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Pomembnost sistemskih metodologij za razvoj organizacijskih sistemov
No full textThe relationship between systems development and systems methodologies is discussed in this paper. As the measure of system development on the macro level, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is assumed to be the consequence of systems Research and Development (RD), which is estimated indirectly by the number of published articles in the last 40 years. It was supposed that profit and governmental organizations are systems comprised of Production, Management and Information Systems (IS), and that their quality performance is related with its income generation, which in the future would impact the overall GDP of a country. Under such view, we also assume that such organizational processes are qualitatively improved by the application of knowledge generated by research publications, and in this study, we research for the specific case of the Systems Approach (SA), Systems Engineering (SE), Operational Research (OR), Information Systems Development (ISD) and Simulation, as the research topics for coping with organizational improvement. We looked for the articles containing the afore-mentioned variables as topic keywords, which indicate sufficient correlations with GDP and carrying information on sustainable development. We found a positive trend in the evolution of research methodologies, such as SE, ISD and OR, towards a Systems Approach and Simulation as a holistic methodology. As a result, we have proved the dynamic hypothesis of a high correlation between GDP of Top 10 + Slovenia and RD expressed by the above-mentioned variables.V članku razpravljamo o odnosu med razvitostjo sistemov in sistemskimi metodologijami. Kot merilo razvitosti na makro nivoju smo vzeli BDP, kar je posledica raziskav in razvoja (RR), katerega smo ocenili indirektno preko števila publikacij v revijah WoS v zadnjih 40 let. Predpostavili smo, da razvitost gospodarskih organizacij lahko dobro opišemo s proizvodnjo, managementom in informacijskimi sistemi, kjer njihova kvaliteta vpliva na dobiček in posledično na BDP države. Poleg tega predpostavljamo, da so organizacijski procesi kvalitativno odvisni z ustvarjanjem novega znanja, ki ga generirajo raziskave in posledično objave v raziskovalnih časopisih. V prispevku so nas predvsem zanimala metodološka področja kot so: sistemski pristop, sistemski inžinering, operacijske raziskave, razvoj informacijskih sistemov in simulacije. Raziskovali smo članke, ki v ključnih besedah vsebujejo atribute povezane z BDP, in vsebujejo informacijo o trajnostnem razvoju. Ugotovili smo pozitivni trend v razvoju raziskovalnih metodologij, kot so sistemski inžinering, operacijske raziskave, razvoj informacijskih sistemov, v smeri sistemskega pristopa in simulacije, kot celovitih sistemskih metodologij. Potrdili smo dinamično hipotezo visoke korelacije med BDPjem desetih najrazvitejših držav vključno s Slovenijo in R R izraženim preko prej navedenih spremenljivk
Učinkovitost javnih finančnih sredstev pri razvoju inovativne dejavnosti v malih in srednjih podjetjih na primeru Slovenije
No full textIn this article, the authors present a method of measuring the efficiency of use of national and European public funds for promoting action in companies, including the process from a draft idea to the placement of a product or service on market. The method of measuring has been done with a matrix system, through which we have shown the distribution of public funds between service brokers that offer services for the raising of the abilities to the companies. The matrix system includes the impact matrix of service brokers on innovation enablers. Based on the assembling matrix, we have composed efficiency measures, which can serve policyholders in guiding and controlling public funds.V članku smo avtorji prikazali postopek merjenja učinkovitosti izrabe javnih sredstev državnih in evropskih za pospeševanje inovativne dejavnosti v podjetjih od zasnove ideje do plasiranja izdelka ali storitve na trg. Sam postopek merjenja smo speljali z sistemom matrik s katerimi smo prikazali porazdelitev javnih sredstev med posredniki storitev, ki nudijo podjetjem za dvig njihove inovativne sposobnosti. Sistem matrik vključuje tudi matriko vpliva storitev posrednikov na podporne elemente inovativnosti. Na podlagi zgrajenih matrik smo zgradili mero učinkovitosti, ki lahko služi nosilcem politike za usmerjanje in nadzor nad javnimi sredstv
Zadovoljstvo diplomantov FOV UM z izobraževalnim procesom in delom, ki ga opravljajo
No full textThe system of education is an essential contributing factor in the development of any country. Particular importance rests on the shoulders of higher education, as it has a direct impact on the improvement of the competitiveness of national economy. This is why the research and planning of higher education is a key task no country should leave unattended. Unfortunately, Slovenia has been neglecting the field of expertise that deals with university level educational processes. Many questions still remain unanswered, especially in regard to understanding the degree of practical usefulness of knowledge in their subsequent line of work. The central subject of the article deals with the results of empirical research on the level of satisfaction of graduates from the Faculty of Organizational Sciences with regard to the educational process, from the viewpoint of practical application of knowledge and skills acquired during their education at the faculty. In addition, the article presents the results of the assessment of satisfaction of graduates with the position of employment and nature of work in organizations where they are employed.Za razvoj vsake države je izobraževalni sistem izredno pomemben. Posebno velik je doprinos visokošolskega sistema pri graditvi konkurenčne sposobnosti gospodarstva Zato je raziskovanje in načrtovanje razvoja visokega šolstva ključna naloga vsake države. Žal je pri preučevanje uspešnosti in učinkovitosti izobraževalnih procesov na področju visokega šolstva v Sloveniji velika praznina. Predvsem na področju raziskovanja stopnje uporabnosti pridobljenega znanja v praksi so še velike neznanke. V prispevku so predstavljajo rezultati empirične raziskave o zadovoljstvu diplomantov FOV z izobraževalnim procesom z vidika uporabnosti pridobljenih znanj in veščin v okviru izobraževalnega procesa na fakulteti. Poleg tega prispevek vključuje tudi predstavitev rezultatov preučevanja zadovoljstva diplomantov FOV s položajem in delom v organizacij, kjer so zaposleni
Prispevek notranjih presoj po standardih družine ISO 9000 k doseganju ciljev poslovanja
No full textThe paper presents the relations between an internal audit as a demand of ISO 9000 quality standards and company efficiency. The relations were developed upon studying of literature and different international and domestic research about the topic. On this basis two hypotheses were developed and analytically proved. It was assumed that in properly motivated companies internal audit has more positive than negative effects upon business performance of a company. It was also assumed that in those companies internal audit considerably contributes to the achievement of the company goals and this way to better company efficiency. As a result of the research conceptual models were built. On the basis of relations between ISO 9000 management systems and other well-known management systems the models showed some key relations among quality management systems, internal audits and business performance (achievement of the company goals). A placement of an internal audit among analytic tools of the strategic management was presented, too. These theoretically grounded and analytically proved findings were supported by studied previous empirical research, too. The empirical part of our research, carried out in the biggest Slovenian company Mercator, gave a significant support to these hypotheses, too. The findings of this paper could help quality managers at implementation and development of their quality management systems and at development of the internal audit into an effective management tool. This research sets a basis for further empirical investigation of presented expected effects of an internal audit.V okviru raziskave so na podlagi študija literature proučene relacije med notranjo presojo po standardih družine ISO 9000 in uspešnostjo poslovanja podjetij. Na tej podlagi sta razviti in analitično preizkušeni hipotezi, ki predpostavljata, da notranje presoje v ustrezno motiviranih podjetjih dajejo več pozitivnih kot negativnih učinkov na poslovanje podjetja in pomembno prispevajo k doseganju njegovih ciljev poslovanja, s tem pa tudi k njegovi uspešnosti. Rezultat proučevanja so razviti konceptualni modeli, ki preko povezave sistemov ISO 9000 z drugimi managerskimi sistemi prikazujejo nekatere pomembnejše relacije med sistemi ISO 9000, notranjimi presojami in uspešnostjo (doseganjem ciljev) poslovanja. Izvedena je umestitev notranje presoje po standardih ISO 9000 med analitska orodja strateškega managementa. Prikazane teoretično podprte in analitično preizkušene ugotovitve podpirajo tudi rezultati proučenih empiričnih raziskav in izvedene raziskave v največjem slovenskim podjetju Mercator, d.d. Predstavljene ugotovitve raziskave so lahko v pomoč managerjem kakovosti pri uvedbi in razvoju sistemov obvladovanja kakovosti in pri razvoju notranjih presoj v učinkovito managersko orodje. Izvedena raziskava daje podlago za nadaljnje empirično proučevanje in spremljanje prikazanih pričakovanih učinkov notranjih presoj
Trendi, ki bodo oblikovali poklice v informacijski družbi prihodnosti
No full textIn this paper we discuss the trends in present society that will have the most important influence in shaping future jobs, with an emphasis on issues related to sustainable development and an information society. We point out that based on the requirements of educated end-users, companies will have to follow the principles of sustainable development and social responsibility. In future, due to technical development, natural resources, environmental issues and demographical trends in the developed western world, the most attractive jobs will be in high technology, health and medical care, as well as the pleasure and free time industry. The most important sectors will be informatics and telecommunication, logistics, safety, healthcare and life-long education.V članku obravnavamo trende, ki imajo v sodobni družbi najpomembnejši vpliv na razvoj poklicev v prihodnosti, s poudarkom na vsebinah, povezanih s trajnostnim razvojem in informacijsko družbo. Ugotavljamo, da bodo zaradi zahtev osveščenih končnih uporabnikov podjetja pri svojem poslovanju prisiljena upoštevati načela trajnostnega razvoja in družbene odgovornosti, v prihodnosti pa bodo zaradi napredka tehnologije, usihanja razpoložljivih naravnih virov, okoljskih zahtev in demografskih trendov v razvitem zahodnem svetu, najbolj iskani poklici v visoki tehnologiji, negi in zdravstvu ter zabavni industriji. Pomembni sektorji v gospodarstvu pa bodo informatika in telekomunikacije, logistika, varnost in udobje, zdravstvo in izobraževanje
Model samovrednotenja učiteljev
No full textThe article presents a model that can be used as a tool for teacher’s self-evaluation. On the basis of this model the teachers will be able to self-evaluate, define and improve the critical areas of their teaching, which will result in the improved overall quality of the teaching process. Two exemplary models have been created. In the first one the teachers and the students represented a variant. In the second model the variant included individual teachers too. The two models serve just as examples for teachers’ self-evaluation because the model can be adjusted according to the individual requirements of the teacher. The questions can be selected by the teacher and a new model for self-evaluation, adjusted to the particular set of questions and their analysis can be created. The analysis of the questionnaires served as a basis for the evaluation of the structured criteria, determination of the values, functional benefits and description of the variants and their analysis. The software used in the analyses was Dexi and Merlin.Članek zajema opis izdelanega modela za samovrednotenje učiteljev, ki bo pripomogel k kvalitetnejši izvedbi izobraževalnega procesa, saj se bodo učitelji na osnovi modela lahko samovrednotili in izboljšali kritične točke svojega poučevanja. Izdelana sta dva modela, in sicer v enem nastopajo kot varianta učitelji in dijaki, v drugem pa poleg učiteljev in ijakov tudi posamezni učitelji. Ta modela sta samo primer za model samovrednotenja učiteljev, kajti možno je izdelati model po želji učitelja. Učitelj si lahko sam izbere želena vprašanja in na osnovi analiz vprašanj se lahko na njegovo željo izdela model za samovrednotenje učiteljev, ki je prilagojen izbranim vprašanjem. Na osnovi analize vprašalnikov so bili strukturirani kriteriji, ovrednoteni, določene so bile zaloge vrednosti in funkcijske koristnosti, opisane variante ter analizirane. V opisani analizi je biluporabljen računalniški program Dexi in računalniški program Merlin
Vpliv mreženja narast malih in srednje velikih podjetij
No full textToday’s market conditions are forcing companies to adapt to changes in order to survive, grow and be competitive. Such changes include inter-company cooperation and networks, which allow for competition and innovation in a dynamic environment. Today, almost all industries are affected by the evolution of networking relationships within and between firms; however, previous studies have revealed that companies differ in their competitive strategies, strategic and technological orientation, and methods of networking. Most of these studies have linked networking with performance, with less empirical evidence on linking networking in SMEs with company growth. Previous research has also shown that entrepreneurial potential in Slovenia is not fully utilized. For this reason, the presented paper investigates a networking in SMEs and its contribution to the companies’ growth.Današnje tržne razmere silijo podjetja, da se zapreživetje prilagajajo spremembam, rastejo in izboljšujejo svojo konkurenčnost. V dinamičnem okolju je dvig konkurenčnosti in inovativnosti mogoč le ob kontiuiranem med podjetniškem sodelovanju in mreženju. Danes se vpliv razvoja mrežnih odnosov znotraj in med podjetji kaže tako rekoč v vseh gospodarskih panogah. Predhodne raziskave so pokazale, da se podjetja razlikujejo glede njihovih konkurennih strategij, strateške in tehnološke usmerjenosti, ter metod povezovanja- mreženja. Večina od teh študij proučuje mreženje v povezavi z uspešnostjo podjetij, manj empiričnih dokazov pa je moč najti na področju proučevanja učinkov mreženje na rast MSP. Predhodne raziskave so tudi pokazale, da podjetniški potencial v Slovenijini v celoti izkoriščena. Vse to so razlogi za predstavitev prispevka, ki proučuje mreženja v malih in srednje velikih podjetij in njihov vpliv na podjetniško rast
Prenova in inovacija procesa predelave milnice
No full textThis article uses a business process renovation method to address an environmental protection problem. The presented case, studied in factories which remake crude vegetable oil (soapsuds remake), focuses on reengineering one of the business processes which is classified as an obligatory process. This process has to be performed to comply with the requirements of the existing ecology legislation. Therefore, it is reasonable to take a radical approach - business process reengineering. Soapsuds with oil remnants are a secondary product in the vegetable oil refining process. According to the legislation, secondary products as waste are not acceptable for the environment. Soapsuds remake as it is currently carried out produces technical fatty acids and, as a side product, calcium sulphate. Calcium sulphate is listed as special waste; therefore it must be deposited in a special waste landfill site. In the course of searching for a solution to this ecological problem, a new idea came up, namely that soapsuds are taken to the biogas plant. At the biogas plant, they can be decomposed into biogas, which is then used to generate electric energy, for heating or to supplement municipal gas. Thus, the reengineering of the process is upgraded into process innovation and environmental innovation. Using data obtained from the available literature, we managed to prove that process reengineering, which is simultaneously process innovation and ecological innovation, can be applied in practice. Side products resulting from the anaerobic digestion of soapsuds in the biogas plant comply better with the requirements of the Slovenian ecological legislation than those occurring in the process used up to now.V prispevku je za reševanje problema s področja varstva okolja uporabljen metodološki pristop prenove poslovnih procesov. V obravnavanem primeru (proces predelave milnice) v podjetjih, ki se ukvarjajo s predelavo rastlinskih olj, gre za prenovo poslovnega procesa, ki ga uvrščamo med obvezne procese. Ta proces moramo izvajati zaradi zakonodaje s področja ekologije. Zato je smiselno uporabiti radikalno obliko prenove procesa - reinženiring poslovnega procesa. Milnica nastane kot stranski produkt pri rafinaciji rastlinskih olj. Tak odpadek po zakonodaji ni sprejemljiv za okolje. Pri predelavi milnice, kot se v praksi izvaja sedaj, nastanejo tehnične maščobne kisline in stranski produkt sadra, ki vsebuje ostanke maščob. Stranski produkt spada med posebne odpadke, zato ga je potrebno odvažati na deponijo posebnih odpadkov. Pri reševanju tega okoljskega problema je prišlo do ideje, da milnice ne bi več predelovali, pač pa jo odvažali na bioplinsko napravo, kjer se razkroji do bioplina. Bioplin se lahko uporabi za pridobivanje električne energije, ogrevanje ali dodajanje k mestnemu plinu. Prenova procesa je v tem primeru tudi inovacija procesa in inovacija s področja ekologije. S pomočjo podatkov iz literature, smo dokazovali, da je prenovo in inovacijo procesa, ki je hkrati tudi inovacija s področja ekologije, v praksi dejansko možno izvajati in da razgradni produkti milnice ob upoštevanju okoljske zakonodaje v Sloveniji manj obremenjujejo okolje kot pri prvotno vodenem procesu
Antikonkurenčne zlorabe na trgu mobilne telefonije
Get PDFTelecommunications sector is charaterized by oligopolistic market structure with one dominant player (erstwhile or extant state monopoly) and one or more smaller players. In the case of Slovenia, the dominant player is Mobitel d.d., while the smaller ones are Si.mobil d.d., TušMobil d.d. and some others.
Form the competition protection's point of view (where there are three major areas of competition abuses, horizontal mergers, vertical and horizontal agreements and abuse of dominant position), the telecommunications sector is relatively unproblematic in the first two of these areas, but problems abound in the third area: abuse of dominant position. National competition authoritiy (NCA) take care of all three kinds of abuses. In addition to this, telecommunications are also characterized by (ex-ante) industry regulation.
Purpose of this article is to describe typical anticompetition abuses that arise in telecommunications sector from the legal and economic point of view and point to the relevant formal tests that the NCAs are using in order to determine the presence or absence of certain abuses.Za trg mobilnih komunikacij je značilna oligopolna struktura trga z enim zelo močnim igralcem (nekdanjim ali obstoječim državnim monopolistom) in enim ali večimi manjšimi igralci. Na slovenskem trgu je večji igralec Mobitel d.d., manjši pa so Si.mobil d.d., Tuš Mobil d.d. ter Debitel d.d. Z vidika konkurenčne zakonodaje (kjer so problematične horizontalne združitve ter horizontalni in vertikalni dogovori, ki povečujejo tržno moč podjetij ter zlorabe prevladujočega položaja) je omenjeni trg relativno stabilen v prvih dveh smislih: na njem ne prihaja do horizontalnega združevanja tekmecev, ti pa ponavadi tudi niso v taki prijateljskih stikih, da bi se uradno ali skrivoma dogovarjali o cenah (omejevalni sporazumi). Pač pa je trg mobilnih komunikacij običajno problematičen z vidika zlorabe prevladujočega položaja najmočnejšega ponudnika ali skupne zlorabe prevladujočega (oligopolnega) položaja skupine najmočnejših ponudnikov na trgu. Ker gre za področje, ki je s konkurenčnega vidika lahko močno problematično, je to kot panoga urejeno ex-ante z Zakonom o elektronskih komunikacijah in APEKom kot regulatornim organom, poleg tega pa v panogi ne manjka obnašanja, ki je lahko predmet ex-post regulacije Urada za varstvo konkurence na podlagi Zakona o preprečevanju omejevanja konkurence ZPOmK-1.
Namen tega prispevka je opisati tipične protikonkurenčne zlorabe, ki se pojavljajo v telekomunikacijski industriji, predvsem v mobilni telefoniji in jih opredeliti z ekonomskega in pravnega vidika, najti zakonodajo, ki jih opredeljuje oz. prepoveduje ter opisati pravila oz. formalne teste, na podlagi katerih organi za varstvo konkurence odločajo o prisotnosti najpogostejših kršitev
Naravni plin in slovensko gospodarstvo
Get PDFArticle empirically investigates how intensive is the impact of natural gas prices on production by industries in Slovenian economy. Natural gas price movements can help us in forecasting the movements in electricity, natural gas, steam, hot water supplies, the production of metals, textiles, leather, footwear, leather and fur products, clothes, the production of pulp, paper, cardboard and products from paper and cardboard, the production of products from rubber and plastic materials, processing industry and the production of furniture, the production of intermediary consumption products and recycling.V članku empirično preverjamo intenziteto vpliva dinamike gibanj cene plina na posamezne dejavnosti slovenskega gospodarstva. Gibanje cene plina seveda lahko pomaga pri prognoziranju gibanja oskrbe z električno energijo, plinom, paro in toplo vodo, kakor tudi proizvodnje kovin, proizvodnje tekstilij, usnja, obutve, usnjenih in krznenih izdelkov, oblačil, proizvodnje vlaknin, papirja, kartona ter izdelkov iz papirja in kartona, proizvodnje izdelkov iz gume in plastičnih mas, predelovalne dejavnost in proizvodnje pohištva, proizvodov za vmesno porabo ter reciklaže