ABSTRACT
Since the COVID-19 pandemic prompted numerous global changes, educational institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina were forced to adapt their educational approaches, with schools and universities implementing alternative teaching and learning practices. Thus, this study aimed to investigate students' perspectives on the digital transformation of higher education in Bosnia and Herzegovina, including their preferences for hybrid, online, or face-to-face teaching models, their internet habits and readiness for e-learning, their attitudes and satisfaction with online learning, and their computer anxiety. The research sample consisted of 330 students studying in a variety of fields and academic years at both public and private universities. The data was gathered via an online questionnaire. A multinomial logistic regression analysis revealed a significant effect of students' field of study, year of study, and university status on their preferences for hybrid, online, and face-to-face classes. However, the MANOVA test revealed that the aforementioned factors have an insignificant effect on students' internet habits and readiness for e-learning, attitudes and satisfaction with online learning, and computer anxiety, all of which have an insignificant impact on student's academic achievement as determined by standard multiple regression analyses. Additionally, multivariate analysis revealed that students' preferences for hybrid, online, and face-to-face classes have a significant influence on their internet habits and readiness for e-learning, attitudes, and satisfaction with online learning, and computer anxiety. The findings of this study may aid in a better understanding of tertiary education's digital transformation and the improvement of educational policy, curricula, and instructional and learning strategies. © 2022 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
ABSTRACT
Understanding the environment in which a company operates is an important determinant of the company's sustainable success. The company's management must constantly conduct an adequate and continuous analysis of the environment and respond to its dynamic and rapid changes. By scanning the environment, the company can keep up with the competition, ensure continuous growth and be adequately prepared for unexpected and sudden changes, such as those caused by the COVID-19 virus. The current crisis is a typical example of the "black swan", a concept that manages to disrupt and interrupt "normal" business operations. Although no company was immune to the crisis, companies that were open to technology and had adaptive business models could maintain their business performance. The paper aims to analyze the pandemic's impact caused by the COVID-19 virus on Croatian small and business enterprises. It analyzes the changes in sales and profits in 2020 in relation to 2019 and how SMEs responded to the changes and challenges in the business environment during the pandemic. This paper focuses on the business environment's key characteristics and its impact on business performance during the pandemic with a special overview of the global pandemic's impact on Gourmet CO2's business. Gourmet CO2's main business activity is the distribution of all types of industrial gasses. Due to environmental factors, demand for some gasses is higher than ever, while demand for other gasses has never been lower. Therefore, strategic management's role and its timely response to environmental impacts have never been more important. The paper provides research findings and implications for future research.