Doctor of Science and Associate Professor of Business Management, specializing in human resources management, head of the study program Management of Business Organization, and head of the Institute for Management and Organization of the University of Maribor, Faculty of Economics and Business. She is the author or co-author of numerous books, articles in international and Slovenian journals, and scientific and professional conferences. Her oeuvre includes more than 730 bibliographic items. She has participated in several research projects and led international projects ("CHANCE-4-CHANGE" SMART PRODUCTION and REGIO HELP) and participates in them (GRENZ FREI). She is a member of the research program P5-0027: Adaptation of the Slovenian economy and the development identity of Slovenia in the EU.