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ON THE EMPIRICAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE BALASSA AND GRUBEL LLOYD INDEX OF SERBIAN FOOD PRODUCTS Open

Svetlana Ignjatijević, Jelena Vapa–Tankosić, Miroslav Čavlin, Jovana Gardašević, Sanda Nastić , et al. · 2025

The research analyzes the comparative advantage of Serbia’s agricultural food product exports using the Balassa (RCA) and Grubel-Lloyd (GL) indexes, covering 2005–2024. Results for 2024 show a strong RCA in wheat and a significant advantag…

Sustainability of Urban Green Spaces: A Multidimensional Analysis Open

Veljko Dmitrović, Svetlana Ignjatijević, Jelena Vapa–Tankosić, Radivoj Prodanović, Nemanja Lekić , et al. · 2025

Urban green spaces (UGS) play a crucial role in enhancing the quality of life in urban environments by offering a wide range of ecological, psychological, socio–cultural, and economic benefits. This research addresses the multidimensional …

THE DETERMINANTION OF THE DEMAND FOR THE INTERNATIONAL RURAL DESTINATION - THE PLS MODEL Open

Svetlana Ignjatijević, Jelena Vapa–Tankosić, Бојан Вапа, Miloš Ivaniš · 2024

One of the biggest challenges facing agritourism destination managers is a clear understanding of the factors that motivate consumers to choose a particular agritourism destination, and be loyal to it, when they have countless other option…

ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP INDEX OF DIGITAL SKILLS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Open

D. Stefanović, Svetlana Ignjatijević, Ivan Božović · 2024

The transition from the industrial age to the age of knowledge or information age implies the adoption of new knowledge and skills that become the main resource of business. The consequence of constant technological innovations is the need…

Exploring gender differences in perceiving organic products website quality: Insights from Serbia Open

Maja Ćirić, Dragan Ilić, Svetlana Ignjatijević, Radivoj Prodanović · 2024

The purpose of this research is to investigate whether there is a difference in the valuation of quality organic product website components, including information quality, visual design, and technical adequacy, between men and women. Condu…

The use of partial least squares (PLS) in the strategic management of business performance of companies Open

Maja Kovačević, Svetlana Ignjatijević · 2024

The subject of this paper is the analysis of strategic management, with a focus on the impact of innovation and information and communication (IC) resources on a company's entrepreneurial strategy. The paper analyzes the management of stra…

Green banking transition as a factor of sustainable development Open

Miloš Ivaniš, Jelena Vapa–Tankosić, Svetlana Ignjatijević, Nemanja Lekić · 2024

Sustainable banking incorporates environmental and social criteria for the purpose of achieving sustainability goals and customer loyalty. As banks are important intermediaries in the national economy, the objective is to explore bank cust…

The Role of Environmental Attitudes and Risk for Adoption with Respect to Farmers’ Participation in the Agri-Environmental Practices Open

Jelena Vapa–Tankosić, Svetlana Ignjatijević, Nemanja Lekić, Nataša Kljajić, Miloš Ivaniš , et al. · 2023

This research represents an attempt to systematically introduce the concepts of sustainable agriculture that shall address environmental attitudes and the risks for adoption related to agri-environmental practices. The substantial risks po…

Research on the Determination of the Factors Affecting Business Performance in Beekeeping Production Open

Miroslav Čavlin, Nedeljko Prdić, Svetlana Ignjatijević, Jelena Vapa–Tankosić, Nemanja Lekić , et al. · 2023

A competitive business environment pushes beekeepers to the creation of value at a higher level than the competition in a way that is difficult to imitate. In order to survive in a competitive business environment, beekeeping producers mus…

Consumer awareness of antimicrobal residues in drinking water Open

Nikola Puvača, Jelena Vapa–Tankosić, Svetlana Ignjatijević, Marko Carić, Dragan Soleša , et al. · 2023

This study was conducted to assess the awareness among water consumers in urban and rural areas. In Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, and Montenegro, 505 consumers were surveyed using a structured questionnaire and …

Indicators of franchising business in the world and in Serbia Open

Tareq Kaarod, Maja Kovačević, Svetlana Ignjatijević, Svetlana Marković, Omer Mohamoud · 2023

The creation of franchise companies has a lasting and positive impact on the economies of the countries and local communities in which they operate. Countless jobs are created and supported by franchises, and those jobs help lower the unem…

Antimicrobial Resistance in the Environment: Review of the Selected Resistance Drivers and Public Health Concerns Open

Nikola Puvača, Jelena Vapa–Tankosić, Svetlana Ignjatijević, Marko Carić, Radivoj Prodanović · 2022

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global epidemic due to the improper overuse of antimicrobials in the agriculture, veterinary, and medical sectors. Antimicrobial-resistant genes (ARGs) spread primarily through the environment, w…

Influence of human capital on the performance of organic milk production Open

Svetlana Ignjatijević · 2022

Over the past decade, a growing interest of consumers in the consumption of organic milk has been recognized, mostly because of its positive effect on human health, besides other various positive effects. The main goal of organic milk prod…

Food Safety Policy in the European Union Open

Jelena Vapa–Tankosić, Nikola Puvača, Ιlias Giannenas, Vincenzo Tufarelli, Svetlana Ignjatijević · 2022

The aim of the research is to analyze the food safety policy in the European Union and the strength of the legal and regulatory framework that covers the entire food production chain "from the field to the table". The legal framework refer…

Agro-Environmental Practices and Business Performance in the Wine Sector Open

Svetlana Ignjatijević, Jelena Vapa–Tankosić, Nemanja Lekić, Duško Petrović, Sandra Brkanlić , et al. · 2022

Wine production is directly related to the environmentally responsible production. In recent years, due to demands for an environmentally responsible wine production in the Republic of Serbia, wine producers have become aware of the enviro…

Analysis of economic freedom of the Visegrad group countries Open

Svetlana Ignjatijević, Nemanja Pantić · 2022

Starting from the fact that the achieved level of economic development in modern social conditions largely determines the quality of overall social relations, the need to further explain the issue of growth and development is logical. The …

Factors Influencing Wine Purchasing by Generation Y and Older Cohorts on the Serbian Wine Market Open

Ivan Balenović, Svetlana Ignjatijević, Goran M. Stojanović, Jelena Vapa–Tankosić, Nemanja Lekić , et al. · 2021

This research investigates current preferences in wine purchase patterns and factors that affect the online purchase of wine by Generation Y and older cohorts in the Republic of Serbia. Our research utilizes descriptive statistics, chi-squ…

Serbia: Sharing Economy as a New Market Trend and Business Model Open

Maja Ćirić, Svetlana Ignjatijević, Aleksandra Fedajev, Marija Panić, Dejan Sekulić , et al. · 2021

In the developed countries, the importance and development of sharing economy as a new economic model have been increasingly discussed in recent decades. In Serbia, sharing economy has not yet been sufficiently explored in official reports…

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN PERSONAL AND BUSINESS TRAVEL SERVICES Open

Svetlana Ignjatijević, Jelena Vapa–Tankosić · 2021

The world today is facing one of the worst pandemics in modern history. Around the world, financial markets are in serious difficulties, the consequences of which have begun to spill over into the tourism sector. Covid-19 has caused sharp …

Analysis of factors influencing the competitiveness of domestic honey Open

Radivoj Prodanović, Maja Ćirić, Svetlana Ignjatijević, Katarina Đurić, Jelena Vapa–Tankosić , et al. · 2021

The aim of this paper is to determine the competitiveness of domestic honey and analyze the factors of influence, in order to create an adequate strategy for maintaining and strengthening the competitive position. The research is based on …

Influence of relevant factors on competitiveness of wine sector of the Republic of Serbia Open

Radivoj Prodanović, Svetlana Ignjatijević, Jelena Vapa–Tankosić, Ivana Brkić, Siniša Škrbić , et al. · 2021

Wine production in the Republic of Serbia has a long tradition and potential for improvement, given the agro-climatic and other conditions. The aim of this paper is to analyze the competitiveness factors of wineries in the Republic of Serb…

Bulgaria's processed food industry: Transition to market economy Open

Svetlana Ignjatijević, Antoaneta Vassileva, Jelena Vapa–Tankosić, Бојан Вапа, Kristijan Ristić , et al. · 2021

The subject of the research is the analysis of the competitiveness and comparative advantage of the agricultural products and processed food products of Bulgaria on the international market. The study covers the period from 1998 to 2017. I…

Analysis of factors that influenced consumers' decision to online shop organic food during Covid-19 Open

Maja Ćirić, Svetlana Ignjatijević, Dragan Ilić, Nikola Puvača, Sandra Brkanlić · 2021

There is a significant amount of research in the world on the factors that influence consumers' decision to buy organic food using traditional sales channels. There is also a lot of research related to the factors that influence consumer d…

Analysis of Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for Organic and Local Honey in Serbia Open

Jelena Vapa–Tankosić, Svetlana Ignjatijević, Jelena Kiurski, Jovana Milenković, Irena Milojević · 2020

In times of increased concern for human health and care for the environment, it is important to investigate the consumer behavior models in order to better manage the product supply. From the perspective of our research, it is important to…

Do Local Food Products Contribute to Sustainable Economic Development? Open

D. Cvijanović, Svetlana Ignjatijević, Jelena Vapa–Tankosić, Vojin Cvijanović · 2020

Local food production benefits sustainable regional development and should be considered as one the pillars of sustainable regional development strategies. Local food producers share a common heritage because of the cultural and historical…

The Impact of Economic Freedom on Economic Growth? New European Dynamic Panel Evidence Open

Ivana Brkić, Nikola Gradojević, Svetlana Ignjatijević · 2020

This paper analyzes the impact of economic freedom along with traditional economic factors on economic growth for a panel of European countries. The growth of the gross domestic product was observed over a twenty-year time period on a samp…

Challenges of development of the processed food industry of Bulgaria in the context of European integration Open

Svetlana Ignjatijević, Antoaneta Vassileva, Svetlana Tasić, Jelena Avakumović, Marija Bešlin-Feruh · 2020

The subject of this research is the analysis of competitiveness of the Bulgarian food industry on the international market, with the aim of identifying changes in the export structure of products classified according to commodity groups (S…

Financial support as a determinant of small and medium-sized enterprises economic growth Open

Dejan Volf, Jelena Vapa–Tankosić, Svetlana Ignjatijević · 2020

European Union integration and revitalization of economy after the global economic crisis require small and medium-sized enterprises in Republic of Serbia to face more complex and dynamic environment which requires greater competitiveness …

Effect of quick response code on agri-food consumption Open

Svetlana Ignjatijević, Jelena Vapa–Tankosić, Snežana Krstić, Marko Bojić, Zorica Medić · 2020

By adopting a quantitative research methodology this paper seeks to explore the characteristics and applicability of the QR codes in agri-food products. The research was conducted in Serbia with a sample 308 respondents. The statistical an…

Consumer behaviour in online shopping organic food during the Covid-19 pandemic in Serbia Open

Maja Ćirić, Dragan Ilić, Svetlana Ignjatijević, Sandra Brkanlić · 2020

The purpose of this paper was to determine whether the Covid-19 Pandemic influenced the change in the extent of online shopping of organic food in Serbia and whether it has led to a change in organic food consumer behaviour. The survey was…

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