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The authors of this study discuss about area of change management and enterprise restructuring process , with special emphasis on case study from practices and a proposal of their own, the original model to restructure the company "Croatia osiguranje“ Inc. Zagreb. "Croatia osiguranje“ is the largest insurance company in Croatia and one of the leading insurance companies in the region. "Croatia osiguranje“ are in the crucial moment now. Domestic industry challenges, on the one hand, and Croatian European Integration Association process, on the other hand, require appropriate strategic reply to the companies that manages most insurance products.Well-modeled and well- implemented business strategy is the only way of achieving a sustainable business. A key part of the implementation strategy is to set up an organizational structure that will be able to achieve its strategic objectives. Suggested restructuring model which is used in this study stems from an analysis of the immediate and wider environment, as well as from the analysis of internal business systems capabilities. The fundamental principle of this restructuring model is that the business system should be installed so as to increase accountability for the work done at all organizational levels. Two main components of restructuring that this study suggests is restructuring the macro - organizational structure and improvement of corporate governance. In addition to defining strategic programs, goals and initiatives that will help the company "Croatia osiguranje" to realize a strategic vision in the forthcoming period, the purpose of this study was to improve strategic thinking in the ranks of top management companies. In this way, existing strategies will be able to adapt to changes in the environment more quickly and effectively, which willsignificantly affect the strategic context of the insurance sector in the Republic of Croatia. Restructuring process developed and proposed in this work contains two key elements, the economic justification and feasibility. Analysis conclusions conducted in this study suggest that the intensity and dynamics of changes in the environment require immediate and urgent action at the “ Croatia osiguranje”. As a first step in enterprise restructuring process of "Croatia osiguranje", it is necessary to create a new Systematization of Work Positions and of the processes. This paper suggests four fundamental areas of restructuring in “Croatia osiguranje" Inc.: the Activity, The Directorate, the Corporate Governance and the associated companies. Special emphasis in this research is placed on the proposed new organization mode, separation of profit centers, and improving the system of remuneration.

In this paper the influence of welding current and heat treatment (normalizing) on the weld joint area hardness changes at Drawn Arc Welding – DAW - process with a ceramic ferule is examined. The changes of weld joint characteristics before and after the heat treatment are investigated by micro-hardness HV0, 2 measuring across the weld joint and analysing the hardened zone by presentation in diagrams and through macro and micro section analysis of weld before and after the normalising process.

The task of this paper is to structurally elaborate the mechanical gripper for handling cylindrical objects without human assistance or any other additional techniques. In the first part, the structural and functional features of the mechanical grippers are presented. A list of demands and wishes is also specified. The second part of the paper deals with the generation and evaluation of the principal solution. Using this mechanical gripper, cylindrical objects can be grasped and manipulated easily. Humanization of work was done and heavy physical work was avoided. It is applicable to closed facilities and for outdoor work. It is used for lifting concrete pipes, and for steel and plastic profiles.

Standard germination and germination energy as the main indicators of physiological seed quality are often limited by agrochemical properties of the substrates which are required for seed germination. In the first instance that are pH and EC of the substrate, which directly affect to the number of normal seedlings and normal root system development as well as hypocotyl and seedling mass. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of agrochemical properties of three different substrate on germination characteristics of radicchio. The experiment was set up under controlled conditions in forcing bad of University of Applied Sciences in Slavonski Brod during November 2010. In plastic containers for growing seedlings (100 seeding posts 3x3 cm), on three different substrates Green vital, Acid substrate and H Potgrond was planted four different varieties of radichio: Bianco di Milano, Castelfranco, Pan di Zucchero, and Verona with three replications. The differences found in pH and EC between all three substrates were highly significant (F> 0.01 **). Statistically significant effect of substrate on root length was found. Also, the variety Caselfranco was statistically significantly different from other varieties by standard germination, hypocotyl length and root length. From these results we can conclude that choosing the proper substrate for growing seedlings radicchio plays a major role in seed germination and root development.

Due to its excellent thermal and electrical conductivity properties, nanocomposites are increasingly attracting the interest of scientists in various fields from packaging, automotive and all to the application in biomedicine. Nevertheless, until recently their use in science was very poorly. An overview of nanofiller types used in the manufacture of polymer nanocomposites is given in the paper as well as a review and classification of procedures of polymer nanocomposites manufacture. An influence of compounding time on polymer nanocomposites degradation is shown in the experimental part of this paper.

The cultivation of mushrooms is an art, and we must give them the best care we can to get the highest yields. Diseases and pests often happen by themselves. A grower’s job is to keep them from happening. Fungicides, insecticides and other chemicals may help, but prevention is worth 16 times as much as a cure. Every precaution should be taken to prevent disease occurring. Mushrooms are subject to several diseases, one of the worst being caused by a fungus known as Mycogona perniciosa. This parasite spreads quickly, and causes the wet bubble, malformation, white, fluffy mycelia growth and amber droplets. It can cause serious yield damage if not threat well.

The traffic system is one of the most important economic system of every country. The economic and social activities cannot be developed without the traffic system. So, the traffic presents the relations among people, the economic category, the transportation and all operations related to the traffic of goods, passengers and communications. The traffic could not be carried out without the elements required for the production of the transport services. There are three basic elements: means of work, objects of work and work as an intellectual capital.Considering that the traffic is possible to divide according to many characteristics, in this work will be discussed the traffic division according to medium that is used. According to traffic division, there are few types of traffic: water traffic, land traffic, air traffic, traffic of the telecommunication and space traffic. Each of them will be described separately. It will be given the latest data of the representation of certain transport of the entire traffic of the Republic of Croatia. It will be also presented trends of grow and trends of decline of transported passengers and/or transported certain types of goods.

According to the technical documentation received from client, weld defect in butt weld according to the EN ISO 6520-1, Series 400 is considered. It is found that there are several joints with the same weld defect, but only the most critical is analysed. Model is analysed for calculating and testing conditions, whereas for testing conditions two cases are analysed: testing conditions according to the EN and testing conditions with maximal allowable pressure. Mentioned weld defect is considered as non-standard crack (failure), so the crack tip is defined as stress concentration. Furthermore, creep diagram is constructed according to the values of creep rupture strength for 200 000 hours from EN 10216-2:2002+A2:2007 (E). Based on that norm, for material used in construction and for temperature conditions, it is found that creep does not occur, but anyway, trend line is constructed in order to find the value of creep rupture for considered conditions.

This paper discusses the role of manager's responsibility for the health and safety of employee through the acceptance and implementation of safety standards.

Information today, although immaterial resources becomes one of the most strategically important resources for the company and its operations. For business owners and managers it is not enough to dispose of some information, they must to dispose of the right information, accurate and reliable information at a time when such information is required to make important strategic decisions in the company. Delayed information almost has no value, but timely, accurate and reliable information can significantly contribute to achieving positive business results in the company. So many managers and business owners today are aware of the importance of intangible resources, information, and often they ignore its value. However, in addition to the systematic and continuous collection of various types of information, as well as the success factors of enterprises, according to another very important factor in the success of the company, which is the systematic collection and data processing. In the enterprises data are collected to improve their business results, making timely and useful conclusions, which will direct the company in the right direction and which will to help Administration to define the strategy of the company. Business Intelligence is the systematic collection, processing and analysis in order to improve the competitive position of companies in the market, and improve the performance of a company. An effective way how the companies can reduce operating costs, which they have, to manage the human resources that they employ, to collect the necessary data that they can serve as a guiding principle for further appearance on the market, for the progress, for the increase the level of customer care, for the attitude toward competition and so on. That we can see that in the example of the company Blue Media Ltd. The company Blue Media Ltd. is a small company and relatively short-lived existence, realized significant competitive advantages, applications of Business Intelligence (BI) in its operations. The owner of the company Blue Media Ltd. has created an application Business Intelligence (BI), and its implementation are achieved substantial savings, not only in the operating costs, but also this application saving the time for the owners and managers of enterprises. Time is an item which, as we all know, is not negligible, but in fact it is essential for owners and managers, as well as operating costs and human resources management. However, in addition to these savings so that valuable time is available to business owners and managers, and employees themselves, and the saving in various types of costs, the company Blue Media Ltd. intangible benefits achieved by applying Business Intelligence application such as: increased control of all employees, human resources are becoming more organized, with clear tasks, goals and a clear presentation of the results achieved in the sale, objectively evaluate the success of each individual employee, application Business Intelligence itself presents the conclusions of the employees and directors and gives them explicit instructions and tasks on a daily basis, the application BI defines the strategy of enterprise and enterprise performance in the market, the application BI offers a proposal for structuring the organization and the application BI is not subject to emotions and to mitigating circumstances of a particular employee in the company. Through the application of Business Intelligence in enterprises, and achieved a systematic review of human resources, better organization of the companies themselves, employees are becoming more organized, with clear tasks and goals ahead of them, and their own business owners and managers in this way, using BI in their business can be objectively evaluate the performance and success of each employee and reward their employees based on actual merit, assessed objectively