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

The 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 special issue is about the use of emerging digital technologies and technical solutions in enhancing lean, agile, resilient and green aspects of supply chains.
Important dates – submission open date: June 1, 2024, submission deadline: October 31, 2024. Upon submission, please inform the editorial office that the manuscript is intended for the monothematic issue (journal@tul.cz).
More information in Call for papers here.

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.
More information in Call for papers here.

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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.
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Choice of articles of current issue

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

Decision-making on the job choice in the condition of Slovak households

Jan Kollar, Marian Kika, Barbora Mazurova

Getting, keeping as well as changing jobs are the moments in a person’s life associated with not only the search and evaluation of the options but also with selection and decision-making. The article is one of the few in the Slovak Republic that deals with the issue of decision-making on the job choice in households, thus bringing new point of view into the knowledge about the Slovak labor market. The aim of the article is to analyse the decision-making process on the job choice of members of…

DOI (& full text): doi.org/10.15240/tul/001/2024-2-002 more

To trust or not to trust ICT? Empirical model of relation between career readiness, trust, and distrust

Elzbieta Kowalczyk, Dagmara Lewicka, Pawel Zajac

In this study, the authors focus on two issues: the influence of technology trust and distrust on career readiness and the identification of these trust and distrust factors determined by the respondent’s gender. To achieve this goal, the authors collected data using the survey method. The study was conducted among 871 Polish university students aged 18 to 25. Structural equation modeling was used to show potential causal dependencies between variables. The study provides valuable insight into…

DOI (& full text): doi.org/10.15240/tul/001/2024-2-013 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

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…