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An Associate Professor at the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Organizational Sciences. Completed the PhD thesis in the field of Operational Research and Computational Statistics. Published a number of research papers in scientific journals, conference proceedings, or monographs, both international and national. The main subjects: Theory of Probability and Statistics. Research focus in Composite Indicators, Econometric Modeling, and Data Science. Research interests in Statistical inference, Data Analysis, Data Mining, and Time Series Analysis.
Influences from the modern business environment indicate the need for the incorporation of sustainability concepts from an innovation system perspective. In the presented research, we emphasize the energy efficiency concept within the frame of sustainability and innovation. The aim of this research was to underline and explore the relationships between innovation, energy efficiency, and sustainability in the construction industry. To answer the research questions, a questionnaire was created to explore the impact of the energy efficiency certification process on the innovation behavior of construction industry enterprises in Serbia. The results show that energy efficiency has supported innovation, and that there exists a relationship between sustainability and innovativeness in the construction industry. Applying energy efficiency passports has influenced the co-operation of enterprises in the construction sector and other actors in the national innovation system in Serbia. The innovation concept demonstrates that enterprises in the construction industry should be observed as a part of the wider picture—the national innovation system. In turn, the specific context of a particular national innovation system should be seen within the wider picture of national innovation systems of Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs).
Marija Mosurović Ružičić; Mirjana Miletić; Marina Dobrota. Does a National Innovation System Encourage Sustainability? Lessons from the Construction Industry in Serbia. Sustainability 2021, 13, 3591 .
AMA StyleMarija Mosurović Ružičić, Mirjana Miletić, Marina Dobrota. Does a National Innovation System Encourage Sustainability? Lessons from the Construction Industry in Serbia. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (7):3591.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarija Mosurović Ružičić; Mirjana Miletić; Marina Dobrota. 2021. "Does a National Innovation System Encourage Sustainability? Lessons from the Construction Industry in Serbia." Sustainability 13, no. 7: 3591.
The incorporation of the social, environmental, and economic dimensions of sustainability in different aspects of human life and business provides a guarantee for our future. Organizations have shown a great interest in incorporating sustainability into managerial concepts, both at the strategic and operational levels. Sustainable business strategies are being implemented in many projects, which has led to a recent expansion of interest in exploring the potential of integrating sustainability dimensions in project management. With the intention of contributing to a better understanding of sustainable project management, this paper examines whether project management methodologies, applied in different sectors, support the introduction of sustainability dimensions. It also surveys the level of integration of sustainability dimensions in groups of project management processes. Considering that the incorporation of sustainability in project management poses numerous challenges for project managers, this paper examines the necessary knowledge and skills required for sustainable project management in different sectors. As part of this research, an empirical survey was conducted in project-oriented organizations from both the public and private sectors. The findings reveal that the application of project management methodologies promotes the introduction of sustainability dimensions, particularly the social aspect, irrespective of the sector, since the processes in projects managed by a specific methodology are consistent with the social elements of sustainability. In the public sector, there is a noticeable lack of knowledge of the meaning and dimensions of sustainability and, accordingly, an urgent need for project managers to gain knowledge and skills pertaining to sustainable project management.
Danijela Toljaga-Nikolić; Marija Todorović; Marina Dobrota; Tijana Obradović; Vladimir Obradović. Project Management and Sustainability: Playing Trick or Treat with the Planet. Sustainability 2020, 12, 8619 .
AMA StyleDanijela Toljaga-Nikolić, Marija Todorović, Marina Dobrota, Tijana Obradović, Vladimir Obradović. Project Management and Sustainability: Playing Trick or Treat with the Planet. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (20):8619.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDanijela Toljaga-Nikolić; Marija Todorović; Marina Dobrota; Tijana Obradović; Vladimir Obradović. 2020. "Project Management and Sustainability: Playing Trick or Treat with the Planet." Sustainability 12, no. 20: 8619.
We developed quality indicators model for measuring human and social capital in the scientific and research communities, grounded in the complexity science. The model was implemented in two phases: in the first, we gathered initial data through the questionnaire designed for scientists and researchers; in the second, we fully analyzed all the respondents, according to the model—this included analysis of their CVs, with wider research of their data in all publicly available sources. The research sample included 444 PhD holders, 202 in Homeland and 242 in Diaspora, all of them being of Serbian origin. Among the most significant findings are the facts that Serbian PhDs from its Diaspora, compared with those living in the Homeland, published 4 times more papers, 6 times more in journals with IF; were cited 15 times more, in 14 times more documents; had 13 times higher value of overall IF; had both 5 times higher ResearchGate scores and the h-index values. In achieving all these, they perceived their work in science and research in more entrepreneurial manner and used collaboration strategies: on average, they had 4 times more co-authors than PhDs in the Homeland. On the other hand, PhDs working and living in the Homeland (Serbia) demonstrated higher devotion to the interests of wider communities they belonged to, considered succession planning as more important, and generally felt more afraid of risks that current trends of our civilization, especially regarding the lack of sustainable management, may lead our entire humanity to some form of collapse.
Mladen Djuric; Marina Dobrota; Jovan Filipovic. Complexity-based quality indicators for human and social capital in science and research: the case of Serbian Homeland versus Diaspora. Scientometrics 2020, 124, 303 -328.
AMA StyleMladen Djuric, Marina Dobrota, Jovan Filipovic. Complexity-based quality indicators for human and social capital in science and research: the case of Serbian Homeland versus Diaspora. Scientometrics. 2020; 124 (1):303-328.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMladen Djuric; Marina Dobrota; Jovan Filipovic. 2020. "Complexity-based quality indicators for human and social capital in science and research: the case of Serbian Homeland versus Diaspora." Scientometrics 124, no. 1: 303-328.
The interest in gender equality issue within the concept of project management is growing in the literature. Bearing in mind that R&D activities are mostly project-oriented, this paper aims to contribute to a better understanding of gender equality issues in the context of an integrated approach to strategic management of the projects in R&D organisations. To comprehensively examine these issues, the research on strategic management in R&D organisations in Serbia, conducted in 2018, will be introduced and analysed. The results presented here point out the need for introducing professional project management in R&D organisation in Serbia. Gender dimension should be an integral part of the modern strategic concept of managing R&D organisation.
Vladimir Obradović; Marija Mosurović Ružičić; Marina Dobrota. Gender equality in strategic management of the projects in R&D organisations in Serbia. Proceedings of the 5th IPMA SENET Project Management Conference (SENET 2019) 2019, 1 .
AMA StyleVladimir Obradović, Marija Mosurović Ružičić, Marina Dobrota. Gender equality in strategic management of the projects in R&D organisations in Serbia. Proceedings of the 5th IPMA SENET Project Management Conference (SENET 2019). 2019; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleVladimir Obradović; Marija Mosurović Ružičić; Marina Dobrota. 2019. "Gender equality in strategic management of the projects in R&D organisations in Serbia." Proceedings of the 5th IPMA SENET Project Management Conference (SENET 2019) , no. : 1.
Public procurements have been high on the agenda of policy makers, decision makers, scholars, and other interested parties in Europe in the last few decades, as such procurements make up nearly one-fifth of Europe’s total gross domestic product. Nevertheless, not many attempts have been made to measure the efficiency of public procurement systems and accordingly rank European countries. The most important measurement that highlights this issue is the Single Market Scoreboard for Public Procurements. However, this scoreboard is subject to bias and numerous omissions, which significantly decreases its operational usage and deteriorates the real efficiency of public procurements. This article aims to rank European countries in an unambiguous, objective, and impartial manner by using the Composite I-distance Indicator (CIDI) methodology. Instead of using biased weights for individual indicators, assigned by experts, the CIDI method creates new weights in an objective manner. The study analysed 30 European countries. The results of the study are, to some extent, different from current practice for public procurement efficiency measurement. The novel approach to ranking provides an opportunity to interested parties to improve the performance of their public procurements by reviewing them on a multidimensional basis.
Milos Milosavljevic; Marina Dobrota; Nemanja Milanović. A New Approach to the Evaluation of Public Procurement Efficiency among European Countries. European Review 2018, 27, 246 -259.
AMA StyleMilos Milosavljevic, Marina Dobrota, Nemanja Milanović. A New Approach to the Evaluation of Public Procurement Efficiency among European Countries. European Review. 2018; 27 (2):246-259.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMilos Milosavljevic; Marina Dobrota; Nemanja Milanović. 2018. "A New Approach to the Evaluation of Public Procurement Efficiency among European Countries." European Review 27, no. 2: 246-259.
Book review of: Computer Age Statistical Inference: Algorithms, Evidence, and Data Science by Bradley Efron and Trevor Hastie, Cambridge University Press, 2016, Series: Institute of Mathematical Statistics Monographs (5), 495pp., ISBN13: 9781107149892, ISBN10: 1107149894, Online ISBN: 9781316576533, DOI:10.1017/CBO9781316576533
Marina Dobrota. Book review of: Computer Age Statistical Inference: Algorithms, Evidence, and Data Science by Bradley Efron and Trevor Hastie. Management:Journal of Sustainable Business and Management Solutions in Emerging Economies 2018, 24, 77 .
AMA StyleMarina Dobrota. Book review of: Computer Age Statistical Inference: Algorithms, Evidence, and Data Science by Bradley Efron and Trevor Hastie. Management:Journal of Sustainable Business and Management Solutions in Emerging Economies. 2018; 24 (1):77.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarina Dobrota. 2018. "Book review of: Computer Age Statistical Inference: Algorithms, Evidence, and Data Science by Bradley Efron and Trevor Hastie." Management:Journal of Sustainable Business and Management Solutions in Emerging Economies 24, no. 1: 77.
Nela Milosevic; Marina Dobrota; Sladjana Barjaktarovic-Rakocevic. Digital economy in Europe: Evaluation of countries’ performances. Zbornik radova Ekonomskog fakulteta u Rijeci: časopis za ekonomsku teoriju i praksu/Proceedings of Rijeka Faculty of Economics: Journal of Economics and Business 2018, 36, 861 -880.
AMA StyleNela Milosevic, Marina Dobrota, Sladjana Barjaktarovic-Rakocevic. Digital economy in Europe: Evaluation of countries’ performances. Zbornik radova Ekonomskog fakulteta u Rijeci: časopis za ekonomsku teoriju i praksu/Proceedings of Rijeka Faculty of Economics: Journal of Economics and Business. 2018; 36 (2):861-880.
Chicago/Turabian StyleNela Milosevic; Marina Dobrota; Sladjana Barjaktarovic-Rakocevic. 2018. "Digital economy in Europe: Evaluation of countries’ performances." Zbornik radova Ekonomskog fakulteta u Rijeci: časopis za ekonomsku teoriju i praksu/Proceedings of Rijeka Faculty of Economics: Journal of Economics and Business 36, no. 2: 861-880.
Emir Ganic; Marina Dobrota; Obrad Babic. Noise abatement measures at airports: Contributing factors and mutual dependence. Applied Acoustics 2016, 112, 32 -40.
AMA StyleEmir Ganic, Marina Dobrota, Obrad Babic. Noise abatement measures at airports: Contributing factors and mutual dependence. Applied Acoustics. 2016; 112 ():32-40.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEmir Ganic; Marina Dobrota; Obrad Babic. 2016. "Noise abatement measures at airports: Contributing factors and mutual dependence." Applied Acoustics 112, no. : 32-40.
Marina Dobrota; Veljko Jeremic. Shedding the Light on the Stability of University Rankings in the ICT Field. IETE Technical Review 2016, 34, 75 -82.
AMA StyleMarina Dobrota, Veljko Jeremic. Shedding the Light on the Stability of University Rankings in the ICT Field. IETE Technical Review. 2016; 34 (1):75-82.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarina Dobrota; Veljko Jeremic. 2016. "Shedding the Light on the Stability of University Rankings in the ICT Field." IETE Technical Review 34, no. 1: 75-82.
The ranking of higher education institutions, as well as the ranking of countries based on their scientific achievements, draws a significant amount of attention. Nevertheless, the ranking of countries according to their educational structure provides a completely different view. This article introduces a new approach to ranking, proposes certain changes in defining the parameters that should be included in the ranking process, and compares the results to the available Education index. This provides a new perspective on the evaluation of a country’s educational structure, which can speak volumes about its overall educational development.
Marina Dobrota; Gordana Savic; Milica Bulajic. A New Approach to the Evaluation of Countries’ Educational Structure and Development: The European Study. European Review 2015, 23, 553 -565.
AMA StyleMarina Dobrota, Gordana Savic, Milica Bulajic. A New Approach to the Evaluation of Countries’ Educational Structure and Development: The European Study. European Review. 2015; 23 (4):553-565.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarina Dobrota; Gordana Savic; Milica Bulajic. 2015. "A New Approach to the Evaluation of Countries’ Educational Structure and Development: The European Study." European Review 23, no. 4: 553-565.
Marina Dobrota; Milan Martic; Milica Bulajic; Veljko Jeremic. Two-phased composite I-distance indicator approach for evaluation of countries’ information development. Telecommunications Policy 2015, 39, 406 -420.
AMA StyleMarina Dobrota, Milan Martic, Milica Bulajic, Veljko Jeremic. Two-phased composite I-distance indicator approach for evaluation of countries’ information development. Telecommunications Policy. 2015; 39 (5):406-420.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarina Dobrota; Milan Martic; Milica Bulajic; Veljko Jeremic. 2015. "Two-phased composite I-distance indicator approach for evaluation of countries’ information development." Telecommunications Policy 39, no. 5: 406-420.
The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) uses six university performance indicators, including “Alumni” and “Awards”—the number of alumni and staff winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals. These two indicators raised doubts about the reliability of this ranking method because they are difficult to cope with. Recently, a newsletter was published featuring a reduced ARWU ranking list, leaving out Nobel Prize and Fields Medal indicators: the Alternative Ranking (Excluding Award Factor). We used uncertainty and sensitivity analyses to examine and compare the stability and confidence of the official ARWU ranking and the Alternative Ranking. The results indicate that if the ARWU ranking is reduced to the 4-indicator Alternative Ranking, it shows greater certainty and stability in ranking universities.
Milan Dobrota; Marina Dobrota. ARWU ranking uncertainty and sensitivity: What if the award factor was Excluded? Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology 2015, 67, 480 -482.
AMA StyleMilan Dobrota, Marina Dobrota. ARWU ranking uncertainty and sensitivity: What if the award factor was Excluded? Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology. 2015; 67 (2):480-482.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMilan Dobrota; Marina Dobrota. 2015. "ARWU ranking uncertainty and sensitivity: What if the award factor was Excluded?" Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology 67, no. 2: 480-482.
Some major concerns of universities are to provide quality in higher education and enhance global competitiveness, thus ensuring a high global rank and an excellent performance evaluation. This article examines the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Ranking methodology, pointing to a drawback of using subjective, possibly biased, weightings to build a composite indicator (QS scores). We propose an alternative approach to creating QS scores, which is referred to as the composite I‐distance indicator (CIDI) methodology. The main contribution is the proposal of a composite indicator weights correction based on the CIDI methodology. It leads to the improved stability and reduced uncertainty of the QS ranking system. The CIDI methodology is also applicable to other university rankings by proposing a specific statistical approach to creating a composite indicator.
Marina Dobrota; Milica Bulajic; Lutz Bornmann; Veljko Jeremic. A new approach to the QS university ranking using the composite I-distance indicator: Uncertainty and sensitivity analyses. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology 2015, 67, 200 -211.
AMA StyleMarina Dobrota, Milica Bulajic, Lutz Bornmann, Veljko Jeremic. A new approach to the QS university ranking using the composite I-distance indicator: Uncertainty and sensitivity analyses. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology. 2015; 67 (1):200-211.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarina Dobrota; Milica Bulajic; Lutz Bornmann; Veljko Jeremic. 2015. "A new approach to the QS university ranking using the composite I-distance indicator: Uncertainty and sensitivity analyses." Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology 67, no. 1: 200-211.
Marina Dobrota; Milica Bulajić; Zoran Radojicic. Data Mining Models for Prediction of Customers’ Satisfaction: The CART Analysis. Innovative Management and Firm Performance 2014, 401 -421.
AMA StyleMarina Dobrota, Milica Bulajić, Zoran Radojicic. Data Mining Models for Prediction of Customers’ Satisfaction: The CART Analysis. Innovative Management and Firm Performance. 2014; ():401-421.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarina Dobrota; Milica Bulajić; Zoran Radojicic. 2014. "Data Mining Models for Prediction of Customers’ Satisfaction: The CART Analysis." Innovative Management and Firm Performance , no. : 401-421.
This research study addresses differences in student perception of the significance of Moodle learning management system (LMS) quality characteristics and differences in student satisfaction in regard to such characteristics. Therein, it has been proven in this study that male and female students are equally satisfied with Moodle LMS quality characteristics and that there is a difference in the significance that students give to these characteristics. When students were observed in regard to their age and year of study, it was found that these groups assigned different significance levels to quality characteristics and were not equally satisfied with them. It was also found that there is a substantial statistical difference in the significance students gave to quality characteristics and in student satisfaction itself, according to how much time they spent using the Moodle application, which is also noted as one of the most important aspects of the research conducted. A further analysis of the variables demonstrated that the following components of quality characteristics were more important to female students: average waiting time for a response, feedback quality, material thoroughness, material clarity, website user-friendliness, cooperation diversity, and material quantity.
Ana Horvat; Marina Dobrota; Maja Krsmanovic; Mladen Cudanov. Student perception of Moodle learning management system: a satisfaction and significance analysis. Interactive Learning Environments 2013, 23, 515 -527.
AMA StyleAna Horvat, Marina Dobrota, Maja Krsmanovic, Mladen Cudanov. Student perception of Moodle learning management system: a satisfaction and significance analysis. Interactive Learning Environments. 2013; 23 (4):515-527.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAna Horvat; Marina Dobrota; Maja Krsmanovic; Mladen Cudanov. 2013. "Student perception of Moodle learning management system: a satisfaction and significance analysis." Interactive Learning Environments 23, no. 4: 515-527.
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) represents an important structural part of modern society; this is why countries strive for constant progress in ICT and why it draws such significant attention. Bearing this in mind, the main goal of this paper is to present an I-distance methodology that holds a new perspective on the measurement of information development, to compare it to the ICT development index (IDI), and to point out improvements that such methodology provides. IDI combines 11 indicators related to three ICT categories: Access, Use and Skills (by weighting the first two by 40 percent and the third by 20 percent). The approach presented in this study uses the same indicators, synthesizing them into one value. Subsequently, which variables are the most relevant for measuring ICT development level of countries are able to be determined. Consequently, the I-distance method provides useful insight into developing countries and ways that enhance their ranking. The results show that the correlation between the I-distance values and IDI values is very strong, r = 0.961, p < 0.01, which makes I-distance an acceptable measurement method for evaluating countries’ ICT development levels.
Marina Dobrota; Veljko Jeremic; Aleksandar Markovic. A new perspective on the ICT Development Index. Information Development 2012, 28, 271 -280.
AMA StyleMarina Dobrota, Veljko Jeremic, Aleksandar Markovic. A new perspective on the ICT Development Index. Information Development. 2012; 28 (4):271-280.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarina Dobrota; Veljko Jeremic; Aleksandar Markovic. 2012. "A new perspective on the ICT Development Index." Information Development 28, no. 4: 271-280.
Global usage of mobile phones initiated a large number of researchers to devote their attention to researching the field of customer satisfaction and implementing postulates of customer behavior in the industry. As there are not many relevant studies conducted in Serbia, in this study we examine the influence of the customer experience on satisfaction with mobile phones. Online survey was used as a method of collecting data from 340 randomly chosen respondents. The findings confirm that experience is in a fact a significant determinant of satisfaction and that there are differences according to types of mobile phones customers use and the frequency of usage. Furthermore, high levels of satisfaction are seen in customers familiar with current models of mobile phones and those following mobile trends.
Marina Dobrota; Ana Nikodijevic; Dobrivoje Mihailovic; Dobrota Marina; Nikodijević Ana; Mihailović Dobrivoje. Influence of the customer experience on satisfaction with mobile phones. Journal of Engineering Management and Competitiveness 2012, 2, 69 -75.
AMA StyleMarina Dobrota, Ana Nikodijevic, Dobrivoje Mihailovic, Dobrota Marina, Nikodijević Ana, Mihailović Dobrivoje. Influence of the customer experience on satisfaction with mobile phones. Journal of Engineering Management and Competitiveness. 2012; 2 (2):69-75.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarina Dobrota; Ana Nikodijevic; Dobrivoje Mihailovic; Dobrota Marina; Nikodijević Ana; Mihailović Dobrivoje. 2012. "Influence of the customer experience on satisfaction with mobile phones." Journal of Engineering Management and Competitiveness 2, no. 2: 69-75.