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Laboratory for Purpose-Driven Business

Laboratory for Purpose-Driven Business develops new knowledge on purpose-driven business and related topics, fosters collaboration and knowledge transfer between academia and the business community, and raises awareness of the importance of purposeful business.

Laboratory activities

  • Conducting interdisciplinary research in the field of purpose-driven business and organizational development
  • Developing and validating instruments for measuring the level of purposeful business/organization
  • Collaboration with international scientists and the business sector, as well as knowledge transfer through projects, publications, and conferences
  • Supporting companies in implementing purpose-driven business strategies and developing managerial guidelines
  • Education and mentoring young researchers, ensuring the continuous development of the Faculty's research capacities
  • Networking with various stakeholders that in any way connect the field of purposeful business from academia, industry, and the public sector

Contact us

 

+385 42 390 838

Laboratory members

  • Assoc. Prof. Ivan Malbašić, Ph.D., Head of the Laboratory
  • Assoc. Prof. Martina Tomičić Furjan, Ph.D.
  • Nikolina Dreven, Ph.D.
  • Lorena Pikl, MA Econ
  • Larisa Hrustek, MA Econ

Laboratory external members and collaborators

  • Assoc. Prof. Carlos Rey, Ph.D. (Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Spain)
  • Full Prof. Miquel Bastons Prat, Ph.D. (Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Spain)
  • Asst. Prof. Gianluca Gionfriddo, Ph.D. (Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Italy)
  • Full Prof. Andrea Piccaluga, Ph.D. (Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Italy)
  • Assoc. Prof. José António Porfírio, Ph.D. (Universidade Aberta, Portugal)
  • Marija Kurtović, university specialist in economics (doctoral student)