The objective was to identify links between innovation inputs and economic performance. The result is a structured set of influential factors which lead to innovation and economic outcomes. A systematical move from the non-innovative company towards the innovation follower and leader with a...

This monografy analyses the price ranges as a result of the irrational behaviour of the buyers. We establish a new rule in understanding the relationship between quantity and price. In the theoretical and empirical work we demonstrate that the ranges appear to result from unforeseen responses of...

Within the activities of the strategic project KNOW US were performed analyses and described business models of the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the five sectors of the economy across the border of Slovenia and Italy. The sectors involved are: tourism, transport and storage,...

In the book, we present a complete derivation of a specific tool for assessing technological capability of production firms from the appropriate initial conceptualization of technology and firm's technological capability, as well as from the new model (dimensions and parameters) of firm's...

The research analyses the statistical data on the average amount of paid wages. It has been proved that on average the amount of paid wages in the public forestry sector has increased with the introduction of the new wage system under the Public Sector Salary System Act in the area of forestry....

The monograph deals with outsourcing from the point of view of Slovenian enterprises, which accept outsourced activities from strong foreign enterprises. Three research activities - pilot, quantitative and central qualitative - have revealed that Slovenian enterprises frequently enter...

The research investigates theoretical and practical approaches to planning and performance measurement of public libraries, especially pointing out the importance of systematic evaluation of user satisfaction regarding the quality of library services. The results of this study conducted by means...

This study presents the impact assessment evaluation of European education and training programmes Socrates II and Leonardo da Vinci II, in Slovenia. The evaluation carried out in 2007 aims to determine the programme objective areas with greatest impact and the areas where objectives were...

The book deals with outsourcing as one of the possible forms of company management ranging from the so-called hierarchy to the marketplace, outlines the features of these outsourcing forms and presents possible strategic assessments on which management decisions for entering the outsourcing...

Supply chain management emphasises the key issue for all its participants to compose the supply chain as a whole, conquering other supply chains instead of competing among themselves. The enterprise success is related to and dependent on the success of its supply chain. Unbalanced production...