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Call for papers – Monothematic issue 2025
Transitioning to the green circular economy: The age of VUCA

We invite contributions from researchers and practitioners from the circular economy for our upcoming monothematic special issue that is exclusively focussed on the implications of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity on the sustainability of the circular economy. We recommend that the contributions be specific and targeted towards the scholarship and practice of the circular economy.
Important dates: submission open date – June 1, 2024, manuscript submission deadline – October 31, 2024. Upon the submission, please inform the editorial office that the manuscript is intended for the monothematic issue (journal@tul.cz).
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Monothematic issue 2024
Emerging digital technologies and their influence on elimination of supply chain vulnerability

This monothematic issue aims to systematize and expand knowledge about the possibilities and barriers of using digital technologies to eliminate the vulnerability of supply chains. A specific focus of this issue is about the use of emerging digital technologies and technical solutions in enhancing lean, agile, resilient and green aspects of supply chains. The issue will be published in September 2024.
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Aims & Scope

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The journal E&M Economics and Management (E&M) publishes high quality original research articles and scientific studies based on theoretical and empirical analyses. E&M encourages new intriguing ideas and new perspectives on existing state of knowledge.
Among the key topics covered are Economics, Business Administration, Finance, Management, Information Management, and Marketing & Trade. More information here.

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Choice of articles of current issue

Managers’ attitudes as a critical success factor of kaizen

Mirjana Todorovic, Milan Cupic, Dejan Jovanovic

The purpose of our study is to examine the manager’s attitudes towards different aspects of kaizen, their commitment to the idea of kaizen, and their attitudes towards the motivation and participation of employees. We use a questionnaire to investigate the attitudes of 124 managers – 62 economists and 62 engineers, from 62 manufacturing companies operating in Serbia. We employ exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and Mann-Whitney’s U test. We find a moderate level of managers’ agreement with the…

DOI (& full text): doi.org/10.15240/tul/001/2024-2-005 more

Digital payments as an indicator of financial inclusion in Euro Area countries

Tamara Petrikova, Kristina Kocisova

The process of digitisation in the financial sector is developing through the systematic introduction of computer systems, the establishment of Internet connectivity and the use and ownership of various information and communication devices. Information and communication technologies can increase the desired degree of financial inclusion in a country by increasing the availability of various financial services. This study examines the individual attributes that can affect financial inclusion in…

DOI (& full text): doi.org/10.15240/tul/001/2024-5-004 more

Natural resources and the underground economy: A cross-country study in ASEAN using Bayesian approach

Thach Ngoc Nguyen, My Ha Tien Duong, Diep Van Nguyen

The development of the underground economy can significantly affect a country’s economic indicators. Although there have been different studies on this phenomenon, many aspects of underground activities remain incompletely defined. Therefore, the current research aims to supplement the existing literature by analyzing the link between abundant natural resources and the scope of the underground economy. To accomplish this objective, we collected panel data from ten Association of Southeast Asian…

DOI (& full text): doi.org/10.15240/tul/001/2024-2-001 more

The role of leadership in managing digital transformation: A systematic literature review

Lazar Rakovic, Slobodan Maric, Lena Djordjevic Milutinovic, Vuk Vukovic, Radmila Bjekic

Digital transformation should not be seen as a time-bound project, but rather as a process that needs to be continuously improved and managed over time. In the absence of leadership, digital transformation will occur spontaneously in an organisation, but it is necessary to monitor and manage the process itself to achieve the goal and establish a digital organisation. A person who leads the digital transformation must possess the appropriate competencies. Leadership competencies, especially the…

DOI (& full text): doi.org/10.15240/tul/001/2024-2-006 more

Exploring travel agencies customers’ loyalty motives throught machine learning analysis

Andrzej Dudek, Daria E. Jaremen, Izabela Michalska-Dudek, Pavlina Pellesova

This article focuses on identifying the directions of changes in the decision-making process of purchasing package travels and the motives determining this purchase, as well as the impact of these motives on the affective, behavioral and global loyalty of travel agency customers during the COVID-19 pandemic. To achieve the research goal, a literature review and field research were con ducted. In the case of secondary sources, the content analysis method was used to examine them, while data from…