Foundations of Management

Editor-in-Chief
Jarosław DOMAŃSKI, Assoc. Professor
Faculty of Management, Warsaw University of Technology, POLAND
e-mail: jaroslaw.domanski@pw.edu.pl

Honorary Editor-in-Chief
Tadeusz KRUPA, Professor
Faculty of Management, Warsaw University of Technology, POLAND
e-mail: tadeusz.krupa@pw.edu.pl

Executive Editors
Justyna PATALAS-MALISZEWSKA, Assoc. Professor,
University of Zielona Góra, Zielona Góra, POLAND
e-mail: j.patalas@iizp.uz.zgora.pl

Renata WALCZAK, Assoc. Professor
College of Economics and Social Sciences, Warsaw University of Technology, POLAND
e-mail: renata.walczak@pw.edu.pl

Associate Editors
Project Management, Economics, Finance, Accounting, and Auditing
Eryk GŁODZIŃSKI, Assoc. Professor
Faculty of Management, Warsaw University of Technology, POLAND
e-mail: eryk.glodzinski@pw.edu.pl

Piotr KORNETA, Assoc. Professor
Faculty of Management, Warsaw University of Technology, POLAND
e-mail: piotr.korneta@pw.edu.pl

Industrial Engineering, Decision Support Systems, Information’s Management Systems
Justyna PATALAS-MALISZEWSKA, Assoc. Professor
University of Zielona Góra, Zielona Góra, POLAND
e-mail: j.patalas@iizp.uz.zgora.pl

Nadine Schlüter, Assoc. Professor
University of Wuppertal, Germany
e-mail: schlueter@uni-wuppertal.de

Sustainable Management, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation
Agnieszka SKALA, Assoc. Professor
Faculty of Management, Warsaw University of Technology, POLAND
e-mail: agnieszka.skala@pw.edu.pl

Process Management, Knowledge Management, Risk Management
Katarzyna ROSTEK, Assoc. Professor
Faculty of Management, Warsaw University of Technology, POLAND
e-mail: katarzyna.rostek@pw.edu.pl

Strategic Management, Human Resources Management, Public Management, Marketing
Jarosław DOMAŃSKI, Assoc. Professor
Faculty of Management, Warsaw University of Technology, POLAND
e-mail: jaroslaw.domanski@pw.edu.pl

Publishing Editor
Krzysztof ŁABĘDZKI, M.Eng.
Faculty of Management, Warsaw University of Technology, POLAND
e-mail: krzysztof.labedzki@pw.edu.pl

Teresa OSTROWSKA, Ph.D.
Faculty of Management, Warsaw University of Technology, POLAND
e-mail: teresa.ostrowska@pw.edu.pl

Managing Editor
Agnieszka KUCHARSKA, M.A.
Faculty of Management, Warsaw University of Technology, POLAND
e-mail: agnieszka.kucharska@pw.edu.pl

Technical Editor
Marek ZAWADA, Ph.D.
Faculty of Management, Warsaw University of Technology, POLAND
e-mail: marek.zawada@pw.edu.pl

Publishing and Editorial Office
Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Management
Narbutta Str. 85, 02-524 Warszawa, POLAND
tel.: 22 849 94 43, 22 234 84 32
fax: 22 849 97 98
e-mail: fom.wz@pw.edu.pl
https://wz.pw.edu.pl/fom

Publisher
SCIENDO - De Gruyter Poland
Bogumiła Zuga 32A Str.
01-811 Warsaw, Poland
T: +48 22 701 50 15

Section names

• Business Information Systems, Knowledge and Intellectual Property Management,
• Economics, Finance, Human Resources and Strategic Management,
• Sustainable Enterprise - Production Systems, Logistics and Marketing,
• Innovation, Human Factors and Ergonomics,
• Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk Management.
• Applications of Systems Theory

Scientific & Editorial Advisory Board
Chantal Ammi, Institut Mines-Télécom Business School – FRANCE
Bernard Arogyaswamy, Madden School of Business, Le Moyne College – USA
Zbigniew Banaszak, Koszalin University of Technology, Department of Computer Science and Management – POLAND
Jerzy Bogdanienko, Faculty of Management, Warsaw University – POLAND
Wojciech Cellary, Department of Information Technology, Poznan University of Economics and Business – POLAND
Horatiu Dragomirescu, Department of Economics and Economic Policy, Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies – ROMANIA
Sam Dzever, Institut Mines – Telecom, Business School – FRANCE
Jean-Louis Ermine, Institut Mines – Telecom, Business School – FRANCE
Robert Frankel, Coggin College of Business, University of North Florida – USA
Wojciech Gasparski Honorary Director of the Business Ethics and Social Innovation Centre at Koźmiński University – POLAND
Sylvia Heuchemer, University of Applied Sciences, Cologne – GERMANY
Marian Hopej, Faculty of Computer Science and Management, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology – POLAND
Stephen Hosking, Department of Economics, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University - SOUTH AFRICA
Timothy E. Jares, Monfort College of Business, University of Northern Colorado – USA
Jan Jasiczak, Faculty of Commodity Science, Poznan University of Economics and Business – POLAND
Vlad M. Kaczynski, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington, Seattle, WA – USA
Anatoly K. Kazantsev, Graduate School of Management, St. Petersburg State University, RUSSIA
Manek Kirpalani, Concordia University, John Molson School of Business – CANADA
Jerzy Kisielnicki, Honorary Member of Scientific & Editorial Advisory Board – POLAND
Tadeusz Krupa, Faculty of Management, Warsaw University of Technology – POLAND
Denis Lescop, Montpellier Business School – FRANCE
Jan Lichtarski, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Wroclaw University of Economics and Business – POLAND
Julian I. Mahari, Breakthrough Projects Holding AG in Heerbrugg – SWITZERLAND
Andrzej Matczewski, Faculty of Management and Social Communications, Jagiellonian University – POLAND
Adam Mazurkiewicz, Honorary Member of Scientific & Editorial Advisory Board – POLAND
Jeffrey Michelman, Coggin College of Business, University of North Florida, USA
Dale Miller, Department of Marketing, Griffith Business School, Griffith University – AUSTRALIA
Jan Monkiewicz, Faculty of Management, Warsaw University of Technology – POLAND
Gyewan Moon, School of Business Administration, Kyungpook National University – SOUTH KOREA
Marian Moszoro, IESE Business School, Barcelona – SPAIN
Wojciech Nasierowski, Faculty of Business Administration, University of New Brunswick – CANADA
Izabela E. Nielsen, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Aalborg University – DENMARK
Marian Noga, Wrocław School of Banking – POLAND
Bogdan Nogalski, Faculty of Management, University of Gdansk – POLAND
Alojzy Z. Nowak, Faculty of Management, Warsaw University – POLAND
Stanisław Nowosielski, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Wroclaw University of Economics and Business – POLAND
Bohdan W. Oppenheim, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles – USA
Patrick O’sullivan, Department of People Organizations and Society, Grenoble Ecole de Management – FRANCE
Harald Sander, Institute of Global Business and Society, Unversity of Applied Sciences, Cologne – GERMANY
Yochanan Shachmurove, Economics department, University of Pennsylvania – USA
Mirosław Skibniewski, R.H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland – USA
Adam Stabryła, Faculty of Management, Management Process Department, Cracow University of Economics – POLAND
Jeffrey Steagall, Goddard School of Business and Economics, Weber State University – USA
Ruth Taplin, University of Leicester – UK
Stanislaw Tkaczyk, Honorary Member of Scientific & Editorial Advisory Board – POLAND
Anna Visvizi, The American College of Greece, Athens – GREECE
Peter Vlachos, Business School, University of Greenwich, London – UK
David Wang, Dongbei University of Finance & Economics, Dalian – CHINA
Chris Wert, TELECOM Ecole de Management – FRANCE
Jarosław Wołejszo, The President Stanisław Wojciechowski State University of Applied Sciences in Kalisz – POLAND

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