Background The growing complexity of logistics and supply chain management, particularly in third-party logistics (3PL) providers, highlights the need for effective competency models tailored to evolving operational demands. Current frameworks often lack the technical depth and global...

This study presents a comprehensive bibliometric and systematic literature review analysis of the literature on the Big Mac Index (BMI) to identify its foundational aspects and summarize key findings. The BMI, an informal measure of purchasing power parity, has garnered scholarly interest in...

This study systematically reviews the literature that quantifies the economic benefits of weather observations and forecasts in four weather-dependent economic sectors: agriculture, energy, transport, and disaster-risk management. The review covers 175 peer-reviewed journal articles and 15...

Despite the recognized importance of agricultural extension approaches and farmers' innovation in addressing challenges within the agrifood sector, the existing literature on how these extension approaches influence farmers' innovativeness remains fragmented. This fragmentation provides limited...

Since the 20th century, quality has become a major strategic concern for both researchers and organizations, serving as a lever for performance and a key factor of differentiation in an increasingly digital environment. However, despite the development of e-government services, the exploration...

Digital transformation has re-engineered tourism marketing and how destination branding competes for tourist attention, yet scholarship offers little systematic quantification of these changes. Drawing on 160 peer-reviewed studies published between 1990 and 2025, we combine grounded-theory...

Adopting AI chatbots has gained significant momentum across various industries due to advancements in artificial intelligence. Despite their potential, AI chatbot adoption remains a complex process affected by numerous factors that are not fully understood. This systematic review seeks to...

Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) has emerged as a foundational enabler of modern digital governance, yet scholarly understanding of its scope, design, and impact remains fragmented. This study addresses this gap by conducting a comprehensive systematic review and bibliometric analysis of 1153...

Consensus is crucial to authoritative science, as is replicability. Yet, in economics and the social sciences, the publication of contradictory replications often sparks fierce debates between replicators and original authors. This paper investigates whether experts can reach a consensus on a...

Despite the increasing research interest in tourism, there are often misunderstandings and assumptions about tourism that are at odds with historical facts; one example being misleading impressions held about the role and function of Hospitallers of the Middle Ages. This study aims to clarify...

Despite growing global concern, the gender pay gap (GPG) within China's financial sector remains underexplored through systematic, data-driven approaches. This study presents one of the few, if not the only, systematic literature review (SLR) and bibliometric analyses focused on the GPG in this...

This paper presents a bibliometric analysis of women's role in agriculture from a global perspective, with a particular focus on the Global South, emphasising the challenges women face. It identifies key research trends and thematic developments by analysing 3,304 records from the Web of Science...

Tourism plays a pivotal role in the global economy and significantly contributes to gross domestic product (GDP) and employment. Its swift rebound after the COVID-19 pandemic underscores its resilience and interconnection with various sectors, such as construction, agriculture, and...

This study aims to analyze the development of the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) concept and create a design suitable for Turkey's financial structure. Academic studies scanned in the Web of Science (WOS) database between 2018-2025 were analyzed by bibliometric and content analysis...

This study presents a bibliometric and thematic analysis of economic convergence analysis from 1982 to 2025, based on a corpus of 2924 Scopus-indexed articles. Using VOSviewer and the bibliometrix R package, this research maps the field's intellectual structure, identifying five main thematic...

The European Research on Management and Business Economics is a well-established journal in the fields of management, business, and economics. Founded 30 years ago in Spain under the name Investigaciones Europeas de Dirección y Economía de la Empresa, the journal initially published in...

In recent years, people management has embraced artificial intelligence (AI), which presents both challenges and opportunities. Yet, it is clear that the marriage of HRM and leadership in this domain has only just begun, and the bandwagon is carried by other disciplines such as computer science...

The increasing urgency of global sustainability challenges has elevated the role of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as benchmarks for both academic research and policy development. Within the European Union, measuring how national research systems contribute to...

Consensus is crucial to authoritative science, as is replicability. Yet, in economics and the social sciences, the publication of contradictory replications often sparks fierce debates between replicators and original authors. This paper investigates whether experts can reach a consensus on a...

Purpose: This research investigates key global initiatives related to Industry 4.0, such as Industry 5.0, Society 5.0, Made in China 2025, and the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (AMP). The aim is to define their scope from an academic perspective, exploring their interconnections and...

This study aims to systematically review the literature on de-dollarization in light of its increasing significance. The review has been carried out using the Theory, Context, Characteristics, Methodology (TCCM) framework on 52 studies retrieved from the Scopus and Web of Science database. The...

Foreign-educated researchers who cross national borders for training can play an important role in contributing to research in their country of origin. Relying on a unique dataset of Colombian researchers, our study explores how researchers with Ph.D. training abroad affect the performance of...

This article examines the evolution of the Triple Helix as an academic movement, drawing on an analysis of a conference communication database. This exploratory research was performed on the proceedings and raw materials of international and regional events from 1996 to 2024, organized in an MS...

Background: EU environmental legislations affecting global supply chains have come into force since 2022. As procurement plays a direct role effectuating this, the result of these legislations via procurement becomes relevant. Methods: A systematic literature review is used to synthesize 152...

Background: The increasing complexity of global supply chains has intensified the demand for transparency, traceability, security, and sustainability in logistics and operations. Blockchain technology enables decentralized, immutable frameworks that improve data integrity, automate transactions...

Scholars are showing a growing interest in smart tourism, a promising trend in destination development. The current research studies have established a strong theoretical foundation on the functions of technology and the impacts of smart tourism on travelers. Nevertheless, little is known about...

Background: Location and distribution decisions are key to efficient logistics network design and are often addressed in an integrated manner as Location-Routing Problems (LRPs). Today, sustainability and resilience must be considered when designing competitive networks. This systematic review...