sm2026

XXXI International Scientific Conference

Strategic Management and Decision Support Systems in Strategic Management
SM 2026

The Impact of Global Instability on the Business Environment


Agenda

(The conference will be held at the Faculty of Economics in Subotica, at Segedinski put 9-11, Subotica, Serbia)


18 May 2026

09:30 – 10:00 Registration of participants

10:00 – 10:45 Ceremonial Academic Session

10:45 – 11:00 Coffee break

11:00 – 12:00 Plenary session SM2026 (Moderator: Viktorija Petrov)
  1. Drago Pupavac: BUILDING FEARLESS ORGANIZATION IN TIMES OF GLOBAL INSTABILITY
  2. Nebojša Taušan: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN EDUCATION
  3. Aleksandar Čučković: GLOBAL INSTABILITY AND THE AGRI-FOOD AND TOURISM BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

12.00 – 14.00 Parallel sessions (up to 15 min per article)

14:00 – 15:00 Lunch break (Faculty Hall)

15:00 – 16:30 Panel discussion (RISC, Room 301)

ACADEMY AND INDUSTRY: A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE AND SOCIETY (Moderator: Nebojša Gvozdenović)
Viktor Knezević, Managing Director, Szegedi Közlekedési Kft.
Branimir Gajić, CEO and co-owner, Inspira grupa
Bojan Đurić, Expansion and Branch Manager, HTEC Group Inc.
Boris Aleksov, Cluster Manager, IT Cluster Subotica


18:30 - Gala dinner (Restaurant Terasa, Palic)
Session 1. Information Technology and Quantitative Methods (А-1)

(Moderator: Olivera Grljević)
  1. Derek Kivayilu: STRATEGIC AGILITY IN TURBULENT TIMES: A FRAMEWORK FOR SME RESILIENCE IN AN ERA OF GLOBAL INSTABILITY
  2. Paweł Cabała, Lena Đorđević Milutinović, Lazar Raković: AUTONOMOUS AI SYSTEMS AS A FOUNDATION OF SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IN ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT
  3. Marek Dziura, Paweł Lula, Radul Milutinović, Tomasz Rojek, Vuk Vuković: MAPPING INNOVATION DOMAINS USING TOPIC MODELING
  4. Rade Božić, Olivera Grljević, Željko Vukićević, Mirjana Marić, Nebojša Taušan: HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM RESEARCH DURING GLOBAL INSTABILITY: A BERTOPIC ANALYSIS
  5. Bojan Đurić: THE IMPACT OF AI ON THE COMPETENCIES OF EMPLOYEES IN COMPANIES ENGAGED IN SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT IN THE IT SECTOR
  6. Anja Dacić, Reka Korhec: APPLICATION OF THE TOPSIS MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION-MAKING METHOD FOR THE ANALYSIS OF ECONOMIC SECTORS IN SERBIA
  7. Aleksandra Marcikić Horvat, Boris Radovanov, Reka Korhec, Otilija Sedlak, Dragan Stojić, Dušan Bobera: DIGITALIZING CIRCULAR ECONOMY SYSTEMS: A MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION-MAKING APPROACH TO SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
  8. Ognjen Radović, Jelena Radojičić: THE IMPACT OF THE FEAR & GREED INDEX ON LIMIT ORDER BOOK MICROSTRUCTURE AND EXECUTION COSTS: AN AGENT-BASED SIMULATION OF CRYPTO MARKETS
Session 2. Finance and Accounting (А-2)

(Moderator: Bojana Vuković)
  1. Miloš Đaković, Jelena Andrašić, Branimir Kalaš: GLOBAL ECONOMIC INSTABILITY AND CORPORATE STRUCTURE: EVIDENCE FROM EMERGING MARKETS
  2. Milica Šušljik, Miloš Pjanić, Nada Milenković: CREDIT RISK DETERMINANTS IN THE BANKING SYSTEM: EVIDENCE FROM WEST BALKAN COUNTRIES
  3. Milica Inđić, Vera Mirović: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ECONOMIC POLICY UNCERTAINTY AND SERBIAN STOCK MARKET PERFORMANCE
  4. Bojana Novićević Čečević, Milica Đorđević: DETERMINANTS OF SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING: THE INFLUENCE OF OWNER GENDER AND FINANCIAL INDICATORS
  5. Nikola Rakić, Bojana Vuković, Teodora Tica Ilić, Dejan Jakšić, Sunčica Milutinović: FROM SCOREKEEPER TO BUSINESS PARTNER: THE CHANGING ROLE OF CONTROLLERS UNDER BUSINESS UNCERTAINTY
  6. Ivana Medved, Sunčica Milutinović, Dragana Đorđević, Nikola Rakić: COST ACCOUNTING IN TIMES OF GLOBAL INSTABILITY: FROM COST CONTROL TO STRATEGIC RESILIENCE
  7. Kristina Peštović, Dušan Saković, Ivana Medved, Dragana Đorđević: FINANCIAL STATEMENT QUALITY AS A FACTOR OF STRATEGIC BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Session 3. Management (А-3)

(Moderator: Maja Strugar Jelača)
  1. Sanja Đukić, Dimitrije Gašić: IMPACT OF AI IMPLEMENTATION ON EMPLOYEES’ ATTITUDES, BEHAVIORS, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL STATES
  2. Dušan Cvrkušić, Marko Aleksić, Radmila Bjekić, Nemanja Berber, Dimitrije Gašić, Maja Strugar Jelača: THE ROLE OF THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN STRENGTHENING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT UNDER CONDITIONS OF GLOBAL CRISES
  3. Ljiljana Kontić, Mirta Benšić, Nebojša Janićijević, Duško Laković: CORPORATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT: INSIGHTS FROM FOUR REGIONS
  4. Agneš Slavić, Nemanja Berber, Dimitrije Gašić, Marko Aleksić: THE ROLE OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN SERBIAN ORGANIZATIONS BASED ON  EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE OF CRANET RESEARCH FROM 2026
  5. Maja Ivanović-Đukić, Tatjana Stevanović, Jovana Milenović, Milica Ristić Cakić: DRIVERS OF GREEN TRANSFORMATION OF SMES IN EUROPE
  6. Jelena Nikolić, Jovana Papović, Dejana Zlatanović, Jelena Erić Nielsen: THE IMPACT OF ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERSHIP ON EMPLOYEES’ JOB SATISFACTION: THE MEDIATING EFFECT OF JOB CHARACTERISTICS
  7. Sandra Nešić: INNOVATION AS A STRATEGIC INTERFACE IN A BANI ENVIRONMENT: IMPLICATIONS FOR STRATEGIC DECISION-MAKING
Session 4. Regional Development (А-4)

(Moderator: Bojan Matkovski)
  1. Mladen Rebić, Tamara Dragić: CONCENTRATION, COMPETITION AND EFFICIENCY OF COMPANIES IN THE MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS MARKET IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
  2. Milica Klisara: TRANSMISSION OF FERTILIZER PRICE SHOCKS TO FOOD INFLATION IN SERBIA
  3. Marija Jeremić: THE FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS DISRUPTIONS AND GLOBAL INSTABILITY: A THEORETICAL APPROACH
  4. Stefan Ljubinković, Sanja Džever, Bojan Matkovski, Žana Jurjević: CONSUMER TRUST AND WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR QUALITY LABELS IN THE AGRI-FOOD SECTOR: EVIDENCE FROM SERBIA
  5. Ervin Jenei: MUNICIPAL STRATEGIC CAPACITY AND ECONOMIC RESILIENCE UNDER GLOBAL INSTABILITY: PANEL EVIDENCE FROM VOJVODINA
  6. Marin Seleš: THE IMPACT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS ON THE POSITIONING OF CULTURE IN SOCIETY
Session 5. Marketing, Trade and Tourism (S-1)

(Moderator: Nenad Đokić)
  1. Nenad Đokić, Nikola Milićević, Ines Đokić, Branimir Kalaš: BAYESIAN STATISTICS IN MARKETING
  2. Daniela Nuševa, Nikola Macura, Tibor Fazekaš: IMPACT OF GLOBAL INSTABILITY ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE
  3. Sonja Vučenović, Radenko Marić, Goran Vukmirović, Marija Pavličević: IMPACT OF GLOBAL INSTABILITY ON ELECTRONIC COMMERCE LOGISTICS AND FULFILLMENT MODELS
  4. Viktorija Petrov, Đorđe Ćelić, Tanja Džinić, Zoran Drašković: MEASURING MARKETING OUTCOMES OF CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE: VALIDATION OF THE SCALE
  5. Marijana Bugarčić, Vanessa Guerra Lombardi, Marko Slavković: BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION AND PRACTICE IN TOURISM
  6. Aleksandra Stoiljković, Slavica Tomić: SAFETY AND SECURITY: KEY DRIVERS OF TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
Session 6. Virtual Session

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(Moderator: Marina Draganić)
  1. Jelena Vujadinović, Darko Marjanović: EXAMINING THE EFFECTS OF FDI ON THE ECONOMIC GROWTH OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
  2. Maja Bodrožić: THE ACCELERATED RISE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE BANKING SECTOR OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA IN CONDITIONS OF GLOBAL INSTABILITY
  3. Nedeljko Babić: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING AS A RISK MANAGEMENT TOOL IN TIMES OF GLOBAL INSTABILITY
  4. Nenad Benović: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF DETERMINANTS OF PUBLIC DEBT IN SELECTED COUNTRIES OF THE WESTERN BALKANS
  5. Mladen Subotić: EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS OF TOBACCO AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA IN THE PERIOD FROM 2014 TO 2024
  6. Ostoja Vojinović: IMPACT OF DEMOGRAPHIC AGING ON THE LABOR MARKET IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
  7. Sanela Ravlić: THE INFLUENCE OF INTERNAL COMMUNICATION DIMENSIONS ON EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
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