Vol.38, No 10 (2005)

Marjan Čufer

Tavčarjeva 10, 64271 Jesenice

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Background/Purpose: We have witnessed a tremendous progress in web company presentations and web commerce in the recent years. With the development of new web technologies and increasing awareness of all, the users, designers, as well as the company managers, the world wide web has reached its mature phase. In this paper 50 Slovenian websites were analysed and compared them with 50 foreign websites, especially American ones, that have been included in a study done by of one of the best experts of website design and usability Jakob Nielsen and Marie Tahir.

Borka Jerman-Blažič

Institut Jožef Stefan, Jamova 39, 1000 Ljubljana in Univerza v Ljubljani, Ekonomska fakulteta, Kardeljeva ploščad 17, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenija

Abstract

Background/Purpose: The paper presents the results of a study with objective to provide an outlook of the on-going development of the e-services in a country with transition economy. The e-service studied is the emerging industry of web hosting. The area studied was adoption of the services by SME sector in Slovenia. Results of this type of study may be used as a good indicator of the telecommunication market service development and as guidance for the new entrants on the web hosting market. Key words: telecommunication market, web-hosting, SMEs, e-services

Vojko Potočan

Univerza v Mariboru, Ekonomsko-poslovna fakulteta v Mariboru, Razlagova 14, SI-2000 MARIBOR

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Background/Purpose: Attainment of a requisite level of efficiency and effectiveness is a complex problem, which can be resolved if one requisitely holistically understands and revolves numerous real and fictitious conflicts. The latter show up while efficiency and effectiveness are dealt with from different viewpoints, organisation levels, areas of work, and behaviour. This contribution discusses two theses: 1) one should more holistically understand synergies of efficiency and effectiveness attainment; 2) relations between efficiency and effectiveness from the viewpoint of conflict resulting from attaining in the working and functioning of organizations. Key words: efficiency, effectiveness, conflict, real conflict, fictitious conflict

Franka Piskar

Sanolabor, d. d., Leskoškova 4, , 1000 Ljubljana

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Background/Purpose: One of the newest tools of non-price competition is the introduction of a trademark, which has been examined in this paper. In Slovenia, a trademark in the field of sales of medical products or sanitary material in health institutes has not been introduced so far. The main goal of this paper is therefore to present our process approach to the introduction of a trademark, the problems that arise, and best practice. Such approach helped us achieve the set goals: we introduced a trademarke, increased its sales and consequently reduced the number of reclamations. The key to success is in the involvement of all employees and customers in strategic conception of a trademark, team work at all company levels, good knowledge of the market, process approach, not funkcional approach to introduction, and above all a clear vision of the management what they expect from a trademark. Key words: marketing, trademark, sanitary nonwoven material, process approach

Živa Rant

Abstract

Background/Purpose: There is a lot of writing about the learning organization and knowledge workers in the literature. But theoretical views are badly implementing in the practice. From author’s experiences individual people in the organizations have a lot of knowledge. But they do not use it, they not share it with others and organizations don’t use this knowledge for competitive advantage.There is a possibility for reducing this gap with the usage of the knowledge spiral. There is a leap in managers’ opinion needed for knowledge workers become a productive and prepared to share knowledge with others. Human potential which is not used in the organization could be reduced with associating and using knowledge workers and knowledge spiral theory. So the organizational knowledge could rise and the value of knowledge is used. Key words: knowledge workers, learning organization, knowledge, knowledge spiral.

Franc Marjan Kolenec

Zavod Republike Slovenije za šolstvo, Poljanska cesta 28, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenija

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Background/Purpose: In the following contribution the results of the doctor’s degree about the retentions of special educators are shown. The basic purpose of the doctor’s degree was to establish the influence of a well prepared special educators’ retention programme. The value of particular contents and methods of working was extremely important because of the active inclusion and participation of special educators in the educational process. The special educators are aware of what they should understand and learn through their studies and what to gain during their retention. The results of this research have made the perfection of retention possible to such an extent it has been raised to a level that will enable a proper conduct in praxis. Key Words: System, organisation, basis, retention, special education – special educator, special needs, child, the youth, education.

Manca Jesenko

Univerza v Mariboru, Fakulteta za organizacijske vede, 4000 Kranj, Kidričeva cesta 55a

Jože Jesenko

Univerza v Mariboru, Fakulteta za organizacijske vede, 4000 Kranj, Kidričeva cesta 55a

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Background/Purpose: Modern economy stands by enormous challenges and changes and knowledge is becoming more and more the most important agent of its development. Because of this enormous challenges and changes a concept knowledgebased economy is penetrating in our lives in great extent.This paper deals with questions conected with evaluation of knowledge, following effects of knowledge, genesis of knowledge, spreading of knowledge and its influence on employment and role of government on directing society in acquiring of knowledge Key words: knowledge, economy, knowledge transfer, knowledge production, nets of knowledge, learning.

Massimo Manzin

Casino Portorož d.d., Obala 75/a, 6320 Portorož, Slovenija

Abstract

Background/Purpose: With the development of new technologies, above all with the expansion of personal computers and the Internet, new ways of trading through the World Wide Web have emerged. Consequently, the gaming industry has utilized the power of the fast growing global market and has offered its services in a virtual casino. The paper deals with the main features of gaming on the Internet, its economic growth and scope for further development on the global market as well as its scope for development on the Slovenian market. We have established that the supply of gambling services on the world wide web can be seen as an effective marketing ploy and can also serve as an opportunity to expand the supply to the virtual market. Key words: virtuality, online gambling, online casino, online gambling service, online gambling product

Petra Gamberger

Institut za projektni management in informacijsko tehnologijo d.o.o., Kotnikova 30, 1000 Ljubljana

Peter Fajfar

Ministrstvo za javno upravo, Tržaška 21, 1000 Ljubljana

Mitja Kožman

Institut za projektni management in informacijsko tehnologijo d.o.o., Kotnikova 30, 1000 Ljubljana

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Background/Purpose: The article presents a design for the efficiency measurement model for strategic goals realization in the Public Administration. The base for this design is based on ministry’s strategic goals. A procedure for drafting a model is determined, which includes the development of the strategic goal to regional goals, determination of indicators and measures for regional goals, in sense of monitoring planned and actual state. The model includes the determination of criteria for regional goals realization. The next step is the aggregation of measured results with the purpose to determine the realization of the regional goal. Rules have been determined to achieve efficiency of the strategic goal. The model designed is based on a case study for one of the ministry’s strategic goal. Key words: measuring effectiveness, strategic goals, management by goals, public administration

Mojca Duh

Ekonomsko-poslovna fakulteta, Razlagova 14, 2000 Maribor

Polona Tominc

Ekonomsko-poslovna fakulteta, Razlagova 14, 2000 Maribor

Miroslav Rebernik

Ekonomsko-poslovna fakulteta, Razlagova 14, 2000 Maribor

Abstract

Background/Purpose: On the basis of information from various national studies in the EU it is estimated that an increasing number of small and medium-sized enterprises will face changes of owners-managers in the coming years. The main objective of the study, based on the sample of Slovenian small and medium-sized enterprises, was to find out how Slovenian owners-managers are preparing the management and ownership succession.The results indicate that one fifth of the surveyed ownersmanagers are preparing the transfer of management and/or ownership in the next five years. More than one fifth of those owners-managers, who are not preparing the transfer of management and/or ownership, share the opinion that “succession planning is not necessary”. As the succession planning is one of the main factors of the succession effectiveness, raising the owners’-managers’ awareness of the importance to start preparations and succession planning should be one of important measures of entrepreneurship policy. Key words: succession, succession planning, successor, small and mediumsized enterprises, family enterprise

Jure Kovač

Rudi Rozman

Gabrijel Devetak

Gabrijel Devetak

Gabrijel Devetak

Gabrijel Devetak