Volume 12 Number 3 March 2025

Issue DOI: 10.9770/h3252348846

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PAPERS:

1. Determinants of ESG sustainability in financial systems: a fuzzy cognitive approach with a focus on Georgia

Nazira Kakulia, Salome Tvalodze

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Kakulia, N.; Tvalodze, S. 2025. Determinants of ESG sustainability in financial systems: a fuzzy cognitive approach with a focus on Georgia, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues 12(3): 10-21. https://doi.org/10.9770/s6258796776

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2. Financial performance of SMEs wineries in Slovakia: DuPont decomposition analysis

Jana Ladvenicová, Iveta Košovská, Monika Hudáková

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Ladvenicová, J.; Košovská, I.; Hudáková, M. 2025. Financial performance of SMEs wineries in Slovakia: DuPont decomposition analysis, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues 12(3): 22-33. https://doi.org/10.9770/k7382535877

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3. Sensory marketing for promoting more sustainable purchasing behaviour

Margarita Išoraitė, Daiva Aktas

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Išoraitė, M.; Aktas, D. 2025. Sensory marketing for promoting more sustainable purchasing behaviour, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues 12(3): 34-43. https://doi.org/10.9770/g8668796372

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4. Underused resources and companies' growth: the influence of digital transformation and decision-making ability

Zhihui Tang, Junzhen Zhou

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Tang, Z.; Zhou, J. 2025. Underused resources and companies' growth: the influence of digital transformation and decision-making ability, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues 12(3): 44-60. https://doi.org/10.9770/z2499568444

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5. Banking development peculiarities: blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity issues

Gediminas Dubauskas, Margarita Išoraitė

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Dubauskas, G.; Išoraitė, M. 2025. Banking development peculiarities: blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity issues, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues 12(3): 61-72. https://doi.org/10.9770/x7965543644

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6. Did Bulgarian innovative business manage to cope with COVID-19 crisis – a point of view of the future generation of business managers

Kiril Anguelov, Miglena Angelova

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Anguelov, K.; Angelova, M. 2025. Did Bulgarian innovative business manage to cope with COVID-19 crisis – a point of view of the future generation of business managers, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues 12(3): 73-87. https://doi.org/10.9770/k4774454923

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7. Institutions’ quality and economic performance in the EU: insights from a cluster analysis

Olga Lavrinenko, Svetlana Ignatjeva, Alina Danileviča, Vera Komarova, Stanislav Vaisla

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Lavrinenko, O.; Ignatjeva, S.; Danileviča, A.; Komarova, V.; Vaisla, S. 2025. Institutions’ quality and economic performance in the EU: insights from a cluster analysis, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues 12(3): 88-101. https://doi.org/10.9770/f6735475773

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8. Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment: insights from selected EU countries

Dominika Falisová, Jozef Glova

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Falisová, D.; Glova, J. 2025. Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment: insights from selected EU countries, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues 12(3): 102-117. https://doi.org/10.9770/w2945934328

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9. Volunteer motives as a catalyst of the social economy

Ana Todorova, Irina Kostadinova

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Todorova, A.; Kostadinova, I. 2025. Volunteer motives as a catalyst of the social economy, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues 12(3): 118-138. https://doi.org/10.9770/w9385223236

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10. Governance for well-being: fostering meaningful and mindful living in political philosophy

Mehmet Recai Uygur, Bahman Peyravi

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Uygur, M. R.; Peyravi, B. 2025. Governance for well-being: fostering meaningful and mindful living in political philosophy, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues 12(3): 139-157. https://doi.org/10.9770/k3544793476

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11. Development trends in the financial performance of construction companies in the Czech Republic and abroad

Nikola Sobotková, Vojtěch Bartoš

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Sobotková, N.; Bartoš, V. 2025. Development trends in the financial performance of construction companies in the Czech Republic and abroad, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues 12(3): 158-168. https://doi.org/10.9770/a8924884933

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12. The impact of workforce diversity on job performance in public sector organisations

Thomas Alama Etalong, Francis Okechwu Chikeleze, Valters Kaze, Anatolijs Kriviņš

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Etalong, T. A.; Chikeleze, F. O.; Kaze, V.; Kriviņš, A. 2025. The impact of workforce diversity on job performance in public sector organisations, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues 12(3): 169-179. https://doi.org/10.9770/y7495453227

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13. Assessing the impact of economic and energy factors on CO₂ emissions: a case study of Saudi Arabia

Reem A. Alqahtani

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Alqahtani, R. A. 2025. Assessing the impact of economic and energy factors on CO₂ emissions: a case study of Saudi Arabia, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues 12(3): 180-188. https://doi.org/10.9770/s9795934879

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14. Bridging expectations: exploring employee and employer attitudes towards HR digitalization

Miglena Angelova, Rima Tamošiūnienė, Stanimir Stamatev

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Angelova, M.; Tamošiūnienė, R.; Stamatev, S. 2025. Bridging expectations: exploring employee and employer attitudes towards HR digitalization, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues 12(3): 189-204. https://doi.org/10.9770/j4528558843

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15. User experience journey map: theoretical and practical aspects

Nikolaj Ambrusevič, Margarita Išoraitė

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Ambrusevič, N.; Išoraitė, M. 2025. User experience journey map: theoretical and practical aspects, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues 12(3): 205-215. https://doi.org/10.9770/g5473623384

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16. Managing financial threats in the context of social resilience: a case of the Baltic States

Galina Ševčenko-Kozlovska, Agnė Šimelytė, Jolita Vveinhardt

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Ševčenko-Kozlovska, G.; Šimelytė, A.; Vveinhardt, J. 2025. Managing financial threats in the context of social resilience: a case of the Baltic States, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues 12(3): 216-227. https://doi.org/10.9770/g8364233246

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17. Applying digital technologies to sustainable delivery of goods

Aurelija Burinskienė, Valentas Gružauskas, Gintarė Byčenkaitė

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Burinskienė, A.; Gružauskas, V.; Byčenkaitė, G. 2025. Applying digital technologies to sustainable delivery of goods, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues 12(3): 228-247. https://doi.org/10.9770/z9396337679

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18. Assessment of the sustainability of public service quality: a case of Latvia

Iveta Katelo, Irena Kokina, Vitālijs Raščevskis

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Katelo, I.; Kokina, I.; Raščevskis, V. 2025. Assessment of the sustainability of public service quality: a case of Latvia, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues 12(3): 248-257. https://doi.org/10.9770/c7824282627

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19. Changes in the value orientation of the workforce from the perspective of intergenerational disparities in the context of work attitudes and loyalty

Richard Rigó, Adriana Grenčíková, Mantas Švažas, Valentinas Navickas

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Rigó, R.; Grenčíková, A.; Švažas, M.; Navickas, V. 2025. Changes in the value orientation of the workforce from the perspective of intergenerational disparities in the context of work attitudes and loyalty, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues 12(3): 258-269. https://doi.org/10.9770/m7538676596

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20. Contributions of cultural and social norms to projects success within the real estate family business in China

Mindaugas Laužikas, Aistė Miliūtė, Lijuan Liu

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Laužikas, M.; Miliūtė, A.; Liu, L. 2025. Contributions of cultural and social norms to projects success within the real estate family business in China, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues 12(3): 270-285. https://doi.org/10.9770/z7373676874

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21. Demographic ageing and public debt in Poland. Is the public finance sector about to collapse?

Marek Piotrowski, Magdalena Antoń, Emilia Kwiatkowska

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Piotrowski, M.; Antoń, M.; Kwiatkowska, E. 2025. Demographic ageing and public debt in Poland. Is the public finance sector about to collapse?, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues 12(3): 286-303. https://doi.org/10.9770/c5989647484

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22. The activities of the International Labour Organization in the context of achieving the sustainable development goals

Yurii Dreval, Svitlana Zaika, Rastislav Tešovič, Martin Patoprstý

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Dreval, Y.; Zaika, S.; Tešovič, R.; Patoprstý, M. 2025. The activities of the International Labour Organization in the context of achieving the sustainable development goals, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues 12(3): 304-314. https://doi.org/10.9770/w8296472988

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23. Digital transformation of human resource management processes and practices: a study of Slovak enterprises

Vanda Čirčová, Janka Beresecká, Patrik Boršoš, Eva Čapošová

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Čirčová, V.; Beresecká, J.; Boršoš, P.; Čapošová, E. 2025. Digital transformation of human resource management processes and practices: a study of Slovak enterprises, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues 12(3): 315-325. https://doi.org/10.9770/b4647989737

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24. The impact of oil price volatility on financial performance of Saudi firms

Osama Hamad Alowaimer

Reference to this article should be made as follows:
Alowaimer, O. H. 2025. The impact of oil price volatility on financial performance of Saudi firms, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues 12(3): 326-340. https://doi.org/10.9770/z6586657958

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