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Monothematic issue 2025 (expected publication September, 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: expected publication September 2025 (submissios closed).
More information in Call for papers here.

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.

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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

How and why does inner resignation (quiet quitting) impact service innovation behavior? A moderator role of ethical leadership

Ferda Ustun, Ayse Ipek Koca Balli, Erdinc Balli

Tourism enterprises are labor-intensive, and the service innovation behavior of employees plays an important role in keeping these enterprises ahead of their competitors. Inner resignation (IR) is a relatively new concept in organizational life, and it is a situation that should be prevented due to its negative impact on the organization. In this study, the moderating role of ethical leadership (EL) in reducing the negative effect of inner resignation on service Innovation behavior (SIB) was…

DOI (& full text): doi.org/10.15240/tul/001/2024-5-018 more

A policy-oriented framework for social cost analysis of gambling: Evidence from the Czech Republic

Jakub Zofcak, Dominik Stroukal, Josef Sima

This paper introduces a new framework for calculating the social costs of gambling, distinguishing between private costs, externalities, and public expenditures. By focusing only on externalities and public expenditures, which are relevant to policy-making, this approach aligns with economic theory and allows for a more targeted political response. The practical application of this framework is demonstrated by calculating the social cost of gambling in the Czech Republic in 2022 using the best…

DOI (& full text): doi.org/10.15240/tul/001/2024-5-019 more

Key factors influencing the implementation of virtual reality in employee training

Monika Kristl Volfova, Dana Egerova

Virtual reality (VR) is rapidly becoming more popular and accessible. With the growing popularity of its use in the corporate sphere, there are already a number of publications that focus on adapting this modern technology to employee training. Unfortunately, they only focus on certain areas and lack a comprehensive view. This study focused on this research gap and is one of the first (and in the Czech Republic, the very first) studies investigating the key factors influencing the…

DOI (& full text): doi.org/10.15240/tul/001/2024-5-022 more

Can executive incentives improve corporate ESG performance? Evidence from Chinese listed companies

Ma Deshui, Wang Guohua, Ahsan Akbar, Muhammad Usman, Marcela Sokolova

This paper examined the driving factors of ESG performance in Chinese listed companies from the perspective of executive motivation and found that: (1) monetary compensation incentives and equity incentives exert a sizeable impact on enhancing corporate ESG performance, and the robustness test results remain unchanged; (2) corporate strategic change and green technology innovation play a mediating role in executive motivation and corporate ESG; (3) the promotion effect of executive monetary…

DOI (& full text): doi.org/10.15240/tul/001/2024-4-009 more

Opportunities and challenges for managers within the East-European agriculture sector: Case study on Romania

Violeta Mihaela Dinca, Beatrice Trocinescu, Simona Stamule, Mariana Bunea, Vasile Dinu

Agriculture has always been essential to the development of human society, providing the food necessary for human survival. For the Romanian economy, agriculture is a very important sector in terms of the number of enterprises involved and the agricultural area used, but also because of the workforce employed in the sector. However, Romanian agriculture is a vulnerable sector, which has had to face several unfavourable events in recent years. The COVID-19 pandemic, the energy crisis, the…