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Zlatko KOVACIC

Zlatko Kovacic is an associate professor at The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand, Wellington: School of Information and Social Sciences. He has a varied academic background and research interests, ranging from information systems, IT education, eCommerce and eLearning, to time series and multivariate analysis. Dr Kovacic's research output covers a variety of topics, including eCommerce, distance education, time series analysis, multivariate analysis, econometrics, economics, cross-cultural themes and political science. He is currently focusing on social and cultural aspects of IT use and on financial time series analysis.

Dr Kovacic is an editor of the academically peer-refereed Journal of Information Technology Education and associate editor of Informing Science - The International Journal of an Emerging Transdiscipline. He has published in several international journals such as Informing Science, International Journal of Electronic Government Research and Economic Analysis, as well as presented at many international conferences. Dr Kovacic earned his PhD in Statistics from Belgrade University.

Programme(s) Taught

Master of Business Administration
Certificate of Professional Development

Subject(s) Taught

770: Information Technology Systems for Business

Professional Affiliations

Member, Informing Science Institute

Professional Activities

Referee, Chapter in Bidgoli, H. (Ed.). The Handbook of Technology Management. New York: John Wiley & Sons (2008)
Editor, Journal of Information Technology Education
Senior Associate Editor, Informing Science - The International Journal of an Emerging Transdiscipline
Member,Advisory Editorial Board, The Open Management Journal
Member of the international board of reviewers, Journal of Global Business and Technology
Reviewer, Informing Science + Information Technology Education Conference, Ljubljana, Slovenia (2007, 22 -25 June)
Reviewer, International Journal of Electronic Government Research
Reviewer, Informing Science and IT Education Conference, Manchester, England (2006, 26-28 June)
Programme Committee Member, ALT-C 2005 - 12th Annual Conference of the Association for Learning Technology, Manchester, England (2005, 6 -8 September)
Session Chair, Informing Science and IT Education Conference, Flagstaff, Arizona, US (2005, 16-19 June)
Programme Committee member, Informing Science and IT Education Conference, Flagstaff, Arizona, US (2005, 16-19 June)
Session Chair, Informing Science and IT Education Conference, Rockhampton, Australia (2004, 25 -28 June)
Programme Committee Member, 3rd International Business Information Management (IBIMA) Conference, Cozumel, Mexico (2004, 14-16 December)

Selected/Recent Publications

Kovacic, Z. (2008). A brave new e-world: An exploratory analysis of worldwide e-government readiness, level of democracy, corruption and globalization. In A-V. Anttiroiko (Ed.). Electronic government: Concepts, methodologies, tools, and applications (pp. 3704-3720). Hershey: Information Science Reference.
Kovacic, Z. (2008). Learning styles and adaptive ICT based learning environment. In C. V. Slyke (Ed.). Information communication technologies: Concepts, methodologies, tools, and applications (pp. 413-429). Hershey: Information Science Reference.
Kovacic, Z. (2008). Forecasting volatility: evidence from the Macedonian stock exchange (accepted publication in The International Research Journal of Finance and Economics).
Kovacic, Z. (2007). A brave new e-world: An exploratory analysis of worldwide e-government readiness, level of democracy, corruption and globalization. In D. F. Norris (Ed.). Current issues and trends in e-government research (pp. 180-202). Hershey: Idea-Group Publishing.
Kovacic, Z. (2006). Learning styles and adaptive ICT based learning environments. In A. Cartelli (Ed.). Teaching in the knowledge society: New skills and instruments for teachers (pp. 131-152). Hershey: Idea-Group.
Kovacic, Z. (2005). The impact of national culture on worldwide eGovernment readiness. Informing Science 8, 143-158.
Kovacic, Z. (2005). A brave new eWorld? An exploratory analysis of worldwide eGovernment readiness, level of democracy, corruption and globalization. International Journal of Electronic Government Research 1(3), 15-32.
Kovacic, Z. (2004). Comparison of learning and teaching styles - Self-perception of IT students. Journal of Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology 1, 793-804.
Kovacic, Z., & Green, J. (2004). Are all learners created equal? A quantitative analysis of academic performance in a distance tertiary institution. Journal of Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology 1, 965-976.

Selected/Recent Presentations

Kovacic, Z., & Vukmirovic, D. (2008, 22-25 June). ICT adoption and the digital divide in Serbia: factors and policy implications. Informing Science + Information Technology Education Joint Conference, Varna, Bulgaria (accepted for presentation).
Kovacic, Z. (2007, 22-25 June). Determinants of worldwide software piracy. Informing Science and IT Education Conference, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Karamat, P., & Kovacic, Z. (2006, 2-6 December). Supporting the technical and vocational training for girls through web. 4th Saudi Technical Conference and Exhibition, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Kovacic, Z., & Karamat, P. (2005, 26-28 September). An alternative measure of the digital divide between Arab countries. 2nd International Conference on Innovations in Information Technology, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Kovacic, Z., & Karamat, P. (2005, 15-18 August). Comparison of the digital divide in combined indicator and time distance space for selected Asian-Pacific countries. BICET 2005 Brunei International Conference on Engineering and Technology, Gadong, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam.
Kovacic, Z. (2005, 16-19 June). The impact of national culture on worldwide eGovernment readiness. Informing Science and IT Education Conference, Flagstaff, Arizona, US (Academic Silver Medal - Best Paper Award).
Kovacic, Z. (2004, 14-16 December). A predictive model for eCommerce consumer expenditure in EC countries. 3rd International Business Information Management Conference, Cozumel, Mexico.
Kovacic, Z., Green, J., & Eves, C. (2004, 24-26 November). Learning styles of computer concepts students in a distance tertiary institution. NZARE National Conference, Wellington, New Zealand.
Kovacic, Z., & Green, J. (2004, 28-30 September). A strategy which might increase motivation and retention rate of distance education students. Poster session presented at the New Zealand Applied Business Education Conference, Wellington, New Zealand.
Kovacic, Z. (2004, 3-7 July). Learning styles, sociodemographics and level of participation in a discussion forum. Presented at AusWeb04 -10th Australian World Wide Web Conference, Gold Coast, Australia.
Kovacic, Z., & Green, J. (2004, 4-8 July). A strategy for reaching students and increasing their motivation. Presented at 3rd Pan Commonwealth Forum, Dunedin, New Zealand.