The aim of this paper has two directions. The first one is our attempt to define new method and procedure for estimating surplus of employees in the public sector, as one of the tools for public sector control. The second direction is the analysis of the public sector at the local level in Serbia, where overstaffing in public utility companies, founded and owned by Local Self-Government Units in Serbia, was analyzed using specific methods. The conclusions have been made on the basis of the restructuring projects carried out in over 20 public utility companies, which included over 20,000 employees.
Abstract Background and Purpose: Organizations should implement new findings from the field of human resource management. If an organization wants to have successful and effective employees, they should be satisfied with all aspects of work and at the same time they should be feel commitment towards an organization. To have a full insight in employees, organizations have to take care of psychological side of employees, which manifests in psychological empowerment. Design/Methodology/Approach: The survey was conducted among 409 university lecturers in Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Serbia, and Slovenia. The investigated constructs of psychological empowerment, job satisfaction and organisational commitment were compared. Spreitzer's PEQ was used for the assessment of the psychological empowerment, Spector's JSS for job satisfaction, and Allen's and Meyer's OCQ for the assessment of organisational commitment. Results: The research showed that the highest level of psychological empowerment can be found among university lecturers from Serbia and the lowest from Germany. Job satisfaction level is the highest in Austria and the lowest in Slovenia. Affective organisational commitment is the highest in Slovenia and the lowest in Germany. Continuance organisational commitment scored the highest in Croatia and the lowest in Czech Republic. Additionally, the outcomes show the highest level of normative organisational commitment in Czech Republic and the lowest in Austria. Only affective organisational commitment was not found as statistically significant. Conclusion: Knowledge of psychological empowerment, job satisfaction and organizational commitment can be helpful for leaders, because with this knowledge they can manage, develop and motivate employees properly.
Different authors agree that designing the organizational structure in accordance with the business processes can bring numerous advantages, which improve business performance of the organizational system. This article aims to show how cost-effective restructuring, through modification of organizational structure according to business processes that exist in the organization, can bring numerous benefits. Successful implementation of process organizational model does not necessarily demand large investments, but only adequate structural changes and internal reorganization. The data used in this paper were gathered during the project of restructuring one transportation company from Belgrade, which consulting team from Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Belgrade, performed in year 2012.
Background and Purpose: Volume and sophistication of scientific research related to different aspects of entrepreneurship have significantly increased in recent years. Many authors point out the positive influence that development of micro, small and medium enterprises and entrepreneurship has on economic growth and job creation. According to various researchers, youth entrepreneurship and women entrepreneurship are two very important elements of this global phenomenon. The purpose of this paper is to provide the analysis of strategic framework for the support to the development of youth and women entrepreneurship in Serbia. Design/Methodology/Approach: Situational analysis of youth and women employment and examination of official Government strategic documents related to strategic framework for the support to the development of youth and women entrepreneurship in Serbia will be conducted. Results: Concrete activities have to be performed by different stakeholders, mostly non-government organizations. The activity stakeholders are on the bottom of the institutional framework, which provides the support to MSME (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) sector that will execute the operations in accordance with the defined strategic framework. Conclusion: Youth-run enterprises provide numerous benefits for society ; they reduce youth unemployment and help young people prepare for their future. Female entrepreneurs also have strong economic and social impact. ; Ozadje in namen: Obseg in zapletenost znanstvenih raziskav v zvezi z različnimi vidiki podjetništva sta se v zadnjih letih močno povečala. Številni avtorji izpostavljajo pozitiven vpliv, ki ga ima za razvoj mikro, malih in srednjih podjetij in podjetništva na gospodarsko rast in ustvarjanje delovnih mest. Po mnenju različnih raziskovalcev, sta podjetništvo mladih in žensko podjetništvo dva zelo pomembna elementa tega globalnega pojava. Namen tega članka je ponuditi analizo strateškega okvira za podporo pri razvoju podjetništva mladih in žensk v Srbiji. Oblikovanje / Metodologija / Pristop: Izvedena bo situacijska analiza zaposlovanja mladih in žensk ter pregled uradnih vladnih strateških dokumentov, povezanih s strateškim okvirom za podporo razvoju podjetništva mladih in ženskega v Srbiji. Rezultati: Konkretne aktivnosti morajo biti izvedene s strani različnih deležnikov, predvsem nevladnih organizacij. Interesne skupine so na dnu institucionalnega okvira, ki zagotavlja podporo MMSP (mikro, mala in srednja podjetja) sektorju, ki bo izvajal postopke v skladu z opredeljenim strateškim okvirom. Zaključek: Podjetja, katera vodijo mladi, zagotavljajo številne koristi za družbo ; zmanjšujejo brezposelnosti mladih in pomagajo mladim pri pripravi na njihovo prihodnost. Tudi ženske podjetnice imajo močne gospodarske in socialne učinke.
Background and Purpose: Volume and sophistication of scientific research related to different aspects of entrepreneurship have significantly increased in recent years. Many authors point out the positive influence that development of micro, small and medium enterprises and entrepreneurship has on economic growth and job creation. According to various researchers, youth entrepreneurship and women entrepreneurship are two very important elements of this global phenomenon. The purpose of this paper is to provide the analysis of strategic framework for the support to the development of youth and women entrepreneurship in Serbia.
Design/Methodology/Approach: Situational analysis of youth and women employment and examination of official Government strategic documents related to strategic framework for the support to the development of youth and women entrepreneurship in Serbia will be conducted.
Results: Concrete activities have to be performed by different stakeholders, mostly non-government organizations. The activity stakeholders are on the bottom of the institutional framework, which provides the support to MSME (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) sector that will execute the operations in accordance with the defined strategic framework.
Conclusion: Youth-run enterprises provide numerous benefits for society; they reduce youth unemployment and help young people prepare for their future. Female entrepreneurs also have strong economic and social impact.
