https://dspace.aab-edu.net/handle/123456789/80 2026-04-14T22:26:54Z 2026-04-14T22:26:54Z Rexhepi, Baki https://dspace.aab-edu.net/handle/123456789/88 2018-01-19T08:01:19Z 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Small family business – guarantor of economic and social development Rexhepi, Baki The global economic integration, as a process, has an increasing impact on the national development policies, and due to being such, it is extremely difficult to control the application of traditional methods and instruments for economic development. It may be difficult to plan certain economic goals at the state level in advance. All enterprises in the world, big or small, domestic and non-domestic, public or non-public, developed and underdeveloped, are facing a series of questions that have to do with their future and prospects, respectively, their existence in surroundings with unforeseen turbulent situations comes into question? What will the market needs be? What are competition aims? Are the customers’ attitudes shaking towards claims that technological progress? What about the development of new product? Is there a possibility of providing the necessary resources, guides towards globalization of business, which need to be used to achieve the efficiency, effectiveness and innovation, etc…. all these questions were addressed every day by the enterprises – regardless of whether they are family owned or not. What it is that makes family enterprises special and separates them from other companies which are not owned or family-controlled, represents the diversity of family interest and the interest of the company’s unique business family system. Owners of family companies across the world share the same philosophy and values, they think in perspective, their capital is made of patience and diligence, care about the communities where they operate and work, so that the company is left at its best condition for inheritance. The business model of family companies is highly innovative and forward-looking, seeking to a better realization, creates more value, and preserves jobs, despite cyclical downturns and recessions. The development of small and medium-sized family enterprise represents the fastest way and cheaper to develop national economies. SME are the backbone of economic development of countries in transition and supports the major role in employment that they are very significant for the democratization of society.

2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Baraku, Albert https://dspace.aab-edu.net/handle/123456789/87 2018-01-19T08:01:30Z 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Transformation of ownership – privatization in Gjakova municipality Period 1990 – 1999 Baraku, Albert Many difficulties accumulated over the years, which socialism as a socio-economic formation produced, precipitated uproars and political and economic shocks in several countries of the Eastern Bloc in the beginning of 80s. Poland was the breaking ground and subsequently, the waves of uproar, through Kosovo, reached the country formerly called Yugoslavia. There was no stopping to this turmoil, and in due time, it encompassed all the countries of Eastern Europe and even farther, generating its first concrete impact on collapsing the socialism as a socio-economic formation in the beginning of 90s. It also engulfed USRR (Russia), as the genesis, the place where socialism sprung. It was obvious that some changes in the eastern bloc countries were needed as the socialist economy deteriorated to the extent that it brought nations to the brink of mere existence, losing all its former glamour. The analysis of that time of the issue at hand point out, inter alia, the issue of undefined ownership, as the property back then was either state owned or socially owned (in former Yugoslavia), and it was not private property like in capitalist countries where the economy was intensively blooming. Against this background, there was some organizational transformation in the economy of Gjakova municipality at that time, which preceded the proper ownership transformation – the privatization. This paper shall shed light into: What actually happened in the economy of Gjakova municipality during these ten years; The way how the capital transformed pursuant to law; and Assessment of the results achieved under those Kosovo business conditions. As per data obtained from the enterprises in Gjakova municipality, this topic concerns a certain period of time, which insofar, nobody has actually tackled, analyzed nor evaluated from this perspective. On the other hand, this is a widely controversial issue discussed for years, before and after the Kosovo war, by the economic and political community of Kosovo. As the period of ten years, 1990 – 1999 represents the end of the Former State of Yugoslavia and the Beginning of the Establishment of new States from Its federal constituent elements, this document has special importance.

2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Sallova, Donik https://dspace.aab-edu.net/handle/123456789/86 2018-01-19T08:01:39Z 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The issue of Kosovar identity Sallova, Donik With the re-proclaimed independence of Kosova on 17 February 2008 and with the foundation (establishment) of Kosova’s state among the public opinion began to circulate the idea that “since Kosova became a state, now we can also find the “Kosova nation”, because every state should have his own nationality, different (divers) by other national-states. The aim of this study is to argue that the idea of the Kosova state has not born with the purpose to create the new national identity of Kosova’s people (so the Kosovo nation) because the Albanian national identity of Kosova has been solid, established and determined. Besides the political unit not necessarily imposes the changing the national identity of the people (even if in the occupation circumstances). In fact, the efforts of Kosova people for liberation, independence and state building had the aim to protect guarantee and cultivate their determined and formed Albanian national identity which was being violated by Serbia. The paper will explain the idea that the “Kosova identity” as the “new national identity of Kosova” is more an artificial construction that ignores the historical and political conditions on the road of Albanian of Kosova for independence, than a real natural identity aspiration of Kosova’s people. Moreover, this idea is in contradict with the theoretical principles of modern nation building in general. At the end, will be concluded that Kosova state was projected from elites and the people of Kosova as a second Albanian state, temporarily unable for the union with the (natural Albanian state), Albania, so the “Kosova’s identity” is only an Albanian sub-identity with distinguished characteristics, but this is normal for all the modern national identities. As an actual obstacle of natural compliance of the Albanian identity with the state of Kosova are the “Ahtisaar principles” of the actual Republic (the republic of 17 February); which the political elites of Kosova after 2007 accepted as a compromise for the “recognition” of Kosova independence from the Security Council of UN (even after this compromise the council does not recognize Kosova’s independence).

2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Çipuri, Ramadan https://dspace.aab-edu.net/handle/123456789/85 2018-01-19T08:02:20Z 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reasons of self-censorship landscape for journalists Çipuri, Ramadan

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