https://hrcak.srce.hr/ojs/index.php/vallisaurea/issue/feed Vallis Aurea 2025-01-02T05:52:57+01:00 Editorial Board vallisaurea@ftrr.hr Open Journal Systems <p><strong>Vallis Aurea</strong> (<em>Journal of Sustainable Development and Innovation</em><strong>)</strong> is a scientific international <strong>open-access</strong> journal devoted to multidisciplinary research in the fields of management, economics, entrepreneurship, tourism, sustainable development, gastronomy, food safety, quality control and innovation, addressing complex issues that are closely intertwined with other disciplines such as information and communication sciences, law, sociology, psychology, and other relevant fields.</p> <p>The journal does<strong> not charge any fees</strong> to the authors when receiving or publishing articles.</p> <p>The journal has been published in English since 2015,<strong> twice a year (in June and December).</strong></p> <p>From 2015 to 2023, the title was <strong>Vallis Aurea</strong><em> (International Journal Vallis Aurea)</em>. <em><strong>From 2024,</strong></em> the title is the same, but we have changed the subtitle to <strong>Vallis Aurea</strong> (<em>Journal of Sustainable Development and Innovation).</em> The changes will be visible in the ISSN portal after June 2024, when we publish the issue.</p> <p> </p> https://hrcak.srce.hr/ojs/index.php/vallisaurea/article/view/32588 Financial Inclusion and Household Wellbeing in Sub Saharan Africa 2024-11-19T09:07:41+01:00 Harriet Kyokunda harrietkyoku@gmail.com Samuel Mafabi smafabi@mubs.ac.ug Joseph Mpeera Ntayi ntayius@gmail.com Munene Kigozi kigozimunene@gmail.com <p>This study provides evidence of the power of financial inclusion (access, quality and usage) on household wellbeing using data from teachers in primary schools of central and western Uganda. By means of a questionnaire approach to collect data, the study adopted a cross-sectional research approach. 326 respondents were responsive from a sample of 377 which yielded 86.5% response rate. Quantitative data were analyzed using Statistical Program for Social Sciences (SPSS) and Analysis of Moment Structures (AMOS). Drawing on the survey results, the paper clearly demonstrates that financial inclusion underpinned by minority influence theoretical lenses informs household wellbeing significantly in Uganda.</p> 2024-12-31T00:00:00+01:00 Copyright (c) 2024 Vallis Aurea https://hrcak.srce.hr/ojs/index.php/vallisaurea/article/view/33003 Importance of Organisational Culture for Effective Knowledge Management in Libraries 2024-12-02T08:27:58+01:00 Kristina Feldvari kfeldvari@gmail.com Kornelija Petr Balog kpetr@ffos.hr Bernarda Bošnjak bbosnjak@ffos.hr <p><strong><em>Purpose:</em></strong></p> <p><em>This research aimed to explore and assess the organizational culture of the City Library of Požega using Goffee and Jones' Double S Cube Model.</em></p> <p><strong><em>Design/Methodology/Approach:</em></strong></p> <p><em>A quantitative approach was adopted, utilizing a structured questionnaire to measure sociability and solidarity within the library. All 18 employees participated in the study, with their responses analyzed to classify the profile of organizational culture and determine whether it was perceived as positive or negative.</em></p> <p><strong><em>Findings:</em></strong></p> <p><em>The study revealed that 17 respondents identified the library’s organizational culture as communal, while one respondent assessed it as mercenary. Among those who perceived the culture as communal, there were mixed evaluations regarding its positivity. No significant differences were found between managerial and non-managerial staff or between older and younger employees in how the culture was assessed.</em></p> <p><strong><em>Originality:</em></strong></p> <p><em>This research offers a novel analysis of organizational culture in a public library. The results can help the library leadership better understand the cultural dynamics within the organization, enabling them to create strategies that enhance teamwork, communication, and employee relations, while guiding organizational changes that support both employee well-being and institutional success.</em></p> 2024-12-31T00:00:00+01:00 Copyright (c) 2024 Vallis Aurea https://hrcak.srce.hr/ojs/index.php/vallisaurea/article/view/31942 Internal Auditing and Sustainability of Small and Medium Enterprises in Uganda 2024-11-11T07:48:27+01:00 Linda Ismene Apon lindaismene@yahoo.com Ismail Kintu kintuisma@gmail.com Geofrey Nuwagaba geofreynuwagaba@yahoo.com <p>This study investigates the relationship between internal auditing and sustainability of small and medium enterprises in Uganda using institutional theory. This research was cross-sectional based on data collected from 361 enterprises. Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences and Structural Equation Modelling. The results reveal a significant positive relationship between internal auditing (in terms of controls, procedures and practices) and sustainability of small and medium enterprises. Based on the findings, managers should adhere to strictly designed work procedures that possess minimum chances of incurring financial losses to ensure businesses survival in the current competitive business environment.</p> 2024-12-31T00:00:00+01:00 Copyright (c) 2024 Vallis Aurea https://hrcak.srce.hr/ojs/index.php/vallisaurea/article/view/33280 Reevaluating the Role of Foreign Direct Investment in Albania's Economic Growth: Policy Implications for Growth and Openness 2024-10-21T10:17:26+02:00 Florian Miti florian.miti@univlora.edu.al <p><em>Based on the standard vector error correction model with quarterly data, this study focuses on the relationship between inflows of exports, foreign investments together with Gross Domestic Product, of the last decades in Albania to research in both the short-run dynamics and the long-run trends. <br>Using diverse secondary data with differing methods of data collection over time and especially dealing with data collected during the economic transition period, presents a challenge in terms of reliability of the data that can lead thus to studies which may result in controversial conclusions for the same country.</em></p> <p><em>The impulse analysis reveals that foreign direct investment inflows cause an almost negligible (positive) fluctuation in exports and a (negative) fluctuation in GDP in the long run. Conversely, exports, after a short-term negative impact, lead to an increase in FDI inflows in the long run and a slight increase in the GDP level. Finally, GDP has a positive effect on both variables. The result, therefore, is very important as it suggests that the government should focus on openness, growth and exports—devaluating thus the role of FDI inflows, at least in the short term.</em></p> 2024-12-31T00:00:00+01:00 Copyright (c) 2024 Vallis Aurea https://hrcak.srce.hr/ojs/index.php/vallisaurea/article/view/33206 Supply Chain Optimization for Environmental Sustainability 2024-11-04T09:00:06+01:00 Drago Pupavac drago.pupavac@veleri.hr <p><em>This work aims to investigate the possibilities of optimizing supply chains for ecological sustainability. In the tripartite components of sustainability (economy, society, environment), economic issues are currently dominating. A model of supply chains for a sustainable future should equally embrace all three components. The purpose of the work is to promote environmental sustainability. The research results are based on the mathematical method of dynamic programming. The main finding of this paper points to the conclusion that the optimization of supply chains from the point of view of total (economic and ecological) costs is the first and most important step towards greener and ecologically sustainable supply chains.</em></p> 2024-12-31T00:00:00+01:00 Copyright (c) 2024 Vallis Aurea https://hrcak.srce.hr/ojs/index.php/vallisaurea/article/view/31806 Tourists' Satisfaction and Quality Attitudes towards Tourism Supply on the Eastern Coast of Istria County: An Empirical Study 2024-12-10T07:34:38+01:00 Marino Golob mgolob1@veleri.hr Martin Golob mgolob1@veleri.hr Elin Knapić mgolob1@veleri.hr <p><em>The paper aims to investigate various factors influencing tourists' attitudes i.e., satisfaction with both the accommodation units and the catering offer, the professionalism and hospitality of the tourism staff, a sense of security, lack of tourism offer, but also their motives, accommodation and arrival arrangements, their spending budgets etc. An online questionnaire was adopted using a convenience and snowball sampling techniques. The distinctiveness of the Eastern part of the Istria County also lies in the fact that, as shown by this research, visitors have a tendency to return, which indicates satisfaction with previous experiences and which is reflected by a large percentage of independent organization of arrivals, both thanks to the proximity of outbound travel markets, and the high degree of security that visitors have recognized in the destination. Given the fact that previously mentioned area is a less populated and not so touristically prominent part of the largest Croatian peninsula compared to its western part, tourists' attitudes toward the tourism offer have not been an object of many studies.</em></p> 2024-12-31T00:00:00+01:00 Copyright (c) 2024 Vallis Aurea