1. Strongest drivers of trust in automotive supply chainsAletta S. Tolmay, Sumei van Antwerpen, Riaan Dirkse van Schalkwyk, 2025, original scientific article Abstract: The issue addressed in this paper concerns the erosion of trust within supply chains, as reported by key industry stakeholders. In this context, automotive component buyers frequently rely on single-source suppliers, thereby intensifying competitive pressures on component manufacturers. Consequently, automotive component suppliers must seek to strengthen supplier relationships to enhance trust. Given the limited opportunities for differentiation, automotive component suppliers increasingly pursue alternative strategies to ensure their long-term sustainability, with a particular emphasis on value-driven supplier relationships founded on trust. Existing literature suggests that optimised supplier relationships contribute to trust-building. This study employs a quantitative approach, utilising path analysis to identify the relationship value construct exhibiting the strongest correlation with trust. The findings indicate a significant correlation between product quality and delivery, suggesting that the timely and accurate delivery of products is the most critical factor in fostering trust between buyers and suppliers. Additionally, the analysis reveals that the most statistically significant aspect of relationship value is product quality and delivery. The paper concludes with theoretical and managerial recommendations, including the implementation of a relational governance strategy within automotive supply chains to strengthen trust and enhance long-term sustainability.
Keywords: supply chain relationships, buyer-seller relationships, South African automotive industry, relationship governance
Published in DKUM: 28.10.2025; Views: 0; Downloads: 2
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2. Best child care arrangements after separation of parentsUrška Kukovec, 2024, independent scientific component part or a chapter in a monograph Abstract: The child's right to contact is a strictly personal, non-inheritable, and non-transferable right that is tied to the child's closest family relationship. No one can be forced to carry out contact if they do not want to. Parents have the right and responsibility to maintain, educate, and raise their children. This right may be taken away or limited from the parents only for reasons established by law to protect the child's interests. The performance of parental duties must therefore be in the child´s best interests. Where it is not in the best interests of a child to maintain unsupervised contact with one of their parents the child does not live with, the possibility of supervised personal contact or other forms of contact with this parent shall be considered. Joint parenting is possible only in cases where both parents are unencumbered by their past parental relationship and are able to agree.
Keywords: family relationship, best interests of the child, contacts of the child, long term arrangements, joint parenting
Published in DKUM: 19.08.2025; Views: 0; Downloads: 0
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4. Attitudes of secondary school students towards teaching styles before and during the COVID-19 pandemicMarijana Škutor, 2023, original scientific article Abstract: The aim of this paper was to examine students’ attitudes towards teaching styles before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mean values were calculated using descriptive statistics, and the T-test for independent samples was used to determine the existence of statistically significant differences between groups. After testing the difference in student assessment of the teachers’ style in two different school years, no statistically significant difference was found, potentially owing to student adaptation to the situation. A positive- sign correlation coefficient between the democratic and laissez-faire styles was recorded at a significance level of p<0.05.
Keywords: teaching quality, teaching skills, professional student-teacher relationship, social distance, stress
Published in DKUM: 28.07.2025; Views: 0; Downloads: 0
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5. Analysis of the criteria for establishing the existence of an employment relationship of platform workers under the Platform Work Directive – high expectations and limited outcome?Aljoša Polajžar, 2025, original scientific article Abstract: In this paper, the author critically analyses and evaluates the content of the adopted Platform Work Directive from the perspective of the content of the criteria for the establishment of a presumption of an employment relationship. In doing so, the author also compares the content of the finally adopted Directive with the initial proposal of the Platform Work Directive in 2021. The author concludes that the criteria set out in the 2021 proposal represented a significant advance in the quantitative and qualitative evaluation of the criteria for establishing the existence of a presumption of an employment relationship of platform workers. However, due to the impossibility of reaching a political compromise, the criteria in question were dropped from the adopted version of the Directive in 2024, leaving only a more abstract and vague formulation for establishing the existence of a presumption of an employment relationship. It is thus left to the Member States to formulate more concretely the substantive criteria for the existence of a presumption of an employment relationship. Finally, the author elaborates on some of the advantages and disadvantages of the adopted content of the Platform Work Directive.
Keywords: platform work, employment status, platform work directive, platform workers, presumption of an employment relationship, EU labour law
Published in DKUM: 24.07.2025; Views: 0; Downloads: 4
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6. Dimensions of corporate governance in public relations literature : a systematic reviewPedja Ašanin Gole, 2024, original scientific article Abstract: This article aims to uncover the dimensions or characteristics of
corporate governance in the literature of public relations that are also
related to communication. We employed a methodological approach
based on a systematic review of scientific articles in the field of public
relations using the PRISMA method, along with content analysis
through axial coding, the use of the Atlas.ti tool, and meta-analysis.
After reviewing two major online research databases, Science Direct
and Emerald, we narrowed our search to Public Relations Review as the
fundamental scientific journal in the field of public relations. We
identified 19 communication dimensions of corporate governance,
consolidating related concepts into ten. The originality of this research
lies in identifying key communication dimensions of corporate
governance as an institutional framework for public relations. The
research results reinforce the significant role of communication even
in the processes of institutionalizing corporate governance.
Keywords: corporate governance, public relations, stakeholder relationship, new institutional approach, strategic communication
Published in DKUM: 28.05.2025; Views: 0; Downloads: 8
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7. Investigating the interplay between teacher-student and peer relationships in predicting academic engagement in early adolescentsKatja Košir, Ivana Pikić Jugović, 2025, original scientific article Abstract: This study investigates the complex interplay between teacher–student and peer relationships in shaping academic engagementduring early adolescence. Drawing on a sample of 6048 students from public elementary schools in Slovenia, the predictivepower of these relationships beyond academic achievement was examined. Results revealed that both positive aspects ofteacher–student relationships and perceived peer support significantly contributed to academic engagement. Moreover, aninteraction effect indicated that peer support predicted engagement only in the absence of negative teacher–student relation-ships. These findings underscore the pivotal role of teacher–student relationships in fostering academic engagement, suggestingthat peer support cannot fully compensate for adverse teacher–student dynamics.
Keywords: teacher-student relationship, peer support, academic angagement, early adolescence
Published in DKUM: 02.04.2025; Views: 0; Downloads: 15
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8. Exploring social customer relationship management adoption in micro, small and medium-sized enterprisesMarjeta Marolt, Hans Dieter Zimmermann, Anja Žnidaršič, Andreja Pucihar, 2019, original scientific article Abstract: With the emergence of social media, customer relationship management has undergone noticeable changes and gained a great deal of attention from researchers and practitioners in recent years. In this paper, we provide additional insights into how intensively business-to-customer micro, small and medium-sized enterprises adopt social customer relationship management. Based on the literature review and insights from interviews with six micro, small and medium-sized enterprise owners/managers, we developed a conceptual research model that integrates the antecedents, intensity of social customer relationship management adoption, and performance outcomes. For the intensity of social customer relationship management adoption, we applied process-based conceptualization consisting of the customer engagement process and customer data management process. Then we empirically tested a conceptual research model by using data collected in a survey of 119 micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in Slovenia. We found that not all antecedents are equally relevant to both processes of the intensity of social customer relationship management adoption. Additionally, we found that the intensity of social customer relationship management adoption has a positive effect on customer relationship performance. Based on these findings, we provide recommendations for further research and offer practical implications for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises considering social customer relationship management adoption.
Keywords: social customer relationship management adoption, adoption intensity, antecedent, performance, micro, small and medium-sized enterprises
Published in DKUM: 11.03.2025; Views: 0; Downloads: 11
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9. The influence of negotiation approaches on supplier relationship management in Zimbabwe's fast-food industryPaul Mukucha, Felix Chari, Divaries Cosmas Jaravaza, Victor Shumba, 2024, original scientific article Abstract: Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) has become a cornerstone of business success since the transformation of the procurement function to supply chain management. Extant literature has documented various predictors of vibrant supplier relationships. However, missing in the extant literature is the potential of negotiation approaches to cultivation of healthy supplier relationships. This study therefore sought to determine the influence of negotiation approaches on SRM. A sample of 150 dyadic transactions in the fast-food restaurant industry was surveyed. The broad dichotomous categorisation of negotiation methods into distributive and integrative approaches was used. SRM was operationalised using dimensions such as commitment, trust, communication, adaptation, and satisfaction. After conducting a Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) the results revealed that the distributive strategy was weakly linked to supplier relationship, while a strong supplier relationship was observed in the use of integrative negotiation strategy. It was therefore recommended that procurement practitioners must employ integrative negotiation strategies and tactics in order to create sustainable supplier relationship management.
Keywords: distributive negotiation, integrative negotiation, supplier relationship management, fast-food industry
Published in DKUM: 17.12.2024; Views: 0; Downloads: 5
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10. The relation between project team conflict and user resistance in software projectsSimon Vrhovec, Blaž Markelj, 2021, original scientific article Abstract: This study aims to explore the relation between conflict in the project team and user resistance to change in software projects. Following a cross-sectional research design, a survey was conducted among 1,000 largest companies in Slovenia (N = 114). The results of PLSSEM analysis indicate that task and process conflicts in the project team are associated with user resistance. This study is among the first to associate conflict within the project team and user resistance in the implementing organization. It is also one of the first studies to investigate the relations between different types of conflict and user resistance. Project managers may invest resources into adequately managing conflicts within the project team related to tasks in which the project team interacts with users of developed software to lower user resistance. Project with poorly defined roles (e.g., agile and information security projects) may be more prone to user resistance than projects with clearly defined roles.
Keywords: project management, software project, relationship conflict, task conflict, process conflict, resistance to change
Published in DKUM: 11.12.2024; Views: 0; Downloads: 8
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