Abstract:Given the fact that human capital is one of the major sources of competitive advantage of each and every organization, it is of vital importance to determine the extent to which selection methods are effective in terms of choosing quality staff. The main aim is to establish positive correlation between job requirements and candidate's competences and qualifications, so as to retain the best candidates. The purpose of this work is to examine employee selection methods during the hiring process and investigate possible differences between different ranking hotels. The survey was carried out in a number of three, four and five-star hotels in Belgrade city region using both qualitative and quantitative questions as well as interviews with the human resources professionals. The rationale behind research was to compare selection methods utilized by different hotel rating categories and investigate their effectiveness in terms of employee placement, regarding both managerial and non-managerial positions. Apstrakt:Obzirom da je ljudski kapital jedan od osnovnih izvora konkurentne prednosti svake organizacije, od vitalnog je značaja da se utvrdi do koje mere su metode selekcije zaposlenih efektivne po pitanju odabira kvalitetnog osoblja. Cilj je da se ostvari podudarnost između zahteva radnog mesta sa jedne i kvalifikacija i sposobnosti kandidata sa druge strane, kako bi se u organizaciji zadržali najbolji kandidati. Svrha ovog rada je da se razmotre metode selekcije tokom procesa zapošljavanja i da se istraže eventualne razlike izmedju praksi hotela različitih kategorija. Sprovedena je anketa sa kvantitativnim i kvalitativnim pitanjima, kao i intervjuu sa zaposlenima iz sektora ljudskih resursa u beogradskim hotelima sa tri, četiri i pet zvezdica. Ovim istraživanjem su upoređene metode selekcije koje koriste hoteli različitih kategorija, kao i efektivnost istih u odabiru zaposlenih, kako za rukovodeće, tako i za pozicije hotelskog osoblja.
Research question: This paper investigated the correlation between the perceptions of strategies that affect professional development and the obstacles to successful implementation of technology-based professional development. Motivation:The research sought to determine elements that make professional development effective in the eyes of teachers, so that they may be more apt to use what they learn in classroom practice. The concept draws upon the TPACK framework while discussion and recommendations draw upon the UTAUT stages that teachers pass through when faced with new innovations. This study looks at the variables of a) time spent teaching, b) level of education, c) knowledge/use of computers, d) class preparation, and e) technology seminars of survey participants, to determine what demographical characteristics may have an impact on certain belief patterns surrounding professional development and technology use. Idea: The idea of this study is to look at the effectiveness of professional development to integrate technology into classroom practice and to allow for recommendations for improved technology-based professional development. Data: Data collected from a paper-based survey was completed by elementary school teachers in the school district of the city of Belgrade, Serbia. Tools: To explore possible correlations and to measure the strength of the relationship between nominal variables in this study, a non-parametric Spearman coefficient was used. Findings: This study has found that educational experiences and practice using technology do correlate with self-efficacy, willingness to use technology and active resistance of professional development experiences. Contribution: The results call for more technology support and communities of collaboration to implement effective professional development and may help educational leaders in Serbia to develop effective technology-based professional development programmes.
The subject of the analysis of our paper is the social and cultural practice of amateur basketball played by employees of the multinational company Ernst Young in Belgrade. We observed the amateur team as a folklore group, and their participation in sports is interpreted not only as a physical activity, but as a modality of shaping attitudes, values and beliefs related to the company, important for strengthening cohesion among employees and reinforcing their motivation to perform work tasks. Basketball as a sport in which each player aligns on an individual level with the collective strategy of the team is somewhat reminiscent of the activities of Ernst Young employees, such as teamwork, personal and professional development, as well as an organizational culture oriented towards the company’s development and growth on the market. The material in this paper was collected using the technique of semi-structured interviews with members of the amateur basketball team Ernst Young, which competes in the Rekreativ League of Belgrade and is composed mainly of employees in this organization. In addition to this base of our ethnographic material, informal interviews were conducted and employee statementsobtained. Using the concept of idioculture of the American sociologist, social psychologist and folklorist Gary Alan Fine, the material related to the creation, expression and subsistence of the group’s identity (composed mostly of amateur basketball players) was analyzed and interpreted. Members of this sports community differentiate themselves from other employees in the multinational company through the mentioned group identity. The group is recognized as such by other employees in this organization, which was shown by further analysis performed in accordance with the theoretical and methodological framework of the “folklore diamond” established by Gary Alan Fine. However, Fine himself never applied this framework consistently according to all its elements of analysis. The selection of these elements is made with regard to what is being examined, hence Fine’s “folklore diamond” is used as a source from which analytical concepts are taken and combined. The cultural context, as another element, gives a more complete picture of the overall analysis. This gives us an impetus for further ethnological and anthropological research of amateur sports in Serbia, especially in the corporate work environment.
This paper describes the custom buklija which is still used in the Dalmatian village of Drvenik during the wedding celebration. The terminology and distribution of this custom is also examined through the relevant literature and series of semi-structured interviews conducted in September 2014. This paper can be a contribution to the research of wedding customs in the region of Makarska littoral in a narrow sense and on the coast of the Adriatic Sea in its hinterland in a broader sense.
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