EDUCATION

Ph.D.: Management, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy (2014)

MSC  : Strategic Project Management, Heriot – Watt University, UK in collaboration with  Politecnico di Milano, Italy and University of Umeå, Sweden (2009)

MA    : International Business and Economic Cooperation, University of Bari, Italy (2007)

Advanced Diploma: Farm data Management, Sharing and Innovation Services for Agriculture Development, FAO, 2020

Advanced Diploma: E-Tutoring, How to support students in distance learning, CIHEAM-IAM Bari, Italy (2009)

Advanced Diploma: Setting up a Partnership Network for Rural Distance Learning in the Mediterranean Area, CIHEAM-IAM Bari, Italy (2006)

Certificate: Project-based Innovation and Knowledge Management, Suffolk University, USA (2008)

BA     : Business Administration - Management,  University of Tirana, Albania (2000)

AREAS OF INTEREST

Research: Human Resources, Project Management, Family Business, New Service Development

Teaching: Project Management, Human Resources Management, Organizational Behavior, Principles of Advertising, Internship

EXPERIENCE

Academic Experience

University of New York Tirana (AL)/ SUNY Empire State College (USA), Department of Business Informatics and e-Business, Assistant Professor (2020-Current)

University of New York Tirana (AL)/ SUNY Empire State College (USA)Department of Business Administration, Assistant Professor (2014-2020)

Business University College (AL) Department of Business Administration, Assistant Professor (2013-2014)

University of Rome Tor Vergata (IT), Department of Management and Law, Research Assistant (2010-2014)

Administrative Experience

University of New York Tirana (AL), Head of the Business Informatics and e-Business Department, (2020 – Current)

University of New York Tirana (AL), Program Director of Bsc in Business Administration (Albanian stream) (2014-2018)

University of New York Tirana (AL), Head of International Relations Office (2016-2017)

Business University College (AL), Head of Business Administration Department, Head of Career Office (2013-2014)

Professional Experience

ASCAL – Albanian Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, Program Evaluation and Quality Assurance Expert (since 2019)

CHEMONICS International/ USAID Project, Business Licensing Adviser. (2009)

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Energy, Business Promotion Department, Policy Maker (2004-2006) 

RESEARCH OUTPUTS

Refereed Journal Articles

Shtembari, E., Elgün, R. F. (2023). Generation Z Life Skills Acquired and Enhanced Through Internships Before and During Covid-19 Pandemic, Administrative Sciences, 13(2),38, htpps://doi.org/10.3390/admsci13020038

Dorda, B., Shtembari, E. (2020) Learning Organizations in Developing Countries: Investigations on the Individual Level. American International Journal of Business Management (AIJBM) 3(4), 80-87.

Dorda, B., Shtembari, E. (2019) “Family Firm Identity Approach: A systematic Literature Review” International Journal of Business and Management 15(1), 166-174.

Dorda, B., Shtembari, E. (2019) A general Profile of Organisational Culture in Family and Non Family Business”. Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences. 10 (6), 58-66.

Books and Book Chapters

Shtembari, E. (2018). Evaluating IT projects. Routledge – Taylor & Francis Group.

Shtembari, E., Cam Nhung, N. (2013): Key Criteria of Project Evaluation: A study of New Service Development Projects. Lambert Academic Publishing. 

Refereed Conference Presentations

Dorda, B., Shtembari, E. (2018). Leadership’s Relationship in the Banking Sector According to Leader-Member Exchanges (LMX) Theory and Employees’ experience. International Academic Conference on Multidisciplinary Approaches in Social Science, Business and Economics (MASE-18), Athens  – Greece.

Dorda, B., Shtembari, E. (2018). Key Determinants for Successful SME-s. A Review of SMEs Literature. International Academic Conference on Multidisciplinary Approaches in Social Science, Business and Economics (MASE-18), Athens – Greece.

Dorda, B., Shtembari, E. (2018). Sustainability of family businesses in developing countries. 3rd International Conference on Economics, Business Management and Social Sciences (ICEBSS). Transformations in Economics and Business in the 21st Century, Skopje, Macedonia.

Shtembari, E. (2016). The Role of Internships in Developing Personal and Professional Attributes in Students. Evidence from the University of New York Tirana. Paper presented at ICSD International Conference on sustainable Development, Skopje, Macedonia.

Shtembari, E. (2014). Designing successful New Service Development (NSD) projects. 2^nd International Conference, Albania: Business University College.

Shtembari, E., Fida, E. (2013). Business Strategy in the Context of New IT Environment. Critical Success Factors in IT Projects. 1^st International Conference, Albania: Business University College.

Shtembari, E., Fida, E. (2013). The impact of the economic crisis on the European perspective of the Western Balkan countries. 1^st International Conference, Albania: Business University College.

Shtembari, E. (2012). Benefits and Implications of Open Innovation in service-related projects. Paper presented at the 7th Annual South-East European Doctoral Student Conference, SEERC, Greece.

Shtembari, E. (2012). Key success factors of service management from the Open Innovation perspective. Paper presented at EURAM 12^th , Netherland: Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University.

Editorship

Editor of the “International Journal of Business Research and Management” (since 2020)

Reviewer of the European Academy of Management (since 2014) 

AWARDS AND HONORS

2009: PhD Scholarship from the University of Rome Tor Vergata, holding the only one scholarship of the program.

2007: European Commission Scholarship, wherein from 2,000 applicants only 25 of them worldwide got selected.

2006: CIHEAM-IAMB Scholarship, holding the only one scholarship of the master program.

2004: Awarded the price for best top 10 bachelor diploma thesis.