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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

An attempt to resolve no-wait flow shop scheduling problems using hybrid ant colony and whale optimization algorithms

Reza Rostamzadeh, Arezou Gholipour, Mohammad Reza Komari Alaei, Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas, Jonas Saparauskas

The incentive for many developments and scientific progresses within the field of scheduling has emerged from industrial environments, and naturally, it could be utilized in expressing the scheduling concepts regarding terms used in the industry. Generally speaking, scheduling problems are known as limited optimization issues through which decisions related to the machines’ assignment and works processing sequence are probed. Thus, following a review of the related literature, the major goal of…

DOI (& full text): doi.org/10.15240/tul/001/2024-2-007 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

Regional COVID-19 cases and Bitcoin volatility: Assessment through the Markov switching prism

Dat Minh Phan, Sinh Duc Hoang, Tung Duy Dao, Tien Phat Pham

The 21st century has become the century of technology, which has spread to the currency market, presenting the international economic system with a new challenge – the challenge created by digital currency, which has determined a change in the rules of operation in the market. The main property of cryptocurrencies in general, and Bitcoin in particular, is constant volatility and mutual sensitivity to each other. This article aims to analyze the cryptocurrency market landscape from both short…

DOI (& full text): doi.org/10.15240/tul/001/2024-2-009 more

The importance of corporate image and social responsibility for consumer engagement in sustainable consumption

Dalia Streimikiene, Ilona Kiausiene, Greta Makunaite

Rampant consumption and society’s growing demands are leading to ever-deteriorating quality of environment and life. Changing consumption patterns is essential to reduce the effects of climate change and create a more sustainable environment for generations to come. The rise of fast fashion is leading to overconsumption of clothing and textiles, which leads to high levels of pollution. In order to promote public awareness and the implementation of sustainability in all areas of life, companies…

DOI (& full text): doi.org/10.15240/tul/001/2024-2-008 more

Investigating the determinants and effects of prestige sensitivity in fashion retailing

Ivan-Damir Anic, Ivana Kursan Milakovic, Mirela Mihic

Targeting the prestige fashion segment enables fashion retailers to continue growing while facing a challenging environment. To attract prestige-sensitive consumers, it is important to understand their buying motivations and responses to retail actions. Thus, this paper examines the motivational predictors and effects of prestige sensitivity in fashion retailing, using the symbolic self-completion theory as a framework. It also explores the moderating role of fashion innovativeness. The data…