**About the Editors**

#### **Adam Jabło ´nski**

Adam Jabłonski is Associate Professor and Head of Management and Quality Institute of UWSB ´ MERITO University in Poznan, Is also President of the Board of a well reputable management ´ consulting company "OTTIMA plus" Ltd. Katowice and Vice-President of the Association "Southern Railway Cluster" Katowice which supports development in railway transport and innovation transfer, also towards cooperation with European railway clusters (European Railway Clusters Initiative member). He holds a Postdoctoral degree in University of Łod´ z, (Department ´ of Management), POLAND, specializing in Management Science (Business Models, Strategic Management). Working as a management consultant since 1997, his experience and expertise has grown through his contact with a number of leading companies in Poland and abroad. He is the author of a variety of studies and business analyses in the Strategic Performance Management Concept, Value Based Management, and designing of Digital, Social Business Models fields. He has also written and co-written several monographs and over 100 scientific articles in the field of management, published both in Poland and in abroad. Currently, He is also a member of Scientific Boards of International Journals (inter alia Management Decision (Impact Factor – 5.589) and/or he is the Scientific Reviewer in different entities (USA, India, Canada, Switzerland) and in Scientific Boards of National Journals and He is a Scientific Reviewer in many entities. He is also Member of Academy of Management, USA. Author of numerous monographs, publications, articles and scientific concepts published in Poland and internationally in prestigious publishing houses, including Taylor & Francis Group - Routledge, Palgrave Macmillan, Springer Nature, Cambridge Scholar Publishing, Nova Publishers, IGI Global. Author of many scientific articles published in world-renowned journals. Speaker at many scientific and industry conferences and congresses. Initiator of many scientific and business ventures.

#### **Marek Jabło ´nski**

Marek Jabłonski is Associate Professor in UWSB MERITO University in Pozna ´ n, Is also Vice ´ President of the Board of a well reputable management consulting company company "OTTIMA plus" Ltd. Katowice and President of the Association "Southern Railway Cluster" Katowice which supports development in railway transport and innovation transfer, also towards cooperation with european railway clusters (European Railway Clusters Initiative member). He holds a postdoctoral degree in Economic Sciences, specializing in Management Science. Working as a management consultant since 1997, his experience and expertise has grown through his contact with a number of leading companies in Poland and abroad. He is the author of a variety of studies and business analyses in the business model concept, value based management, performance management, creating of value and project management fields. He has also written and co-written several monographs and over 100 scientific articles in the field of management, published both in Poland and in abroad. The scientific interests of Marek focus on the issues of modern and efficient business model design, including sustainable business models, Innovative business models, creating of value and capture of value methods. Marek Jabłonski scientific interest are focused also on business ´ models and their key attributes. He explore also various features of business models, especially focusing on the design and operationalization of business models in a network environment. He study the mechanisms shaping business models in a network environment, searching for universal principles, which are a source of further scientific exploration in this area. Currently, He is also a member of Scientific Boards of International Journals and/or he is the Scientific Reviewer in ten entities (USA, India, Canada, Switzerland) and in Scientific Boards of National Journals and he is a Scientific Reviewer in several entities.

#### **Dariusz Zarzecki**

Dariusz Zarzecki is A leading economist at the University of Szczecin, for nearly 30 years dealing with the areas of enterprise valuation and investment assessment, both in the scientific and practical fields. Head of the Department of Investment and Valuation of Enterprises, multiple scholarship recipient of scientific programs and lecturer, among others, in MBA studies. A valued specialist in the field of investment valuation and evaluation, head of the team responsible for the development of the KSWS General Principles of Business Valuation - the first standard for business valuation in Poland. Co-founder and President of the Management Board of the Association of Expert Valuation of Enterprises in Poland. Author of many publications awarded by the Minister of National Education, recommended, among others, by for managers, scientists, students, brokers, investment advisors. Member of the program councils of many periodicals devoted to economics and finance. Court expert in the field of organization and valuation of enterprises. For years, he has also been working on the supervisory boards of banks and enterprises from other sectors of the economy.
