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Bibliographic research performance and CRIS

Research Interests

  • Social responsibility and sustainable development
  • Corporate social responsibility, strategic management, education, communication, reporting

Education

Degree in Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Maribor, 2000

University Degree in Communication Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, 2004

Master of Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, 2016

Employment

Co-founder and Secretary, Ozara Association, Slovenia – National Association for Quality of Life, 1994–2000

Advertising Director, SPEM, 2001–2002

Product Manager and Procurist, Forum Media Publishing House, 2004–2007

Director, Co-founder and Researcher, IRDO – Institute for the Development of Social Responsibility, 2004–

Founder and Director, Nabium d.o.o., 2008–

Senior Lecturer, DOBA Faculty of Applied Business and Social Studies Maribor, 2011–

Assistant and Researcher, Institute of Law, ZRS Koper, 2023–

Positions and Memberships

CSR Europe – National Partner Organisation for Slovenia (through IRDO), 2012–

Trainer in the training of candidates for the position of Social Responsibility Manager – ECQA Certified Social Responsibility Manager (Trainer), ECQA, 2012–

Training of managers and professionals in this field through the IRDO Institute, 2016–

Certificate of Completion, CSR School 2020 – Corporate Sustainability & Responsibility School, organised by CSR Hellas (Greece), 2020

Member of the International Jury, European Social Innovation Competition: Reimagine Fashion, 2020

Member of the International Jury, European Social Innovation Competition: Reimagine Fashion, 2020

Member of the Jury, European Social Innovation Competition: Impact Prize, 2021

Achievements and Awards

Organiser of the HORUS – Slovenian Award and Certificate for Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development (through IRDO), 2009–

Organiser of the ADRASTOS – Slovenian Youth Award for Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development (through IRDO), 2023–

Organiser of the IRDO International Scientific and Business Conference, 2006–

Projects

Corporate Social Responsibility as Directors’ Responsibility, ZRS Koper, Institute of Law, 2023–2025, Researcher

A Comprehensive Model for Measuring Employee Well-Being in Transitional Organisations through a Comparison of Innovative and Less Innovative Organisations, University of Maribor, Faculty of Economics and Business, 2009–2012, Researcher

Selected Publications

HRAST, Anita, MULEJ, Matjaž. The Model M Method and Its Contribution to a Socially Responsible Society. Naše gospodarstvo: revija za aktualna gospodarska vprašanja. 2020, vol. 66, no. 1, pp. 23–38. ISSN 0547-3101. https://content.sciendo.com/view/journals/ngoe/66/1/article-p23.xml, Digital Library of Slovenia – dLib.si, Digital Library of the University of Maribor – DKUM, DOI: 10.2478/ngoe-2020-0003.

PUCELJ, Maja, MULEJ, Matjaž, HRAST, Anita. Human Rights in the Innovative Sustainable Socially Responsible Society (ISSRS). In: PUCELJ, Maja (ed.), BOHINC, Rado (ed.). Bridging Human Rights and Corporate Social Responsibility: Pathways to a Sustainable Global Society. Hershey: IGI Global, 2024, pp. 1–29. Advances in Human Resources Management and Organizational Development Book Series. ISBN 979-8-3693-2325-0, ISBN 979-8-3693-4516-0. ISSN 2328-1316. DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-2325-0.ch001.

HRAST, Anita, MULEJ, Matjaž. Globalne v dokumentih (posredno) zapisane podlage za inovativno trajnostno družbeno odgovorno družbo. In: MULEJ, Matjaž (ed.), et al. Inovativna trajnostna družbeno odgovorna družba: [trilogija]. Knj. 1, Nekaj ekonomskih spodbud zoper propad človeštva. Ljubljana: IRDO – Inštitut za razvoj družbene odgovornosti, 2024, pp. 11–26. Zbirka Družbeno odgovorna družba. ISBN 978-961-7141-07-8. https://www.irdo.si/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/1.-knjiga-Inovativna-trajnostna-druzbeno-odgovorna-druzba.pdf