Gender equality in strategic management of the projects in R&D organisations in Serbia

Abstract

The interest in gender equality issue within the concept of project management is growing in the literature. Bearing in mind that R&D activities are mostly project-oriented, this paper aims to contribute to a better understanding of gender equality issues in the context of an integrated approach to strategic management of the projects in R&D organisations. To comprehensively examine these issues, the research on strategic management in R&D organisations in Serbia, conducted in 2018, will be introduced and analysed. The results presented here point out the need for introducing professional project management in R&D organisation in Serbia. Gender dimension should be an integral part of the modern strategic concept of managing R&D organisation.