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Management and Organization Faculty of Economics University of Rijeka Rijeka, Croatia
Dr. Matka Laginje 22 Tel: +385 98 829-898; +385 51 272-161 E-mail: lfelenc@efri.hr
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Lara Jelenc was a visiting scholar from Croatia during the spring 2006 semester at The George Washington University. Her visit to the USA was sponsored by the Junior Faculty Development Program, which is funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Her mentor was Professor Paul Swiercz.
EDUCATION
| September 2001 – December 2004 | Master program– Management and Organization, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University in Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| September 1996 – July 2001 | Undergraduate studies, International trade, Faculty of Economics, University of Rijeka, Croatia |
| June 1996 | Secondary language school certificate at Eugen Kumičić High School, Opatija. |
WORK EXPERIENCE
October 2001– untill now: Faculty of Economics, University of Rijeka, Croatia
* Position: assistant working with prof. Ivan Mencer, PhD
** Responsibilities: teaching in seminar class in the subjects of Strategic Management and Quality Management. Help in administrative work. Assisting in research and publishing the reserch conducted in the fields of Strategic Management and Quality Management.
September 1996 – 2001: List Opatija (newspaper of the city of Opatija)
* Position: journalist
** Responsibilities: covering the city events with a special emphasis on the unpublished history of the city, country and significant Croatian families as well as interviews with citizens who played a distinctive role in the contemporary city’s life.
October 1997 – October 2000: University of Rijeka, Faculty of Economics
* Position: personal assistant to Prof. Ivan Mencer
** Responsibilities: doing regular topic repetitions and practical exercises with students, helping with administration tasks during final examinations, and assistance to Prof. Mencer during his scientific research.
November – December 1999: Kanal Ri (private local television)
* Position: journalist
** Responsibilities included: interviews with Croatian historians, extensive historical research, setting-up the TV plan, montage of TV material. Received exclusive rights for preparation of short reports concerning the history of the city of Rijeka.
Organizational Activities
8.-11. April 2005- Member of Organizational Board of 12th ICED (International Consortium for Educational Development) Meeting, Rijeka, Croatia
October 2002- July 2004- Member of Editorial for faculty web sites, Faculty of Economics, Rijeka, Croatia
EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
4-16. July 2005- Organizing and running a workshop „Are we on the right track towards the European society of knowledge? (Let’s integrate our Bologna knowledge!)“ at the Faculty of Economics Rijeka Summer School, Rijeka, Croatia
- April 2005-Organizing and running workshop„Students and their problems in higher education teaching: a process approach as quality improvement tool“ in the occasion of 12 th ICED Meeting (Internationa Consortium, for Educational Development in Higher Education), Rijeka, Croatia
July 2004 – Participation in the workshop „The Case Method for Management Education”, held at the Zagreb School for Economy and Management, lead by John, C. Ickis, PhD, INCAE International Business School
Academic year 2003/ 2004- Program of Initiational Education of Teachers in Higher Education, Rijeka, Croatia. In organisation of „Universitas”, Association for Educational Development in Higer Education.
Academic year 2002/ 2003- Participating in workshop „Innovations in Teaching and Learning” and „Activity Based Learning”.
ACADEMIC AWARDS AND CERTIFICATES:
During academic years 1998/1999 and 1999/2000 – awarded a scholarship by Croatian Minister of Education for exceptional academic performance.
September 1999 – awarded a certificate upon completing the “European Project Self-Reliance–Democracy–Responsibility”, granted by Christian Academy for European Dialogue, Leuven, Belgium.
August 1998 – awarded a certificate upon completing the Summer University “Europe 2000”, granted by Europe House Zagreb, Selce, Croatia.
MEMBERSHIP IN NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS:
June 2005 – Member of New Century Lions Club Adriatic, Rijeka, Croatia
Since October 2004- Member of Universitas (Association for Educational Development in Higher Education)
October 1996 – October 2001 – member of Club 4+, a student organization sponsored by the city of Opatija, gathering students with the best grade point average.
Media Project Leader
Awarded a two-week student exchange trip to the University of Charleston, West Virginia, USA for a successful completion of the Media Project and active participation in the club’s events.
January 1999 – June 2005 – member of Leo Club Opatija,
Participation in community charity actions
LANGUAGES:
English– fluently spoken and written
German – intermediate knowledge
Italian – basic knowledge
Slovenian– basic knowledge
PUBLICATIONS:
Jelenc, L.: Research on the Classical School of Strategic Management in the Firms in Primorsko-goranska County, Ekonomski pregled, 2005 (paper in publishing)
Mencer, I., Jelenc, L.: Strategic thinking in the Croatian shipbuilding industry, 2005, Croatian Association of Economists (paper in publishing)
Mencer, I., Jelenc, L.: Experience of Implementation of ISO Standards in Croatian Firms, Poslovni magazin, 2005 (in publishing)
Mencer, I., Jelenc, L.: The Process Characteristics from the Perspective of Strategy and Quality in Croatian North Adriatic Water Supply Firms, The Business Review, Cambridge, Vol.4, 1, Summer, 2005, str.180-190
Mencer, I., Jelenc, L.: About Quality Management in European Higher Education Area, 2nd International Conference An Enterprose Odyssey: Building Competitive Advantage, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Ekonomski fakultet, Zagreb, 17 th-19th June, 2004
Jelenc, L.: Quality- Marketing Tool in Defining an Organization’s Strategy (kVALITETA-MARKETINŠKI INSTRUMENT OBLIKOVANJA STRATEGIJE PODUZEĆA), Kvaliteta, Godina II, broj 5, 2003., str. 13-15
Rupčić, N., Jelenc, L.: COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGIC DECISION-MAKING MODEL IN BUILDING SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES, Zbornik radova znanstvenog skupa Management and Organization Development, Collection of papers from 22 nd International scientific conference on Development of organizational science, University of Maribor, Faculty of Organizational Science, Portorož, 26th-28th March 2003., str. 482-493
Mencer, I., Jelenc, L.: CRUISING IN ADRIATIC SEA (KRUŽNA PUTOVANJA JADRANSKIM OTOČJEM), Zbornik radova znanstvenog skupa Kontinentalni gospodarski resursi u funkciji razvitka turizma Republike Hrvatske, Ekonomski fakultet Osijek, Insitut za poljoprivredu i turizam Osijek, 7-8. lipnja 2002.