The time spent for editing this special issue was funded by different sources. The contribution of Peter Dobers was supported by basic research funding by The Foundation for Baltic and East European Studies of the chair in business study at Södertörn University. The contribution of Gyula Zilahy was supported by Project no. 138661 implemented with the support provided by the Ministry of Culture and Innovation of Hungary from the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund, financed under the OTKA K 2021/1 funding scheme.