Croatian Abstract: U ovom se radu analiziraju aspekti potražnje za ekološkim proizvodima, koja je važan čimbenik u ostvarivanju ciljeva održive ekološke proizvodnje. Ciljevi ovog rada jesu istražiti demografske čimbenike koji utječu na kupnju ekoloških prehrambenih proizvoda i utvrditi...

In this chapter, we dissect the differences between strategic planning and strategic thinking and suggest that traditional methods of planning no longer yield the benefits as in the past. Our analysis lays this failure on the use of a causal reasoning logic that alone no longer benefits...

The impulsive buying behavior is a phenomenon that made variety of researchers engaged with inconsistent research findings. This paper offers the review of the research on impulsive buying behavior summarized in three waves of research. The first wave of research was focused on identifying and...

In this chapter we present two bridges linking entrepreneurial and strategic thinking. The first bridge links the research of individual entrepreneurial behavior and strategic thinking skills. We found that systems thinking was the strongest predictor of all three elements of individual...

By providing the extended history of strategic management discipline we offer an insight for the future development. Apart from classical tracks within strategic management, new directions - forming neostrategic management - are trying to find synergy with complementary disciplines like...

For any business to grow and prosper, managers must be able to anticipate, recognise and deal with change in the internal and external environment. This paper examines the relationship between the external environment and strategy implementation process taking into account two perspectives of...

The purpose of this paper is to point out the importance of I&D activities for the growth of the national economy. At the same time, the question is whether early innovations' adoption can have a positive impact on company growth considering the structure of the Croatian economy, based...