Strategy and Management, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Management of Technology and Innovation
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Scopus Publications
Evaluation of Leadership Styles in Multinational Corporations Using the Fuzzy TOPSIS Method Marija Runic Ristic, Tijana Savic Tot, Igor Ristic, Vilmos Tot, Tanja Radosevic, et al. Systems, 2025 Due to globalization, companies are exposed to a culturally diversified workforce; therefore, great emphasis is placed on identifying the most effective leadership style that would be able to manage such a workforce. Although numerous studies have attempted to identify successful leadership styles in different cultural settings, none have focused on the perceptions of top managers who work in multinational corporations (MNCs) in culturally diversified surroundings. Thus, our research attempts to identify the most preferred leadership style and characteristics from the perspective of top managers in MNCs in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The 13 leadership characteristics analyzed in this study were generated from the 21 characteristics found by Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness (GLOBE) research. The participants, top managers in MNCs, needed to evaluate leadership styles by considering leadership characteristics. To ensure the objectiveness of the study, we analyzed their answers by applying the Fuzzy Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) method. The results indicated that the most preferred leadership characteristics were visionary, inspirational, collaborative team-oriented, and performance-oriented. Moreover, the transformational leadership style emerged as the most preferred leadership style. The study’s findings show that top managers believe that employees in MNCs in the UAE seek a leader with a vision who will inspire, motivate, and help them fulfill their true potential.
The Impact of Individual and Organizational Characteristics on Work Ethics-Cross-Cultural Comparison and Tahir Masood Qureshi International Journal of Cognitive Research in Science Engineering and Education, 2024 This study aims to analyze the effect of individual (gender and education) and organizational (organizational sector) characteristics on work ethics in the United Kingdom, Serbia, and the United Arab Emirates. This research is centered around a survey conducted among managers, from the UK, the UAE, and Serbia. Their main task was to evaluate the aspects of the Multidimensional Work Ethic Profile (MWEP) short form. The MWEP was chosen for this study as it does not explicitly address work ethics with religion, making it a suitable tool for examining work ethics across three cultures with different religious practices. This study contributes to existing literature by exploring how organizational factors influence work ethics in three countries that share business interests and have cultural and economic ties. The findings indicate that these factors have an impact on work ethics in studied countries.
Work ethic, cultural impact and perceived performance – innovative insights from three countries Marija Runić-Ristić, Tijana Savić Tot, Nikolina Ljepava, Vilmoš Tot International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, 2024 Purpose This study aims to examine the relationship between work ethics and organizational performance and investigate the influence of respondents’ career stages on their work ethic among British, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Serbian nations. Design/methodology/approach This research is based on a survey of British, UAE and Serbian managers, whose task was to assess the dimensions of the multidimensional work ethic profile (MWEP) and organizational performance. Since the MWEP does not analyze work ethics in the context of religion, it is deemed the most suitable instrument for this study because it analyzes work ethics among the three cultures that practice different religions. Findings The results revealed that national culture impacts work ethics. British managers place greater value on the wasted time, self-reliance and morality dimensions of work ethics. Serbian managers prefer the leisure and delay of gratification dimensions, while UAE managers value hard work ethics more than the other two groups of managers. The study also shows that respondents’ career stage influences their work ethic, and a significant relationship exists between different dimensions of work ethics and organizational performance in all three nations. Originality/value This study contributes to the theory by analyzing work ethic and its relationship with organizational performance and respondents’ career stages in three nations that share business interests. It addresses a research gap by comparing work ethics in developed, developing and a country in socio-economic transition.
Sustainable transition of the Republic of Serbia: measuring capacity for circularity in agriculture and rural areas Igor Vukelić, Srđan Milošević, Diona Đurđević, Gordana Racić, Vilmoš Tot Energy Sustainability and Society, 2023 Background The Republic of Serbia (RS) is strategically oriented towards sustainable development, but the implementation thereof faces different limitations and problems. RS emits substantial pollution caused by fossil fuels, and pollution from agricultural sector characterized by inefficient use of energy and intensive use of fertilizers. Bearing in mind the significant agricultural capacities and the orientation towards rural development, a special green transformation must be implemented in this domain. Taking into account the specificities and tradition, the introduction of the circularity concept can be considered the most acceptable. Research on readiness for transition to circularity in RS rural areas has not been conducted; therefore, the goal of the paper is to develop a concept for assessing the capacity of rural areas for circularity. This study is the first scientific proposal that aims to provide input for policymakers, thus contributing to the creation of a new identity of RS, whose development is based on the principles of sustainability. Methods The study was conducted as conceptual research, with the objective of examining an undiscovered phenomenon without empirical evidence and incorporating the targeted phenomenon into a conceptual framework, while providing a proposal for a solution model based on an interdisciplinary approach—the application of qualitative and quantitative methods (aggregation of composite indicators and Delphi method). Results Paper results can be summarized as follows: (a) qualitative analysis of policy framework related to RS transition towards circularity (which shows that regulation is insufficient or non-existent, so conceptual research at this stage is necessary and only possible); (b) research questionnaire; (c) original set of indicators for measuring capacity for circularity (derived from the questionnaire); (d) concept of index of capacity of agriculture and rural areas for circularity (based on a set of indicators); and (e) concept of the monitoring of circularity implementation. Conclusions The main research findings presented in this paper could be beneficial for countries at early stages of introducing circularity, having both low and high agricultural potential. With slight modifications, they can also be applied to other economic activities.
Student Achievement in Relation to Time Spent Studying and Playing Video Games: A Gender Perspective Slobodan Adžić, Tijana Savić Tot, Verica Savić, Marija Runić-Ristić, Vilmoš Tot TEM Journal, 2023 The results of previous studies showed that male students have a lower average grade than female students. Men are also reported to play more video games than women. We were interested in whether male students maintain the same pattern of behavior in relation to playing games during the exam period and how this affects their average grade compared to female students. If male students spend more time playing video games compared to female students, their academic performance may decrease as time spent on academic activities is replaced by video game play. In a survey of 400 university students, the authors focused on the gender characteristics of students and their achievements. Our results showed that female students studied more and played video games less during the exam periods compared to male and non-binary students, which is the reason for a higher total average grade in contrast to others.
The Effects and Effectiveness of An Adaptive E-Learning System on The Learning Process and Performance of Students Igor Ristić, Marija Runić-Ristić, Tijana Savić Tot, Vilmos Tot, Momčilo Bajac, et al. International Journal of Cognitive Research in Science Engineering and Education, 2023 Students acquire learning material in different ways. Some prefer to read, some prefer to listen, others use the third type of sense. Traditional teaching uses only one of these teaching strategies since it is impossible to use all of them in the classroom. However, these days, adaptive e-learning systems enable learning material to be customized to the individual needs of learners. For the purpose of this paper, the researchers designed a model of the adaptive learning management system and implemented it in Moodle. The system was evaluated on 228 students. The incorporation of learning styles in Moodle is based on the VAK learning style model. The authors analysed the effects and effectiveness of an adaptive e-learning system. It was discovered that there are significant differences in learning effectiveness, satisfaction and motivation when students use an adaptive e-learning module in comparison to a standard e-learning module. Moreover, we investigated the durability of knowledge acquired with an adaptive e-learning system by comparing the performance of students not only after the completion of the course but also a month after the course. The results of the research confirmed the authors’ expectations and showed that an adaptive e-learning system can increase students’ learning results. So far, to our knowledge, no study has evaluated the performance between a control and experiment group a few months after the completion of the course, i.e. by analysing the durability of knowledge acquired through an adaptive e-learning system. Moreover, the motivation of students to continue using an adaptive e-learning system hasn’t been analysed until now.
APPLICATION OF MODIFIED GARCH METHODOLOGY: DEVELOPED FINANCIAL MARKETS VERSUS EMERGING FINANCIAL MARKETS Nenad Penezić, Goran Anđelić, Marko Milošević, Vilmoš Tot Serbian Journal of Management, 2020 The subject of this research is to analyze and test the modified GARCH methodology in terms of quantifying the impact of inflation rates, interest rates on government bonds, reference interest rates, and exchange rates on daily rates of return on investment activities in the observed financial markets of North America, Serbia and Croatia. The aim of the research, i.e. a special focus in the research, is to compare the obtained results between the developed financial markets and the financial markets of developing countries, as well as to test the modified GARCH methodology in the observed financial markets. The key indicators in the research, presumed to affect the daily return rates, were the following: inflation rate, interest rates on government bonds, reference interest rate and exchange rate. The time period covered by the research is from 2005 to 2017, where the width of the research time horizon allows testing the modified GARCH methodology in the periods before, during and after the global financial crisis. In addition to the use of modified GARCH econometric models, the research methodology includes the use of AIC, SIC and HQC (Akaike, Schwarz and Hannan-Quinn) criteria for selecting the best models, as well as the appropriate tests that are suitable for and/or adapted to the specific characteristics of financial markets of both developed and developing countries. The research results confirm the role and importance of the modified GARCH methodology for effective investment risk quantification in developed financial markets versus the financial markets of developing countries. In this sense, the obtained research results will be useful to both the academic community and the professional public in the context of investment decision making.
The application of modern marketing strategies: The study of entrepreneurial business market of South Bačka District, Vojvodina, Serbia Metalurgia International, 2013
RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Evaluation of leadership styles in multinational corporations using the fuzzy TOPSIS method MR Ristic, TS Tot, I Ristic, V Tot, T Radosevic, D Marinkovic Systems 13 (8) , 2025 2025 Citations: 5
STRATEGIES FOR CREATING A LEARNING ORGANIZATION: ANALYSIS AND IMPLEMENTATION IN THE CONTEXT OF SERBIA V Tot International Journal of Management Trends: Key Concepts and Research 4 (1 … , 2025 2025
Work ethic, cultural impact and perceived performance–innovative insights from three countries M Runić-Ristić, T Savić Tot, N Ljepava, V Tot International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management … , 2024 2024 Citations: 5
The Impact of Individual and Organizational Characteristics on Work Ethics- Cross-Cultural Comparison T Masood Qureshi, M Runić Ristić, V Tot International Journal of Cognitive Research in Science, Engineering and … , 2024 2024 Citations: 2
Analysis of the onboarding and orientation process of employees in Central Serbian organizations V Tot International Journal of Management Trends: Key Concepts and Research 3 (1 … , 2024 2024 Citations: 1
Sustainable transition of the Republic of Serbia: Measuring capacity for circularity in agriculture and rural areas I Vukelić, S Milošević, D Đurđević, G Racić, V Tot Energy, Sustainability and Society 13 (1), 34 , 2023 2023 Citations: 27
The impact of time devoted to video games on student achievement T Savić Tot, S Adžić, V Tot, M Aleksić, N Zakić Education and Information Technologies 28 (5), 5921-5944 , 2023 2023 Citations: 20
Student Achievement in Relation to Time Spent Studying and Playing Video Games: A Gender Perspective S Adžić, T Savić Tot, V Savić, M Runić-Ristić, V Tot 2023 Citations: 9
The effects and effectiveness of an adaptive e-learning system on the learning process and performance of students R Igor, RR Marija, ST Tijana, T Vilmoš, B Momčilo International journal of cognitive research in science, engineering and … , 2023 2023 Citations: 54
Correlation of experimenting culture and process of knowledge management in the university environment. J Arsenijevi, V Tot, LG Neši, M Andevski, D Arsenijevi African Journal of Philosophy & Religious Studies 8 (8) , 2022 2022 Citations: 18
The Function of Human Resource Management in Sustainable Future I Podbregar, TS Tot, V Tot, MR Ristić, P Šprajc 2022 Citations: 1
EMPLOYEE JOB SATISFACTION AS AN ELEMENT OF THE QUALITY OF WORK LIFE. TS Tot, MR Ristic, V Tot International Journal for Quality Research 16 (2) , 2022 2022 Citations: 8
Organizacioni dizajn i inovacije kao faktor konkurentnosti u ambijentu virusa Covid-19 S Aleksić, V Tot, T Savić Tot, M Aleksić Drugi naučno-stručni skup Kreativno poslovanje u održivom razvoju … , 2021 2021
Application of modified GARCH methodology: developed financial markets versus emerging financial markets N Penezić, G Anđelić, MR Milošević, V Tot Serbian Journal of Management 15 (2), 241-261 , 2020 2020 Citations: 1
Znanje i obrazovanje iz ugla vode kao resursa V Tot, T Savić Tot, S Aleksić Savremeni izazovi u očuvanju voda, Zbornik radova , 2020 2020
Osobenosti razvoja ljudskih resursa u organizacijama Centralne Srbije T Savić Tot, V Tot Ekonomija: teorija i praksa 13 (4), 1-17 , 2020 2020 Citations: 5
Primena modifikovane GARCH metodologije-razvijena finansijska tržišta protiv finansijskih tržišta u razvoju N Penezić, G Anđelić, M Milošević, V Tot Serbian Journal of Management 15 (2), 241-261 , 2020 2020
Economic security as a function of corporate security: A stakeholders' perspective D Pavlović, V Tot Civitas 10 (1), 159-179 , 2020 2020 Citations: 4
PECULIARITIES OF THE HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PROCESS IN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS-RESEARCH RESULTS TS Tot, V Tot, MR Ristić, M Aleksić MODERN MANAGEMENT TOOLS AND ECONOMY OF TOURISM SECTOR IN PRESENT ERA, 457 , 2020 2020
Strategijski menadžment ljudskih resursa kao elemenat konkurentske prednosti u odnosu na karakteristike procesa analiza posla Savić Tot, Tijana, Tot, Vilmoš Strategijski menadžment ljudskih resursa kao elemenat konkurentnosti … , 2019 2019
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
The effects and effectiveness of an adaptive e-learning system on the learning process and performance of students R Igor, RR Marija, ST Tijana, T Vilmoš, B Momčilo International journal of cognitive research in science, engineering and … , 2023 2023 Citations: 54
Osnovi menadžmenta D Ristić, O Delić, Ž Vučković, T Marković, M Maksimović, V Tot Cekom books , 2007 2007 Citations: 34
Sustainable transition of the Republic of Serbia: Measuring capacity for circularity in agriculture and rural areas I Vukelić, S Milošević, D Đurđević, G Racić, V Tot Energy, Sustainability and Society 13 (1), 34 , 2023 2023 Citations: 27
The impact of time devoted to video games on student achievement T Savić Tot, S Adžić, V Tot, M Aleksić, N Zakić Education and Information Technologies 28 (5), 5921-5944 , 2023 2023 Citations: 20
Correlation of experimenting culture and process of knowledge management in the university environment. J Arsenijevi, V Tot, LG Neši, M Andevski, D Arsenijevi African Journal of Philosophy & Religious Studies 8 (8) , 2022 2022 Citations: 18
The comparison of two groups in perception of knowledge management in the environment of higher education J Arsenijevic, V Tot, D Arsenijevic African Journal of Business Management 4 (9), 1916 , 2010 2010 Citations: 15
Principi menadžmenta B Mašić, V Tot Univerzitet Educons, Sremska Kamenica , 2012 2012 Citations: 12
Student Achievement in Relation to Time Spent Studying and Playing Video Games: A Gender Perspective S Adžić, T Savić Tot, V Savić, M Runić-Ristić, V Tot 2023 Citations: 9
EMPLOYEE JOB SATISFACTION AS AN ELEMENT OF THE QUALITY OF WORK LIFE. TS Tot, MR Ristic, V Tot International Journal for Quality Research 16 (2) , 2022 2022 Citations: 8
The gap between science, education and economy of Serbia and developed countries J Arsenijević, V Tot, M Nikolić, D Milin African Journal of Business Management 5 (34), 13176-13186 , 2011 2011 Citations: 7
Prijem zaposlenih u funkciji poboljšanja performansi organizacije T Savić, S Aleksić, L Grubić Nešić, V Tot Internacionalni naučni skup, SM2009, Palić , 2009 2009 Citations: 7
Evaluation of leadership styles in multinational corporations using the fuzzy TOPSIS method MR Ristic, TS Tot, I Ristic, V Tot, T Radosevic, D Marinkovic Systems 13 (8) , 2025 2025 Citations: 5
Work ethic, cultural impact and perceived performance–innovative insights from three countries M Runić-Ristić, T Savić Tot, N Ljepava, V Tot International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management … , 2024 2024 Citations: 5
Osobenosti razvoja ljudskih resursa u organizacijama Centralne Srbije T Savić Tot, V Tot Ekonomija: teorija i praksa 13 (4), 1-17 , 2020 2020 Citations: 5
New development trends of commodity exchanges through'the prism'of modern standards G Anđelić, V Đaković, V Tot Poslovna ekonomija 10 (2), 1-27 , 2016 2016 Citations: 5
Economic security as a function of corporate security: A stakeholders' perspective D Pavlović, V Tot Civitas 10 (1), 159-179 , 2020 2020 Citations: 4
Possible directions in the strategy of continuous education of primary teachers T Savić-Tot, V Tot, Z Sajfert Industrija 40 (3), 191-209 , 2012 2012 Citations: 3
Знање као стратегијски ресурс у функцији стицања конкурентске предности Т, Савић, В, Тот Пета мајска конференција о стратегијском менаџменту, 446-453 , 2009 2009 Citations: 3
Organizacija D Ristić, V Tot Fakultet za menadžment , 2004 2004 Citations: 3
The Impact of Individual and Organizational Characteristics on Work Ethics- Cross-Cultural Comparison T Masood Qureshi, M Runić Ristić, V Tot International Journal of Cognitive Research in Science, Engineering and … , 2024 2024 Citations: 2
