-size-fits-all job position or task, there exists no universal approach to motivation. ...alongside motivation lies its counterpart, demotivation, which poses a significant challenge to organizational management (McClelland, 2009). ...the optimal motivation strategy often involves
Entrepreneurship is an important factor of potential growth and development that will determine the development dynamics of transition countries in the future. Starting from the theory of planned ...behaviour and the social cognition theory, the paper argues that bonding and bridging cognitive social capital may positively influence entrepreneurial intentions of young people in Croatia and Macedonia. The hypotheses were tested by using structural equation modelling. Our findings indicate that bridging and bonding social capital could be significant enhancers of entrepreneurial intention. The fact that those individuals who have poor bonding social capital may get their chance through bridging social capital seems as a good indicator. Bridging social capital that forms in an entrepreneurial environment can encourage young people in their self-employment efforts. Furthermore, our research implies several possible measures of enhancing the efficiency of entrepreneurial education.
Crisis events represent a costly threat to businesses in the tourism sector. Tourism companies have long recognized the importance of crisis management and realized that their passive attitude toward ...possible crises can negatively affect their work. Despite this knowledge, many of them are not prepared for a quick response and do not have mechanisms that can indicate that danger early. For those reasons, the need to write this paper arose, intending to provide tourism enterprises with an appropriate tool for successfully fighting against crises. This paper's main goal was to determine the opinion of Generation Y about "Were we able to deal with the crisis in the tourism sector in the Republic of North Macedonia in the period 2020-2022?". For this purpose, the authors did narrative research using secondary sources of information and empirical research about the problem. After processing the data and their visualization through tables and graphs, based on the results of the empirical research, the authors presented their conclusions and recommendations for appropriate actions in dealing with the crises encountered by the enterprises that belong to the tourism sector.
The relevance of career development and management is more prevalent in the theory and practice of the organization's functioning. Therefore, it attracts the interest of different scientific ...disciplines and becomes a subject of research of multiple authors. During the career development process, people are faced with a number of problems and challenges related to the work-life aspects. The work-life balance is a key factor leading to greater organizational productivity. Finding the right job is the philosophy of the process of career management. Starting from the fact that the Republic of North Macedonia faces a lack of opportunities for finding a job, or insufficient employment opportunities by profession, this paper aims to identify certain suggestions for improving it. Unless an appropriate strategy is created and no serious measures are taken, there is frustration, nepotism, brain drain from the country.
This paper elaborates the issue relating to some of the organizational structure parameters in the enterprises of Republic of Macedonia's economy and makes a comparison to what is proposed by the ...organization theory.For that purpose, empirical research was performed on 62 enterprises of the Republic of Macedonia's economy. In that respect, the SPSS package was used for accepting or rejecting given hypotheses. The conducted research is to provide an answer to the questions relating to the specific application of organizational structure parameters in the enterprises of Republic of Macedonia's economy. Research results have indicated that Macedonian enterprises compared to the enterprises of the developed world and theoretical postulates related to organizational structuring present similar results in certain dimensions, as well as that there are areas which need improvements and complete changes.
The graphology is a quasi-science (pseudo- science). It is considered to be one of the unconventional methods for human resources selection in the organizations. The graphologists believe that on the ...base of the handwriting and on the written material a psychologic personal's profile can be made. With the graphological analyses numerous features of the handwriting can be interpreted such as: the initial and final of one word' emphasis, correctness and readability of the words, letter' s form, letter's size, hand pressure on the paper, distance between the lines, writings course and other. This method is not scientifically approved, although it is used in the organizations in a lot of West European countries and in USA as a tool for selection of human resources. In the most of the announces for vacancies the candidates are required to fulfill the application forms in hand.
This paper is focused on business possibilities of CEFTA 2006 and its influence on export trend of wood furniture from the Republic of Macedonia. First, six categories of wood furniture export are ...analyzed such as: office furniture, kitchen furniture, bedroom furniture, living and dining room furniture, shop furniture and other furniture, presenting a positive trend in each category, except for living and dining room furniture. The total export of wood furniture shows a positive trend. The second part presents comparative research using mathematical and statistical methods for determining wood furniture export trends, analyzing the export to different countries and the use of the CEFTA 2006 agreement. The results show a positive trend of export of wood furniture from Macedonia towards CEFTA countries. The main purpose of this research is to provide an overview of the use of the CEFTA 2006 agreement in the fi eld of wood furniture export from the Republic of Macedonia, providing policy and business recommendations for the use of the CEFTA 2006 agreement. Taking into consideration the CEFTA 2006 agreement benefi ts, CEFTA member countries would become more competitive and prepared towards the European and global market.
Considering the theoretical approach of studying alternative forms of tourism, this paper main objective is investigating the concept of health tourism as a form of alternative tourism, at the same ...time discussing specific characteristics of health tourism both at the side of supply and demand. Furthermore, the different aspects should present links between tourism and health, as a structural element of this discussion. In the empirical section of the paper, a practical research is conducted that aims to improve the understanding of the factual situation in light of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs),. Hence, the readiness of enterprises to offer the required services in the segment of health tourism, as well as different related business activities to such, as financing and innovations. In this context the paper confirms the basic hypothesis that the development of health tourism in the country depends upon the presence of small and medium sized enterprises, which are initiators of supply in the sector of health tourism. Based on the results of the survey a concept for the for the further development of health tourism is proposed.
In a world in which technological development reaches its maximum, interpersonal relationships climb high. However, there is one area in which interpersonal relationships, and it refers to the ...relationship between men and women, there is still a situation of discrimination. That discrimination is perceived in terms of division of work of male and female, as well as issues relating to employment and payment for men and women. In that area, discrimination still exists and is not passed it. Male, also called the "stronger sex", dominates the field of careerism and brings female "gentler sex" at a disadvantage in the act of employment, career advancement and in the valuation of labor. If we look at the different cultures and traditions of the countries and peoples, will be convinced that women sometime have more rights than men, but there are many more cases where harder to fight for managerial positions and more difficult their labor and effort be valued and paid as it is men. Countries in their constitutions and laws have guaranteed equality between the sexes and do not allow any degree of gender discrimination in terms of work. However, the practice in the same shows something completely different. For these reasons, in this paper, will be given an adequate view of the situation with some issues related to the work of men and women, the differences between them, and what are the experiences of the countries of the Balkans and finally gives an overview of the situation in Republic of Macedonia.
The adoption of electronic supply chain management has opened new opportunities that exploit the advantages of the Internet and the new technologies. However, there are limitations in addition to the ...drivers for such endeavor. The goal of this paper is highlighting the challenges in e-SCM adoption and proposing practices that contribute towards overpowering these challenges to enjoy smooth and successful e- SCM adoption. This paper offers deep understanding of the e-SCM concept and the opportunities that the information technologies are providing through analysis of companies that have adopted e-SCM and the benefits they have gained. This paper reviews the adoption of e-SCM through the perspective of drivers for the undertaking, challenges in the adoption and as final point it proposes practices that address these challenges and contribute in their overcoming towards successful e-SCM implementation.
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