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Networking in Education and Sustainable Economy Development in Developed and Developing Countries

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2021) | Viewed by 8863

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Sandra Brkanlić

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Department of Business Economics and Finance, Faculty of Economics and Engineering Management in Novi Sad, University Business Academy in Novi Sad, Serbia
Interests: marketing; service marketing; marketing in higher education institutions; education; economy
Prof. Dr. Javier Sánchez García

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Business Administration and Marketing Department, Universitat Jaume I, 12071 Castellón de la Plana, Spain
Interests: tourism; service quality; data analysis; structural equation modelling; consumer behavior; loyalty
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Prof. Dr. Edgar Breso Esteve

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Departament de Evolutionary Psychology, Education, Social Studies and Methodology, University Jaume I, Castellon de la Plana, Spain
Interests: emotional intelligence; work well-being; burnout; human resources
Prof. Dr. Ivana Brkic

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Department of Business Economics and Finance, Faculty of Economics and Engineering Management in Novi Sad, University Business Academy in Novi Sad, Serbia
Interests: economics; sustainable development; macroeconomics; economy

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

To promote sustainability in higher education institutions, and to foster best practices, encourage networking among different universities, different sustainable university awards have to be established. However, the impact and engagement with the awards are not the same or even similar, particularly between developed and developing countries. This special issue has several aims, and one of them is to discuss major sustainable university awards on two overlooks; the coverage of different dimensions of university sustainability and the spatial distribution of award winners. It is likewise expected to investigate the influences of the awards within the local context between developed and developing countries with the possibility of showing the gap in the aspects covered by awards and the spatial distribution of winners. Recommendations on how to improve both the engagement and networking of award bodies with higher education institutions and the coverage of university sustainability awards in developed and developing countries would be provided.

Secondly, we are aiming to investigate the operationalization of the triple helix system in developed and developing countries by examining the university-economy connection and its implications for national and regional innovation systems. It is especially important to set the perspective role of universities in capacity building in developing countries as well. This issue will try to gather the reviews and articles based on in-depth studies drawing on system theories such as the national and regional systems of innovation, innovative national capacity, and the triple helix system. They can attract useful examples of policy import for university managers and higher education policy-makers, local government officials, and regional industry associations. Additionally, they can highlight the significance of policy initiatives for networking and collaboration between the economy, university, and government agencies.

We want to encourage the submission of manuscripts that give insight into the topics mentioned above and to create awareness of the importance of networking in education and sustainable economy development in developed and developing countries.

Prof. Dr. Sandra Brkanlić
Prof. Dr. Javier Sanchez Garcia
Prof. Dr. Edgar Breso Esteve
Prof. Dr. Ivana Brkić
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • networking
  • education
  • universities
  • economics
  • industry
  • economy
  • sustainability
  • development
  • sustainable development
  • policy
  • government

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Adopting xRM in Higher Education: E-Services Outside the Classroom
by Adam Malešević, Dušan Barać, Dragan Soleša, Ema Aleksić and Marijana Despotović-Zrakić
Sustainability 2021, 13(14), 7522; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13147522 - 6 Jul 2021
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This paper explores the role of extended relationship management (xRM) in the higher education ecosystem. With the ultimate goal of the institution’s future sustainable development, the university has developed and implemented a customized model of integrated e-services to foster a relationship with its [...] Read more.
This paper explores the role of extended relationship management (xRM) in the higher education ecosystem. With the ultimate goal of the institution’s future sustainable development, the university has developed and implemented a customized model of integrated e-services to foster a relationship with its leading stakeholder group—students. Furthermore, our study introduces a comprehensive model of xRM e-services. The main objective of this paper was to assess students’ behavioral intentions, acceptance, and long-term usage of the xRM e-services. A theoretical model was developed based on the UTAUT2 framework. The evaluation of the acceptance and usage of the xRM e-services was assessed by using a partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) methodology. The results indicate that factors such as habit and effort expectancy have a significant relationship with students’ behavioral intentions, while there is a strong positive influence of their intentions on actual use of the xRM e-services. The emergence of habit as the strongest predictor of behavioral intention indicates that the digitization of traditional touch-points has become an important part of students’ everyday lives at university. Full article
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Increasing University Competitiveness through Assessment of Green Content in Curriculum and Eco-Labeling in Higher Education
by Andrea Okanović, Jelena Ješić, Vladimir Đaković, Simonida Vukadinović and Andrea Andrejević Panić
Sustainability 2021, 13(2), 712; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13020712 - 13 Jan 2021
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Growing environmental problems and increasing requirements of green jobs force universities around the world not only to transform their curricula but also to enrich existing ones with contents related to the promotion of sustainable development. This paper aims to show the importance of [...] Read more.
Growing environmental problems and increasing requirements of green jobs force universities around the world not only to transform their curricula but also to enrich existing ones with contents related to the promotion of sustainable development. This paper aims to show the importance of measuring and monitoring the share of green contents in all university activities, as only in that way it is possible to monitor trends and give realistic assessments of their effect and importance. The paper presents a comparative analysis of different types of methodologies for assessing sustainable activities at universities as well as research conducted at the University of Novi Sad in Serbia and its comparison with the University of Gothenburg (Sweden). This research aims to point out the importance of increasing competitiveness in higher education through assessment of green content in a curriculum and its promotion. In this way, through eco-labeling methodology, it would be easier to identify those contents that, in a certain share, contribute to the promotion of sustainable development. Furthermore, this methodology can easily be extended across the country and the region, which would bring positive effects to all stakeholders in higher education. Full article
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Measuring Entrepreneurial Orientation of University Employees in Developing Countries Using the ENTRE-U Scale
by Jovana Tatarski, Sandra Brkanlić, Javier Sanchez Garcia, Edgar Breso Esteve, Ivana Brkić, Marko Petrović and Andrea Okanović
Sustainability 2020, 12(21), 8911; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12218911 - 27 Oct 2020
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This research examines the difference in the level of entrepreneurial orientation among university employees within the European Union compared to university employees in non-EU countries. The EU Member States included in the research are the Republic of Slovenia and the Republic of Croatia, [...] Read more.
This research examines the difference in the level of entrepreneurial orientation among university employees within the European Union compared to university employees in non-EU countries. The EU Member States included in the research are the Republic of Slovenia and the Republic of Croatia, and the non-EU countries include the Republic of Serbia, the Republic of Montenegro, the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Republic of Northern Macedonia. In the sample of 1474 respondents, the ENTRE-U scale was used to measure the entrepreneurial orientation of universities, and multivariate analysis of MANOVA variance was used for data processing. The ENTRE-U scale has proven applicable not only to developed countries but also developing countries. Moreover, it proved that being a member of the European Union in this part of Eastern Europe does not significantly affect the entrepreneurial orientation of universities. Full article
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