Blerta Abazi Chaushi

Education

• Jan 2012 - Jun 2017: PhD in Economic Sciences
  Faculty: Business and Economics
  South East European University, Tetovo, Macedonia
  Specialty: Information Systems
  Thesis: "Optimizing Information Systems in Higher Education Institutions"
  
  
• Jan 2006 - Dec 2007: Master of Science in Information Systems
  Faculty: Kelley School of Business
  Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
  
  
• Oct 2001 - Jul 2005: Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration
  Faculty: Business Administration
  South East European University, Tetovo, Macedonia
  Specialty: Finance
  
  

Publications

• Abazi Chaushi, Blerta; Chaushi, Agron; Environmental Questions for Businesses in the context of Circular Economy Integration. SEEU, Tetovo, N. Macedonia, 2022. (Link)
  
  
• Abazi Chaushi, Blerta; Krasniqi, Zijad; Krasniqi, Gjelbrim; Management of Tax Returns in the Information Systems of the Tax Administration of Kosovo. SEEU, Tetovo, N.Macedonia, 2022. (Link)
  
  
• Abazi Chaushi, Blerta; Imeri, Redina; Managerial Skills and Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises – Evidence from Survey Data. EBES - Eurasia Business and Economics Society, Tetovo, 2021. (Link)
  
  
• Veseli-Kurtishi, Teuta; Abazi Chaushi, Blerta; Limani, Enes; The Meaning of Social Media in Attracting Consumers. EBES - Eurasia Business and Economics Society, Berlin, Germany, 2021. (Link)
  
  
• Abazi Chaushi, Blerta; Chaushi, Agron; Dika, Zamir; The use of business analytics in Higher Education Institutions – Comparative analysis with SEE-University. SEEU, Tetovo, 2020. (Link)
  
  
• Abazi Chaushi, Blerta; Gurasovik, Vanja; Library Management Systems: Digitalizing Libraries in North Macedonia. SEEU, Tetovo, 2020. (Link)
  
  
• Syla, Shpresa; Abazi Chaushi, Blerta; Active Policies and Employment Measures in the Republic of North Macedonia. ICOPEC Publication, Istanbul, Turkey, 2019. (Link)
  
  
• Abazi Chaushi, Blerta; Dika, Zamir; Chaushi, Agron; Strategic planning, governance and information technology funding in Public and Private Universities: Evidence from survey data. ICOPEC Publication, Istanbul, Turkey, 2019. (Link)
  
  
• Abazi Chaushi, Blerta; Dika, Zamir; Chaushi, Agron; Improving institutional services through university ERP: A study of the Academic Planning module development at SEEU. In SEEU Review, pp. 62-81. 2018. (Link)
  
  
• Abazi Chaushi, Blerta; Chaushi, Agron; Ismaili, Florije; ERP Systems in Higher Education Institutions: Review of the information systems and ERP modules. IEEE, Opatija, Croatia, 2018. (Link)
  
  
• Ismaili, Florije; Bulku, A.; Abazi Chaushi, Blerta; Analysis, Design and Implementation of a Helpdesk Management System - Case Study “Albanian Radio Television”. IEEE, Opatija, Croatia, 2018. (Link)
  
  
• Abazi Chaushi, Blerta; Chaushi, Agron; Dika, Zamir; Ismaili, Florije; Investigation of Higher Education ERP implementation factors. ACM Digital Library, Tetovo, 2018. (Link)
  
  
• Abazi-Alili, Hyrije; Latifaj, Arbnora; Hadzimustafa, Shenaj; Rakipi, Remzije; Abazi Chaushi, Blerta; Innovation Activities and Financial Performance: The Case of Kosovo. Proceedings of the ENTRENOVA - ENTerprise REsearch InNOVAtion Conference, Split, Croatia, 2018. (Link)
  
  
• Abazi-Alili, Hyrije; Ramadani, Veland ; Ratten, Vanessa ; Abazi Çaushi , Blerta; Rexhepi, Gadaf; Encouragement factors of social entrepreneurial activities in Europe . In international Journal of Foresight and Innovation Policy, pp. Vol.11, No.4. 2017. (Link)
  
  
• Abazi-Alili, Hyrije; Abazi Chaushi, Blerta; Chaushi, Agron; Anastasievska-Tanevska, Hristina; Identifying factors that influence sustainable development: the case of Macedonia. Socio–Economic Perspectives in the Age of XXI Century Globalization, University of Tirana, Faculty of Economics, Department of Economics , Tirana, 2017. (Link)
  
  
• Abazi Chaushi, Blerta; Ismaili, Florije; Chaushi, Agron ; Zenuni, Xhemal; Raufi, Bujar; Institutional Effectiveness Prediction Using Data Mining Techniques. In International Journal of Advances in Software Engineering & Research Methodology, pp. 9-13. 2016. (Link)
  
  
• Chaushi, Agron; Abazi Chaushi, Blerta; Ismaili, Florije ; Measuring e-Government Maturity: A meta-synthesis approach. In SEEU Review, pp. 51-67. 2016. (Link)
  
  
• Abazi Chaushi, Blerta; Chaushi, Agron; Dika, Zamir; Critical success factors in ERP implementation. In Academic Journal of Business, Administration, Law and Social Sciences, pp. 19-30. 2016. (Link)
  
  

Work Experience

• Jan 2008 - Present : Associate
  South East European University, Tetovo, Macedonia
  Type of business or sector: Education and Research, Faculty of Business and Economics
  Main responsibilities: Teach class courses related to economics, business and information systems (introduction to economics - principles of micro and macroeconomics, information systems management, business information systems, e-commerce, real estate investment, management an
  
  
• Apr 2009 - Apr 2013: Program Coordinator of the ISM Program, Dual Degree with University of London, LSE
  South East European University, Tetovo, Macedonia
  Type of business or sector: Education, Faculty of Business and Economics
  Main responsibilities: Perform student screening and process student applications in cooperation with the British Council in Macedonia. Provide support, mentorship and supervision to students and the academic staff involved in the dual-degree programme.Serve as the liaison betw
  
  
• Jun 2007 - Jan 2008: Systems Analyst
  Indiana University UITS, Bloomington, Indiana, United States of America
  Type of business or sector: Research and Development
  Main responsibilities: Writing functional specifications and creating functional testing scripts for automated regression testing for a web-based financial system for higher education (see kuali.org).
  
  
• Dec 2005 - Jan 2008: Junior Assistant
  South East European University, Tetovo, Macedonia
  Type of business or sector: Faculty of Business and Economics
  Main responsibilities: Held courses in the Faculty of Business Administration, now Faculty of Business and Economics. Mainly Information Systems related courses, but also economics courses as well.
  
  
• Jun 2006 - Dec 2007: Project Manager
  South East European University, Tetovo, Macedonia
  Type of business or sector: Business Development Center
  Main responsibilities: Managed the project for developing the Centre's first marketing campaign which resulted in gaining 5 new clients;Conducted research, integrated ideas, and worked with a 4-person team to develop the first marketing strategy for the Centre, and the Centre's
  
  
• Jun 2005 - Jan 2006: Advisor to the Minister
  Ministry of Economy of Republic of Macedonia, Skopje, Macedonia
  Type of business or sector: Government of Republic of Macedonia
  Main responsibilities:  Coordinator of a project portfolio of $14.9 million with the BERIS - WB  Preparation and organization of Minister's file, including speeches and meeting agendas ex.: 1) Minister's trip and accompanied him at the WTO 6th Ministerial Conference, Hon
  
  
• Mar 2003 - Jun 2005: Intern
  WB Group Macedonia, Skopje, Macedonia
  Type of business or sector: World Bank Group
  Main responsibilities: Actively engaged in the National Youth Strategy and involved in the discussion panels for the process of increasing the awareness about the EU integration; Part of team of the Education Modernization Project, Child and Youth Development Project, and Commu