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Fadil Sahiti

Assistant Professor

RIT Kosovo

Office Hours
12:00 - 12:30 Monday to Thursday
Office Location
Campus-308
Office Mailing Address
fxscad1@rit.edu

Fadil Sahiti

Assistant Professor

RIT Kosovo

Bio

Fadil Sahiti is a member of faculty at RIT Kosovo. He has a doctoral degree in Management and Entrepreneurship awarded by Birkbeck, University of London. For five years before joining RIT Kosovo in 2016, he was Associate Lecturer and Tutor at prestigious UK education institutions including Birkbeck, the London School of Economics and Political Science, University College London and Hult Business School.

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Books and Chapters:      

•      Sahiti, F. (2024). ‘Industrial Policies for Technological Upgrading in Western Balkan  Countries: Economic Growth and Development’, Springer, Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9783031514289  

•      Sahiti, F. (2024). ‘Economic policies and entrepreneurial activity in transition economies from the institutional perspective as evidenced by Kosovo and North Macedonia’. Chapter 3 Public Policies in Transition Economies: An Institutional Perspective, Routledge. ISBN 9781032546056  

•      Sahiti, F. (2019). ‘The growth of firms in less developed countries: lessons learned from Kosovo, Springer, Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-3-030-14821-8     

•      Sahiti, F. (2021). ‘Grremçat e atdheut’, Dukagjini Publishing House, ISBN 978-9789951623-

23-0.     

•      Sahiti, F (2025). Building Industrial Technological Base in Developing Countries. Springer, Palgrave Macmillan. Forthcoming.

Research papers:      

•      Sahiti, F. (2023). Unleashing entrepreneurial potential in transition economies: a comparative analysis of the impact of macro and micro policies. European Journal of Government and Economics, 12(2), 119-138.     

•      Sahiti, F. (2022). Manufacturing firms and entrepreneurial dynamics in less developed economies: Kosovo in comparative perspective’, Int. J. Technological Learning, Innovation and Development, Vol. 14, Nos. 1/2, pp.108–133.     

•      Sahiti, F. (2021). "Institutions and entrepreneurial activity: a comparative analysis of Kosovo and other economies", Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy, Vol. 10 No. 1, pp. 98119.   

•      Esteve-Pérez, S. and Sahiti, F. (2019). “New firm survival in developing countries. Evidence from Kosovo”, The developing Economies, Volume57, 3, pp. 257-273.    

•      Sahiti, F. (2018). “Do social conditions matter for emergence of innovative firms? The case of Kosovo”, Int. J. Innovation and Regional Development, Vol.8 No.1, pp. 75 - 101.    

•      Sahiti, F. and Smith, H.L. (2017). An application of growth diagnostics on the growth of firms: with evidence from Kosovo firms, Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Springer, Heidelberg, Vol. 6, 16, pp. 1-24.  

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ACCT-110
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An introduction to the way in which corporations report their financial performance to interested stakeholders such as investors and creditors. Coverage of the accounting cycle, generally accepted accounting principles, and analytical tools help students become informed users of financial statements.
ACCT-210
3 Credits
Introduction to the use of accounting information by managers within a business. Explores the value of accounting information for the planning and controlling of operations, assessing the cost of a product/service, evaluating the performance of managers, and strategic decision making.
PROF-221
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This course presents factors to be considered by those interested in the ownership and management of small business enterprises. Includes who should be an entrepreneur, guidelines for starting a new business, basic legal considerations, and approaches for obtaining credit and capital. Revised course includes staffing, purchasing, supplier relations, cash flow management, and managerial skills needed to run any business or corporate department.
PROF-775
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The capstone course for students enrolled in the MS in professional studies degree program. With individualized advising from a faculty adviser, students participate in a real world problem solving project carried out in an organizational setting while also relating to a student’s professional concentrations. Course requirements involve completing a literature review, writing a project proposal, engaging in online discussion with faculty adviser and other SOIS capstone students, various kinds of field work, writing full draft and final academic report and making a (Powerpoint) presentation. Registration completed on behalf of students following faculty review of acceptable capstone project proposal. (Prof 770; Department approval)