The life and work of Professor Emeritus Marin Buble

Received: 18. 4. 2015 In-memoriamAccepted: 20. 4. 2015 UDC 005-052 BubleThis collection of papers provides a wide diversity of personal and professional reflections upon the life and work of the late Professor Marin Buble. The authors discuss the contribution of Professor Marin Buble to the development of the science and practices of management, organizational design, entrepreneurship and international management, as well as different aspects of his academic career, including his work committed to development of Faculty of Economics Split and his work as a supervisor with many young scientists.Professor emeritus MARIN BUBLE, PhD. (1938-2014)At the end of November 2014, we were saddened by the loss of Professor Marin Buble, Ph. D. who leftan enduring mark in the development of science and practice in the field of organization and management, and is rightly considered one of the most important scientists in this field in Croatia and in the wider region. Throughout the scientific community, he had been recognized as the main advocate and pioneer of introducing organization and management courses to the departments of higher education institutions in the Republic of Croatia. During his personal and professional life at the Faculty of Economics in Split, he had immensely affected the development and reputation of the Faculty. Likewise, over the years, he had actively participated on a number of scientific and professional projects and had taken part in the work and development of higher education institutions in the country, as well as abroad.Professor Buble was also known as a prolific author, who authored 30 books and hundreds of scientific and professional papers.For his work, Marin Buble was given the Award of the City of Split, as well as the award for a lifetime achievement by the Faculty of Economics in Split. He was also given recognition for successful work in leading and editing the international scientific journal Management - Journal of Contemporary Issues, and he was awarded the high Medal of the Order of the Croatian Danica by the President of the Republic of Croatia.* This collection of papers has been presented at the Meeting to comemorate the life and work of professor emeritus Marin Buble, held in Dubrovnik, 17 April 2015, within the scope of the 3rd International OFEL Conference on Governance, Management and Entrepreneurship. The meeting has been co-organized by University of Split - Faculty of Economics Split, University of Dubrovnik - Department of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb - Faculty of Economics and Business (Department of organization and management), University of Zagreb - Faculty of Organization and Informatics, University of Rijeka - Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Juraj Dobrila University of Pula - Faculty of Economics and Tourism "dr. Mijo Mirkovic", Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek - Faculty of Economics (Croatia), as well as by University of Mostar - Faculty of Economics, University of Sarajevo - School of Economics and Business, University of Tuzla - Faculty of Economics (Bosnia and Herzegovina). It has been previously published on a CD-ROM, containing the Proceedings of the Meeting to comemorate the life and work of professor emeritus Marin Buble (in Croatian).Guest editors:Zeljko Garaca**Darko Tipuric***Zelimir Dulcic** Professor Zeljko Garaca, University of Split, Faculty of Economics, Dean, E-mail: zeljko.garaca@efst.hr*** Professor Darko Tipuric, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics and Business, Department of Organization and Management, Head of Department, E-mail: darko.tipuric@efzg.hr**** Professor Zelimir Dulcic, University of Split, Faculty of Economics, Department of Management, Head of Department, E-mail: zelimir.dulcic@efst.hrGuest editorsZeljko Garaca, Darko Tipuric, Zelimir DulcicMEMORIES OF A NEARLY 40-YEAR-LONG FRIENDSHIP WITH MARINI met professor Buble in my fourth year of studies at the Faculty of Economics in Split, back in 1976. …