Ivana Kovač

Osnovnu školu završila je u Oprisavcima, a srednju Ekonomsko-birotehničku u Slavonskom Brodu. Ekonomski fakultet u Zagrebu upisala je 2004. godine, a 2008. godine je obranila diplomski rad na smjeru Marketing. Specijalistički poslijediplomski studij „Poslovno upravljanje - MBA“ upisala je 2010. godine, a 2013. godine obranila je rad pod naslovom „Izvozne strategije hrvatskih poduzeća“. Poslijediplomski sveučilišni (doktorski) studij Ekonomije i Poslovne ekonomije na Ekonomskom fakultetu u Zagrebu upisala je 2011. godine, a 28. kolovoza 2015. obranila je doktorski rad pod naslovom „Međuovisnost dinamičkih sposobnosti i internacionalizacije poslovanja poduzeća“. 

Od rujna 2009. godine zaposlena je kao znanstveni novak na Katedri za međunarodnu ekonomiju Ekonomskog fakulteta u Zagrebu. U srpnju 2017. godine izabrana je za docenticu na Katedri za međunarodnu ekonomiju. Sudjeluje u izvođenju nastave na preddiplomskom studiju iz kolegija Međunarodno poslovanje, Međunarodna ekonomija, International business, Međunarodno poduzetništvo te na stručnom studiju iz kolegija Transfer tehnologije. Sudjelovala je na više seminara o metodologiji istraživanja. Objavila je više znanstvenih radova (4 poglavlja u knjizi, 4 rada u WOS-u i Scopusu, 1 rad u drugim časopisima, 15 radova u zbornicima skupova s međunarodnom recenzijom) te je sudjelovala na 14 međunarodnih znanstvenih konferencija. 

Sudjelovala je kao istraživač na nekoliko domaćih i međunarodnih projekata: (1) Menadžerski alati u digitalnom poduzeću, Ministarstvo znanosti, obrazovanja I športa, hrvatski projekt, broj projekta (2008.), (2) Croatian Slovenian Project: Management Tools in EU and Croatia (2008. - 2010.), (3) Tempus - EU Fostering Entrepreneurship in higher education - nositelj projekta: Marina Dabić (2008.-2011.), (4) EC - LL Leonardo Project, SLIM - Transfer of Innovation from Idea to Market, partner sa Manchester Metropolitan University kao kordinator (2012.-2014.), (5) ERASMUS Network: OI-Net, partner sa Lappeenranta Univesity of Technology (2013.-2016.), Research and innovative strategies for Smart Specialisation - Istraživačke i inovativne strategije za pametnu specijalizaciju "SMART SPECIALISATION" (2014.). Ivana Kovač i dalje kao istraživač sudjeluje na projektu Horizon 2020 – OpenInnoTrain H2020 MSCA-RISE ((Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange) - OpenInnovation – Research Translation and Applied Knowledge Exchange in Practice through University-Industry-Cooperation (OpenInnoTrain) u sklopu kojeg je provela kao gost istraživač mjesec dana u Salcheto SRL u Montepulcianu, Italija. Njeni glavni istraživački interesi pokrivaju međunarodno poslovanje, međunarodnu ekonomiju, transfer tehnologije i međunarodno poduzetništvo. Aktivno se služi engleskim jezikom. 

VAŽNIJA DJELA:

Kovač, I. (2020.), Fenomen internacionalizacije, Zagreb: Adorami.

Kovač, I. (2020.), Importance of Technological Capabilities for Achievement Competitive Advantage of Croatian Export Firms, Journal of Economic and Social Development, 7(1),  65-70.

Kovač, I. i Basić, A. (2020.),  Innovations and competitive advantage in pharmaceutical industry in the Republic of Croatia. InterEULawEast - Journal for international and European law, economics and market integrations, 7(1), 101-115.

Kovač, I. i Labaš, D. (2019.),  The role of technological capabilities in the internationalization of Croatian companies, InterEULawEast - Journal for international and European law, economics and market integrations, 6(1), 43-60.

Kovač, I. i Mihaljević, R. (2019.),  The importance of resources in the internationalization strategies of Croatian firms, u:  Book of Proceedings of 37th International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development – "Socio Economic Problems of Sustainable Development", Varazdin: Varazdin Development and Entrepreneurship Agency, 1363-1373.

Kovač, I., Sopta, M. i Kisić, M. (2018.), Influence of accession to European Union on public debt of Republic of Croatia, u: Trade perspectives 2018 - Contemporary aspects and role of international trade, Zagreb: Faculty of Economics and Business, Zagreb & Croatian Chamber of Economy, 125-142

Dabić, M., Kovač, I., Labaš, D., Novak, I. i Bošnjak, M. (2018.), Third mission goings-on and academic entrepreneurs in Europe. u: 2018 Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET) IEEE, 1-11.

Vuletić, A., Kovač, I. i Lubina, R. (2018.), The influence of the safety aspects on the privacy of the consumers in electronic trading, u: Trade perspectives 2018 - Contemporary aspects and role of international trade, Zagreb: Faculty of Economics and Business, Zagreb & Croatian Chamber of Economy, 315-330.

Luković, T., Šperenda, I. i Kovač, I. (2017.), Dynamism of criteria and SME management in the European economies, u: Proceedings of the OFEL 2017- 5th International OFEL Conference on Governance, Management and Entrepreneurship: The Paradoxes of Leadership and Governance in the Postmodern Society, Zagreb: CIRU- Governance, Research and Development Centre, 464-472.

Sopta, M., Kovač, I. i Knežević, D. (2017.), Profit maximization in fast-moving consumer goods industry of Croatia, Global business & economics Anthology, (1), 192-204.

Luković, T., Svilokos, T. i Kovač, I. (2017.), Quantitative Methods in Function of Investment Management, u: Proceedings of the OFEL 2017- 5th International OFEL Conference on Governance, Management and Entrepreneurship: The Paradoxes of Leadership and Governance in the Postmodern Society, Zagreb: CIRU- Governance, Research and Development Centre, 561-572.

Kovač, I., Novak, I. i Vlajčić, D. (2016.), Interdependence of managerial capabilities and business internationalization, u: Proceedings of the 4th International OFEL Conference on Governance, Management and Entrepreneurship: New governance for value creation, Towards Stakeholding and Participation, Zagreb: CIRU- Governance, Research and Development Centre, 637-644

Hruška, D., Kovač, I. i Lulić, L. (2016.), Refining Mental Models Through Adaptive Learning, u: Proceedings of the 4th International OFEL Conference on Governance, Management and Entrepreneurship: New governance for value creation, Towards Stakeholding and Participation, Zagreb: CIRU- Governance, Research and Development Centre, 546-556.

Dabić, M., Kovač, I. i Magdić, J. (2015.), Foreign direct investment in European transition economies – The role of regulations, corruption and cooperation, u: Proceedings of the 3rd International OFEL Conference on Governance, Management and Entrepreneurship: The Quest for Organizational Identity:Exploring Socially Constructed Realities, Zagreb: CIRU- Governance, Research and Development Centre, 1128-1135.

Novak, I., Dabić, M. i Kovač, I. (2015.), Technology development and hidden quality in global food market, u: Proceedings of the 3rd International OFEL Conference on Governance, Management and Entrepreneurship: The Quest for Organizational Identity:Exploring Socially Constructed Realities, Zagreb: CIRU- Governance, Research and Development Centre, 1093-1108.

Kovač, Ivana, Palić, M. i  Kovač, I. (2014.), Export Strategies of Croatian Companies, u: Proceedings of the 2nd International OFEL Conference on Governance, Management and Entrepreneurship: "Inside and outside of managerial mind - Building the bridges between disciplines, Zagreb: CIRU- Governance, Research and Development Centre, 1034-1045.

Lulić, L., Kovač, I. i Vuletić, D. (2013.), Beyond governance paradox: the dependency of EU on oil and oil products imports and exports, u: Proceedings of the 1st International OFEL Conference on Corporate Governance, Zagreb: CIRU- Governance, Research and Development Centre, 898-907.

Lulić, L., Kovač, I. i Vuletić, D. (2013.), Integrated quality management systems and competitive advantages of oil industry in the European Union, u: Proceedings of the 1st International OFEL Conference on Corporate Governance, Zagreb: CIRU- Governance, Research and Development Centre, 611-622.

Kovač, I. i Kovač, I. (2013.), The influence of international trade of goods of the Republic of Croatia, Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy. 7(1), 60-73.

Hruška, D., Kovač, I. i Kovač, I. (2012.), Implementation of strategic decisions in enacted environment, u: Tipurić, D. i Dabić, M. (ur.), Management, Governance and Entrepreneurship: New Perspectives and Challenges, Darwen, Lancashire, UK: Access Press, 154-164.

Kovač, I. (2012.), Upravljanje odnosov z odjemalci, u: Potočan, V. i Dabić, M. (ur.), Managementska orodja v poslovnem okolju, Maribor: Universitet v Mariboru, Ekonomsko-poslovna fakulteta, 81-88.

Kovač, I. (2012.), Segmentacija kupcev, u: Potočan, V. i Dabić, M. (ur.), Managementska orodja v poslovnem okolju, Maribor: Universitet v Mariboru, Ekonomsko-poslovna fakulteta, 89-92.

Kovač, I. (2012.), Zunanje izvajanje aktivnosti, u: Potočan, V. i Dabić, M. (ur.), Management orodja v poslovnem okolju, Maribor: Universitet v Mariboru, Ekonomsko-poslovna fakulteta, 113-118. 

OSTALI IZVORI:

MZORH (2025.), Hrvatska znanstvena bibliografija, Zagreb: Ministartvo znanosti i obrazovanja; SRCE, preuzeto 23. travnja 2025. s https://www.bib.irb.hr/pregled/znanstvenici/323644  

Ekonomski fakultet - Zagreb (2020.), Ekonomski fakultet: Ivana Kovač, Zagreb: Ekonomski fakultet, preuzeto 21. srpnja 2020. s https://www.efzg.unizg.hr/katedre-29721/medjunarodna-ekonomija-29784/clanovi-30025/doc-dr-sc-ivana-kovac/30047 

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