1. Addressing socio-economic drivers of management style evolution : embracing complexity leadership solutionsAna Nešić Tomašević, Aleksandra Sitarevič, Mirko Marković, Olga Ivetić, Maja Meško, Fayyaz Hussain Qureshi, 2025, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: Background: The information age has ushered in a novel economic model known as the information
economy, challenging traditional bureaucratic mechanisms that were primarily seen as tools to mitigate
uncertainty. Within this context, complex leadership emerges as a paradigm that thrives on systemic
interactions and intricate dynamics. Here, the onus lies on establishing the framework and conditions that
empower the adaptive essence of leadership to flourish.
Purpose: The aim of this research is to establish a framework for optimal leadership management,
uncovering previously unexplored factors shaping employee work behavior. By identifying and defining key
components within management mechanisms that greatly enhance employee performance, the objective is to
cultivate rooted and effective management practices.
Study design/methodology/approach: The research involved 480 respondents from diverse sociodemographic backgrounds and companies. Complexity leadership was assessed using the Complexity
Leadership Scale, measuring Generative and Administrative leadership. Employee cooperation was evaluated
with the Scala Supportive and Non-Controlling Supervision. Statistical methods included multiple regression,
Pearson correlation, t-tests, and MANOVA.
Findings/conclusions: The evaluation shows that both Generative and Administrative leadership are
moderately expressed. Generative leadership positively correlates with Supportive and Non-Controlling
Supervision, achieving statistically significant results. In contrast, Administrative leadership has negative
correlations with these supervisory styles.
Limitations/future research: The limitations of the research are of a methodological nature and refer to the
sample of employees, according to demographic characteristics and company characteristics. Also,
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questionnaires based on self-assessment most often imply a certain number of socially desirable answers.
Future research should include a larger sample to improve external validity and ensure that the empirical
evidence obtained is variable across a range of organizational settings. Ključne besede: leadership, complexity, employees, organizations, socio-economic drivers Objavljeno v DKUM: 29.08.2025; Ogledov: 0; Prenosov: 3
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2. Correlation of trust and work engagement : a modern organizational approachAna Nešić, Slavica Mitrović Veljković, Maja Meško, Tine Bertoncel, 2020, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: In modern organizations, in which changes are happening faster and more unpredictably, employees are gaining a more complex role and increasing importance. New approaches to employee insight, based on the heavy work investment concept (HWI), bring together different theoretical and practical approaches that attempt to explain the causes and consequences of certain organizational behaviors. The fundamental issue is determining whether engagement and trust, remain two of the critical factors of an organizations success, or are their roles in effectively organized systems significantly changed or reduced. This research aims to establish a correlation between trust and work engagement in on 787 respondents from 16 organizations in Serbia. Trust in organizations is measured through the dimensions of benevolence, integrity, competence and predictability. Engagement of employees is measured through the dimensions of energy, dedication and absorption. The results showed a significant correlation between dimensions of trust: benevolence/integrity and competence, with all work engagement dimensions. The strongest correlation is established between the trust dimension of benevolence/integrity and the work engagement dimension - energy. The significance of the research is reflected in the elucidation of behavioral factors of employees in organizations burdened with transitional changes. Ključne besede: work engagement, trust, organization, HWI concept, employees, Serbia Objavljeno v DKUM: 30.01.2025; Ogledov: 0; Prenosov: 10
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3. Emotional intelligence of engineering students as basis for more successful learning process for Industry 4.0Slavica Mitrović Veljković, Ana Nešić, Branislav Dudić, Michal Gregus, Milan Delić, Maja Meško, 2020, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: The purpose of this paper is creating analyses for understanding the personality characteristics related to emotional intelligence and how can this define the development program of personal characteristics in the processes of education for Industry 4.0. The main research goal is to measure dimensions of emotional intelligence in the student population based on a quantitative survey (Emotional Competence Inventory) through dimensions of emotional intelligence: self-regulation, self-awareness, and attitude towards changes. Since the student population was the research target, a group of 338 engineering students was selected. The group was characterized by highly diversified geographic origin, having previously completed school and achieved success. The results show that there are statistically significant differences between all three dimensions of emotional intelligence. Namely, self-regulation and attitude towards changes (both directly and indirectly through self-regulation) are positively affected by self-awareness, while attitude towards changes is positively affected by self-regulation. Developing student emotional potential is one of the most important actuators of business for Industry 4.0, especially in countries with low educational attainment and low social and economic indicators. Ključne besede: learning process, emotional intelligence, Industry 4.0, students, engineering studies Objavljeno v DKUM: 06.01.2025; Ogledov: 0; Prenosov: 12
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