Merita Toska
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PHD
MERITA TOSKA
Department:
Planning and Management
Contact:
merita_toska@universitetipolis.edu.al
ACADEMIC PROFILE
Dr Merita Toska’s academic career started at the University of Bologna (where she completed her BA, MSc and PhD studies) and continued in 2007 at the University of Our Lady of Good Counsel (as a teaching assistant) and from 2015 at POLIS University as a lecturer and researcher. At the same time, Dr Toska has worked for the Bank of Albania (till 2015) and is an Expert with over 15 years of professional experience in economic development and public finance issues (engaged in more than 40 national and international projects) at Co-PLAN, Institute for Habitat Development. Since September 2023, Dr Toska holds the position of Vice-Rector for Academic Processes and Students at POLIS University.
LATEST PUBLICATIONS
Toska M., Suparaku Sh., Hysa Xh., La Sala A., A Quality Perspective of Sustainable Management of Water Services: Insights of Citizens’ Perceptions in Five Albanian Municipalities, Journal of Educational and Social Research, 2024 https://doi.org/10.36941/jesr-2024-0032
Nientied, P. and Toska, M. (2022) Leadership Substitute Theory in Present-Day Organisations. Open Journal of Leadership, 11, 445-461. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ojl.2022.114023
Toto R., Toska M., Shutina D. (2022) Governing Pandemics at the local level – The case of COVID-19 in Albania. In Armondi, S., Balducci, A., Bovo, M., & Galimberti, B. (Eds.). (2022). Cities Learning from a Pandemic: Towards Preparedness (1st ed.). E-ISBN 9781003240983 Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003240983
Nientied P., Toska M., (2021). Self-Leadership and Empowering Leadership in a Western Balkan Context, In International Review of Management and Marketing, 11 (1), 36-47. https://doi.org/10.32479/irmm.10893
Toska M., Gjika A., “Decentralisation and local economic development in Albania”, Annual Review of Territorial Governance in the Western Balkans, Journal of the Western Balkan Network on Territorial Governance, Vol I, 2019, pp. 53-68, https://doi.org/10.32034/CP-TGWBAR-I01-05
Nientied P., Toska M., “Motivation of knowledge workers – the case of Albania”, Organizacija, Vol. 52, Issue 1, February 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/orga-2019-0004
Toto R., Toska M., Shutina D., Farrici A., Limaj A., (2020). The response of local governments during COVID-19 emergency in Albania: January 2020 – April 2020. Co-PLAN, Institute for Habitat Development & Local Autonomy Association., DOI 10.32034/CP-PPRESI-P01-03
