The importance of leadership for enterprise competitiveness improvement

Abstract

The position of Serbian economy in relation to developed economies in the world is still not on the satisfactory level. Yearly competitiveness report clearly indicates that Serbia, without clear and radical changes, will not be able to successfully compete with the competition from wider and immediate surroundings. The aim of this paper is to show and explain how Serbia, in order to improve its position in relation to other countries, needs leaders who are able to manage radical changes, leaders who can define the direction and course of the reforms, at the same time instilling trust, inspiring and motivating people for them. Both enterprises and all kinds of organizations will have to adapt and change quickly or they will not be able to survive in the ever-changing environment, as it is today and as it will be in the future.

Architectural “Yugocosmopolitanism”

“…Although the axiomatic Yugoslav professional collective spirit was fostered through attempts to connect the professional circles of creators at that time through the federal Association, domestic journalism, especially with the pan-Yugoslav journal "Arhitektura i urbanizam" in the 1960s, and the Borba Award, the real unity in practice that truly personified this professional collective spirit of "Yugoslav architecture" was according to the interlocutors, simply the freedom of creativity which was embodied by public federal (and republican) architectural and urban planning competitions 14 [24], where the juries were consistently composed of experts (from different republics). On the other hand, interlocutors also significantly highlighted the Borba Award, considering it one of the best providers of media recognition among citizens and the professional community, offering them opportunities for new connections.…”

“…"There was a shared atmosphere of collegial competition from which quality emanated, energizing all of us. I believe that competitions were the main professional connecting factors, where like-minded architects could meet [24]."…”