6th Current Issues in Business and Economic Studies (CIBES) Conference – Abstract Book
Edited by Jose M. Pavía (Universitat de Valencia, Spain), Virgilio Pérez (Universitat de Valencia, Spain), Cristina Aybar (Universitat de Valencia, Spain), Yusuf Alparslan Dibek (Marmara University), Erhan Aydin (Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom / IPAG Business School, France)
Current Issues in Business and Economic Studies (CIBES 2026)25–27 June 2026 · Valencia, Spain
The Abstract Book of the 6th Current Issues in Business and Economic Studies (CIBES) Conference brings together research abstracts addressing contemporary challenges and developments in business, economics, and related fields. Held in Valencia, Spain, on 25–27 June 2026, the conference provided a setting for international academic exchange across disciplines and research traditions.
The volume covers a broad range of themes, including artificial intelligence and digital transformation, leadership and organisational behaviour, marketing and consumer behaviour, entrepreneurship and innovation, sustainability, finance, and public policy. Drawing on diverse national and organisational contexts, the contributions explore how technological change, economic uncertainty, and evolving societal expectations influence organisations, markets, and institutions.
Published by Malton London Press, this collection offers an overview of current research interests and emerging directions within an interconnected global environment. It provides researchers, students, practitioners, and policymakers with an accessible introduction to the ideas represented at the conference, encouraging further inquiry and dialogue on the forces shaping business and economic life.
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Abstracts (89)
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AI, Leadership, and Global Sustainability Goals: How Leaders Leverage AI to Accelerate Organizational Contributions to the SDGs
Susan Akinwalere and Kirk Chang
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Rethinking Leadership in the Light of AI Adoption in Organizations
Katarzyna Mikołajczyk
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Organisational AI Maturity and the Phased Adoption of Artificial Intelligence in Slovak Enterprises
Matej Černý
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The Impact of Knowledge on Corporate Innovation Performance in Traditional Manufacturing Companies During the Transition to Industry 4.0
Irena Vaivode
10.66414/mlabs.9674Abstract PDF
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Incorporating Label Image Information into Hedonic Wine Price Models: Machine Learning and ChatGPT-Assisted Image Analysis
Fernando A. López-Hernández et al.
10.66414/mlabs.9675Abstract PDF
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Examining the Impact of AI-Generated Advertisements on Consumer Purchase Intention
Gülay Güler and Duygu Gür
10.66414/mlabs.9676Abstract PDF
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Analysis of Digital Technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Usage Practices in the Educational Process and Their Influence on Students’ Motivation
Alexandru Lungu and Marcel Iordache
10.66414/mlabs.9677Abstract PDF
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Retail's New Era: Strategy and Competitive Advantage Through Digital Transformation—The Walmart Case
Iulian Nedelcu
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Analysis of Cognitive Trust in Humans and AI Interaction Using Synthetic Data
Aki Nagano
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Large-Scale Literature Review of AI Security and Governance Research from a Managerial Perspective
Mariusz Rafało
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Adapting and Validating AIAS-4 for Croatia: Insights into Young Adults’ Attitudes toward AI
Anamarija Zron et al.
10.66414/mlabs.9681Abstract PDF
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Universities as Risk Organisations: Business Communication, AI, and the Governance of Future Workforce Skills
Berrin Yanıkkaya
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Diminishing Distrust: The Mechanism Linking Satisfaction to the Use of AI Tools in Project Management
Anna Zabłocka-Kluczka et al.
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From Attention to Attachment: The Three A's Framework for Proactive Governance of Human-AI’s Boundaries
Bilgehan Yıldız and Murat Ustaoğlu
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Public Versus Private Sector Wage Leadership: Incorporating the Role of Asymmetry
Martin O’Brien
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Localization of Staffing in Multinational Corporations: A Systematic Literature Review and Research Agenda
Mona Abdelhady and Suhair Mereish
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The Role of Hierarchical Position in the Relationship Between Abusive Leadership and Organizational Justice: Insights from Female Nurses
Senay Yürür and Nihal Yazici
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Future Competencies as an Element of Shaping the Graduate Profile in Higher Education
Małgorzata Koszembar-Wiklik et al.
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Identification of Human-Centered Competencies in Contemporary Managerial Practice
Zuzana Birknerová and Lucia Zbihlejová
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Beyond Personality: How Conflict Management and Decision Styles Link Traits to Workplace Outcomes in Jordan
Suhair Mereish
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Leadership, Satisfaction and Commitment in Valencian Firms
Javier Giménez Divieso
10.66414/mlabs.9691Abstract PDF
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Re-grounding Engagement for the Common Good: A Conceptual Integration of Personal Engagement and Common-Good HRM
Katharina Moreno
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Micro-Meso-Macro Resilient Tourism and Hospitality Human Resource Management: A Bibliometric Analysis
Christos Kakarougkasa
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Impact of Cognitive Biases on Managerial Decision-Making Using 2D and 3D Dashboards
Olena Melnykova
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Cost Beats Convenience: Analyzing Consumer Preferences in Shipping and Return Policies
Caterina Rauh et al.
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Assessing Visual Perception in Advertising: Analysis of Consumers’ Visual Attention
Róbert Štefko et al.
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Technology and Retail: Feature Valuations and Interest in Autonomous Stores in Portugal
Maria Estarreja et al.
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Becoming Sustainable: A Qualitative Study of the Consumer Journey to Engagement
Aleksandra Burgiel-Szewc and Aleksandra Ryczko
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Estimation of the Brand's Influence on Product Sales Based on Market Research Data
Richard Hindls et al.
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FOMO and YOLO Mentalities: Impulse Buying and Financial Decision-Making Among Young Working Adults in Malaysia
Rosle Mohidin et al.
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Beyond the Snapshot: Examining the Causal Impact of Perceived Brand Interactivity on Purchase Intentions
Sıddık Bozkurt
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Wearing Different Clothes: Drivers and Barriers for Pre-Loved Fashion Consumption in Bangladesh
Sabakun Naher Shetu et al.
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Prosocial Decision-Making Among Social Valence and Communication Framing: Behavioral and EEG Evidence
Angelica Daffinà et al.
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Artificial Intelligence-Generated Advertising: A Conceptual Framework Integrating the Theory of Planned Behavior and Advertising Value Model
Sevde Ceyda Solmaz Şahin and Serap Sarp
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How Multiple Business Models Shape Performance in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
Michail Xenakis et al.
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Innovation Management Maturity and External Orientation: A Comparative Study of Enterprises in the Czech Republic and the Netherlands
Jaroslav Kollmann et al.
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The Innovation Ecosystem of the Biomedical Engineering Sector in the Silesian Voivodeship
Lilla Knop et al.
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Understanding South Africa's Entrepreneurship Environment: Insights from the Existing Literature
Asanda Fotoyi
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The Impact of International Diversification on Performance
Margarida Vicente
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Institutional Logics and Venture Survival in Resource-Constrained Environments
Joseph Dwomoh Owusu
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Beyond Family Ownership: Dynamic Managerial Capabilities and Organizational Resilience in Family Firms
Marc Loesch
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Agile Advantage in Navigating the Coronacrisis: Insights from Manufacturing Firms
Andrea Janáková Sujová et al.
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Mapping the Intersection of Open Innovation and Sustainability: A Bibliometric Analysis
Nertila Busho
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Intralogistics in the Age of Digital Transformation, Automation and Artificial Intelligence: Germany’s Long Road to Greater Use of AI and Automation in Intralogistics - Strategic Ambition versus Operational Reality
Andreas Skraba
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Analysis of the Impact of Entrepreneurship Awards in Croatia
Valerija Piškorić and Irena Konecki
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The Impact of Dynamic Capabilities and Entrepreneurial Orientation on Export Performance
Margarida Vicente et al.
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From Veteran Welfare to Sustainable Community Enterprise: Participant Readiness and Role Alignment in the Veterans Multi-Crop Project
Normal Mat Jusoh and Lita Nasutian
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Tariffs and the Gender Gap in Entrepreneurship: Evidence from the 2018–2019 U.S. Trade War with Implications for the 2025 Tariff Escalation
Wynona Benson
10.66414/mlabs.9719Abstract PDF
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A Practical Framework for Economic Evaluation of Additive Manufacturing Technologies
Tomáš Cejpek and Jaroslav Kollmann
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Investments in Green Intangibles Among Slovenian Firms
Eva Erjavec and Tjaša Redek
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Does ESG Improve Firm Profitability? Evidence from U.S. Listed Companies
Ioannis Tampakoudis and Soultana Moustaka
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Financing Sustainable E-Government: Economic Value Creation Through Technological, Social, and Environmental Investments
Antanas Usas et al.
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Mapping Local Climate Risk: A High-Resolution Climate Classification for Spain
Jose M. Pavía and Priscila Espinosa
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Port Emissions and Abatement Investments in an International Oligopoly: A Tale of Three Policies
Domenico Buccella et al.
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ESG in Family Businesses: Sustainability, Triple Bottom Line, and Long-Term Value Creation
Manuel Fanico et al.
10.66414/mlabs.9726Abstract PDF
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How Does Climate Risk Affect Financial Safety Net Institutions?
Łukasz Szewczyk et al.
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Implementation of Simplified Sustainability Indicators in Construction SMEs: Evidence from Interventionist Research
Pierre da Silva Marinho et al.
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Impact of International Climate Agreements on Stock Markets: A Sectoral and Regional Analysis
Leticia Castaño et al.
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Terminology and Data Bias of Climate Migration
Daniela Bobeva-Filipova et al.
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Territorial Food Markets in Ukraine: Insights from Smallholders and Consumers
Olena Borodina and Viktor Yarovyi
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Gender Differences in Financial Literacy and Access to Finance: Micro Evidence from Peru
Manuel Chu et al.
10.66414/mlabs.9732Abstract PDF
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Fintechs and Banks: Working Together, Competing, or Converging? Theoretical Approach
Manuel Fanico et al.
10.66414/mlabs.9733Abstract PDF
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The Impact of Commodity Markets on Financial Risk Dynamics
Bruno Eeckels et al.
10.66414/mlabs.9734Abstract PDF
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Money Creation in the Modern Banking System: Practical Implications
Paweł Dobrosz and Janina Harasim
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Multiple Mediating Effects on the Quality and Loyalty to Malaysian Banking Services
Jim Martin Daya et al.
10.66414/mlabs.9736Abstract PDF
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Analysis of the Residual Value of Acquired Trademarks in Accordance with the German Commercial Code (HGB)
Gerrit Brösel et al.
10.66414/mlabs.9737Abstract PDF
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How Green is the Argentine Blue Dollar?
Brandon M. Di Paolo Harrison et al.
10.66414/mlabs.9738Abstract PDF
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Fiscal Credibility and Inflation Hysteresis: A Regime-Dependent Fourier Panel Approach
Yağmur Sağlam et al.
10.66414/mlabs.9739Abstract PDF
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Do the High Spectrum Prices Harm Consumers? Evidence from Poland
Agnieszka Kuś
10.66414/mlabs.9740Abstract PDF
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Patent Disclosures and Stock Market Valuation: Evidence from 4IR and Non-4IR Technologies
Altair Breckwoldt Jurado and Leticia Castaño
10.66414/mlabs.9741Abstract PDF
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Technology-Driven Finance and Inclusive Credit Assessment: Bibliometric Evidence and Insights from the Human Economic Forum
Rosalia Insalata
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The Impact of the Ukraine War on the Western Balkans: Geopolitics and Geoeconomics
Ritsa Panagiotou
10.66414/mlabs.9743Abstract PDF
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The Political Economy of Pension Financialization in Chile: Path Dependency, Contestation and Reconfiguration
Ni Sun
10.66414/mlabs.9744Abstract PDF
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Territorial Polarization and Ideological Divergence in Spain: Implications for Economic Behaviour and Regional Dynamics
Virgilio Pérez et al.
10.66414/mlabs.9745Abstract PDF
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Institutional Reform in Vietnam: Between Democratic Aspirations, Party-Sate Control, and China’s Regional Hegemony
Nguyen Manh Cuong et al.
10.66414/mlabs.9746Abstract PDF
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Public Employment Services and Collective Redundancy Programmes in the European Union: Instruments, Models and Challenges
Ewa Flaszyńska
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The Conservative Turn and "Traditional Values": The Appropriation of Human Rights in Contemporary Russia
Olimpiada Usanova
10.66414/mlabs.9748Abstract PDF
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Normative Transformation in the Turkish Tax Regime: An Analysis of the Current Tax Reform as a Non-Dom-Like Incentive Regime
Betül Hayrullahoğlu
10.66414/mlabs.9749Abstract PDF
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Artificial Intelligence and the Social Market Economy: Can Europe Reconcile Competitiveness, Innovation and Social Cohesion?
Justyna Bokajlo
10.66414/mlabs.9750Abstract PDF
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The Influence of Social Media on the Political and Civic Engagement of Youth in Morocco: A Literature Review
Amrani Nejjar Laila and El Khalkhali Imad
10.66414/mlabs.9751Abstract PDF
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Corruption Undermining National Well-Being: The Case of Serbia
Teodora Šutaković
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The Recent Lobbying Act in Portugal: A Critical Analysis
Maria do Rosário Anjos and Maria João Mimoso
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Gig Economy at a Crossroads: Labour Market Distortions and Regulatory Challenges in Slovenia
Polona Domadenik Muren
10.66414/mlabs.9754Abstract PDF
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Challenges Facing Contemporary Local Government: On the Issue of Hate Speech and Violence Against Councilors - Experiences and Prospects for Change
Monika Augustyniak
10.66414/mlabs.9755Abstract PDF
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Navigating Complexity in Defense Procurement: The Instructed Neutral as a Tool for Collaborative Governance and Dispute Avoidance
Federico Antich
10.66414/mlabs.9756Abstract PDF
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Corporate Social Responsibility Beyond Ethics? The Case of Investor-State Contracts in Albania
Jola Gjuzi
10.66414/mlabs.9757Abstract PDF
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Macroeconomic Resilience in Morocco: Evidence from a Principal Component Analysis
Mouna Ouarhi and Mustapha Ziky
10.66414/mlabs.9758Abstract PDF
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Assessing the Growth of the Wellness Economy: Macroeconomic Impacts and Trend Dynamics
Lina Nosevič
10.66414/mlabs.9759Abstract PDF