From the Editor

Małgorzata Marchewka

Welcome

Dear “e-mentor” readers,

I am delighted to present the latest collection of papers, which represents a significant step towards the redefined scope of our journal: higher education in management and economics.

Readers interested in business education trends can find out about the key challenges of contemporary educational digitalisation from a variety of complementary perspectives. The initial article analyses the expanding role of AI chatbots in higher education, outlining the emerging pedagogical, technological and ethical dimensions of chatbot integration. The second text focuses on the issue of information overload in online learning environments, analysing the sources of information overload and the coping strategies used by students who learn online. The third study offers a long-term policy analysis of educational digitalisation in China, tracing paradigm shifts between 1978 and 2025 through the lens of Hall's model. The fourth article examines the factors that influence behavioural intention and the adoption of e-learning, including five key elements: accessibility, government policy, organisational support, instructor attitude and technostress.

The part dedicated to trends in management presents four texts that explore how contemporary organisations are reshaped by individual characteristics, technological transformation, and changing competence requirements. The first study examines the relationship between temperament and effective professional functioning among corporate employees, including both specialists and management staff, highlighting the human dimension of managerial performance. The second analyses the transition from smart to agentic environments, showing how AI and innovative technologies are redefining learning, work, and urban living. The third focuses on Generation Z’s concerns and perceived barriers to entrepreneurship, offering insights into managerial and policy challenges related to fostering new business creation. The fourth addresses upskilling and reskilling in the AI era, proposing a new logic of competence development essential for organisational adaptability and long-term competitiveness.

I hope you will enjoy exploring this issue. At the same time, I would like to cordially invite you to contribute to "e-mentor" and to support our efforts to internationalise the journal. Following an analysis of the results of the project financed by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (Poland) completed in Oct 2024 (RCN/SP/0361/2021/1), we have decided to publish all articles in English only. Please be advised that from the beginning of 2025, there will be no further calls for manuscripts prepared in Polish. Furthermore, our goal is to make "e-mentor” a journal that serves as a forum for the presentation and discussion of research and ideas related to teaching and learning in management and economics higher education. We aim to provide a platform for the exchange of knowledge and insights on the use of technology in education, including e-learning, forms and methods of education, the verification of learning effects, and the integration of new trends in management and economics into higher education.

"E-mentor" is an open-access journal available free of charge, both online and in printed form. All scientific papers are peer-reviewed and we provide free proofreading of papers accepted for publication. Every article gets an individual DOI registered in Crossref, and the journal is indexed in several global databases, including Web of Science ESCI and EBSCO. There is no publishing fee for the authors. Further details are available online at http://www.e-mentor.edu.pl/eng/page/8/Info_for_Authors. Should you have any questions concerning publications in "e-mentor", please contact the editorial team at redakcja@e-mentor.edu.pl.

Małgorzata Marchewka
Editor