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Banks in smart cities. A bibliometric and thematic review

Zbigniew Korzeb, Danuta Szpilko, Filippo di Pietro

This article aims to systematize scientific research on the role of banks in the context of the smart city concept. A bibliometric study of papers obtained from the Scopus and Web of Science databases between 2011 and 2025. Following the application of restricting criteria throughout the search procedure, 110 records were retrieved from Web of Science and 312 from the Scopus database. This study highlights the possible gaps found and provides an appraisal of the current state and future…

DOI (& full text): doi.org/10.15240/tul/001/2026-5-003

Section: Sustainable cities

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Analyzing user perceptions and adoption of urban public transport applications through natural language processing

Juan Antonio Aguilar-Moreno, Pedro R. Palos-Sanchez, Rafael Pozo-Barajas, Teresa Duarte-Atoche

An enhanced understanding of urban public transport app adoption has been achieved by applying innovative data mining and sentiment analysis techniques to large user review datasets from Google Play Store and Apple App Store, covering major European metropolitan areas. Natural language processing (NLP) methods were employed to perform sentiment analysis, emotion analysis, and topic modeling (LDA), extracting valuable insights from unstructured text. The results highlight the importance of…

DOI (& full text): doi.org/10.15240/tul/001/2026-5-004

Section: Sustainable cities

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Reimagining campus mobility through the lens of the 15-Minute City

Daniela Surmikova, Peter Dzupka

The 15-Minute City concept envisions urban environments where residents can access essential services within a short walking or cycling distance. Although education is recognized as one of the core functions within this framework, the specific role of universities in promoting proximity-based urban models remains largely unexplored. This study addresses this gap by examining how universities, as significant generators of mobility, can contribute to the realization of the 15-Minute City…

DOI (& full text): doi.org/10.15240/tul/001/2026-5-006

Section: Sustainable cities

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Factors leading to customer acceptance of online grocery shopping

Radka Bauerova, Veronika Koprivova

The rapid expansion of online grocery shopping has placed traditional retailers under increasing competitive pressure. To remain viable, retailers must understand the determinants of consumers’ adoption of online grocery channels. Therefore, the aim of the paper is to identify the key factors influencing consumer acceptance of online grocery shopping. This study employs an online survey (N = 773; IPSOS panel) and exploratory factor analysis to develop a comprehensive business-to-consumer (B2C)…

DOI (& full text): doi.org/10.15240/tul/001/2026-5-010

Section: Marketing and Trade

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Can the level of data elements utilization in enterprises mitigate cost stickiness? Evidence from China

Zihan Song, Zhifeng Gao

Data elements are now widely embedded throughout the entire lifecycle of enterprise production and operations, presenting an opportunity window for cost control. This paper constructs a research dataset comprising firms traded on China’s two main capital markets over the decade spanning 2014 to 2023. Leveraging this sample, it empirically examines the impact of enterprise data elements utilization on cost stickiness and its transmission channels. Empirical results indicate that enhancing the…

DOI (& full text): doi.org/10.15240/tul/001/2026-5-007

Section: Business Administration and Management

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How humanity-driven innovation practices relate to perceived organizational performance: The moderating effect of organizational identity

Hui-Chun Chan, Kuo-Ming Chu

As technological advancement accelerates, organizations face an urgent challenge: balancing innovation performance with human values. This study introduces and empirically examines humanity-driven innovation (HDI) – a management approach integrating technological progress with humanistic considerations such as ethics, empathy, and social well-being. While prior research has emphasized technology-driven innovation, limited attention has been given to how human-centered practices influence…

DOI (& full text): doi.org/10.15240/tul/001/2026-5-008

Section: Business Administration and Management

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Economic sector concentration and structural change in East-Central European NUTS 3 regions

Gyorgy Vida, Izabella Szakalne Kano, Imre Lengyel

The process of economic restructuring has been one of the most transformative forces in East-Central Europe since the 1990s. Despite the increasing attention to post-socialist transformation, the territorial dimension of structural economic change has not been sufficiently addressed in comparative empirical analyses. This article examines the dynamics of economic restructuring and sectoral concentration in East-Central Europe over the period 2000–2021. The objective is to identify regional…

DOI (& full text): doi.org/10.15240/tul/001/2026-5-009

Section: Economics

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