Mitja Ruzzier
Ulica Bratov Učakar 72
1000 Ljubljana
E-mail:
PERSONAL PROFILE
Young, communicative and ambitious economist with theoretical knowledge and variety of experience in the field of marketing, leadership, consulting and sales in small and larger enterprises, in home and international environment. Able to work on own initiative and as part of a team. Good analytical, planning, negotiating and problem solving skills. Proven leadership skills involving managing, developing and motivating small teams.RESEARCH INTEREST
internationalization, international entrepreneurship, international marketing, SMEs and entrepreneurshipWORKING EXPERIENCE
10/ 2006 /University of Primorska, Faculty ofManagementKoperAssistant Professor of Entrepreneurship
2006 /Alianta d.o.o. , project managementGeneral manager consultant for international expansion
2004 - 2006 /ARC - Kranj, d.o.o.Deputy General Manager General manager consultant
2001 – 2003 /Remilev d.o.o.
Consultant2001 – 2002 /
Vzajemna zdravstena zavarovalnica, d.v.z.(Vzajemna, helth insurance company) Marketing department, specialist for market research and trade fairs Leader of Call center project implementation
EDUCATION
2002 – 2004 / POSTGRADUATE STUDIES;University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Economics,Ljubljana (Slovenia)
Ph.D. Title: The internationalization of small and medium enterprises: the influence of the entrepreneurs human and social capital on the degree of internationalization (in English language)
Commissin: prof.Boštjan Antončič(advisor), prof. Aleš Vahčič (commitee member), prof. Robert D. Hisrich (commitee member)
Title: Ph.D. in Business and Administration
2002 – 2003 / POSTGRADUATE STUDIES;
University of St.Gallen, Switzerland
Institute for Leadership and HR Management
Taking part in doctoral program in Multicultural Management
1999 – 2002 / POSTGRADUATE STUDIES;
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Economics,Ljubljana (Slovenia)
Master of Business Administration (MBA) course;
Specialization in Entrepreneurship
1995 – 1999 / UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES;
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Economics, Ljubljana (Slovenia)
Economic department, Specialization in International trade
FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Active knowledge of English; spoken and written (FCE certificate)Active knowledge of German; spoken and written (ZMP certificate)
Active knowledge of Italian; spoken and written (18 years of learning)
Passive knowledge of Croatian: spoken
MOST IMPORTANT PUBLICATIONS
RUZZIER, Mitja, ANTONČIČ Boštjan HISRICH, Robert D (2007). The internationalization of SMEs: developing and testing a multi-dimensional measure on Slovenian firms. Entrep. reg. dev.,19(2), pp. 161-183.JCR IF (2005): 1.174, x: 1.058; business; 18/61
RUZZIER, MitjaANTONČIČ,Boštjan (2007). Social Capital and SME Internationalization in Slovenia: An Empirical Examination. Transformations in Business and economics, 6(1), forthcoming.
RUZZIER, Mitja & KONEČNIK, Maja (2006). The internationalization strategies of SMEs : The case of the Slovenian hotel industry. Management, 11 (1) pp. 17-35.
KONEČNIK, Maja & RUZZIER, Mitja (2006). The influence of previous visitation on customer's evaluation of a tourism destination. Managing Global Transitions, 4 (2), pp. 145-165.
RUZZIER, Mitja, ANTONČIČ, Boštjan & KONEČNIK, Maja (2006). The resource-based approach to the internationalisation of SMEs: Differences in resource bundles between internationalised and non-internationalised companies. Zagreb International Review of Economics and Business, 9 (2), pp. 95-116.
RUZZIER, Mitja, HISRICH, Robert D. & ANTONČIČ, Boštjan (2006). SME internationalization research: past, present, and future. Journal of small business and enterprise development,13(4), pp. 476-497.
RUZZIER, Mitja (2006). The influence of the environment on the internationalization of SMEs. Koper: Društvo za akademske in aplikativne raziskave.
RUZZIER, Mitja (2005). International entrepreneurship: small and medium companies internationalization model. Kranj: Arak.
AWARDS
Trimo research award 2005 for best doctoral dissertation
Outstanding Paper at the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2007 (Article: (RUZZIER, Mitja, HISRICH, Robert D. & ANTONČIČ, Boštjan (2006). SME internationalization research: past, present, and future. Journal of small business and enterprise development, 13(4), pp. 476-497.)
OTHER SKILLS
Knowledge of M. Office programsKnowledge of statistical programs (SPSS, EQS)
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth: 13th June 1976Place of Birth: Koper
Nationality: Slovene
Driving License: Yes