Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
doc. PhDr. Lukáš Copuš, PhD.
Document type:
Research/art/teacher profile of a person
The name of the university:
Comenius University Bratislava
The seat of the university:
Šafárikovo námestie 6, 818 06 Bratislava

I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname
Copuš
I.2 - Name
Lukáš
I.3 - Degrees
doc. PhDr., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1988
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Comenius University Bratislava, Faculty of Management
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Odbojárov 10, P.O.BOX 95, 820 05 Bratislava 25
I.7 - Position
associate professor, head of department
I.8 - E-mail address
lukas.copus@fm.uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/25879
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Economy and Management
I.11 - ORCID iD
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9502-830X

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Management, Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2011
II.c - Study field and programme
Management/Management
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Management, Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2013
II.c - Study field and programme
Management/Management
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Management, Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2017
II.c - Study field and programme
Business management/Business management
II.4 - Associate professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Management, Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2021
II.c - Study field and programme
Management
II.5 - Professor
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
Associate professor at the Department of Management Faculty of Management, Comenius University in Bratislava 2017 - present
Head of the Department of Management Faculty of Management, Comenius University in Bratislava 2021 - present
Selfemployed 2017 - present
Assistant professor at the Department of Management Faculty of Management, Comenius University in Bratislava 2017 - 2021
Mentor for children from socially disadvantaged background Divé maky, o.z. 2019 - 2021
Marketing and purchasing officer MajTech IT, s.r.o. 2013 - 2015
HRM intern Chemosvit, a.s. 2013
Marketing assistant G&M Dynamics, s.r.o. 2012

IV. - Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills

IV.a - Activity description, course name, other IV.b - Name of the institution IV.c - Year
Positive Education for Well-Being and Life-Skills Development Converzum, Budapest, Hungary 2025
Leadership and Management in Educational Establishments ShipCon, Prague, Czech Republic 2023
Flipped Classroom and Distance Learning: Following Finland Europass Teacher Academy, Helsinki, Finland 2022
Imagining Southern Europe: Culture and Populism University of Valencia, Spain 2019
Teaching Critical Thinking University of Groningen, Netherlands 2019
Case Study Research: Design, Execution and Publication University of Ljubljana, Slovenia 2019
Cross Cultural Intelligence in Academic Environments Ghent University, Belgium 2019
Grounded Theory and Qualitative Methods University of Pisa, Italy 2019
Qualitative Comparative Analysis Higher School of Economics, Saint Petersburg, Russia 2018
Supplementary Pedagogical Study University of Žilina, Slovakia 2015

V. - Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university

V.1 - Overview of the profile courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.1.a - Name of the profile course V.1.b - Study programme V.1.c - Degree V.1.d - Field of study
Management I Management, Sports Management I. Economy and management
Management II Management, Sports management I. Economy and Management
Introduction to Management I Management and Law I. Economy and Management
Introduction to Management II Management and Law I. Economy and Management
Management and Organizational Behavior Management and Healthcare Technologies II. Economics and Management
Management Management III. Economy and Management
V.2 - Overview of the responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of the study programme or its part at the university in the current academic year
V.2.a - Name of the study programme V.2.b - Degree V.2.c - Field of study
Management and Law 1. Economy and Management
Sports Management 1. Economy and Management
V.3 - Overview of the responsibility for the development and quality of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure in the current academic year
V.4 - Overview of supervised final theses
V.4.1 - Number of currently supervised theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
5
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
5
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
4
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
47
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
32
V.5 - Overview of other courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.5.a - Name of the course V.5.b - Study programme V.5.c - Degree V.5.d - Field of study
Management I International Management, Entrepreneurship, Managerial Mathematics 1. Economy and Management
Management II International Management, Entrepreneurship, Managerial Mathematics 1. Economy and Management
Organisational Cultures Management 1. Economics and Management
Organisational Cultures (European Features) Management 2. Economy and Management

VI. - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1 - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs and the corresponding citations
VI.1.1 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
41
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
21
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
19
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
9
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
715
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
776
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
330
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
312
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
2
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
2
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

V3 (ADC) Copuš, L. (25%), Madzík, P. (25%), Šajgalíková, H. (25%), Čarnogurský, K. (25%): Is There a Possibility to Characterize an Organizational Culture by Its Selected Cultural Dimensions? Sage: SAGE open, vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 1-20, 2023.

  • Indexation: WoS (Q1; IF=2.0), Scopus (Q1; SNIP=1.034)
  • Citations (5): n1 = 3, n2 = 2
2

V3 (ADC) Reisberger, T. (25%), Reisberger, P. (25%), Copuš, L. (20%), Madzík, P. (15%), Falát, L. (15%): The Linkage between Digital Transformation and Organizational Culture: Novel Machine Learning Literature Review based on Latent Dirichlet Allocation. Springer: Journal of the Knowledge Economy, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 2082-2118, 2025.

  • Indexation: WoS (Q1; IF=4.0), Scopus (Q2; SNIP=1.395)
  • Citations (20): n1 = 10, n2 = 10
3

ADM (V3) Copuš, L. (50%), Čarnogurský, K. (50%): Intercultural marketing: Culture and its influence on the efficiency of Facebook marketing communication. De Gruyter: Management & Marketing. Challenges for the Knowledge Society, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 189-207, 2017.

  • Indexation: WoS, Scopus (Q3; SNIP=0.439)
  • Citations (36): o1 = 7, o2 = 1, o3 = 6, n1 = 3, n2 = 19
4

AFC (V2) Copuš, L. (34%), Šajgalíková, H. (33%), Wojčák, E. (33%): Organizational Culture and its Motivational Potential in Manufacturing Industry (Subculture Perspective). Elsevier: Procedia Manufacturing, vol. 32, pp. 360-367, 2019

  • Indexation: WoS, Scopus (Q2, SNIP=0.990)
  • Citations (50): o1 = 1, o2 = 1, o3 = 14, n1 = 10, n2 = 22
5

ADM (V3) Šajgalíková, H. (80%), Copuš, L. (20%): Can HRM Utilize Hero Analyses in Identifying Employees’ Profiles? The Case of the Slovak and Czech Republics. Journal of Eastern European and Central Asian Research, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 61-71, 2020.

  • Indexation: WoS, Scopus (Q3; SNIP=0.751)
  • Citations (2): n2 = 2

VI.3 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
1

V3 (ADC) Poláková, M. (29%), Horváthová Suleimanová, J. (29%), Madzík, P. (20%), Copuš, L. (20%), Molnárová, I. (1%), Polednová, J. (1%): Soft skills and their importance in the labour market under the conditions of Industry 5.0. Cell Press - Elsevier: Heliyon, vol. 9, no. 8, pp. e18670, 2023.

  • Indexation: WoS (Q1; IF=3.4), Scopus (Q1; SNIP=1.257)
  • Citations (407): n1 = 191, n2 = 216
2

V3 (ADC) Madzík, P. (25%), Falát, L. (25%), Copuš, L. (25%), Valeri, M. (25%): Digital Transformation in Tourism - Bibliometric Literature Review Based on Machine Learning Approach. Emerald: European Journal of Innovation Management, vol. 26, no. 7, pp. 177-205, 2023.

  • Indexation: WoS (Q1; IF=5.0), Scopus (Q1; SNIP=1.766)
  • Citations (117): n1 = 63, n2 = 54
3

V3 (ADC) Madzík, P. (25%), Falát, L. (25%), Copuš, L. (25%), Čarnogurský, K. (25%): Resilience in Supply Chain Risk Management in Disruptive World - Rerouting Research Directions During and After Pandemic. Springer: Annals of Operations Research, vol. Ahead-of-print, no. Ahead-of-print, pp. Ahead-of-print, 2025.

  • Indexation: WoS (Q1; IF=4.5), Scopus (Q1; SNIP=1.618)
  • Citations (18): n1 = 12, n2 = 6
4

V3 (ADM) Muchová, E. (30%), Šajgalíková, H. (10%), Copuš, L. (20%), Leško, P. (30%), Madzík, P. (10%): Subjective well-being and values – What matters to undergraduate students? Taylor & Francis: Cogent Education, vol. 12, no. 1, 2025.

  • Indexation: WoS (Q2; IF=2), Scopus (Q2; SNIP=1.234)
  • Citations (0)
5

V3 (ADM) Angielsky, M. (35%), Copuš, L. (25%), Madzík, P. (20%), Falát, L. (20%): Navigating the human element: Unveiling insights into workforce dynamics in supply chain automation through smart bibliometric analysis. E&M Ekonomie a manažment, vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 72-87, 2024.

  • Indexation: WoS (Q3; IF=1.2), Scopus (Q2; SNIP=0.464)
  • Citations (3): n1 = 3
VI.4 - The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
1

Publication: Copuš, L., Madzík, P., Šajgalíková, H., Čarnogurský, K.: Is There a Possibility to Characterize an Organizational Culture by Its Selected Cultural Dimensions? Sage: SAGE open, vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 1-20, 2023. Indexation: WoS, Scopus.

Citations (3/5):

  • [n1] Villar, C. – Guevara, R.: Perceived Organisational Support as a Mediator Between Green Organisational Culture and Organisational Commitment: Evidence From Manufacturing Firms in Peru. SAGE Open, 15, 3, 2025, London: SAGE Publications. – SCOPUS; WOS.
  • [n1] El-Khatib, S. – Aboeldahab, M. – Hegazy, H.: Impact of organizational culture and workforce diversity on management practices. Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal, 2025, New York: Springer. – SCOPUS; WOS.
  • [n1] Babelova, Z. – Vranakova, N.: HRM Areas Influenced by New Technologies of Industry 4.0 – Bibliometric Analysis. MM Science Journal, December 2024. – SCOPUS; WOS.
2

Publication: Copuš, L., Šajgalíková, H., Wojčák, E.: Organizational Culture and its Motivational Potential in Manufacturing Industry (Subculture Perspective). Elsevier: Procedia Manufacturing, vol. 32, 2019, pp. 360-367. Indexation: WoS, Scopus.

Citations (5/50):

  • [n1] Muna, I. – Cuadrado, E.: The Impact of Corporate Culture on Employee Performance: A Scoping Review. Migration Letters, 20, S5, pp. 1267-1284. – SCOPUS; WOS.
  • [n1] Pshembayeva, E. – Pfeyfer, N. – Uaikhanova, M. – Bubenchikova, A.: Career success: analysis and development of career opportunities in students. Frontiers in Education, 7, 2022, art. no. 999541, pp. 11. – SCOPUS; WOS.
  • [n1] Pauliene, R. – Kasnauskiene, G. – Raudone, O. – Liubauskiene, V. – Vrontis, D.: Employee motivation and professional burnout as impacts of organizational culture on medical institutions. International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 2024. – SCOPUS; WOS.
  • [n1] El-Khatib, S. – Aboeldahab, M. – Hegazy, H.: Impact of organizational culture and workforce diversity on management practices. Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal, 2025. – SCOPUS; WOS.
  • [n1] Tri, N. G.: Impacto de la cultura corporativa en el compromiso de los empleados que trabajan en pequeñas y medianas empresas del Delta del Mekong, Vietnam. Interacción y Perspectiva, 13, 2, 2023, pp. 286. – WOS.
3

Publication: Reisberger, T., Reisberger, P., Copuš, L., Madzík, P., Falát, L.: The Linkage between Digital Transformation and Organizational Culture: Novel Machine Learning Literature Review based on Latent Dirichlet Allocation. Springer: Journal of the Knowledge Economy, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 2082-2118, 2025. Indexation: WoS, Scopus.

Citations (5/20):

  • [n1] Amankona, D. – Yi, K. – Tackie, E. A. – Tweneboa Kodua, L. – Odai, L. A.: Responsible Digital Innovation and Innovation Performance in Ghana’s High-Tech Industry: The Mediating Roles of Digital Organizational Culture and Strategy, and the Moderating Role of Digital Literacy. SAGE Open, 15, 2, 2025, London: SAGE Publications. – SCOPUS; WOS.
  • [n1] Ruhana, F. – Veri Anggaini, N. L. – Fitriana, R. – Tjiwidjaja, H. – Rachmani, I. D. – Arifin, Y. – Windiarti, I. S. – Waliulu, Y. E. P. R.: Did innovation projects, digital work environment, job satisfaction, and organizational culture reinforce work productivity? Journal of Project Management, 11, 1, 2026 – SCOPUS; WOS.
  • [n1] Zhou, B. – Alias, N. – Yaacob, M. H.: The relationship between organizational culture and digital transformation in SMEs: a systematic review. Multidisciplinary Reviews, 8, 5, 2025. – SCOPUS.
  • [n1] Ode, H. – Dara, S. – Khatib, R.: Job Transformation in the Digital Era: Social and Economic Perspectives. Journal of Social Science Utilizing Technology, 3, 1, 2025.– SCOPUS.
  • [n1] Anthonysamy, L. – Siddika, A. – Aqlily, N. R.: Navigating Cultural Barriers: The Role of Socio-Technical Systems in Digital Transformation Readiness in SMEs. Emerging Science Journal, 9, 3, 2025, pp. 1231-1246. – SCOPUS.
4

Publication: Copuš, L., Čarnogurský, K.: Intercultural marketing: Culture and its influence on the efficiency of Facebook marketing communication. De Gruyter: Management & Marketing. Challenges for the Knowledge Society, vol. 12, no. 2, 2017, pp. 189-207. Indexation: WoS, Scopus.

Citations (5/36):

  • [n1] Brouthers, K. D. – Ascencio, C. – Benmamoun, M. – Alhorr, H.: Digital standardization vs. adaptation: Mitigating the liability of outsidership – A literature review. International Business Review, 34, 2025, Amsterdam: Elsevier. – SCOPUS; WOS.
  • [n1] Rashkova, Y. – Moi, L. – Marku, E. – Cabiddu, F.: Online integrated marketing communication strategies of international brands: standardization vs. adaptation approaches. Journal of Marketing Communications, 30, 7, 2023, London: Routledge, pp. 810-833. – SCOPUS; WOS.
  • [o1] Margariti, K. – Boutsouki, C. – Hatzithomas, L. – Zotos, Y.: Visual metaphors in food advertising: A cross-cultural study. Food Research International, 115, 2019, Amsterdam: Elsevier, pp. 338-351. – SCOPUS; WOS.
  • [o1] Sukawati, T. G. R. – Astawa, I. P.: Improving performance by harmonious culture approach in internal marketing. Polish Journal of Management Studies, 16, 1, 2017, pp. 226-233. – SCOPUS; WOS.
  • [o1] Olah, S.: Social values, economic freedom and economic growth. Journal of Community Positive Practices, 21, 4, 2021, pp. 123. – SCOPUS.
5

Publication: Poláková, M., Horváthová Suleimanová, J., Madzík, P., Copuš, L., Molnárová, I., Polednová, J.: Soft skills and their importance in the labour market under the conditions of Industry 5.0. Cell Press - Elsevier: Heliyon, vol. 9, no. 8, pp. e18670, 2023. Indexation: WoS, Scopus.

Citations (5/407):

  • [n1] Bruguera, C. – Pages, C. – Peters, M. – Fito, A.: Micro-credentials and soft skills in online education: the employers' perspective. Distance Education, 46, 1, 2025, pp. 56-76. Abingdon: Taylor & Francis Group, Routledge. – SCOPUS; WOS.
  • [n1] Jiao, Y. – Huang, Y. – Wen, T. – OuYang, M.: Empathetic creativity as a ‘shield’: a dual-path study of the impact of artificial intelligence usage on employee work outcomes. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 85, 2025, art. no. 104301, pp. 1-12. Amsterdam: Elsevier. – SCOPUS; WOS.
  • [n1] Naamati-Schneider, L. – Alt, D.: Health management students’ perceived soft skills acquisition and university commitment. BMC Medical Education, 25, 1, 2025, art. no. 521, pp. 1-14. London: Springer Nature, BioMed Central. – SCOPUS; WOS.
  • [n1] Shin, H. – Ryu, J. – Jo, Y.: Navigating artificial intelligence adoption in hospitality and tourism: managerial insights, workforce transformation, and a future research agenda. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 128, 2025, art. no. 104187, pp. 1-16. Oxford: Elsevier Science. – SCOPUS; WOS.
  • [n1] Lu, W. – Oursler, J. – Herrick, S. J. – Gao, N. – Silberman Harosh, A. – Wang, K. – Beninato, J. – Morales, M. – Diviney, J. – Mevawala, J.: Telehealth noninferior to in person for vocational counseling: a comparison study of “asking for help” group intervention to improve soft skills. Journal of Employment Counseling, 61, 4, 2024, pp. 237-256. Hoboken: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. – SCOPUS; WOS.
VI.5 - Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years
1

VEGA 1/0330/25: Human-Centrism, Resilience and Sustainability of Organizations in Digital Era: The Role of Organisational Culture in Human Resources Management Practices

Principal investigator (2025 - present)

2

VEGA 1/0614/23: Preparing Companies for the Challenges Associated with Industry 4.0 from the Point of View of Business Processes and Process Management

Member of the research team (2023 - present)

3

VEGA 1/0792/20: Examination of Changes in Management of Companies in Slovakia in Connection to Industry 4.0 Transition

Member of the research team (2020 - 2022)

4

APVV-17-0656: Transformation of Paradigm in Management of Organizations in the Context of Industry 4.0

Member of the research team (2018 - 2021)

VII. - Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities

VII.a - Activity, position VII.b - Name of the institution, board VII.c - Duration
Member of the Subject Committee for Doctoral Studies Faculty of Management, Comenius University Bratislava 2025 - present
Member of the Center for Business Ethics Faculty of Management, Comenius University Bratislava 2025 - present
Member of the Reviewer Community Board as Reviewing Editor Springer Nature 2025 - present
Member of the Board of the Study Program Sports Management Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, Comenius University in Bratislava 2025 - present
Editorial Board Member of the International Journal of Complexity in Leadership and Management Inderscience Publishers 2024 - present
Chair of the Organising Commitee of the international scientific conference PEMF conference, Poprad 2024 - present
Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Human Resource Management Faculty of Management, Comenius University Bratislava 2022 - present
Member of the Board of the Study Program Management a Law Faculty of Law, Comenius University Bratislava 2022 - present
Member of the Scientific Council Faculty of Management, Comenius University Bratislava 2021 - present
Member of the Academic Senate Faculty of Management, Comenius University Bratislava 2020 - present

VIII. - Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study

VIII.a - Name of the institution VIII.b - Address of the institution VIII.c - Duration (indicate the duration of stay) VIII.d - Mobility scheme, employment contract, other (describe)
University of Bordeaux France, Bordeaux 15.09.2025 – 19.09.2025 Teaching (Erasmus+ mobility)
Rajagiri Business School India, Kochi 23.06.2025 – 28.06.2025 Teaching (working mobility)
West University of Timisoara Romania, Timisoara 06.04.2025 – 11.04.2025 Teaching (Erasmus+ mobility)
University of Bordeaux France, Bordeaux 17.11.2024 – 21.11.2024 Teaching (Erasmus+ mobility)
Technical University of Liberec Czech Republic, Liberec 22.10.2024 – 25.10.2024 Teaching (Erasmus+ mobility)
Kaunas University of Technology Lithuania, Kaunas 23.04.2024 – 26.04.2024 Teaching (Erasmus+ mobility)
Jagiellonian University Poland, Krakow 15.04.2024 – 19.04.2024 Teaching (Erasmus+ mobility)
University of Warsaw Poland, Warsaw 05.06.2023 – 09.06.2023 Teaching (Erasmus+ mobility)
University of Niccolò Cusano Italy, Rome 14.05.2023 – 19.05.2023 Teaching (Erasmus+ mobility)
European University Cyprus Cyprus, Nicosia 08.04.2019 – 12.04.2019 Teaching (Erasmus+ mobility)

IX. - Other relevant facts

IX.a - If relevant, other activities related to higher education or research/artistic/other activities are mentioned

REVIEWER FOR SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS:

  • European Journal of Innovation Management (Emerald)
  • Business Process Management Journal (Emerald)
  • European Business Review (Emerald)
  • International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management (Emerald)
  • Humanities and Social Sciences Communications (Springer)
  • Journal of the Knowledge Economy (Springer)
  • Discover Psychology (Springer)
  • SN Business & Economics (Springer)
  • Discover Sustainability (Springer)
  • SAGE Open (SAGE)
  • International Journal of Complexity in Leadership and Management (Inderscience)
  • Management and Marketing (De Gruyter)
Date of last update
2025-12-18