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ABOUT THE INSTITUTE

The private scientific institution — UACS Institute for Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Development – Skopje (hereinafter: the Institute) was established on 11.09.2013, by PVIU University American College Skopje, as a separate legal entity.

The Institute's core Vision relates to its aspiration to become a regional center of excellence in entrepreneurship and leadership, recognized for internationalization, innovation, and the application of research results. The goal is to create leaders and solutions that will have a positive impact on the economy and society. The Mission is directed toward providing high-quality research and developing research personnel, building bridges between academia, industry, and society, encouraging the practical application of scientific results, and strengthening the Institute's international visibility.

In this regard, the Institute will focus on the continuous development and advancement of high-quality, relevant, and socially significant scientific research, with the aim of strengthening academic recognition and increasing its visibility at the national and international level. Through a systematic approach to research activities, the Institute will contribute to the creation of new knowledge, innovative solutions, and practical recommendations that have a direct impact on the economy and society as a whole.

PROJECTS

On-going Project

The Global University Entrepreneurial Spirit Students' Survey (GUESSS) is one of the largest entrepreneurship research projects in the world. The main focus of the research is collecting data on the entrepreneurial intentions of students worldwide, as well as their intentions to take over family businesses. The research is periodic in nature and is conducted every 2–3 years using the same questionnaire across the various countries participating in the study. In each country, one scientific research team is responsible for collecting data and has one principal investigator. The research teams collect data through communication with universities in their respective country.

The research organizers propose a questionnaire for each wave of the survey, which is then reviewed and adopted. The questionnaire is supported by an appropriate theoretical framework and referenced scientific instruments for data collection. Data collection takes place through a centralized online data collection system into which translations of the questionnaire in various languages can be inserted. The data from each year is stored in a single global database, and each country also has its own separate database. Longitudinal databases are also produced, in which data from at least 3 consecutive survey waves are harmonized. The use of the data is open to all representatives of the research teams from each country. For other interested researchers, access to the database is granted through a request for approval to use the research data. For more information about the GUESSS research, visit the following website. The national reports from previous surveys are available on the following links below:

PAPERS

  • Tomovska Misoska, A., Mileva, I. & Bojadjiev, M. (2024). Bridging Culture and Leadership: Unveiling Values and Styles in North Macedonia, Cross-Cultural Research, 58 (4), 322-333. Doi: 10.1177/10693971241262543. IF (2024): 2.3.

  • Kozo, A. Bulog, I., Wilczevski, M., Tomovska Misoska, A., Honsovà, P. & Mileva, I. (2024). Culture and preferred leadership behaviors: A cross-cultural exploration of Slavic nations, Cross-Cultural Research, 58 (4), 395-407. Doi: 10.1177/10693971241266282. IF (2024): 2.3.

  • Bojadjiev, M., Vaneva, M., Tomovska Misoska, A., Mileva, I. & Andonova, M. (2023). The ninth dimension of national culture: Unpacking cross-cultural communication styles, Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems, 21 (5), 471-494. DOI: 10.7906/indecs.21.5.4.

  • Bojadjiev, M., Mileva, I., Tomovska Misoska, A. & Vaneva, M. (2023). Entrepreneurship addendums on Hofstede’s dimensions of national culture, The European Journal of Applied Economics, 20 (2), 122-134. Doi: 10.5937/EJAE20-39932.

  • Tomovska-Misoska, A., Stefanovska-Petkovska. M., Bojadjiev, M. & MIleva, I. (2021). Investigation of Organizational Culture in Family Firms: Review of Existing Evidence and Application of the New Vox Organizations Model in Family Firms. In L.Gnan and G. Flamini (Eds) Designing and Implementing HR Management Systems in Family Businesses. IGI-Global.

  • Mileva, I., Bojadjiev, M., Stefanovska-Petkovska, M. & Tomovska-Misoska, A. (2021). Entrepreneurial intentions in family business. In L.Gnan and G. Flamini (Eds) Designing and Implementing HR Management Systems in Family Businesses. IGI-Global.

  • Stefanovska-Petkovska, M., Petrovska I., Boojadziev, M., Schaeffer, I. and Tomovska-Misoska, A. (2019). The Effects of Organizational Culture and Dimensions on Job Satisfaction and Work-Life Balance, Montenegrin Journal of Economics, 15 (1), 99-112. DOI: 10.14254/1800-5845/2019.15-1.8.

  • Bojadjiev, M., Tomovska Misoska A., Mirocevic, B. and Stefanovska-Petkovska, M. (2018) Organizational culture and the "voice" of Small Entreprises in the electrical engineering service sector in the Republic of Macedonia, Universal Journal of Management, 6 (8), pp. 263-272. DOI: 10.13189/ujm.2018.060801.

  • Naumovski, S., Bojadjiev, M., Tomovska-Misoska, A., Stefanovska-Petkovska, M. (2017) Organizational alignment in the food industry: case study of a company in the Republic of Macedonia, Economic Development, 18 (3) pp. 267-280.

  • Tomovska Misoska, A., Dimitrova, M. and Mrsik, J. (2016) Drivers of entrepreneurial intentions among business students in Macedonia, Economic Research-Ekonomska Istrazivanja, 29 (1), pp. 1062-1074, DOI: 10.1080/1331677X.2016.1211956. IF (web of science): 0.466.

  • Bojadziev, M., Tomovska Misoska A., Pesev, A. and Stefanoska Petkovska, M. (2016) Organizational alignment in the ICT company in the Republic of Macedonia, Business and Economic Research, 6 (2), pp. 424-438. DOI: 10.5296/ber.v6i2.10258.

  • Krliu-Handjiski, V., Bojadjiev, M., Tomovska- Misoska, A., Stefanovska-Petkovska, M. and Krleska, A. (2015) Job diagnostic survey – longitudinal study on the Balkan countries – Macedonia, Bulgaria and Kosovo, Journal of Management Research, 7 (4), pp. 39-53.

  • Limani, A., Tomovska-Misoska, A. and Bojadjiev, M. (2015) Organizational alignment as a model of sustainable development in the public sector in the Republic of Macedonia, Journal of Sustainable Development, 5 (12), pp. 51-68.

  • Naumovski, S., Bojadjiev, M., Tomovska-Misoska, A. & Stefanovska-Petkovska, M. (2016). Organizational alignment in the food industry: Case study of a company in the Republic of Macedonia, Economic Development, 3, 267-280.

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

  • Mitaseva, A. and Tomovska Misoska, A. (2024). Dynamic effect of entrepreneurial university environment on student’s entrepreneurial self-efficacy, in M. Panic, (ed). IMCSM Proceedings: An international serial publication for theory and practice of Management Science, 20 (1), pp. 210-220. DOI: 10.5937/IMCSM24021M.

  • Temova, S., Dimitrova, M., Bojadjiev, M. & Tomovska Misoska, A. (2021). Education as an entrepreneurial driver: A case for North Macedonia, AICEI Proceedings 2021, 157-186. http://aicei.uacs.edu.mk/document/9f5a291e-9397-b1ae-96d0-0ab8cf808e2f.

  • Mileva, I., Bojadjiev, M., Stefanovska-Petkovska, M. and Tomovska-Misoska, A. (2020). Investigation of organizational culture in companies in high rate polluted countries: Review of existing evidence and application of the new Vox Organizationis model. AICEI Proceedings, 14-28. Doi: 10.5281/zenodo.4393515.

  • Pop Kostova, N., Dimitrova, M., Tomovska Misoska, A. and Bojadziev, M. (2019). Impact of education on entrepreneurial intentions amon students in Republic of North Macedonia in L.Gnan and M. Stefanovska-Petkovska (eds) Fourteenth annual international academic conference on European integration: Innovating Europe, pp. 263-279.

  • Egger, E., Tomovska Misoska, A and Dimitrova, M. (2019) Entrepreneurial Intentions among students in SEEC’s – Factors related to education and family. From transition to Development: Emerging Challenges and Prespectives (Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Business and Economics), 437-447.

  • Egger, E., Dimitrova, M. & Tomovska Misoska, A. (2018). Entrepreneurial intentions of students in relation to family business experience:Evidence from Macedonia and Slovenia. XIV International May Conference on Strategic Management. Technical Faculty in Bor, IMCSM Proceedings. Vol. 14 (1) , ISSN 2620-0597, pp. 123 -132.