Doctoral Scientific Seminar – 3rd and 4th of December 2026

Dear Doctoral Students,
You are invited to join another doctoral workshop led by a globally recognized Professor and Editor-in-Chief of a prestigious journal, Mrs.

Marina Dabić.
Please register to the workshop until the 30th of November 2026. Participation of full-time doctoral students is highly expected. Good luck!

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WHEN? Thursday, 3rd of December 2026, 16:30-18:30, room TBC & Friday, 4th of December 2026, 16:30-18:30, room TBC 

WHAT? Topics: How to structure research; How to do a literature review; How to select  the right journal; Publishing in 3*and 4* Web of Science journals: Editors’ perspective

WHO? Professor Marina Dabić, University of Dubrovnik and University of Ljubljana School of Economics and Business

BIO: Marina Dabić is a tenured Professor of International Business, International Entrepreneurship, and Open Innovation in Global Networks, affiliated with the University of Dubrovnik and the University of Ljubljana School of Economics and Business. She is also a visiting scholar at the University of Johannesburg. Previously, she held professorial appointments at the University of Zagreb, Nottingham Trent University, and ICN Business School. Professor Dabić is an internationally recognised scholar specialising in innovation and technology management, international business, entrepreneurship, knowledge management, and open and frugal innovation. She has authored over 30 Scopus and Web of Science-indexed publications, predominantly in Q1 journals, and edited ten scholarly books with leading international publishers. Her research has appeared in leading journals, including the Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of World Business, Journal of Business Research, Small Business Economics, and Journal of Business Ethics. Her editorial leadership includes serving as Editor-in-Chief of Technology in Society, Associate Editor of Technological Forecasting and Social Change and Strategic Change, and Senior Editor of IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. Professor Dabić has contributed to more than 20 international research projects, including Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe, Erasmus, TEMPUS, and Interreg. She pioneered Croatian participation in TEMPUS funding and led the €1.1 million FoSentHE project. Her scientific excellence has earned repeated recognition among the world’s top 2% of scientists in both the career-long and single-year scientific impact rankings developed using Stanford University/Elsevier citation data, reflecting her sustained research influence and annual scholarly impact. Major distinctions include the 2024 Lifetime Research Award from the University of Zagreb Faculty of Economics and Business, the Mijo Mirković Award, and the Women in the Academy of International Business Best Paper Award. She serves as an AACSB mentor, EFMD accreditation reviewer, European Research Council panel member, and international research evaluator. She has delivered more than 30 keynote and plenary presentations worldwide and supervised ten doctoral candidates.