Publisher: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego

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Homes of the Homeless. A Study of Life in Crisis

Homes of the Homeless. A Study of Life in Crisis

Author(s): Inga B. Kuźma / Language(s): English

Keywords: homelessness crisis; volunteers; homeless

The book presents the image of home as experienced and expressed by the men and women who are affected by the crisis of homelessness and live in specialized institutions. The author presents her own experience in carrying out research in total institutions and, above all, she focuses on describing and interpreting the stories of people from homeless centers who speak about the ups and downs of their lives. The researcher draws her attention on the stereotypically idealised image of home, which shows its real face when it is seen as a social construct, taking into account the gender perspective as well as other cultural and individual contexts. The book is addressed to people who have a social sensibility; to people working with and for the men and women who are affected by the homelessness crisis; who work and/or managed the aid centers and who are also the volunteers in different type of institutions and associations addressed for the people in need; to the students of social and humanistic science.

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The Strategies of Cultural Institutions Against Customers’ Dissatisfaction and Boycotts

Strategie instytucji kultury wobec niezadowolenia i bojkotów konsumenckich

Author(s): Artur Modliński / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: boycott; crisis management; conflict management; social media; digital society

Nowadays, the phenomenon of dissatisfaction occurs much more often than a decade ago. Consumers with access to modern sources of information, social media and other buyers are more able to precise their own expectations towards the offer. One of the biggest challenges facing modern businesses are customers’ boycotts. They can be defined as a market phenomena where people who can stop or limit their use of the offer, or affect the current audience of a company, do this to express their dissatisfaction and force companies to change their non-approved practices. The book presents the boycott mechanism on the contemporary market and depicts how it develops in cultural organization and what impact it has its functioning.

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Jędrzej Moraczewski. Memories. People, times and events. Part one. Youth and engineering work. Volume 1. Learning years 1870-1896

Jędrzej Moraczewski. Wspomnienia. Ludzie, czasy i zdarzenia. Część pierwsza. Młodość i praca inżynierska. Tom 1. Lata nauki 1870–1896

Author(s): Ilona Florczak / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: Perepelniki;Austrian army;secret societies;The Technical University of Lwów;Moraczewski Jędrzej;landed gentry;19th-century Lwów

Jędrzej Moraczewski’s thoroughly subjective memories reveal a small dose of privacy. However, through the mesh of the author’s life story, they show the picturesque Galician reality, the mechanisms determining the functioning of institutions, offices and political parties towards the end of the 19th century, as well as the intellectual elite milieu in the 19th-century Lwów. This environment had a great impact on shaping Moraczewski’s national, civil and political consciousness. It also affected the choice of his ideological path and his active participation in public life.

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The Polish Army Garrison in Tomaszów Mazowiecki in the Years 1918–1939

Garnizon Wojska Polskiego w Tomaszowie Mazowieckim w latach 1918–1939

Author(s): Witold Jarno / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: Garrison in Tomaszów Mazowiecki;barracks in Tomaszów Mazowiecki;September 1939;Heavy Artillery Regiment;The Second Polish Republic;Kaniów Riflemen

The book concerns the history of the Polish Army Garrison in Tomaszów Mazowiecki from the time Poland regained independence until the September 1939 campaign. The history of the garrison is shown against the background of the organizational changes of the Polish army, including its relations with the local community. Much space in the monograph has been devoted to the personnel, restoring to posterity the memory of many forgotten officers associated with the Tomaszów garrison. The wealth of information, complemented by an extensive collection of photographs, makes the publication an interesting read not only for the scientific circles but also among enthusiasts and people who want to learn more about the history of Tomaszów Mazowiecki – and perhaps also about their own families. In a series called to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Poland regaining independence in 1918, and to consolidate historical knowledge about the origin and course of the reconstruction of the Polish state in the Polish collective consciousness, monographs, biographies and source materials will be published. They will pivot around the theme of Polish independence and the fight for its realization and substantiation, encompassing a broad range of aspects: Polish and international, political, social and economic; concerning armed fight as well as diplomatic manoeuvres, and, finally, describing pertinent projects in the field of culture.

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Digitization. Organization Data Management

Cyfryzacja. Zarządzanie danymi w organizacji

Author(s): Beata Gontar / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: data security;information visualization;BI;Business Intelligence;SQL;Structured Query Language;databases;data management;digitization

In the era of big data, the Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI), understanding the importance of data and learning about the ways of effective data processing determines the future of most companies on the market. The way data is perceived in the business environment is changing, so it is worth keeping up to date with trends relevant to vital business data. Business analytics allows you to make more conscious decisions that are important in achieving competitive advantage and doing business. The aim of the publication is to familiarize readers with how IT and telecommunications technologies support management. Issues such as data architecture, database theory and in particular database design as well as the use of SQL to create databases and formulate queries have been discussed. Much attention has been devoted to the Business Intelligence (BI) system, data warehouses, visualizations and ways of presenting data as well as information, security and new technologies (IoT). The book is a compendium on management information systems as such. It is intended as an introduction to the topic of efficient digital transformation of business and the business practice of data management.

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(Dif)fusions. Relations between Literature and Art in Poland after 1945

(Dy)fuzje. Związki literatury i sztuki w Polsce po 1945 roku

Author(s): Tomasz Bocheński,Magdalena Lachman,Paweł Polit,Michalina Kmiecik,Daniel Muzyczuk,Andrzej Niewiadomski,Dariusz Pachocki,Agnieszka Rejniak-Majewska,Paweł Stangret,Justyna Staroń,Anna Śliwa,Beata Śniecikowska,Aleksander Wójtowicz,Tomasz Załuski / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: Literariness;visuality;avant-garde;utopia;visual arts

The publication is the result of a project implemented at the Łódź Museum of Art in cooperation with the University of Łódź Department of the 20th- and 21st-Century Literature. The case-study research focused on the phenomena that indicated artists' attachment to different variants of the avant-⁠garde principle of the integration of arts. They also emphasized the convergence of artists' aspirations in Poland after 1945 in various sociopolitical, institutional and even social contexts.The book deals with alliances and analogies within visual arts and literature – both beyond their traditionally obeyed formulas, and within conventionally respected and honoured limits. The authors of the collected texts try to capture the reciprocity of artistic stimulation in the dissemination of specific ideas, and at the same time they are interested in positional and paradigmatic shifts in the perception of seemingly well-known issues; in other words, in everything that lies in the semantic potential of the title “(dif)fusion”.“This volume has a distinct innovative trait – both at the level of discovering and revealing new ideas (where phenomena subjected to little or no research are examined) and in the area of repetition (where discussion covers decently researched topics). [...] There is also, so to speak, a cognitive section in it. On the one hand, there are contributions to the work of very famous and well-known artists (Białoszewski, Brzozowski, Buczkowski, Czycz, Haupt, Kantor, Peiper, Strzemiński, Themerson), while on the other we receive competent texts devoted to artists and phenomena that are less popular or virtually unknown (Bruszewski, Dłużniewski, Kryszkowski, Partum or underground art magazines – artzines). Inevitably, these first contributions require engaging in a kind of agon with antecedent research, while the latter constitute an intellectual novelty somewhat in and of itself. This combination seems very refreshing for the message of the entire publication.” From the review by dr hab. Piotr Łuszczykiewicz, prof. UAM

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Economics. Tasks and exercises with elements of managerial economics

Ekonomia. Zadania i ćwiczenia z elementami ekonomii menedżerskiej

Author(s): Tomasz Grabia,Mariusz Nyk / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: open economy;macroeconomic balance;consumer;manager;enterprise;fiscal policy;monetary policy;inflation;unemployment;labour market

Economics is the social science concerned with the economic process, i.e. with making the best possible choices based on the calculation of gains and losses. The presented set of tasks and case studies constitute a preparation material intended to facilitate making the optimal economic decisions. The publication contains guidelines for developing effective diagnostic and problem-solving techniques, while maintaining a multi-faceted approach to the topics under discussion. The tasks and case studies reflect the dilemmas currently facing entrepreneurs, policy-makers and consumers. The latest solutions based on mathematical economics and analysis have also been included, with an emphasis on a clear and straightforward presentation of the subject.

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The Civic Activity of Lodz and Ivanovo Residents – structure and determinants

Aktywność obywatelska mieszkańców Łodzi i Iwanowa - struktura i uwarunkowania

Author(s): Agnieszka Murawska / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: civil society;Ivanovo;Iwanowo;Lodz;Łódź, citizenship;condition of democracy;political activity;social activity;civic values;participation;liberalism;communitarianism

The research problem of the thesis aims to define the structure of civic attitudes. It is assumed this term would be viewed as a convergence or divergence of these attitudes with the liberal or communitarian model. These models of citizenship dominate the literature of the subject and the difference between them equals mainly a less or more intensive participation of citizens in public life. It is key to examine whether, in the researched communities of Lodz and Ivanovo, one of the dimensions of citizenship discussed in the literature prevails, and if so, which one. To sum up, it should be noted the communitarian model of citizenship is characterized by citizens’ greater involvement in the matters of the community (understood here as the home country) than in the liberal model. This activity requires both a donation of free time and a greater engagement in social as well as political life. An additional aim of the work is to focus on the similarities and the differences between civic activity in Lodz and Ivanovo. These exhibit different traditions when it comes to political culture despite their very similar mezzostructural conditions determined by their postindustrial character.The empirical basis for this article is the research material of the project “Revival of post-industrial cities.” The project was financed from the funds of the National Science Centre in the years 2011–2014. The practical base for this article is the research material covered by a representative group among the 700 citizens of Lodz and 437 citizens of Ivanovo. This analysis confirms low interest in the sphere of political and social activity in both analyzed cities (with more active citizens in Ivanovo).

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Internet tools of human resources development

Internetowe narzędzia rozwoju zasobów ludzkich organizacji

Author(s): Paweł Łuczak / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: human resources development; e-learning; employee training; development

The last thirty years have been a time of extremely rapid changes, both social and technological. The very dynamic development and popularization of the Internet significantly changed the way modern organizations function. Nowadays Internet is used in every area of business operations, also in the field of human resource management and employee development. Most of the online tools can be successfully used to improve the knowledge and skills of employees. Tools such as online encyclopedias, blogs, sharepoints, social networking sites, FAQ databases, online courses, forums and mailing lists, virtual worlds and e-books are successfully used by organizations for human resource development purposes. The aim of the book is to show that the Internet is a tool for human resources development, but in the practice of organizations, the possibilities of Internet in employee development is not fully used.

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The use of information and communication technologies in micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in the creative industries sector

Wykorzystanie technologii informacyjno-komunikacyjnych w mikro-, małych i średnich przedsiębiorstwach sektora kreatywnego

Author(s): Magdalena Ratalewska / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: information and communication technologies (ICT); creative industries sector; micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); entrepreneurship

The creative industries sector can unquestionably be classified as one of the most promising sectors of the world economy. There are many different types of activity in the area of its interests characterised by innovativeness and high potential for creative work. It produces not only innovative products or services but also creates ideas that are used by traditional business. Undoubtedly, the creative industries sector is the forerunner which shows the way of development to other, less dynamically developing branches of the economy. It is characterised by the creative use of knowledge, the ability and willingness to adapt unusual solutions, the application of new technologies, the creation of new business models, as well as openness to change and propensity for partner cooperation. The growing importance and leading role of the creative industries sector are manifested not only in its economic value but also in its wider impact on society and culture. It is worth noting that the creative industries sector increasingly often provides new models of business behaviour and activities that other sectors of the economy should imitate, especially when they wish to continue to exist on the market, develop dynamically and achieve success. And dynamically developing information and communication technologies (ICT) have created unprecedented conditions for the use of tools such as computers, mobile devices and the Internet network by entrepreneurs from the creative industries sector.The presented monograph analyses the impact of the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) on the competitiveness and development of SMEs in the creative industries sector and shows the relationship between the characteristics of the owners as well as the characteristics of the enterprise and the use of these tools.

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State security and the national security of the Russian Federation. The example of the Chechen Republic

Bezpieczeństwo państwa a bezpieczeństwo narodowe Federacji Rosyjskiej. Przykład Republiki Czeczeńskiej

Author(s): Natasza Duraj / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: security;state security;national security;the Russian Federation;the Chechen Republic

The main goal of monograph is to present the issues related to the place of state security in the national security system of the Russian Federation. The work attracted particular attention on legal and organizational solutions introduced in the autonomous entity of the Russian Federation – the Chechen Republic.The book consists of three main chapters, which were created on the basis of a critical analysis of the literature on the subject related to the issue of broadly understood security of the Russian Federation. The source material was also the Constitution of the Russian Federation amended in 2020, and the Constitution of the Chechen Republic adopted in 2003.In addition, materials from the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation and the Federal Service for the Enforcement of Punishments were used in the work.

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Pedagogical implications of Kazimierz Dąbrowski’s theory of positive disintegration

Pedagogiczne implikacje teorii dezintegracji pozytywnej Kazimierza Dąbrowskiego

Author(s): Dominik Chojnowski / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: positive disintegration; Kazimierz Dąbrowski; level, development; dynamisms; giftedness

In this book I analyze Kazimierz Dąbrowski’s theory of positive disintegration with special regard to its pedagogical implications to modern social science. Although this concept gained recognition in the world of science, its reception is being undertaken mainly outside of borders of our country. It deals with the subject of ontogenetic development of human. In the background of other theories of this type it stands out, for it understands large part of mental disorders, especially neuroses and psychoneurosis, in a positive way. Hence it defines mental health and mental illness in a different way. It states that part of mental disorders disintegrating ones psyche have crucial meaning for acceleration of ones development. This way of thinking this theory also transfers to area of issues concerning education, especially issue of talented students and how educational methods affect them. This results with extensive pedagogical implications. The main aim of this work is to show original concept of prominent Polish scholar in educational context. I search for an answer to a question whether its application in pedagogics and education is beneficial as opposed to its being obsolete and not fit to be used. Research method that I use in this book is hermeneutic analysis of Dąbrowski’s works based on interpretation and understanding of his texts as objectified cultural sources. Therefore I analyze author of positive disintegration works and I bring out these contents that give me insight into his understanding of educational and social issues and how they fit into todays social sciences and educational practice.

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The Apocryphal and the Ekphrastic as a Complementary Intertextual Poetics

Apokryficzność i ekfrastyczność jako komplementarne poetyki intertekstualne

Author(s): Julia Dynkowska / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: ekphrasis; apocryphon; the apocryphal; the ekphrastic; intertextuality; intersemiotics

The thesis The Apocryphal and the Ekphrastic as a Complementary Intertextual Poetics discusses the relation of the ekphrastic and apocryphal components in various ekphrastic texts based on the visual works of art. The dissertation is divided into 4 analytical chapters preceded by the theoretical introduction in which the categories of apocryphon and ekphrasis are presented. Furthermore, in this section two types of apocryphal and ekphrastic complementarities are proposed (apocryphal ekphrases/apocryphal ekphrastic texts and ekphrastic apocrypha). Examples of those complementarities are presented, analyzed and interpreted in the following sections. The intention behind the analysis in aforementioned sections is to prove the usefulness of category of an apocryphon in the ekphrastic studies. ‘The apocryphal’ provides suggestive conceptualization of animations and narrative augmentations of paintings and photographs inscribed in the ekphrases. What is more, there is an essential feature which connects all of the texts presented in this paper – each of them concerns the loss of ‘innocent look’ at the visual pre-texts, ways of thinking produced by them, canonical interpretations and idealizations of works of art, their authors and captured scenes or figures. Apocryphal-ekphrastic rewriting enables canonical artworks to be seen not only as aesthetical, but also (perhaps above all) ethical objects.

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An Interreligious Dialogue: Portrayal of Jews in Dutch French-Language Periodicals (1680–1715)

An Interreligious Dialogue: Portrayal of Jews in Dutch French-Language Periodicals (1680–1715)

Author(s): Michael Green / Language(s): English

Keywords: Jewish history; interreligious dialogue; cultural history; social history; periodicals; Huguenots; Dutch Republic

This monograph analyses the way that Jews were portrayed in various scholarly journals and lay gazettes published in French in the United Provinces of the Netherlands, mostly by Huguenot refugees. Many of these sources have previously escaped scholarly attention, and as such are valuable sources for exploration. The scholarly journals are mostly focused on the discussion of historical and theological aspects of Jewish people and Judaism, the origins of their language and its influence on others, and their customs and nuances related to worship. The lay gazettes discuss gossip and contemporary events, portraying the Jews as their editors see them. Jews were depicted in these sources in several unique ways which are identified in this study. Particular attention is given to the dimension of privacy, which provides an additional tool of analysis aimed at better understanding how these constructs were created. The final part of this book examines how Muslims in general and Turks in particular, as well as the Siamese, were portrayed in the same sources, in order to investigate whether they were treated differently than the Jews.

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Decoding of word constructions by preschool children with mild intellectual disabilities against the developmental norm

Dekodowanie konstrukcji słowotwórczych przez dzieci w wieku przedszkolnym z niepełnosprawnością intelektualną w stopniu lekkim na tle normy rozwojowej

Author(s): Mateusz Szurek / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: intellectual disability; vocabulary competence; speech therapy; linguistics

The publication, which is part of the author's doctoral dissertation, remains within the sphere of interest of both special pedagogy, psycholinguistics and speech therapy. The research steps taken served to objectively diagnose and descript the interrelated properties of children's speech, including, in particular, vocabulary competence manifested in the processes of understanding vocabulary constructions, in relation to their global development and the development of their peers in the norm. The linguistic analysis of decoding (understanding) of vocabulary constructions by five- and six-year-old children with mild intellectual disabilities was referred to the material collected among children of typical development, of the same or similar mental and metric age. In order to answer the difficult questions, including the dynamics of vocabulary development in children with mild intellectual disabilities, possible delays, identity or qualitative and quantitative dissimilarity in the acquisition of vocabulary rules in relation to children with typical development, the subject of the study was covered nouns that constitute the most numerous class of parts of speech and form the core of the dictionary. Only mutational derivatives were analyzed in detail, due to the large number of responses collected during the study. This book is an attempt to show the development of vocabulary skills in the situation of the child's cognitive limitations in the form of mild intellectual disabilities, at the stage of the formation of the entire linguistic system, i.e., in the interlingual period, only with regard to the decoding of word constructions. Thus, it is one part of the author's series of publications on in-depth studies of the vocabulary competence of preschool children with mild intellectual disabilities.

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Commanders of Zeno (474-491) and Anastasius (491-518)

Wodzowie Zenona (474–491) i Anastazjusza I (491–518)

Author(s): Mirosław J. Leszka,Szymon Wierzbiński / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: Eastern Roman Empire; army; commanders; emperor Zeno; emperor Anastasius; Persians; Ostrogoths; Isaurians

The aim of this book is to present the reader, not only a professional historian, with the profiles of a dozen or so Byzantine commanders who were active during the years 474-518 and who, for a variety of reasons, drew our attention. Although the book does not provide the portraits of all the commanders of Emperors Zeno and Anastasius, it covers almost all of those about whom the surviving sources allowed us to say something substantial. Our goal was to give an account not only of their military careers, but also, where possible, of the other aspects of their lives. The book is in three parts. The first presents the Byzantine army whose troops remained under the command of the heroes of this book. The second part outlines Byzantium’s opponents, those against whom the commanders in question happened to wage wars – the Persians, the Goths, and the Isaurians. It also briefly recounts the course of these wars during the reigns of Zeno and Anastasius. The third part is devoted to the commanders themselves (Areobindus, Armatus, Celer, Faresmanes, Hypatius, Illus the Isaurian, John the Hunchback (Kyrtos), John the Scytian, Leontius, Longinus, Marcian, Patricius, Sabinianus the Great, Trocundes, Vitalian). Texts published in this volume are organized, as far as the sources permitted, according to the following scheme: descent, education, career (civil and military), picture in the sources, family, and military accomplishments.

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Characteristics of body posture defects. Diagnosis, compensation and correction

Charakterystyka wad postawy ciała. Diagnoza, kompensacja i korekcja

Author(s): Anna Makarczuk / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: posture examination; corrective exercises; posture defects

The manual contains basic information on the theory and practice of correcting posture defects as well as tips on their prevention and compensation. The first chapter presents a historical outline of the development of therapeutic gymnastics, the most important definitions and anatomical and ontogenetic conditions for the development of human body posture. The second chapter covers the etiology and characteristics of postural defects. It describes changes in the shape of the physiological curvatures of the spine (round back, concave back, round-concave and flat back), knee valgus and varus, heel valgus and longitudinal flat feet. The next chapter contains the basic methods of examining the musculoskeletal system used to diagnose posture defects. These are primarily functional tests, thanks to which it is possible to select appropriate corrective and compensatory exercises. The fourth chapter contains a systematics of exercises used in corrective gymnastics, with their quite detailed description, conditions of use and contraindications. The last chapter, which refers to the practice of conducting compensatory and corrective classes, includes examples of special exercises used in particular body posture disorders with a discussion, sports indications and contraindications, principles of preventing defects and sample outlines of corrective gymnastics lessons. At the end there is the text of two publications based on the author's own research. They concern the issue of posture defects - changes that occur in body posture as a result of practicing competitive sports, as well as the knowledge and awareness of parents of early school-age children about posture defects and their prevention.

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Faces of War, vol. 10, Tools of War

Oblicza Wojny, t. 10, Narzędzia wojny

Author(s): / Language(s): English,Russian

Keywords: tools of war; ancient; XX century; military histo

This tenth volume of the Oblicza Wojny (Faces of War) series, contains 12 papers written by archaeologists and historians from Czechia, Greece, Canada, Germany, Poland, Hungary, and Italy. Such a team of researchers not only ensures an interdisciplinary approach to the issue at hand but also guarantees a multifaceted approach.All papers address the problem named in the title of this volume: the Tools of War. We can distinguish several levels of research undertaken by the Authors: themes related to the armaments of particular armies and fortification systems; references to military formations and the impact of their development on the battlefield; diplomacy as a tool during war, and less obvious issues: money, bicycle, and even a lekythos.New approaches to well-known research problems, reinterpretation of old analyses and views, and taking up hitherto unexplored issues are features that unite all the texts, at the same time making them a reading material recommended for both specialists and students.

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Non-family management succession in family businesses

Pozarodzinna sukcesja zarządzania w przedsiębiorstwach rodzinnych

Author(s): Justyna Domanowska / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: family business; management succession; succession; market economy

The research presented in the paper focused on non-family management succession. The majority of family businesses in Poland, founded in the 1990s, are in the process of or are approaching a generational change. The succession process is one of the most difficult stages that family businesses go through. Proper selection of a successor increases the probability of survival and development of the company. The most common solution is to choose a successor from the family circle. However, there are situations when such a solution is difficult or even impossible. Indicating non-family management succession as a good alternative to family succession may be of great importance for the further functioning of a family business on the market. The subject of the empirical part is the analysis of factors influencing the decision to transfer the management to a person, unrelated to the family. Factors determining whether the company should remain in the family despite transferring the management of the company to an external manager.

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Anatheism. Returning to God after God

Anateizm. Powrót do Boga po Bogu

Author(s): Richard Kearney / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: anatheism; religion; God; fiction; politics

Has the passing of the old God paved the way for a new kind of religious project, a more responsible way to seek, sound, and love the things we call divine? Has the suspension of dogmatic certainties and presumptions opened a space in which we can encounter religious wonder anew? Situated at the split between theism and atheism, we now have the opportunity to respond in deeper, freer ways to things we cannot fathom or prove. Distinguished philosopher Richard Kearney calls this condition ana-theos, or God after God-a moment of creative “not knowing” that signifies a break with former sureties and invites us to forge new meanings from the most ancient of wisdoms. Anatheism refers to an inaugural event that lies at the heart of every great religion, a wager between hospitality and hostility to the stranger, the other the sense of something “more.” By analyzing the roots of our own anatheistic moment, Kearney shows not only how a return to God is possible for those who seek it but also how a more liberating faith can be born. Kearney begins by locating a turn toward sacred secularity in contemporary philosophy, focusing on Maurice Merleau-Ponty and Paul Ricoeur. He then marks “epiphanies” in the modernist masterpieces of James Joyce, Marcel Proust, and Virginia Woolf. Kearney concludes with a discussion of the role of theism and atheism in conflict and peace, confronting the distinction between sacramental and sacrificial belief or the God who gives life and the God who takes it away. Accepting that we can never be sure about God, he argues, is the only way to rediscover a hidden holiness in life and to reclaim an everyday divinity.

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