Zorka Grandov (6 March 1947 – 18 September 2021) was a

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n doctor of economics,

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and writer.

Education

She graduated in economics from the

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in 1969 and went on to get a

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. She finished her PhD studies in 1987 at the Faculty of Economics in

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, which belongs to the

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Career

Grandov started her career in economy in 1970. She started working for the

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and in the Ministry of economy in

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in 1986. She soon started her teaching career, teaching at universities in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Spain. While working as a professor, she has mentored a couple of dozen masters, magisters and doctors theses and has been a member of the Scientific Society of Economists of Serbia since 2002. Grandov has participated in and organised many research programs. While working as a professor, she had participated in many exchange programs and took part in many conferences abroad. She went to

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and

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in 1997 and Singapore in 2001. She became the editor-in-chief of the economy magazine ''EMC Review'' in 2011 and still held that position. She was also the president of the program board of the international scientific conference ''Economic development and Standard of living EDASOL'', which takes place every year in

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. She was the president of the program board at the scientific conference ''Power of Communication POWERCOMM'', which was held in

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in 2012. Zorka worked as the manager in accreditation of many universities and study programs, including

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Writing

Zorka Grandov has published over a hundred important articles in the fields of

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and

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in national and international scientific papers. She also wrote a number of books in

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and trade. Grandov also published an autobiography, ''A traveler without a path'' (

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: ''Пешак у беспућу''; ''Pešak u bespuću'').

Books

* Grandov, Z.: Jugoslovenska trgovina u tržišnoj privredi, IPC-JU, Beograd, 1990. * Grandov, Z.: Spoljnotrgovinsko poslovanje, prvo izdanje, Trgovačko društvo BTO, Beograd, 1997. ID 58244364 * Grandov, Z.: Trgovinsko poslovanje, Trgovačko društvo BTO, Beograd, 2000., ID 88487948 * Grandov, Z.: Pregovaranje u međunarodnom biznisu, Trgovačko društvo BTO, Beograd. * Grandov, Z.: Spoljnotrgovinsko poslovanje u globalnom okruženju, Trgovačko društvo BTO, Beograd. * Grandov, Z.: Međunarodni biznis i trgovina, Trgovačko društvo BTO, Beograd. * Grandov, Z.: Međunarodna ekonomija i globalizacija, Trgovačko društvo BTO, Beograd. * Grandov, Z. Đokić, M.: Strategije planiranja i budžetiranje, Trgovačko društvo BTO, Beograd, (Naučna knjiga). * Grandov, Z. Đokić, M., Laketa, M: Planiranje i budžetiranje, Trgovačko društvo BTO, Beograd, (Naučna knjiga). * Grandov, Z. Đokić, M.: Trgovinski marketing menadžment, Trgovačko društvo BTO, Beograd, (Naučna knjiga). * Grandov Z., Đokić M.: Trgovinski marketing menadžment, Panevropski univerzitet Apeiron, Banja Luka. * Grandov Z., Đokić M.: Međunarodni biznis i trgovina, Panevropski univerzitet Apeiron, Banja Luka.

Articles

* Grandov, Z., Vidas-Bubanja, M.: Ekonomski odnosi u regionu, u svetlu povećanja izvoza, Ekonomski anali, tematski broj/10/2002., Beograd * Grandov, Z., Vidas-Bubanja, M.: Tranzicija tržišnih institucija – dve godine posle, Ekonomski anali, tematski broj/01/2003., Beograd * Grandov, Z.: Carinski sistem i stope kao podsticaj spoljnotrgovinskoj razmeni, Ekonomski anali, tematski broj/09/2003., Beograd * Grandov, Z.: Spoljnotrgovinski deficit i process stabilizacije i pridruživanja SCG Evropskoj Uniji, Ekonomski anali, tematski broj/09/2004., Beograd * Grandov, Z.: Trgovinska politika i process stabilizacije i pridruživanja EU, Ekonomski anali, tematski broj/04/2005., Beograd * Grandov, Z.: Ekonomska kretanja u Beogradu indikacija za Srbiju, Ekonomski anali, tematski broj/12/2003., Beograd * Grandov, Z., Đokić, M.:Značaj investicionog okruženja za plasman sranih direktnih investicija", Pravo-teorija i praksa, 7-8/ 2010, Novi Sad. . str. 23–38 UDK 339.727.22(4) BIBLID:0352-3713(2010);26;(7-8): 23–37 * Grandov, Z., Đokić, M.: Oglašavanje i zaštita potrošača, Pravo-teorija i praksa, 11-12/ 2009, Novi Sad. . str. 67- 79, UDK 336.5 BIBLID:0352-3713(2009);26;(11-12):67-79 * Grandov, Z., Ogrizović, Ž., Đokić, M.: Small and medium enterprises management, Zbornik radova, FIMEK, 2. str. 36–41., , UDK 65.017.2/.32 * Grandov Z., Jovanović R.: Zaštita potrošača – komparativna analiza srbije i susednih zemalja, Časopis za ekonomiju i tržišne komunikacije EMC Review, Banja Luka, 2011. UDK:33, . str. 9–27 * Grandov Z., Stankov B., Đokić M.: Primena statističke metode linearanog trenda na izračunavanje vrednosti ulaznih tokova SDI u Srbiji i Hrvatskoj, Časopis za ekonomiju i tržišne komunikacije EMC Review, Godina III, broj II, (2013). str. 164–178 * Grandov Z., Stankov, B., Roganović M.: Uporedna analiza faktora koji podstiču inostrane investitore na direktna ulaganja u Srbiji i Rumuniji, Visoka poslovna škola Novi Sad, Škola biznisa, naučno-stručni časopis, 2014. . str. 141–169 * Grandov Z., Stankov B., Đokić M.: Istraživanje zadovoljstva potrošača uslugama Delhaize grupe u Srbiji, EMC Review, Godina V, broj II, 2015. . str. 168–193

Sources

* Zorka Grandov. ''A traveler without a path''. 2016. .

External links

''A traveler without a path'' Blog

EMC Review
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