Dr Vlatka Skokic
Lecturer in Entrepreneurship
Qualifications: MA (Econ), PHD
Email: v.skokic@surrey.ac.uk
Phone: Work: 01483 68 9758
Room no: 19 MS 02
Office hours
Office hours during the semester: Wednesday 13:30-15:30; Friday 09:30-10:30
Office hours outside the semester: please e-mail me for an appointment
Further information
Biography
Vlatka gained her Master degree in Economics at Faculty of Economics, Croatia. She completed Doctorate at Strathclyde University (Glasgow) in July 2010. Her dissertation focuses on tourism entrepreneurship within transition economies. In July 2009 Vlatka was awarded the Institute of Travel and Tourism (ITT) award for the PhD research student of the year.
Prior joining the Surrey Business School, she spent five years as a Teaching and Research Assistant at Faculty of Economics, Croatia. Also, she taught on a number of courses at Strathclyde University.
Currently she is undertaking a Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning at the University of Surrey.
Research Interests
entrepreneurial strategies
management of small firms
entrepreneurship theory development
tourism entrepreneurship
transition economies
Publications
Journal articles
- . (2011) 'Conceptions of tourism lifestyle entrepreneurship: transition economy context'. Routledge Tourism Planning and Development, 8 (2), pp. 157-169.
Conference papers
- . (2011) 'Entrepreneurial Tie Formation in a Transition Economy: the case of Croatia'. Sheffield: ISBE conference
- . (2011) 'Socio -economic environment for tourism entrepreneurs: A case of Croatia'. http://www.eurochrie.org/news/2011/november/30/dubrovnik-conference-proceedings/, Dubrovnik, Croatia: EuroCHRIE
- . (2011) 'Tourism entreprenurship: A critical approach'. University of Surrey, Guildford: Advancing the Social Science of Tourism
- . (2010) 'Small hotel networks as culturally embedded phenomena'. Amsterdam: 28th EuroCHRIE Annual Research Conference
- . (2010) 'Tourism and hospitality entrepreneurship, social setting and research methodology: moving ‘into the beyond’'. University of Surrey, UK: 19th CHME Annual Research Conference
- . (2010) 'Understanding the lifestyle concept from a different perspective: transition economy context'. Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada: Tourism Entrepreneurship Conference
- . (2009) 'Research Critically: Tourism Entrepreneurship in Croatia'. Zadar: 3rd International Conference, Critical Turn in Tourism Studies: Connecting Academies of Hope: Critical Actions and Creative Vistas
- . (2008) 'Innovative Business Model in Croatian Tourism Industry: Public-Private Partnership Evidence'. Cavtat: 4th International Conference, An Enterprise Odyssey: Tourism - Governance and Entrepreneurship
Book chapters
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(2011) 'Tourism and hospitality entrepreneurship, social setting and research methodology: moving ‘into the beyond’'. in (ed.) Contemporary Trends in Tourism and Hospitality Research
Goodfellow Publishers
[ Status: Accepted ]Full text is available at: http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/2618/
Teaching
Undergraduate level:
The Hospitality Business
Entrepreneurship in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry
Operations Analysis
Departmental Duties
Programme Leader, International Hospitality and Tourism Management
Academic advisor for Hospitality Entrepreneurs Society
Supervisor for PhD students
Supervisor for Masters Dissertations
Professional Training Year Tutor
Affiliations
2009 – Present Institute of Travel and Tourism
2010 – Present Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship
