1. Investigating the performance and sustainability of active investment funds in the Iranian capital market and the position of funds in attracting investorsJaber Ghahramanzadeh, Adel Shahvalizadeh, Petra Cajnko, 2025, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: Investment funds are among the effective instruments in the capital market that are established by banks and brokerage companies and play an effective role in developing the market and increasing investor participation. They are generally classified as low-risk instruments suitable for direct participation by less experienced investors. Accordingly, the purpose of this research is to examine the efficiency and sustainability of active investment funds in the Iranian capital market and the position of the funds in attracting investors in 125 investment funds from 2014 to the end of 2023. Also, the research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-analytical in terms of method. The method of collecting information in theoretical foundations is the library method and in the section of testing hypotheses, the method of document mining of financial statements.Excel software was used in the process of data preparation, modification, and processing, and Eviews software, version 11, was used to calculate descriptive and inferential statistics. The research hypotheses were tested using regression analysis and a mixed data approach. The results of the study indicate that the efficiency and sustainability of active investment funds in the Iranian capital market are positively and significantly related to investor attraction and its position.
Ključne besede: return, sustainability, active investment funds, Iranian capital market, attracting investors
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2. Pull factors and capital inflows : empirical insights from transformative dynamics in Southeast EuropeMehmed Ganić, Nedim Gavranović, 2024, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: This study seeks to examine pull factors of capital inflows, offering an
empirical analysis based on a panel study of eleven Southeast
European countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Greece, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Kosovo, Romania,
Serbia, and Türkiye) over the period of 2004 – 2021. Methodologically,
the study utilizes a fixed effects (FE) regression model with robust
Driscoll-Kraay standard errors to address issues of heteroskedasticity,
autocorrelation, and potential cross-country correlation. The study
finds that several pull factors can be relevant in driving capital inflows
as follows: market size, inflation, financial and trade openness. The
empirical analysis confirms that the forces of trade liberalization,
financial liberalization, market size, real interest rates and inflation
stability are the elements that encourage capital inflows. On the other
hand, the estimated effects of current account balance and real
economic growth are not very convincing. Finally, we stress that more
study is required to fully understand the pull variables' ultimate
macroeconomic implications at the national level. The overall
influence of these positive (or negative) inflows may be moderated by
several characteristics, even if certain countries may be extremely
susceptible to these factors.
Ključne besede: capital inflows, pull factors, southeast Europe, panel data analysis, Driscoll-Kraay standard errors
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3. The human capital of the freelancers and their satisfaction with the quality of lifeIvona Huđek, Polona Tominc, Karin Širec, 2021, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: Digital technologies are underpinning a wide range of products, services, processes, and business model innovations that are significantly transforming industries, organizations, and society. They are increasingly permeating every aspect of our daily lives. In this paper, we looked at the challenges of digitalization, leading to a new way of working in the market and new business models, such as the gig economy. Individuals are becoming more mobile and self-directed in their careers, as opposed to traditional careers. We investigated the demographic characteristics of the new, growing group of self-employed, so-called freelancers, at the national level in Slovenia and investigated the relationships between human capital and their subjective (job and career satisfaction, life satisfaction) and objective success (income satisfaction). The survey was conducted among 200 freelancers (respondents). The empirical results show that most Slovenian freelancers working from home work in professional, scientific, and technical occupations; are between 35 and 44 years old; have completed the second level of tertiary education; work more than 40 hours per week; and have 16 years or more of work experience. To explore the quality of life of freelancers, empirical analysis showed that human capital factors are important for the success of a new career as a freelancer. The results show that freelancers’ human capital factors (education and experience, skills, and training) positively influence subjective and objective success. Using structural equation modeling, we also confirmed that human capital has a greater impact on freelancers’ subjective success (life satisfaction, career satisfaction) than on objective success (income satisfaction), suggesting that job and life satisfaction should be considered an important resource that freelancers rely on to determine their quality of life.
Ključne besede: digitalization, work engagement, freelancers' human capital, quality of life, subjective success, objective success
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4. The impact of cultural capital on vaccine attitudes among the Slovenian publicAndrej Kirbiš, 2022, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: Education and highbrow cultural participation—two dimensions of cultural capital—have previously been identified as determinants of vaccine attitudes, though the links have been mainly inconsistent across studies. The present quantitative study aimed to examine the effects of two dimensions of cultural capital (institutionalized and embodied cultural capital) on the pro-vaccine attitudes of the Slovenian public. A cross-sectional quantitative study was performed in November 2019, a few months prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The non-probability sample survey was collected by inviting respondents over the age of 18 to participate using the snowball technique via e-mail, digital social networks (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram) and University of Maribor social network profiles. The sample was obtained through an online survey tool 1ka.si (N = 661; Mage = 34.9 years). The impact of education and highbrow cultural participation on vaccine attitudes was examined, controlling for sociodemographic variables (gender, age and size of residential settlement) and economic variables (income and family economic status) in multivariate analyses. Bivariate analyses indicated that pro-vaccine attitudes were significantly more likely to be expressed by men, younger respondents, those with lower incomes, higher perceived family economic status, living in urban areas and by those who are more frequently engaged in highbrow cultural activities, while education had no impact on vaccine attitudes. The results did not substantially change when multiple regression models were employed. Our study indicated that cultural capital has an inconsistent impact on vaccine attitudes; while education has no impact, highbrow cultural participation increases pro-vaccine attitudes. The results suggest a multi-type approach is needed to address vaccine scepticism among the Slovenian public.
Ključne besede: cultural capital, vaccine attitudes, vaccine hesitancy, education, cultural participation
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5. Board structure and bank performance : the mediating role of intellectual capitalJelena Nikolić, Jelena Erić Nielsen, Jelena Peković, 2022, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: Intellectual capital in the knowledge era is a strategic advantage of board
structure, which leads to the improvement of a company’s work and the
achievement of its goals. The aim of this study is to develop a structural
model that connects the corporate governance, intellectual capital and
financial performance of the banking sector. Corporate governance is
conceptualised by the board of directors as the main internal mechanism of
corporate governance, which is measured by the size of the board of directors,
the number of independent board members and the female board members.
Intellectual capital represents a mediator in this model and its efficiency
is calculated through the Value Added Intellectual Coefficient (VAIC) model,
while the financial performance of banks is measured through return on
assets (ROA) and return on equity (ROE). The results of the study conducted
in 22 Serbian banks between 2015 to 2019 show that the size of the board of
directors and the number of independent board members have a statistically
significant impact on intelectual capital (IC), but there is no impact on total
assets (ROA). The number of women in the board of directors does not have a
statistically significant effect on either ROA or ROE. The findings also indicate
that intellectual capital (HCE, SCE, CEE) has a significant mediating role in
the relationship between board structure and bank performance. The results
of this study will provide a significant contribution to further investment in
intellectual capital as the strongest link in achieving positive effects on bank
performance.
Ključne besede: corporate governance, board of directors, board structure, i
ntellectual capital, financial performance, banking sector
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6. Celebrity endorsement influence on destination imageIvana Marković, Gordana Radosavljević, Katarina Borisavljević, 2022, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: Destination image influences the tourist decision-making process, and their
intention to visit, revisit and recommend. Therefore, a positive destination
image is considered one of the key destination success factors. Tourists will
form the image according to their own or others’ experiences and information
related to the destination, one option to provide destination information is
one of the most effective promotional tools called celebrity endorsement.
With the assumption that a positive celebrity image will be transferred to
the destination, this study will explore the effect of celebrity endorsement on
destination image. The study aims to test the celebrity endorsement effect on
destination image through the source attractiveness model, source credibility
model, and the Match-up model. Data were collected using the online survey
technique, the sample size was 204 respondents. Research hypotheses were
tested by regression analysis. Results indicated that celebrity attractiveness,
trustworthiness, expertise, and match-up impact the destination image. The
theoretical contribution is reflected in new information regarding the role of
celebrity endorsement in tourism, which is limited in foreign and domestic
scientific literature. As a practical contribution, the study provides information
that may be useful to tourism service providers in creating a promotional
campaign.
Ključne besede: gender equality, gender-responsive policies, female entrepreneurship, self-employed females, human capital
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7. The impact of women’s economic empowerment on the rise of female entrepreneurship in NamibiaVito Bobek, Andrea Schachl, Tatjana Horvat, 2022, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: In this paper the authors investigate the importance of women’s economic
empowerment and its impact on the rise of female entrepreneurship and
human capital in Namibia. The research includes a case study analysis with
four in-depth expert interviews. Data triangulation ensure the study's validity,
and the case was examined through pattern matching. The results demonstrate
that female entrepreneurs face challenges such as access to resources and
education, socio-cultural norms, a lack of social protection, and a large and
unprotected informal sector. The government and institutions shall promote
women's empowerment through a direct labour market intervention, support
for the informal sector, a gender-sensitive constitutional, legal, and institutional
framework, the enforcement and oversight of gender-responsive laws and
policies, and access to resources and education. Furthermore, women require
digital inclusion, entrepreneur networks, social protection, and reformed sociocultural norms. If female entrepreneurs are empowered adequately, they will
contribute to nations' human capital, economic growth, and development.
Ključne besede: gender equality, gender-responsive policies, female entrepreneurship, self-employed females, human capital
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8. Prisoner rehabilitation in RomaniaIoan Durnescu, Petronel Mirel Dobrica, Catalin Bejan, 2010, pregledni znanstveni članek Opis: Purpose:
This paper examines the construction and the reconstruction of the concept of prisoner rehabilitation in the prison context since 1874 until today taking into account the way this concept was reflected in the law or the subsequent official documents. Some figures and trends are introduced into the discussion to help a better understanding of the concept. Rehabilitation is analyzed using a three pillars model: human capital, social capital and legitimate opportunities.
Design/Methodology/Approach:
The analysis mainly takes into account the primary and the secondary legislation although in order to illustrate different points statistical figures and research reports are also used. The article starts with the legislation adopted in 1874 and examines all prison legislation up to 2006, focusing particularly on prisoner rehabilitation.
Findings:
The article concludes that although a lot of progress took place in understanding rehabilitation from all three perspectives (human capital, social capital and legitimate opportunities) there is still room for improvement in developing legitimate opportunities for ex-prisoners.
Research limitations:
Although the difference between “law in theory” and “law in action” is acknowledged this articles looks mainly to the law texts. This might create a different picture of reality but nevertheless reflects the general perspective used in approaching prisoner rehabilitation. Somehow surprisingly, the subject of prisoner rehabilitation was central in almost all prison legislation although it was not always in line with the prevailing ideology.
Practical implications:
>As stated above, good and bad examples of behaviour transformation may be observed in the past legislation. The main policy implication is that there was a time when the issue of resettlement or aftercare was considered a penal policy issue. The current legislation is completely silent in this respect.
Originality/Value:
Prisoner rehabilitation is scrutinized from the historical perspective using a relatively new theoretical framework.
Ključne besede: prisoner, rehabilitation, social capital, human capital, opportunity system, Romania
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9. Employees: invisible added value of a companyMagda Zupančič, 2018, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: In developed economies, where the work input exceeds the physical input, the lack of harmonised and standardised rules of human capital assessment is visible. The mentioned indicates the deficit of an important part of the comprehensive value-added assessment. What do we lose by ignoring the important part of the employee’s value added in the working process? Companies underestimate the employee’s human capital input. Consequently, society typically does not recognize invisible sources of value added in companies. The goals of this article are to highlight the missing human capital (HC) element at the company level assessment and to raise the awareness about its importance. By analysing existing methods of coping with the mentioned challenge, no harmonised solution is evident. By the increasing share of the service sector, emphasis on the HC element should be monitored more closely. The article focuses on the missing and invisible human capital elements in the framework of the value added; it offers suggestions for inclusion of the human capital factor in the process of company’s value added assessment as well as reflections on further steps in this direction.
Ključne besede: employee, value added, human capital, assessment
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10. Creation of own reserves for own shares in the acquisition of own shares for withdrawal by simplified procedure under Slovenian law where the consideration is paid in instalmentsGregor Drnovšek, 2018, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: During the process of withdrawing own shares, the rules that are relevant, among others, to their acquisition by the company are regulations governing the creation of reserves for own shares. The regulations are clear in cases where the company acquires their own shares simultaneously with the payment of the purchase price. This article will pertain to the proper application of these regulations according to Slovenian law, specifically in cases where the company pays the purchase price for their own shares, which it intends to withdraw after acquisition, in instalments, and acquires their own shares only after paying the last instalment of the purchase price.
Ključne besede: reserves for own shares, protection of creditors, purchase price paid in instalments, capital maintenance principle, withdrawal of own shares, joint-stock company, balance sheet law
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