Hyrije Abazi-Alili

Education

• Jan 2008 - May 2013: PhD in Economics
  Faculty: Business
  Staffordshire University , Stoke-on-Trent, UK
  Specialty: Microeconomics
  Thesis: "OWNERSHIP EVOLUTION AND PERFORMANCE IN PRIVATISED FIRMS -THE CASE OF MACEDONIA "
  
  
• Nov 2005 - Jan 2008: Master in Business Administration
  Faculty: Business Administration
  South East European University, Tetovo, Macedonia
  Specialty: Finance
  Thesis: "Remittances in the Republic of Macedonia: The tale of two Pollog valley vilages"
  
  
• Sep 2006 - May 2007: Online Certificate Programe in Finance
  Faculty: Online MBA - Finance
  Kelley School of Business, Indianapolis, IN, USA
  Specialty: Corporate Finance
  
  
• Nov 2001 - Feb 2005: Graduated Economist
  Faculty: Business Administration
  South East European University, Tetovo, Macedonia
  Specialty: Finance Department
  
  

Publications

• Arbana Kadriu, Lejla Abazi-Bexheti, Hyrije Abazi-Alili. Albanian Text Classification: Bag of Words Model and Word Analogies. In Business Systems Research Vol. 10 No. 1, pp. 74-87. De Gruyter, Zagreb, Croatia, 5 / 2019. (Download)
  
  
• Veland Ramadani, Robert Hisrich, Hyrije Abazi-Alili, Leo-Paul Dana, Laxman Panthi and Lejla Abazi-Bexheti. Product Innovation and Firm Performance in Transition Economies: A Multi Stage Estimation Approach. In Technological Forecasting & Social Change, pp. 271-280. (SSCI Web of Science Indexed Journal), 3 / 2019. (Download)
  
  
• Lejla Abazi-Bexheti, Arbana Kadriu, Marika Apostolova-Trpkovska, Edmond Jajaga, Hyrije Abazi-Alili. LMS Solution: Evidence of Google Classroom Usage in Higher Education. In Business Systems Research Vol. 9 No. 1, pp. 31-43. De Gruyter, Zagreb, Croatia, 9 / 2018. (Download)
  
  
• HYRIJE ABAZI-ALILI, SHPRESA ALIJA, ABDYLMENAF BEXHETI, IRINA B. PANOVSKA, REMZIJE RAKIPI.. Sustainability of the Pension System in the Republic of Macedonia: Challenges and Solutions. In Managing Global Transitions, pp. 173-187. University of Primorska, Koper, Slovanija, 6 / 2018. ISBN 1854-6935. (Download)
  
  
• Veland Ramadani, Angelka Ilioska, Gadaf Rexhepi and Hyrije Abazi-AliliRatten, . Family Business Management Challenges: Understanding Generational Differences. In Ratten, V. et al. (Eds). Gender and Family Entrepreneurship. Routledge, London, 1 / 2018. ISBN 9781138228870. (Download)
  
  
• Lejla Abazi-Bexheti,Edmond Jajaga, Hirije Abazi-Alili, Arbana Kadriu, Macedonia Marika Apostolova-Trpkovska. A Google Classroom-Based Learning Management System: Empirical Evidence from SEEU. In Proceedings of the ENTRENOVA - ENTerprise REsearch InNOVAtion Conference, pp. 8-16. Entrenova, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 9 / 2017. ISBN 1849-7950. (Download)
  
  
• Veland Ramadani, Hyrije Abazi-Alili, Leo-Paul Dana, Gadaf Rexhepi and Sadudin Ibraimi.. The impact of knowledge spillovers and innovation on firm-performance: Findings from the Balkans countries. In International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal. Springer, 12 / 2016. ISBN 1554-7191. (Download)
  
  
• Hyrije Abazi – Alili, Veland Ramadani, Vanessa Ratten, Blerta Abazi – Çaushi and Gadaf Rexhepi. Encouragement factors of social entrepreneurial activities in Europe (In English). In International Journal of Foresight and Innovation Policy, pp. 225 - 239. 12 / 2016. (Download)
  
  
• Hyrije Abazi-Alili, Iraj Hashi and Florin Abazi. THE IMPACT OF INNOVATION ACTIVITIES ON FIRM PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM TRANSITION ECONOMIES. In SMART IDEAS AND A NEW CONCEPT OF ECONOMIC REGENERATION IN EUROPE. SINCERE, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 10 / 2016. (Download)
  
  
• Hyrije Abazi-Alili and Viktorija Atanasovska. Female Labour Force Participation: The Case of Macedonia. In Journal of WEI Business and Economics. West East Institute, West Chester, PA, USA, 8 / 2016. (Download)
  
  
• Blerta Abazi Chaushi, Agron Chaushi and Hyrije Abazi-Alili. A CASE STUDY ON THE USE OF DATA-DRIVEN DECISION MAKING IN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. In 2-nd ICIS, pp. 484-493. IIPCCL & TBU, Tirana, Albania , 12 / 2015. ISBN 978-9928-4284-6-2. (Download)
  
  
• Shqipe Gërguri-Rashiti, Veland Ramadani, Hyrije Abazi-Alili, Léo-Paul Dana and Vanessa Ratten. ICT, Innovation and Firm Performance: The Transition Economies Context. In Thunderbird International Business Review. Wiley Online Library, United States , 11 / 2015. ISBN DOI: 10.1002/tie.217. (Download)
  
  
• Blerta Abazi Çaushi, Hyrije Abazi-Alili and Miranda Sabriu-Bexheti. Sipërmarrja Sociale dhe Inovacioni: Evidencë Empirike nga Evropa Perëndimore dhe Lindore. In Third International Conference on Business, Law, Administration and Social Sciences, pp. 335-341. TBU & IIPCCL, Tirana, Albania , 9 / 2015. ISBN 978-9928-4298-8-9. (Download)
  
  
• Veland Ramadani , Gadaf Rexhepi , Hyrije Abazi-Alili , Bersant Beqiri , Abdullah Thaçi. A look at female entrepreneurship in Kosovo: an exploratory study. In Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, pp. 277 - 294. Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Europe, 9 / 2015. ISBN 1750-6204. (Download)
  
  
• Hyrije Abazi-Alili and Miranda Sabriu-Bexheti. IDENTIFYING FACTORS WHICH ENCOURAGE SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIES – EVIDENCE FROM EUROPE . In EU PERSPECTIVES: INNOVATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND ECONOMIC POLICY, pp. 1. CONFET 2015, Pula, Croatia, 5 / 2015. (Download)
  
  
• Esmeralda Shehaj, Hyrije Abazi-Alili, Arane Rizvanolli, Viktorija Atanasovska-Nakov. The impact of international migration and remittances on Female Labor Force Participation in the Western Balkans. In EBES 2014. Barcelona, Spain , 10 / 2014. (Download)
  
  
• Hyrije Abazi-Alili. Innovation Activities and Firm Performance: Empirical Evidence from Transition Economies. In Journal of Contemporary Economic and Business Issues , pp. 5-18. UKIM, Skopje, Macedonia, 9 / 2014. ISBN 1857-9094. (Download)
  
  
• Hyrije Abazi-Alili, Esmeralda Shehaj, and Artane Rizvanolli. Determinants of Female Labor Force Participation in the South-Eastern European Countries: Albania, Kosovo and Macedonia. In 13th EBES Conference. EBES, Istanbul, Turkey, 6 / 2014. (Download)
  
  
• Esmeralda Shehaj and Hyrije Abazi-Alili. Female Labour Force Participation in the Western Balkan: Albania and Macedonia. In Proceedings of REDETE Conference. University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, BH, 4 / 2014.
  
  
• Hyrije Abazi-Alili, Veland Ramadani and Shqipe Gërguri-Rashiti. Determinants of Innovation Activities and their impact on the Entrepreneurial Businesses Performance: Empirical Evidence from Central and South Eastern Europe. In Proceedings of REDETE Conference. University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, BH, 4 / 2014. (Download)
  
  
• Esmeralda Shehaj, Hyrije Abazi-Alili. Comparative Evidence on the Determinants of Female Labour Force Participation in Albania and Macedonia. In ICESoS'14. ICESoS'14, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 4 / 2014. (Download)
  
  
• Hyrije Abazi-Alili and Viktorija Atanasovska. Female Labour Force Participation: The Case of Macedonia. In Good governance in developing countries. Faculty of Economics, University of Tirana , Tirana, 12 / 2013.
  
  
• Hyrije Abazi-Alili. The evolution of ownership, innovation and firm performance: empirical evidence from Macedonia. In Scientific Conference on Innovative Approaches to the Contemporary Economic Problems, pp. 439-461. University of Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik, Croatia , 9 / 2013. ISBN 978-953-7153-30-4. (Download)
  
  
• Shqipe Gerguri-Rashiti, Hyrije Abazi-Alili and Veland Ramadani. The impact of Information Communication Technologies and Innovation activities on Entrepreneurial Businesses: Empirical Evidence in Transition Economies.. In 6th International Conference for Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Regional Development, pp. 653-663. Lookus Scientific, Istanbul, Turkey, 6 / 2013. ISBN 978-9944-380-09-6. (Download)
  
  
• Hyrije Abazi Alili, Remzije Rakipi. The Impact of Company’s Human Capital on Innovation Activities: Firm-level Evidence from South-East Europe. In 6th International Conference for Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Regional Development, pp. 789-800. Lookus Scientific, Istanbul, Turkey, 6 / 2013. ISBN 978-9944-380-09-6. (Download)
  
  
• Shqipe Gerguri-Rashiti, Hyrije Abazi-Alili and Zamir Dika. The Use of ICT in the Decision Making Process: The Case of Macedonian Entrepreneurial Businesses. In Entrepreneurship in the Balkans: Diversity, Support and Prospects, pp. 339-366. Springer, New York, Heidelberg,Tokyo, 5 / 2013. ISBN 978-3-642-36576-8. (Download)
  
  
• Hyrije Abazi-Alili. The Impact of Innovation Activities on Firm Performance: Empirical Evidence from Macedonia. In International Journal of Science, Innovation and Technology, pp. 69-76. ASET, Tirana, Albania, 2 / 2013. ISBN 2223-2257. (Download)
  
  
• Hyrije Abazi-Alili and Teuta Veseli. The Determinants of Innovation Activities: Evidence from Macedonia. In Journal of Scientific Publications: Economy & Business, Volume 6. Info Invest, Bulgaria, Sunny Beach, Bulgaria, 9 / 2012. ISBN 1313-2555.
  
  
• Hyrije A. Alili and Lejla A. Bexheti. Innovation activities and Firm performance Evidence from Macedonia . In Information Systems and Technology Innovation: Their application in Economy, pp. 103. Tirana, Albania, 6 / 2012. ISBN 978-9995-6377-8-1.
  
  
• Hyrije A. Alili, Hristina Cipuseva and Verica H.Markovska. . Post-Privatisation and Innovation Performance of Enterprises: Evidence from a sample of Firms in Macedonia. SEEU, Tetovo, Macedonia, 5 / 2012. ISBN 978-608-4503-74-3.
  
  
• Hyrije Abazi-Alili. Innovation Activities and Firm Performance: Evidence from Transition Economies. In EBES 2012 Conference - Istanbul. Istanbul, Turkey, 5 / 2012.
  
  
• Hyrije Abazi-Alili. Innovation Activities and Firm Performance: Evidence from South-Eastern Europe . In Strategies for Innovations in the Balkans: Fact or Fiction?. Skopje, Macedonia, 4 / 2012.
  
  
• Hyrije Abazi-Alili. Post-Privatisation Firm Performance: Empirical Evidence from Macedonia. In Economic & Social Challenges 2011- “Globalization and Sustainable Development. Tirana, Albania, 12 / 2011.
  
  
• Hyrije Abazi. Ownership change, Innovation Activities and Firm Performance- Evidence from central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe. In The Adriatic-Balkan Area from Transition to Integration , pp. 171-197. Edizioni scientifiche Italiane, Napoli, Italy , 11 / 2011. ISBN 978-88-495-2205-1. (Download)
  
  
• Hyrije Abazi-Alili and Hristina Cipusheva. Ownership, innovation activities and firm performance evidence from Macedonian privatized firms. In The 4th International Conference for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Regional Development. Ohrid, Macedonia, 5 / 2011.
  
  
• Hyrije Abazi-Alili. Ownership change, Innovation Activities and Firm Performance- Evidence from central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe. In The Adriatic-Balkan Area from Transition to Integration. Ancona, Italy, 5 / 2010. (Download)
  
  
• Hyrije Abazi-Alili and Teuta Veseli. Ownership, Innovation Activities and Firm Performance Evidence from Transition Economies . In Economic & Social Challenges and Problems at the Time of Crisis. Tirana, Albania , 12 / 2009. ISBN 978-99956-811-9-7.
  
  
• Hyrije Abazi. Strategic Sector Privatisation in Macedonia. In Dilemmas and Backwards in a Fast Track - Privatization of POEs in Kosovo, pp. 61. Prishtina, Kosovo, 10 / 2009. (Download)
  
  
• Lejla A. Bexheti, Zamir Dika, Hyrije A. Alili. Analysis report of survey results about the usage of a Learning Management System . In World Congress of Science, Engineering and Technology. WCSET, Paris, France, 6 / 2009. ISBN 2070-3724. (Download)
  
  
• Abdul GHAFFAR Mughal, Hristina CIPUSHEVA, Hyrije ABAZI. Remittances and Migration from Macedonia: A Report Based on the Quality of Life Survey. In Remittances and Migration from Macedonia: A Report Based on the Quality of Life Survey, pp. 90. SEEU, Tetovo, Macedonia, 5 / 2009. (Download)
  
  

Work Experience

• Apr 2019 - Present : Dean / Faculty of Business and Economics
  South East European University, Tetovo, Macedonia
  Type of business or sector: Education and Research
  Main responsibilities: Teaching: Research Methodology, Econometrics, Banking and Finance.
  
  
• Aug 2014 - Dec 2019: Career Integration Fellowship
  The Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education – Economics Institute (CERGE- EI) , Prague, Czech Republic
  Type of business or sector: Research institution
  Main responsibilities: Teaching Fellowship
  
  
• Jul 2012 - May 2014: Senior Researcher
  Regional Research Promotion Program in the Western Balkans, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
  Type of business or sector: Research Activities
  Main responsibilities: Female Labour Force Participation, Econometric Analysis, Report
  
  
• Mar 2005 - Sep 2013: Assistant
  South East European University, Tetovo, Macedonia
  Type of business or sector: Education and Research
  Main responsibilities: Coordinator for Internationalization
  
  
• Mar 2009 - Dec 2010: Project Manager
  United Nations Development Programme, Skopje, Macedonia
  Type of business or sector: United Nations Development Programme
  Main responsibilities: Project Manager, People-Centered Analysis Report 2010