Skip to content
2000x580 15

Research publications

Filters.TITLE

Legend
Reset

Revolutions as structural breaks: the long-term economic and institutional consequences of the 1979 Iranian Revolution

The aim of the study was to analyse the long-term economic and institutional consequences of the 1979 Iranian Revolution, which marked one of the most profound political turning points in the country’s modern history. Our findings indicate that the 1979 Revolution had a lasting and significantly negative impact on Iran’s economic development and institutional quality. According to our model-based estimates, Iran would have been considerably more economically prosperous today had the revolution not occurred, with per capita GDP between 46% and 54% higher.

The article is freely accessible at:

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10602-025-09471-6 (Opens in a new window)

UL SEB Authors

Other authors

  • Nuno Garoupa, George Mason University, Fairfax

Year

2025

The Role of Personality Traits and Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy in SME Sustainability

The study contributes to the growing body of research on sustainability in entrepreneurship by clarifying how personality determinants relate to sustainability efforts in SMEs through the lens of Social Cognitive Theory. These findings emphasize the importance of fostering entrepreneurial self-efficacy and the personality traits that drive sustainable behaviors in business to promote sustainable entrepreneurship.

The article is freely accessible at:

https://doi.org/10.1002/csr.3261 (Opens in a new window)

UL SEB Authors

Year

2025

Daily deal distribution and local destination characteristics: data-driven analysis of upmarket Italian hotel online sales practice

This paper examines hotels’ use of niche daily deal websites (flash sales) through the lens of external, destination characteristics, aiming to establish relationships between the two. Using web scraping techniques, spatial and census data combined with quantitative analysis, the paper analyses 2741 niche daily deal offerings of 4-and 5-star Italian hotels against destination characteristics.

The article is freely accessible at:

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccedu.2025.100966 (Opens in a new window)

UL SEB Authors

Other authors

  • Katarzyna Minor, Cardiff Metropolitan University
  • Dario Bertocchi, University of Udine Giancarlo Fedeli, University of Bergamo
  • Miha Bratec, University of Primorska

Year

2025

Digital innovation in management and business: A comprehensive review, multi-level framework, and future research agenda

The objective of the study was to conduct a comprehensive review of the literature in the field of digital innovation in management and business, and to synthesise the topics addressed into a coherent multi-level framework. This framework elucidates how digital innovation impacts individuals, organisations, and industries.

The article is freely accessible at:

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2025.115475 (Opens in a new window)

UL SEB Authors

Year

2025

Conceptualizing consumer resistance in global consumer culture: framework and research agenda

The study proposes a conceptual framework for understanding consumer resistance within global consumer culture. Drawing on a review of 110 academic studies, it identifies a range of resistance behaviours – from passive to active – shaped by identity, cultural, and socio-economic factors, advancing consumer culture theory and international marketing.

The article is freely accessible at:

https://doi.org/10.1108/IMR-03-2025-0143 (Opens in a new window)

UL SEB Authors

Other authors

  • Agneszka Małecka, University of Economics in Katowice

Year

2025

“For the Benefit of my Countrymen”: Cultural Context and Lemma Choice in Early 20th-Century Dictionaries for Immigrants

An immigrant dictionary has been defined as a reference work specifically designed for an immigrant audience. The need for dictionaries with this audience has increased, given the movement of peoples in the 21st century. Lexicography requires a deeper understanding of the nature of such dictionaries. In the present study, we investigate examples from four Slovenian–English and English–Slovenian dictionaries of the early 20th century, analyzing the cultural context and usefulness for immigrant users.

The article is freely accessible at:

https://doi.org/10.1093/ijl/ecaf009 (Opens in a new window)

UL SEB Authors

Other authors

  • Marjeta Vrbinc, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts
  • Donna M. T. Cr. Farina, New Jersey City University

Year

2025

The nexus of technological innovation, green product/process innovation and environmental strategy: The path towards sustainability-based competitive advantage

The research explores how technological innovation relates to the greening of processes and products, leading to a stronger competitive market position, and how a formal environmental strategy influences these relationships. Findings thus provide a clear and practical framework for integrating technological innovations, green product and process innovations, and environmental strategies into business processes.

The article is freely accessible at:

https://doi.org/10.1080/09537325.2025.2486010 (Opens in a new window)

UL SEB Authors

Year

2025

Drivers of income inequality in OECD countries: testing the Milanovic's TOP hypothesis

This paper examines the drivers of rising income inequality in OECD countries between 1980 and 2018, testing Milanovic’s TOP hypothesis. It finds that while globalisation and technological progress increase inequality, policies such as public spending on education and income taxes can mitigate these effects and promote a more equal distribution.

The article is freely accessible at:

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.strueco.2025.04.004 (Opens in a new window)

UL SEB Authors

Other authors

  • Danijela Lazović Vuković, University of Ljubljana, School of Economics and Business, PhD student

Year

2025

Generational Perspective of Digital Technologies at Work: A Topic Modelling Approach

This paper examines cross-generational perspectives on digital technologies at work, employing topic modelling (LDA) to analyse an extensive body of academic literature. Our aim is to uncover the intellectual structure of the field and explore how different generations engage with digital technologies, highlighting shared and unique experiences, challenges, and opportunities.

The article is freely accessible at:

https://doi.org/10.5559/di.34.1.02 (Opens in a new window)

UL SEB Authors

Year

2025

Who enrolls in accounting? Ethical predispositions of undergraduate accounting students

To rebuild ethical behavior and public trust, effective integration of ethics into accounting curricula is gaining importance. This study contributes to the efficiency of such educational efforts by examining the ethical predispositions of accounting students compared to those in other business majors.

The article is freely accessible at:

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccedu.2025.100966 (Opens in a new window)

UL SEB Authors

Other authors

  • Tamara Poje, University of Ljubljana, School of Economics and Business

Year

2025

Sharing with crowds: bibliometric insights into the role of emotions in crowdfunding

In this paper, we provide an overview of the existing research on emotions in crowdfunding and integrate it using a bibliometric analysis of publication data from the decade 2013–2023. Our analysis includes a citation and cocitation analysis, a productivity analysis, a co-occurrence analysis, and a topic analysis based on abstracts.

The article is freely accessible at:

https://doi.org/10.15458/2335-4216.1351 (Opens in a new window)

UL SEB Authors

Other authors

  • Saima Hafeez, University of Ljubljana, School of Economics and Business, PhD student

Year

2025

ESG relevance in credit risk of development banks

This paper investigates relevance of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) risks in the context of banks’ credit risk. Focusing on a global sample of 567 banks, including 40 development banks, we aim to discern nuances in ESG relevance scores between different bank types.

The article is freely accessible at:

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2025.102831 (Opens in a new window)

UL SEB Authors

Year

2025

A legal origins perspective on ESG rating disagreement

Firms’ environmental, social, and governance (ESG) scores vary significantly across rating providers. This article considers the legal origins theory as a potential factor influencing ESG rating disagreement. We find that, first, civil law firms are more influenced by shared factors such as national policies, regulations, and industry practices, leading to higher correlations in ESG scores across rating providers. Second, common law firms tend to engage in more independent and firm-specific ESG efforts, resulting in lower ESG dispersion across rating providers.

The article is freely accessible at:

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2024.102702 (Opens in a new window)

UL SEB Authors

Year

2025

Designing for Success: A Framework for Integrating Design Thinking into University Entrepreneurship Course

This study examines how integrating design thinking into university courses can enhance entrepreneurial education. Interviews with educators and students from four pioneering European and U.S. institutions identify nine critical components for successful projects, grouped into environmental factors—mentoring, tools and spaces, external recognition—and process factors—interdisciplinarity, fieldwork, experimentation, and user-centred research.

The article is freely accessible at:

https://doi.org/10.5771/9783748949602-185 (Opens in a new window)

UL SEB Authors

Year

2025

Analysing the Genesis of Entrepreneurial Intentions for Early Adolescents

The study examines the relationships between attitude towards entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship competence, and entrepreneurial self-efficacy in the formation of entrepreneurial intentions among early adolescents participating in entrepreneurship education programs.

The article is freely accessible at:

https://doi.org/10.5771/9783748949602-15 (Opens in a new window)

UL SEB Authors

Other authors

  • Janez Gorenc, University of Ljubljana, School of Economics and Business, PhD student

Year

2024

Unveiling the power of constructivist pedagogy in entrepreneurship education for early adolescents

The study investigates early adolescents’ perceptions of entrepreneurial learning in primary school entrepreneurship education programs through a social constructivist learning theory lens.

The article is freely accessible at:

https://doi.org/10.5771/9783748949602-38 (Opens in a new window)

UL SEB Authors

Other authors

  • Janez Gorenc, University of Ljubljana, School of Economics and Business, PhD student

Year

2024

Public and scholarly interest in social robots: An investigation through Google Trends, bibliometric analysis, and systematic literature review

The study combines Google Trends, bibliometric, and systematic literature analyses to explore public and academic interest in social robots in healthcare. Findings reveal growing attention after the pandemic but also a lack of consensus on acceptance, use, and the impact of social robots in health contexts.

The article is freely accessible at:

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2024.123578 (Opens in a new window)

UL SEB Authors

Other authors

  • Nidhi Mishra, Indian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya
  • Teena Bharti, Indian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya
  • Aviral Kumar Tiwari, Indian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya

Year

2024

International dynamic marketing capabilities: developments and a research agenda

The study introduces the concept of international dynamic marketing capabilities (IDMCs) and proposes a new typology integrating strategic, operational, analytical and value-creating dimensions of international marketing. By mapping existing research, it identifies key gaps and outlines future directions for advancing theory and practice in global firms.

The article is freely accessible at:

https://doi.org/10.1108/IMR-10-2023-0283 (Opens in a new window)

UL SEB Authors

Other authors

  • Maciej Mitręga, University of Economics in Katowice
  • Aviv Shoham, University of Haifa

Year

2024

Revisiting antecedents to collaborative consumption in the context of dual role consumers

The study examines the drivers shaping attitudes and intentions of dual-role consumers in collaborative consumption. Drawing on multiple theories, it shows that experienced CC users decide largely rationally, with property-damage risk, self-utility and eco-utility influencing intentions, while trust affects participation only through attitudes.

The article is freely accessible at:

https://doi.org/10.1002/cb.2272 (Opens in a new window)

UL SEB Authors

Other authors

  • Agneszka Małecka, University of Economics in Katowice
  • Maciej Mitręga, VSB - Technical University of Ostrava

Year

2023

From greenwashing to green B2B marketing: a systematic literature review

The study provides a systematic overview of greenwashing in B2B marketing, offering a new framework describing its forms, drivers, and consequences. It highlights the gap between sustainability claims and actual practices and identifies research gaps that can guide the development of credible and effective green B2B marketing strategies.

The article is freely accessible at:

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2023.10.002 (Opens in a new window)

UL SEB Authors

Other authors

  • Agnieszka Małecka, University of Economics in Katowice
  • Maciej Mitręga, University of Economics in Katowice

Year

2023