Digitalization, robotization, artificial intelligence, and all kinds of new technologies that are known as Industry 4.0 or the fourth industrial revolution have great influence on the future of work because they will gather new jobs with new skills, and a majority of the senior workforce will probably have a lot of problems with those kinds of changes and challenges. The major objective of the paper is to recognize the dependence of the unemployment of the age category 55–64 upon selected explanatory variables. The explanatory variables were selected, and the expectations of their signs were presented in the research design. The secondary data of Eurostat and OECD 2015 has been used, covering the twenty-two member countries of the European Union (the countries that provided minimum wage were included only). The econometric analysis, specifically model specification and model quantification were the main methods used in the paper. The main outcomes and relevance of the model as well as its limitations have been compared with the findings of other authors in the discussion and implications for further research.

The purpose of this paper is to study how clustering affects the results of operations of small and medium hospitality enterprises (SMHEs) in Croatia and to support SMHEs tend to cluster, forming critical masses in one place, to take advantage of synergies such as increased productivity, a higher pace of innovation and in essence the possibility of becoming more competitive. What are clusters and in what way do they increase business performance and the competitiveness are frequently asked questions. The paper presents the results of the impact of clustering in SMHEs in the Republic of Croatia on business performance. The special focus is given to financial and non-financial indicators that are significant for measuring business performance in SMHEs. The methodology of research includes a literature search of clustering in hospitality enterprises research, collection of data directly from managers of SMHEs and from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics, analysis of the financial and non-financial data of 72 SMHEs in the Republic of Croatia. The research takes a longitudinal approach, examining SMHEs that are in clusters in Croatia over a two-year period as well as a control group of non-clustered SMHEs for comparison. The emphasis is on seeking to establish the impact of clustering on business performance. In this paper, the impact of clustering of 72 SMHEs involved in the study is discussed. The research has shown that the advantages of clustering in SMHEs have not been utilised in Croatia. The originality of this research is based on the fact that it refers to an area that has not been explored enough in the Republic of Croatia.

Purpose: The research, which holds significant importance, analyzes the key factors influencing the digital transformation in the strategic development of rural tourism in the Republic of Croatia. It aims to determine the impact of county locations, categorized into clusters: Adriatic Croatia, Continental Croatia, and Slavonia-Baranja. The study aims to investigate specific factors that support sustainable digital transformation in rural areas, which is a topic of increasing interest and relevance.Methodology: Primary data were collected through survey questionnaires sent to relevant stakeholders in rural areas. The analysis was carried out using the Kruskal-Wallis test in the Jamovi application to assess the influence of an ordinal variable (location) on the factors of digital transformation, including external, technological, organizational, and socio-demographic factors.Results: The results show significant differences among the clusters: Continental Croatia and Adriatic Croatia highlighted the importance of external factors (e.g., economic support) and technological factors (e.g., IT infrastructure), respectively, while socio-demographic factors were identified as key factors in the Slavonia-Baranja cluster. These findings confirm the need for a tailored regional approach.Conclusion: The research conclusions underscore the practical implications of the identified factors for stakeholders in designing sustainable digitalization models. These findings can serve as actionable guidelines, equipping stakeholders with the necessary insights to increase the engagement of the local community in the digital transformation in the strategic development of rural tourism in Croatia. While the research acknowledges limitations, such as sample size and the subjectivity of responses, the results provide a valuable contribution to future research and the policy of digitalization of rural tourism strategic development in Croatia.

The subject of the research is the issue of understanding the values of well-being by three generations of age. The surveys were attended by 5,000 respondents. After evaluation using the Analytical Network Process (A.N.P.) method, when the significance of individual sub-criterion was compared, research questions about potential differences in well-being values were answered. Significant differences in view of well-being during the three generations have been identified. For the ‘youth’ group the evaluation of the finance criterion is significantly prevalent, a strong preference for community well-being is defined for the ‘grandparents’ group. For the ‘parents’ group the evaluation of the criteria is balanced. The existence of the U-shape was detected. The results provide further information to compare the understanding of well-being values, which differ not only within the national region, but also internationally. Practical implication lies in stimulating the debate about the need to know well-being, e.g., by employers and state institutions, not only at the local level, because this knowledge and subsequent relevant interventions bring benefits to all interest groups.

This paper studies the protected cultural property strategic management conducted by UNESCO, the World Heritage Sites (WHS). Its purpose is to explore the measure to which the system of such cultural property management is developed, since its meaning goes beyond the touristic purpose and indicates the world’s cultural property. Two Croatian tourist destinations are examined – Dubrovnik and Poreč. At the end of the paper, a comparative analysis of the two investigated cases is presented with the aim of presenting the research results and designing a personal model and conceptual frame of action to create a more efficient management system for protected heritage at all levels