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Monothematic issue 2026
Sustainable cities

This monothematic issue seeks to create a platform for interdisciplinary research on sustainable cities. Urban areas have become central to the global economy, yet they also face significant social and environmental challenges. Without addressing these issues, cities risk becoming overcrowded, polluted, and increasingly detrimental to the quality of life for their inhabitants. We invite submissions of original papers from diverse academic disciplines, presenting innovative research that can contribute to overcoming the key sustainability challenges facing urban areas worldwide.
Important dates: submissions closed, expected publication September 2026. More information in Call for papers here.

Monothematic issue 2025 (published September 5, 2025)
Transitioning to the green circular economy: The age of VUCA

In a world defined by environmental degradation, economic volatility, and technological disruption, the circular economy (CE) has moved from a theoretical concept to a practical imperative. This monothematic issue brings together diverse global perspectives and empirical research that demonstrate how CE serves as a strategic response to today’s volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) conditions. The research featured here confirms that circularity is no longer an optional pursuit.
More information in Editorial, full issue.

Monothematic issue 2024 (published September 6, 2024)
Emerging digital technologies and their influence on elimination of supply chain vulnerability

This issue of E&M Economics and Management aims to expand the understanding of how digital technologies can be leveraged to mitigate supply chain vulnerabilities. The focus is on exploring the role of these technologies in making supply chains more lean, agile, resilient, and environmentally sustainable. The collected articles offer a comprehensive look into various aspects of this dynamic field. More information in Editorial here.

Aims & Scope

Among the key topics covered are Economics, Business Administration, Finance, Management, Information Management, and Marketing & Trade. More information here.

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.

Warning

Editorial office of the journal E&M Economics and Management warns that there have recently emerged false offers promising mediation of publishing in our journal for a certain fee. Editorial office declares that we do not keep such cooperation. Every single review process is standartized and transparent. If you are interested in publishing with E&M, contact our editorial office directly. The journal does not have any intermediaries abroad.

Choice of articles of current issue

The effect of digital intensity on the financial performance of enterprises in Central and Eastern European countries

Trang Lam Quynh Tran, Sandor Kovacs, Miklos Herdon

This study investigates the significance of information and communication technology (ICT) adoption, referred to as digital intensity (DI), and its impact on the financial performance of businesses in the manufacturing, utilities, and transportation sectors within Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries. The primary research question focuses on how DI and its components influence key financial indicators across these industries. This study uses data from the EUROSTAT, ENT2 (Comprehensive…

DOI (& full text): doi.org/10.15240/tul/001/2025-5-016 more

Exploring philanthropic behavior and tax incentives: Motivations and trends in individual giving in the Czech Republic

Blanka Jarolimova

Philanthropy is defined as accommodating behaviour towards other members of society, usually through charitable donations. Charity forms a significant part of the income for the non-profit sector in many countries and is often directly supported through government tax policies. This article focuses on new empirical findings and applicable conclusions. It discusses the development of individual giving, motives, causes, and effects of philanthropic behaviour of individual donors in the Czech…

DOI (& full text): doi.org/10.15240/tul/001/2025-5-022 more

Corporate digital responsibility and cloud computing adoption: An alignment analysis in the EU context

Sann Thawdar Htoo, Hana Kopackova

Cloud computing is a transformational and rapidly evolving digital technology that enables driving innovation, scalability, and operational efficiency across various industries. Despite its benefits, the widespread adoption of cloud services presents complex ethical, social, and environmental challenges that organizations must address to ensure responsible and sustainable digital transformation. This study aims to develop a systematic approach to cloud adoption by integrating corporate digital…

DOI (& full text): doi.org/10.15240/tul/001/2025-4-015 more

Consumer perception of private labels: A case study of the Czech Republic

Michaela Janska, Marta Zambochova

Private brands are currently relatively well accepted by consumers and are generally considered to be of high quality, yet they face various challenges that can threaten their sustainability. This has been confirmed by several authors looking at consumer perceptions of private labels across different countries. The aim of the study was to assess consumers’ attitudes and relationships towards private brands and to identify factors that may influence their purchasing decisions. To achieve the…

DOI (& full text): doi.org/10.15240/tul/001/2025-4-013 more

Similarity of EU countries in macroeconomic, innovation, and institutional performance – The case of FDI determinants

Ludmila Bartokova, Simona Circova

Most countries nowadays are linked closely by trade flows, financial transactions, or mutual migration flows. As a result, their overall performances tend to converge. This paper compares 27 European countries with the aim of finding their similarities or differences based on their performance over the last decade. For consistency reasons, we included the United Kingdom and Croatia in the sample, despite not being EU members for the entire period, while Luxembourg was excluded due to data…