From the editor

Małgorzata Marchewka

Welcome

Dear “e-mentor” readers,

I am delighted to present you with the latest collection of papers exploring current trends in management and education. The contributions gathered in this issue reflect a shared concern with how organisations and educational institutions navigate transformation in an increasingly complex and technology-driven environment. Across both sections, a common thread emerges around adaptation – whether in the context of innovation ecosystems, digital transformation, artificial intelligence, or evolving competencies of new generations.

In the management domain, the articles collectively address the challenges of navigating innovation and institutional complexity. They explore how national intellectual property ecosystems shape innovation dynamics, how digitising administrative processes unfolds within siloed organisational structures, and how artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly integrated into HR processes across different national contexts. At the same time, attention is given to the human dimension of these transformations, particularly through the lens of Generation Z and their evolving competency profiles.

Similarly, the contributions focusing on education highlight the ongoing reconfiguration of learning environments and educational practices. The papers engage with themes such as rethinking information system success in the era of generative AI, the growing relevance of hybrid models of business education, and the role of early financial socialisation in shaping students’ behaviours and decision-making. Together, these contributions illustrate how technology, changing expectations, and new forms of engagement are reshaping higher education.

Summarising the developments of 2025, the internationalisation strategy supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (Poland) with granted funds (RCN/SP/0361/2021/1) has enabled the development of strong collaborations between “e-mentor” and international partners, including organisers of scientific conferences. We have continued and further strengthened this cooperation throughout 2025, while also establishing new international connections. At the same time, we have focused on enhancing the quality of published articles, increasing the journal’s international visibility, improving the transparency of the editorial process, and modernising our website. By narrowing the scope of the journal to higher education in management and economics, we have adopted a more selective approach to submissions, while simultaneously strengthening cooperation with international reviewers to provide authors with high-quality, expert feedback. Please visit www.e-mentor.edu.pl/eng to explore the outcomes of these efforts.

Our goal remains to position “e-mentor” as a peer-reviewed journal that serves as a platform for the exchange of research and ideas related to teaching and learning in management and economics higher education. We aim to support the dissemination of knowledge on the use of technology in education, including e-learning, innovative teaching methods, the assessment of learning outcomes, and the integration of emerging management trends into academic practice.

I would also like to warmly invite you to collaborate with us in shaping “e-mentor” – either by contributing your research or by joining our community of reviewers. The journal is open access and free of charge for both readers and authors. All submissions undergo a rigorous peer-review process, accepted articles receive complimentary proofreading, and each publication is assigned a DOI and indexed in international databases such as Web of Science ESCI and EBSCO. Further information is available at http://www.e-mentor.edu.pl/eng/page/8/Info_for_Authors. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact the editorial team at redakcja@e-mentor.edu.pl.

Małgorzata Marchewka
Editor

Appreciating the invaluable role of reviewers in the process of delivering the best quality papers, we wish to acknowledge the contributions of all 82 Reviewers who cooperated with "e-mentor" throughout 2025:

Małgorzata Adamska-Chudzińska, Niksa Alfirevic, Desmond Ayentimi, David Bawden, Shukurat M. Bello, Edyta Bielińska-Dusza, Olena Bocharova, Maja Bogataj, Jurica Bosna, Marion Botella, Dragana Bozic, Michael Burch, Jerzy Cieślik, Maja Cukusic, Magdalena Cuprjak, Marta Czyżewska, Cristina Dimulescu, Ines Dužević, Angela Faiella, Joanna Fila, Ugo Finardi, Lea Fridman, Angela Fritz, Gratiela Georgiana, Orlando Manuel da Costa Gomes, Konrad Grabiński, Christian Handke, Dominik K. Kanbach, Rafał Kasprzak, Tomasz Kawka, Pantelis Kazakis, Aleksei Kelli, Rita Kéri, Marek Kęsy, Julitta Koćwin, Agnieszka Konieczna, Radosław Korneć, Małgorzata Kosała, Franz Kroenig, Aleksandra Porjazoska Kujundziski, Suzana Laporsek, Berényi László, Krzysztof Leja, Wiwik Lestari, Joanna Łabędzka, Izabela Marzec, Rūta Meištė, Larisa Mistrean, Henryk Mizerek, Dyah Mutiarin, Don Olcott Jr, Ercan Ozen, Arkhyp Pavliuk, Oleg Pavlov, Teresa Piecuch, Edyta B. Pietrzak, Daniela Garbin Praničević, Renata Przygodzka, Nicoleta-Dorina Racolta-Paina, Marek Rocki, Katarzyna Rostek, Dorota Roszkowska, Sergii Rudenko, Anders Rykkja, Sangeeta Sahney, Victor Schiller, Tatiana Schofield, Priscilla Shak, Maksym W. Sitnicki, Piotr Sliż, Eugenia Smyrnova-Trybulska, Svitlana Tarasenko, Alok Tiwari, Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay, Anita Trnavčević, Eric Tsui, Maria Urbaniec, Sirje Virkus, Dariusz Wawrzyniak, Krzysztof Woźniak, Xiaoyu Xu, Diego Zunino.

International Reviewers constitute 63% of the total, confirming the effectiveness of internationalisation efforts. Our Reviewers represent 29 countries: Poland (37%), Australia, Canada, China, Croatia (7%), Estonia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Lithuania, Malaysia, Moldova, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Portugal, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, South Africa, Switzerland, The Netherlands, The United States of America (5%), Türkiye, Ukraine, and The United Kingdom (6%) and 69 different institutions: Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova (Moldova), Babes-Bolyai University (Romania), Bayero University Kano (Nigeria), City University of New York (USA), CNR-IRCrES (Italy), Czestochowa University of Technology (Poland), Dalian University of Technology (China), Erasmus University Rotterdam (The Netherlands), Gdańsk University of Technology (Poland), HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management (Germany), Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa (Portugal), International Balkan University (North Macedonia), Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce (Poland), King Abdulaziz University (Saudi Arabia), Kozminski University (Poland), Krakow University of Economics (Poland), Lodz University of Technology (Poland), Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń (Poland), Open Data and Intellectual Property Institute ODIPI (Slovenia), Queen's University Belfast (United Kingdom), Royal College of Art (United Kingdom), Rzeszow University of Technology (Poland), SGH Warsaw School of Economics (Poland), SKEMA Business School (France), Sumy State University (Ukraine), Tallinn University (Estonia), Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (Ukraine), TH Köln (Germany), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong), The Maria Grzegorzewska University (Poland), Transylvania University (Romania), Universitas Hayam Wuruk Perbanas (Indonesia), Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (Indonesia), Université du Québec (Canada), Université Paris Cité (France), Universiti Malaysia Sabah (Malaysia), University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons (Switzerland), University of Bialystok (Poland), University of Bologna (Italy), University of Economics in Katowice (Poland), University of Gdańsk (Poland), University of Glasgow (United Kingdom), University of Iowa (USA), University of Lodz (Poland), University of London (United Kingdom), University of Miskolc (Hungary), University of Osijek (Croatia), University of Primorska (Slovenia), University of Siedlce (Poland), University of Silesia in Katowice (Poland), University of South Africa (Republic of South Africa), University of Split (Croatia), University of Tartu (Estonia), University of Tasmania (Australia), University of the National Education Commission in Krakow (Poland), University of Trieste (Italy), University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn (Poland), University of Wrocław (Poland), University of Zadar (Croatia), University of Zagreb (Croatia), University of Zielona Góra (Poland), Uşak University (Türkiye), Utenos Kolegija (Lithuania), Vinod Gupta School of Management (India), Warsaw University of Technology (Poland), West University of Timisoara (Romania), Worcester Polytechnic Institute (USA), Wroclaw University of Economics and Business (Poland).