Violeta Cvetkoska is an Associate Professor on the courses: Operational research and Fundamentals of business analytics at “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, Faculty of Economics – Skopje. She works at the Faculty of Economics – Skopje since December 2007, first as a Junior Teaching Assistant, then as Assistant and Assistant Professor.
She graduated at the Faculty of Economics – Skopje as best student on the Department of Management in 2007; got her Master’s degree at the Faculty for Organizational Sciences at the University in Belgrade on the Operations management program in 2010. Her doctoral dissertation titled: “Methods and models for multi-criteria decision making in management: Empirical study for evaluating the efficiency on certain organizational units in the Republic of Macedonia” was successfully defended on 12.06.2013 at the Faculty of Economics – Skopje, that enabled her to get the scientific level of PhD in the Economic sciences.
She is the author of the published book: Applying multi-criteria decision making methods in banking: The case of Komercijalna Banka AD Skopje. Also, she has published various scientific papers in International journals and Proceedings of International conferences and symposia.
She has participated continuously in national and international trainings, seminars, workshops, conferences, symposia and summer schools that have important impact on her professional development. In addition, special contribution for developing her academic carrier have her study and scientific visits in Universities in Europe, North and South America and Asia.
She contributes important roles as member in organizational boards especially for significant national and international conferences and summer schools. Also, she is a reviewer in several international journals and part of Editorial board.
She works on different projects and she is a member of several international societies and work groups of EURO.
Her area of scientific interest are: Management science / Operational research, Decision science, Quantitative analysis for management, Data science, Business analytics, Mathematical programing (DEA) and Multi-criteria models and methods for business decision making.
Monographs:
- Cvetkoska, Violeta. “Applying Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods in Banking”, Skopje: Magor, 2018. (in Macedonian)
- Fiti, Taki; Petrevski, Goran; Filipovski, Vladimir; Trenovski, Borce; Tashevska, Biljana; Trpeski, Predrag; Cvetkoska, Violeta; Antovska, Marica. “Macroeconomic Effects of Fiscal Policy in the Republic of Macedonia”, Skopje: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, 2017. (in Macedonian)
- Cvetkoska, Violeta. “Applying Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods in Banking: The Case of Komercijalna Banka AD Skopje”, Saarbrücken: Lambert Academic Publishing, 2017.
Chapters in book:
- Cvetkoska, Violeta; Barisic, Petra. Analyzing the Efficiency of Travel and Tourism in the European Union. In: Mladenovic N., Sifaleras A., Kuzmanovic M. (eds) Advances in Operational Research in the Balkans. Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics. Springer, Cham, 2020, 167-186. (first online: 25 July 2019) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21990-1_10
Original scientific articles in journals with impact factor:
- Cvetkoska, Violeta; Savic, Gordana. Efficiency of Bank Branches: Empirical Evidence from a Two-Phase Research Approach. Economic Research-Ekonomska istrazivanja. 30 (2017), 1; 318333. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1331677X.2017.1305775 (2016 Impact Factor: 0,742)
Scientific articles in other journals:
- Cvetkoska, Violeta. Key Factors Influencing Students’ Choice of University for Postgraduate Studies Abroad: A Multicriteria Decision Model, Journal of Contemporary Economic and Business Issues. 6 (2019), 1, 31-43.
- Terek, Edit; Mitic, Sinisa; Cvetkoska, Violeta; Vukonjanski, Jelena; Nikolic, Milan. The Influence of Information Technology on Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment in Companies in Serbia, Dynamic Relationship Management Journal. 7 (2018), 2, 39-49.
- Naumovski, Toni; Cvetkoska, Violeta; Georgieva, Lidija. Applying the Methodology Data Envelopment Analysis in the Defence Sector: Literature Review, Contemporary Macedonian Defence. 17 (2017), 33, 43-52.
- Fotova Cikovic, Katerina; Cvetkoska, Violeta. Efficiency of the Macedonian Banking Sector: a Non-Parametric Approach, CEA Journal of Economics. 12 (2017), 2, 17-26.
- Cvetkoska, Violeta; Barisic, Petra. The Efficiency of the Tourism Industry in the Balkans. The Proceedings of the Faculty of Economics in East Sarajevo – Journal of Economics and Business. 14 (2017), 31-41.
- Cvetkoska, Violeta; Iliev, Filip. How to Choose your Next Top Salesperson: Multiple-Criteria Approach. Business Systems Research Journal. 8 (2017), 1, 92-112.
- Cvetkoska, Violeta. A Survey of the Use of Operational Research in Decisions Made by Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Macedonia. Croatian Operational Research Review. 7 (2016), 2, 349-365.
- Naumovska, Elena; Cvetkoska, Violeta. Efficiency of the Macedonian Banking Sector. Yugoslav Journal of Operations Research. 26 (2016), 3, 317-329.
- Cvetkoska, Violeta. Leadership “Blue” Ocean, Human Capital, No. 4 (2014), 29-31.
Articles in Proceedings with review
- Cvetkovska, Violeta; Ivanovska, Nika. Multi-Criteria Decision Model for Selecting the Best IT Employee of the Year. Accepted to be published in Book of Proceedings of the XLVI Symposium of Operational Research (SYM-OP-IS 2019), September 15-18, 2019, Kladovo, Serbia.
- Naumovski, Toni; Georgieva, Lidija; Cvetkoska, Violeta. The Application of the Non-Parametric Methodology DEA: the Case of the Republic of North Macedonia. Accepted to be published in Book of Proceedings of the XLVI Symposium of Operational Research (SYM-OP-IS 2019), September 15-18, 2019, Kladovo, Serbia.
- Cvetkoska, Violeta; Radinovic, Bojana. The Phenomenon of the Negative Interest Rates with a Special Review of the Macedonian Banking Sector. In Book of Proceedings of the XLIV Symposium of Operational Research (SYM-OP-IS 2017), Zlatibor, Serbia: The University College of Civil Engineering and Geodesy (main organizer), 2017, 496-501.
- Cvetkoska, Violeta. Student Perceptions Regarding the Mind Map Application in Mathematical Education. In Book of Proceedings of the Third ENTRENOVA Conference (ENTerprise Research InNOVAtion Conference), (on CD-ROM)/ Bacovic, Maja; Milkovic, Martin; Pejic Bach, Mirjana; Pekovic, Sanja; Simicevic, Vanja; Zoroja, Jovana (eds.). Zagreb, Croatia: Udruga za promicanje inovacija i istraživanja u ekonomiji ”IRENET”, 2017, 351-357.
- Cvetkoska, Violeta. The Role of Operational Research in Managerial Decision-Making. In the Proceedings of the VII International Symposium of Engineering Management and Competitiveness (EMC), (on CD-ROM). Zrenjanin, Serbia: University of Novi Sad, Technical Faculty “Mihajlo Pupin”, 2017, 51-56.
- Georgieva, Lidija; Naumovski, Toni; Cvetkoska, Violeta. DEA Applications in the Defense Sector. in Book of Proceedings of the XLIII International Symposium on Operations Research (SYM-OP-IS 2016)/ Ilic, Aleksandar; Petrovic, Dalibor; Stojkovic, Dejan (eds.). Medija Centar “ODBRANA”, 2016, 475-478.
- Georgieva, Lidija; Naumovski, Toni; Cvetkoska, Violeta. Measuring the Efficiency of Participating Countries in NATO-Led Mission in Afghanistan, ISAF: Non-Parametric Approach. in Book of Proceedings of the XLIII International Symposium on Operations Research (SYM-OPIS 2016)/ Ilic, Aleksandar; Petrovic, Dalibor; Stojkovic, Dejan (eds.). Medija Centar “ODBRANA”, 2016, 479-482.
- Cvetkoska, Violeta; Iliev, Filip. Criteria of Successful Career in Sales: Sales Managers’ Perspective. In Book of Proceedings of the Second ENTRENOVA Conference (ENTerprise Research InNOVAtion Conference), (on CD-ROM)/ Bacovic, Maja; Milkovic, Martin; Pejic Bach, Mirjana; Pekovic, Sanja. Zagreb, Croatia: Udruga za promicanje inovacija i istraživanja u ekonomiji ”IRENET”, 2016, 99-106.
- Cvetkoska, Violeta; Begicevic-Redzep, Nina. Applying the Analytic Hierarchy Process to Rank City-Branches. In Book of Proceedings of the XV International Scientific Symposium SymOrg 2016/ Jasko, Ondrej; Marinkovic, Sanja (eds.). Belgrade, Serbia: University of Belgrade, Faculty of Organizational Sciences, 2016, 241-252.
- Cvetkoska, Violeta. Evaluating the Relative Efficiency of Bank Branches by Using the COOPERFramework. In the Proceedings of the XLII International Symposium on Operations Research (SYM-OP-IS 2015)/ Mladenovic, Nenad; Urosevic, Dragan; Stanimirovic, Zorica (eds.). Belgrade, Serbia: Mathematicki Institut SANU, 2015, 105-108.
- Cvetkoska, Violeta; Danilov, Marko. Candidates’ Ranking for the Project Manager Job Position: Absolute Measurement. In Book of Proceedings of the International May Conference on Strategic Management – IMKSM2014/ Zivkovic, Zivan; Mihajlovic, Ivan; Djorgjevic, Predrag (eds.). Bor, Serbia: University of Belgrade, Technical Faculty in Bor, Management Department, 2014, 68-76.
- Cvetkoska, Violeta; Barisic, Petra. Measuring the Efficiency of Certain European Countries in Tourism: DEA Window Analysis. In Book of Proceedings of the International May Conference on Strategic Management – IMKSM2014, Zivkovic, Zivan; Mihajlovic, Ivan; Djorgjevic, Predrag (eds.). Bor, Serbia: University of Belgrade, Technical Faculty in Bor, Management Department, 2014, 77-86.
Articles in the Annual Collection of the Faculty of Economics – Skopje, with review
- Cvetkoska, Violeta. What Factors are of Crucial Importance for Students in Choosing a University for Postgraduate Studies. Annual Collection of the Faculty of Economics – Skopje, 53, 2018, 621-638 (in Macedonian).
- Cvetkoska, Violeta. Universities’ Efficiency Analysis: Literature Review of DEA Application. Annual Collection of the Faculty of Economics – Skopje, 52, 2017, 565-577 (in English).
- Cvetkoska, Violeta. The Approach of Management Science and Its Application in Practice with a Specific Review of Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Republic of Macedonia. Annual Collection of the Faculty of Economics – Skopje, 51, 2016, 565-584 (in Macedonian).
- Cvetkoska, Violeta. Using the Mind Map Tool in Teaching and Learning. Annual Collection of the Faculty of Economics – Skopje, 50, 2015, 667-686 (in Macedonian).
- Naumovska, Elena; Cvetkoska, Violeta. Measuring the Efficiency of the Banking Sector in the Republic of Macedonia. Annual Collection of the Faculty of Economics – Skopje, 49, 2014, 221-238 (in Macedonian).
Doctoral Dissertation
- Methods and Models of Multicriteria Decision-Making in Management: Empirical Study on Evaluation of the Efficiency of Certain Organizational Units in the Republic of Macedonia (in Macedonian). Skopje: Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Faculty of Economics – Skopje, 12.6.2013, 342 pages.
1. Member of the Club of Researchers, organized by the National Bank of North Macedonia, Skopje, North Macedonia (2013 -).
2. Member of the Croatian Operational Research Society (CRORS), Zagreb, Croatia (2013 –).
3. Member of the Eurasian Business and Economics Society (February 2014 -)
4. Member of the Society for Economic Measurement (SEM) (2015 -)
5. Member of the International Society on MCDM (Multiple Criteria Decision Making) (2017-)
6. Member of the EURO Working Group Multicriteria Decision Aiding (March 2017 –).
7. Member of the EURO Working Group on Behavioural OR (2017 -)
8. Head of the EUi Center, Skopje, North Macedonia (November 2019 -)
