Project “IntegFSCM” is implemented within the framework of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan 2021–2026 and is financed by European Union funds through the NextGenerationEU instrument.
Research team
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ivana Štulec is an Associate Professor at the Department of Trade and International Business at the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb. She has been researching the problem of weather risk in trade and the economy for over fifteen years. She is co-author of two university textbooks, one scientific book, and nine book chapters, and has solely and collaboratively published more than 50 scientific articles in the fields of international business, commodity exchanges, weather risk management, supply chain management, and consumer behaviour. For her outstanding solely scientific work in the field of weather risk management, she received the “Mijo Mirković” Award from the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb in 2017, and the Annual Award of the Society of University Teachers and Other Scientists in Zagreb for Young Scientists and Artists in 2010. For co-authored works, she received the Faculty of Economics and Business – Zagreb Award in 2024, as well as the prestigious international “2019 Emerald Literati Award: Outstanding Paper.” Notable published scientific papers in the project field:
Štulec, I., Petljak, K., Naletina, D. (2019) Weather impact on retail sales: How can weather derivatives help with adverse weather deviations?, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 49, 1-10.
Petljak, K., Zulauf, K., Štulec, I., Seuring, S., Wagner, R. (2018) Green supply chain management in food retailing: survey-based evidence in Croatia, Supply chain management - an international journal. 23(1), 1-15.
Štulec, I. (2017) Effectiveness of Weather Derivatives as a Risk Management Tool in Food Retail: The Case of Croatia, International Journal of Financial Studies, 5(2), 1-15.
Stulec, I., Petljak,K., Bakovic, T. (2016) Effectiveness of weather derivatives as a hedge against weather risk in agriculture, Agricultural Economics, 62(8), 356-362.
ORCID ID 0000-0002-6646-505X
RESEARCHER ID A-9080-2013
Full list of publications (CroRIS): https://www.croris.hr/osobe/profil/27991
Prof. Dr. Sanda Soucie is a tenured full professor specializing in trade, risk management, and security in global logistics. She earned her PhD in Business Economics at the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb, and has extensive experience in teaching and research. She has led numerous courses in wholesale and retail, business logistics, and supply chain management, and has participated in numerous international research projects. Within the project, she will contribute to the development and validation of the methodology for conducting primary research, as well as to disseminating project results and promoting effective communication with relevant stakeholders.
ORCID ID 0000-0002-9529-7534
RESEARCHER ID P-9187-2016
Full list of publications (CroRIS): https://www.croris.hr/osobe/profil/4076
Prof. Dr. Blaženka Knežević will participate in the project by conducting secondary research and designing the primary research model in areas related to the introduction of digital innovations in supply chains. With her expertise, she will assist in developing research instruments and carrying out primary research. Given that over the past five years she has been intensively involved in various research and professional projects addressing different aspects of sustainable business and collaboration among food supply chain stakeholders, she will make a significant contribution to the project in the area of strategic and operational implementation of green initiatives that positively impact the resilience of supply chains in crisis situations caused by climate change.
ORCID ID 0000-0003-1509-3126
RESEARCHER ID A-5108-2013
Full list of publications (CroRIS): https://www.croris.hr/osobe/profil/4514
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kristina Petljak’s scientific interests encompass contemporary challenges and approaches in logistics and supply chain management, with a particular focus on e-logistics, business and humanitarian logistics, as well as sustainability concepts through green supply chain management. Her research also focuses on weather-related risks in supply chain management, food supply chain management, and the specificities of retail supply chains. She will actively participate in all phases of the project, with key responsibility for ensuring the long-term sustainability of the project through continuous monitoring of open calls for project proposals and initiating and submitting applications for domestic and international competitive projects. She is responsible for establishing collaborations with foreign institutions. She holds a project management certification (PMI methodology), a certification for preparing and implementing EU projects, and has many years of extensive experience in cross-sectoral and international collaboration with interdisciplinary teams in project preparation and implementation. She is also an active evaluator of projects and programs (European Commission, Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds, Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development, Ministry of Science and Youth).
ORCID ID 0000-0002-5785-1928
RESEARCHER ID A-8408-2013
Full list of publications (CroRIS): https://www.croris.hr/osobe/profil/28722
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dora Naletina teaches a range of courses in distribution, logistics, and supply chains. She has participated as a collaborator in the project “Innovations in Supply Chains under Retail Internationalization” funded by the University of Zagreb (project leader: Assistant Prof. PhD Blaženka Knežević), “Reducing Food Waste by Retail Chain Supply and Store Management” funded by the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Federal Government of Austria (Prof. PhD Gerald Reiner), “Central European Network for Sustainable and Innovative Economy” funded by NAWA (National Agency for Academic Exchange in Poland) (project leader: Dr. habil. Barbara Borusiak), and the ERASMUS+ Strategic Partnership project “Teaching Sustainability in Higher Education in the Field of Economics and Management” (acronym: SUSTA) (project leader: Dr. habil. Bartłomiej Pierański).
ORCID ID 0000-0002-6275-7039
RESEARCHER ID AAX-3207-2020
Full list of publications (CroRIS): https://www.croris.hr/osobe/profil/30761
David Sesar is an assistant at the Department of Trade and International Business at the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb. He is currently in the process of preparing his doctoral dissertation in the field of sustainability in trade.
Full list of publications (CroRIS): https://www.croris.hr/osobe/profil/35888
