Faculty

Dr. Hazbo Skoko, Dr.Sc. M.C.M. M.Sc. B.A.
Assistant Professor of Economics and Finance
College of Business
Alfaisal University
Riyadh, KSA

Email: hskoko@alfaisal.edu
Tel : +(966-1) 215-770x office

Education:
Dr. Sc.	2003	University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Yugoslavia – ICT Management
M.C.M	2003	Lincoln University Canterbury, New Zealand – Information Economics
M.Sc.	1990	University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Yugoslavia – Int’l Economics
B.A.	1984	Montenegro University, Yugoslavia - Economics

Research Interests:

ICT Adoption and SMEs
Information Economics and Quantum Physics
Complex Systems Theory and its Application
Corporate Finance and Investments

Current projects:

Skoko, H. (Alfaisal University) and Skare, M (University of Pula), ICT Adoption Models in Croatia, submitted to the Ministry of Science Croatia and the World Bank.

Publications: (Last five years )
Refereed journal papers:

Skare, M. and Skoko, H. (2009), Estimating Sources of Economic Growth in Croatia (1960-2007), forthcoming in the Journal of Policy Modelling, EconModels.com.
• Skoko, H., Ceric, A. and Chun-yan, H. (2008) ICT adoption models in Chinese SMEs. International Journal of Business Research (IJBR) Volume 8, Number 4, pages 161-165, 2008 ISSN: 1555-1296.
Skoko, H., Skoko, B-K, Skare, M. And Ceric, A. (2006), ICT Adoption Models of Australian and Croatian SMEs, Managing Global Transitions. Volume 4 • Number 1 • Spring 2006, pp. 25-40 • ISSN 1581-6311
Ceric, A. Skare, M., and Skoko, H. (2006) Dynamics of “Invisible Hand” and Information Economics, Ekonomska istraživanja, (Economic Research) Vol. 19 No. 1, pp. 17-22. UDK: 338, ISSN: 1331-677X.
Walker, G. and Skoko, H. (2005) Macro Policy and its Implications for SME Development: The Australian Experience Zagreb International Review of Economics and Business (ZIREB), Vol. VIII No. 1 May 2005, pp 35-54. Zagreb, Croatia. ISSN 1331-5609
Skoko, H. and Skoko, B.K. (2004) Quant Mechanics as the Source of Information Economics, InfoM, 10/2004. pp. 4-8. ISSN 1451-4397 UDC 659.25.

Books:

Skoko, H., and Ceric, A. (2009) Theory and applications of the systemic approach, Zaduzbina Andrejevic, Belgrade (in press).
Skoko, H. and Skare, M., (2009) Microeconomics, Principles, FET Pula and Mikrorad, Zagreb, Croatia. (in press).
Skoko, H., (2008) Supplementary Material Test Bank for Macroeconomics, by Bernanke, B., Olekalns, N. and Frank, R.H., MacGraw-Hill, Sydney, 2nd edition.
Skare, M., and Skoko, H. (2007) Beyond the Ordinal Welfare Economics, FET Pula and Mikrorad, Zagreb, Croatia. ISBN: 978-953-7498-01-6
Skoko, H. (2006) Information or Quantum Economics: Essays, Zaduzbina Andrejevic, Belgrade, ISSN 1450-801X134; ISBN:86-7244-597-X.
Skoko, H. (2005) Theory of Parallel Import and its Protection, Zaduzbina Andrejevic, Belgrade, ISSN 1450-801X;123; ISBN 86-7244-485-X.
Skoko, H. (2004), ICT Adoption Models in Australian and Yugoslav SMEs, (Modeli Usvajanja ICT u Australijskim i Jugoslovenskim MSP), Zaduzbina Andrejevic, Belgrade, 2004, ISSN 1450-801X; 90 ; ISBN 86-7244-416-7.

Teaching:

Charles Sturt University, NSW, Australia (1999 - 2009)
Undergraduate courses :

ECO110 - Microeconomics
ECO200 – Macroeconomic Analysis,
ECO210 – Labour Economics,
ECO320 – International Economics,
FIN340 - International Finance,
FIN221 – Investments

Graduate courses :

ECO520 – Information Economics and Globalisation
FIN562 – Risk Management and Insurance
FIN530 – Money and Capital Markets
FIN563 – Estate Planning
ECO510 - International Economics and Finance for Marketing,
ECO516 – Public Service Managerial Economics,
FIN518 – International Financial Management,
FIN542 – Industrial Chain Research.
FIN545 - Banking Research: Business Services.

Lincoln University (Canterbury, New Zealand) (1994-1999)
Undergraduate courses:

ECO110 - Microeconomics

Joanneum University of Applied Science, Graz, Austria (2008- )
Undergraduate courses:

International Financial Management

Overseas teaching positions:

Lecturer of economics and financial subjects offered by Charles Sturt University at:
- HELP University College, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,
- IRI Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Hong Kong, Singapore, the UK, Cambodia, and Chine.

Other teaching and professional activities:

Visiting Professor in Economics, Finance, International Business and Information Economics at:
- ESSEC Paris, France,
- University of Rijeka, Faculty of Economics and Tourism, Pula, Croatia,
- University of Maribor, Faculty of Economics, Maribor, Slovenia,
- European Business Academy, Maribor, Slovenia,
- University of Montenegro Faculty of Economics, Podgorica, Montenegro.
2009 Member of the Experts Panel for the EU REA-Framework 7, FP7-PEOPLE- IEF-IIF-IOF projects proposals evaluation.
2009 Marie Curie Individual Fellowships evaluation FP7-PEOPLE-2009- IEF, IIF and OIF schemes -Economic and Human Sciences Panel.
2008 Member of the Experts Panel for the EU Framework 7, Marie Curie Programme for the Initial Training Networks (ITNs) activity evaluation, Economic, Social and Human Sciences (ECO-SOC), DG Research, Brussels.
2008 Member of the Experts Panel for the Tertiary Education Accreditation for Economics and Finance, Republic of Slovenia, Ministry of Tertiary Education, Science and Technology, 2008.
Member of Editorial Board of International Journals:
- ‘Economics Research’ Faculty of Economics and Tourism Pula, Croatia,
- ‘Managing Global Transitions’ ISSN 1581-6311, and
- ‘Management’ Faculty of Management, University Primorska, Koper, Slovenia.
Advisory Board Member (Economics) of Scientific Journals International, ISSN 1556-6757.
Reviewer for the Zagreb International Review of Economics and Business, Zagreb, Croatia.
Reviewer for the International Academy of Business and Economics (IABE) International Conference , Las Vegas, 2008.
Member of the Organising Committee and Reviewer for the 3rd International Conference ‘Entrepreneurship and Macroeconomic Management’ April 28 - 30, 2005 Pula, Croatia
Member of the Organising Committee and Reviewer for the SimOrg, IX International Symposium “Management – Key Factors of Successes, Zlatibor, SCG 6.6.-10.06.2004.

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