Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.15516/cje.v21i3.3199

Integration and Use of the Interdisciplinary Knowledge in the Field of Spatial and Economic/Business Sciences

Polona Tominc orcid.org/0000-0001-7172-2316 ; University of Maribor, Faculty of Economics and Business, Department of Quantitative Economic Analyses
Vit Paszto orcid.org/0000-0003-3432-2473 ; Palacký University Olomouc, Faculty of Science, Department of Geoinformatics
Samo Bobek ; University of Maribor, Faculty of Economics and Business, Department of E-Business
Simona Sternad Zabukovšek orcid.org/0000-0002-7651-7706 ; University of Maribor, Faculty of Economics and Business, Department of E-Business

Abstract

This research arises from the importance of integrating knowledge of economic/business and spatial sciences for graduates who must think and act in interdisciplinary contexts. The systematic literature review revealed that this interdisciplinary field is richly present in original scientific research, and is undoubtedly topical and worthy of research efforts. The main objective of this paper is to analyze important factors that contribute to the attitudes of students towards interdisciplinary knowledge, and factors that shape their intentions to use and integrate this knowledge in the future. The conceptual model formed was tested using structural equation modeling (SEM). Research results confirm the importance of integrating economic/business and spatial sciences’ knowledge, for graduates. As presented in the paper, results of the study have important implications for higher education institutions, for reform and update of their study programs, as well as for educators in the field of spatial sciences and economic/business sciences, in research and in education.

Keywords

acceptance model; geoinformatics; structural equation modeling.

Hrčak ID:

227514

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/227514

Publication date:

26.9.2019.

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