It is our pleasure to invite you to the Business Development 2021 conference: "State and perspectives of the digital transformation of businesses in the Western Balkans", which will be held on November 11 and 12, 2021. The conference is organized by the Faculty of Economics at the University of Zenica in cooperation with the Faculty of Economics at the University of Belgrade, the Faculty of Economics at the University of Sarajevo, the Faculty of Economics at the Podgorica University of Montenegro, the Faculty of Economics at the University of Kragujevac, the Faculty of Economics at the JJ Strossmayer University in Osijek and the Faculty of Economics at the University of Tuzla.
BDC traditionally represents an opportunity for authors to present and discuss the latest research results in the fields of management, entrepreneurship, macroeconomics, accounting and other related disciplines, as well as for the meeting of decision makers in the public sector and a network of professionals from academia, industry and the public sector.
The main goal of BDC 2021 is to develop a discussion and offer new ideas of sustainability and business development in the economy of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the region, in order to successfully respond to the challenges of the state and prospects of digital business transformation.
It is desirable that papers from the academic community, scientists, post-graduates and doctoral students have a focus on the general topics of BDC 2021: "The state and perspectives of the digital transformation of the business of the Western Balkan countries".
Papers selected by the Editorial Board will be published in the scientific journal BH ECONOMIC FORUM, which is indexed in the following databases: EBSCO, ProQuest, Central and Eastern European Online Library, ROAD, BASE, CiteFactor, J-Gate Indexed, ERIH PLUS and EconBiz.
Registration of complete works: 10.10.2021.
Notification of acceptance of works: 24.10.2021.
Date of the Conference: 11. and 12.11.2021.
PLEASE SEND YOUR ABSTRACTS AND PAPERS corresponding to the proposed topic to the email address: bdc@unze.ba
Accepted papers at the Conference will be published in the Proceedings, which will be available before the Conference. Complete papers will be subject to anonymous reviews.
Registration fee for the conference: free for all participants. The registration fee includes registration, informational and promotional material, Proceedings and refreshments during the Conference. The registration fee automatically includes registration for participants with and without works. The registration fee does not include private accommodation costs during the Conference.
If you have additional questions about the Conference, please contact: bdc@unze.ba
Proceedings of the 9th International Scientific-Professional Conference Development of Business publishes scientific and professional papers in the field of economics. Works can be sent via email to the address: bdc@unze.ba
Works can be classified as:
original scientific paper (eng. original scientific paper) - contains unpublished and new results of original research in full form. A work is characterized as original when it makes a significant contribution to a certain scientific issue or its understanding and when it describes new research results from a certain field; it is written so that any expert in the given field, based on the information provided, can repeat the experiment and achieve the described results with the same accuracy or within the error limits specified by the author or can repeat the author's observations, calculations or theoretical deductions;
preliminary note - contains new, not yet published results of original research, but in a preliminary form, this form of article implies the publication of new scientific results, but without enough details that would allow the reader to check the presented data, as is the case in the original scientific work;
review article - contains an original, concise and critical presentation of an area of theory or practical research, in which the author actively participates critically, and in which the role of the author's original contribution to that area must be emphasized in relation to already published works, as well as an overview of those works. The review paper contains a complete presentation of the state of a certain area of theory or its application, the author presents his own critical review and assessment, and must provide information on all published works that he used as a starting point for his work;
professional article (eng. professional paper) - a professional article that contains useful contributions from a certain profession and for a certain profession, but does not represent original research; reviews (critique), reviews (review) and reports (report) - other uncategorized works are published in a special section of the magazine provided for that.
When sending papers, it is necessary to pay special attention to the following technical details: The paper is submitted in electronic form as a Word document [Times New Roman (TNR), or Arial, 12] with double spacing, no larger than 20 pages, numbered.
On the first page, in the upper left corner, the name and surname of the author (scientific or professional title) is stated, and the name of the institution where he is employed, the address of the institution or private address are placed in a footnote. The title of the work is written in TNR or Arial format, 14, bold, centered.
The abstract of the paper should contain key words (three to five) and the JEL classification code. The abstract contains a general description of the topic, the subject and problem of the research, the methodology of the work, an indication of the results and conclusions. Tables, graphs, and equations contain a title and number in the order in which they are presented. The legend and source of data and the author's note are listed below the tables and graphs in italics (TNR 11, or Arial 11).
Papers are cited in the text of the paper or in footnotes below the paper (notes) instead of the existing text.
The subtitles of the work are marked with ordinal numbers and written in bold letters.
1. First subtitle
1.1 The first section of the first subtitle
2. Second subtitle
2.1 The first section of the second subtitle
Additional clarifications are given in the footnotes, the numbering of which starts with each new page.
The summary in English comes after the conclusion and before citing the literature.
References are placed at the end of the work, organized according to the Harvard referencing system for various units, such as:
For books:
Zečić, Dž., Huskanović, A., and Alajbegović, H., 2009. Mathematics for economists. Zenica: Meligraf. for papers in magazines:
Mešić, I., 2006. Basics of trade development strategy in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Overview, a journal of social issues. 86 (3), p. 113-63.
For magazines:
for example Allen, F., Jackowicz, K., Kowalewski, O., Kozlowski, L. (2017). "Bank lending, crises and changing ownership structure in Central and Eastern European countries", Journal of Corporate Finance, No.4, pp.494 515.
For electronic sources:
North, DC, 2003. The Role of Institutions in Economic Development. Discussion Paper Series, [online]. No. 2003.2. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, Geneva, Switzerland. Available at: http://www.unece.org/oes/disc_papers/ [accessed 19 September 2008]
For official documents in electronic version:
Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2009. Annual report, [online]. Available at: www.cbbh.ba [access
27.07.2009.]
Proceedings of the The 9th International Scientific-Professional Conference Business Development 2021 publishes scientific and expert papers in the field of economics. The papers can be sent to the mail address: bdc@unze.ba.
The papers can be classified as:
Original scientific paper – contains unpublished and new results of original research in its complete form. The work is characterized as being original when it makes a significant contribution to a particular scientific problem or its understanding and when it describes new research results from a certain field; it is written so that any expert from a given area on the basis of the above information can repeat the experiment and achieve the described results with the same accuracy or within the limits of the error stated by the author or may repeat the authors observations, calculations or theoretical statements.
Preliminary notes – contains new, yet unpublished results of original research, but in a preliminary form, this form of the article implies the publication of new scientific results, but without sufficient detail to enable the reader to check the reported data, as is the case in the original scientific paper.
Review article – contains an original, concise and critical presentation of one area of theory or practical research, in which the author himself actively criticizing participates, in which the role of the author's original contribution to the area in relation to already published works must be emphasized, as well as the review of these papers. The overview contains the complete presentation of the state of a certain field of the theory or its application, the author presents his own critical review and evaluation, and obligatorily lists the data on all published works that he used as a starting point for his work.
Professional paper – which contains useful contributions from a particular profession and a particular profession, but does not represent original research; reviews (critique), reviews and reports, other uncategorized papers are published in a special, for this purpose, part of the journal.
When submitting the papers, authors should pay special attention to the following technical details: The paper is delivered in electronic form as a Word document [Times New Roman (TNR) or Arial, 12] with a double spacing of not more than 20 pages, numbered
On the first page in the upper left corner, the name and surname of the author (scientific or professional title) are given, and the name of the institution in which he is employed, the address of the institution or private address are placed in the footnote. The title is written in TNR, or Arial format, 14, bold, centered.
The summary should contain keywords (three to five) and JEL classification. The summary contains a general topic view, a subject and a research problem, a methodology of the paper, an indication of results and conclusions. Tables, charts, and equations contain the title and numerical tag in the order in which they are listed. Legend and source of data and author's notes are listed below the tables and charts in italics (TNR 11, or Arial 11).
Papers are quoted in the text of the paper or footnotes under the paper (plants) instead of the existing text.
The title of the paper is marked with regular numbers and written in bold letters.
1. Heading.
1.1 Subheading.
2. Heading.
2.1 Subheading.
Additional clarifications are given in the footnotes whose numbering begins with each new page.
References are placed at the end of the paper, arranged according to the Harvard referencing system for various units, such as:
For books:
Zečić, Dž., Huskanović, A., and Alajbegović, H., 2009. Mathematics for economists. Zenica: Meligraf. for papers in magazines:
Mešić, I., 2006. Basics of trade development strategy in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Overview, a journal of social issues. 86 (3), p. 113-63.
For journals:
for example Allen, F., Jackowicz, K., Kowalewski, O., Kozlowski, L. (2017). "Bank lending, crises and changing ownership structure in Central and Eastern European countries", Journal of Corporate Finance, No.4, pp.494 515.
For electronic sources:
North, DC, 2003. The Role of Institutions in Economic Development. Discussion Paper Series, [online]. No. 2003.2. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, Geneva, Switzerland. Available at: http://www.unece.org/oes/disc_papers/ [accessed 19 September 2008]
For official documents in electronic version:
Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2009. Annual report, [online]. Available at: www.cbbh.ba [access
27.07.2009.]
BA