The role of risk management and visibility in supply chains under complex economic conditions

Rola zarządzania ryzykiem oraz przejrzystości w łańcuchach dostaw w złożonych warunkach gospodarowania

Author(s): Dominika Zenka-Podlaszewska / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 315 vol 2/2013

Keywords: risk management; supply chain; visibility; identification of risk

In the paper current trends influencing contemporary supply chains are presented. The sources of risk are discussed and the methods of identification of risk are shown. Different strategies dealing with the risk are presented, the examples of Cisco and Ericsson are introduced. The meaning of supply chain risk management for the competitiveness of firms and the whole supply chains is explained. The last part of the paper covers the last tendencies in business – the growing pressure on visibility of supply chains. The PACE model is presented, which shows how visibility in a supply chain can be achieved.

Authorised economic operator in the European Union

Instytucja upoważnionego przedsiębiorcy w Unii Europejskiej

Author(s): Jowita Świerczyńska,Klemens Budzowski / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 315 vol 2/2013

Keywords: Authorised Economic Operator; AEO certificate; customs simplifications; security and protection

Authorised Economic Operator can be defined as an economic operator who is deemed reliable in the context of his customs related operations, and, therefore, is entitled to enjoy benefits throughout the European Union. Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) has been operating in the European Union since 2008. Dynamic development of the program and the official recognition by a number of the main trade partners, is a proof that the institution of AEO is already well embedded in the European Union. Having the status of AEO is now the privilege of being in the group of economic operators recognized as reliable and solvent partners.

Posting of workers in the European Union: rules and empirical analysis

Delegowanie pracowników w UE: zasady i analiza empiryczna

Author(s): Alina Szypulewska-Porczyńska / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 315 vol 2/2013

Keywords: European Union; economic integration; posting of workers

The posting of workers is currently debated in the European Union, although it is already regulated since the late 90s. The main reason is the lack of agreement how to balance economic and social dimensions of this phenomenon. The European Commission has proposed new initiatives in order to resolve the conflict which aggravated after 1 May 2004. This paper considers the European rules governing the posting of workers in particular in the light of recent legislative initiatives and provides an empirical analysis of posting of workers.

Polish dilemmas regarding a potential participation in the European Banking Union

Dylematy Polski związane z potencjalnym uczestnictwem w europejskim projekcie unii bankowej

Author(s): Maciej Walkowski / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 315 vol 2/2013

Keywords: banking union; eurozone; financial crisis

In this article the author presents a proposal of the European Commission for a common European financial supervisory system (Single Supervisory Mechanism) and the future of the banking union. The paper shows the whole EC’s concept both as scientific and political arguments of supporters and opponents of the potential Polish entry to the European banking union.

The importance of India and China in the global economy

Znaczenie Indii i Chin w globalnej gospodarce

Author(s): Tadeusz Sporek / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 315 vol 2/2013

Keywords: globalization; China; India; transformation; liberalization

The main purpose of this article is to show the fastest growing emerging markets in the BRICS group – India and China in the global economy. The introduction concisely presents the essence of globalization and internalization, in which the main role is played by WTO. The article provides an analysis of India and China being active participants of internationalization and globalization. The paper aims at analyzing the development of economic relations between China and India. The new members of BRICS group are also presented.

Strategic technology alliances in the biopharmaceutical industry – open innovation alliances

Strategiczne alianse technologiczne w sektorze biofarmaceutycznym – alianse otwartych innowacji

Author(s): Łukasz Puślecki / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 315 vol 2/2013

Keywords: strategic alliances (SA); strategic technology alliances (STA); Open Innovation Alliances (OIA); biopharma

The aim of the article is to analyze Strategic Technology Alliances (STA) in biopharmaceutical industry on the example of open innovation alliances, on the basis of recent data received from ASAP (Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals) as well as presented on international conferences ”ASAP Annual Global Alliance Summit 2012 – Mastering the Art and Science of Alliance” in Las Vegas and ”ASAP Annual Global Alliance Summit 2013 – Leadership. Performance. Value”, in Orlando. The author presents an example of open innovation alliance established between AsterZeneca Company and UK Medical Research Council (MRC) in order to advance the understanding of disease mechanisms and enable the development of new medicines. Moreover the different models of multiparty alliances as well as the main differences between traditional and open innovation alliances are presented.

Customer value management in Polish and international enterprises – the theory and empiric analysis outcome

Zarządzanie wartością dla klienta w przedsiębiorstwach polskich i międzynarodowych – teoria a wyniki badań empirycznych

Author(s): Beata Stępień / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 315 vol 2/2013

Keywords: Customer Value Management; competitive position; company’s value

In the article some crucial aspects of Customer Value Management is highlighted and discussed. Although the effectiveness of the CVM concept was proven both theoretically and empirically, as well as its impact on raising enterprises competitive position, data presented in this paper show that CVM is the concept implemented in Poland to quite limited extent. Data analyzed in the paper come from the internet questionnaire survey done in Poland among 5000 both Polish and foreign enterprises in 2012.

MULTIPLE MOTIVATIONS FOR MEANING OF AN ELATIVE WH-CONSTRUCTION IN ESTONIAN

MULTIPLE MOTIVATIONS FOR MEANING OF AN ELATIVE WH-CONSTRUCTION IN ESTONIAN

Author(s): Renate Pajusalu / Language(s): English / Issue: 4/2006

Keywords: constructions; wh-construction; local cases; questions; semantics; pragmatics

The article discusses an elative wh-construction [mis NPnominative NPelative V?] in the Estonian language. Formally the construction is a question, but pragmatically it can be regarded as prohibition or negation of the sense of the proposition. It is a mixed construction, which consists of lexical, morphological, and pragmatic elements. The aim is to analyse what motivates the formation of the meaning of the construction.

GENERIC REPRESENTATIONS IN CHILDREN’S DRAWINGS

GENERIC REPRESENTATIONS IN CHILDREN’S DRAWINGS

Author(s): Aaro Toomela / Language(s): English / Issue: 4/2006

Keywords: children’s drawings; colouring task; coloured cube drawing; generic representations; stages of drawing development

To investigate drawing development, kindergarten (N = 213; age range 2;0–3;9- and Grade 1 (N = 183; age range 6;11–8;9) children performed Moore’s (1986) colouring task. It was found that young children’s drawings of a cube represent generalizations rather than particular models. An intermediate stage of differentiation between scribbles and representational drawings, closed forms, was identified. It was discovered that very young children often do not co-ordinate outline drawings with colouring. Outline drawing stage was correlated with colour use and co-ordination of colouring. Seven categories of ways how children colour in the single square that was drawn to represent the model cube were discovered.

GEOGRAPHIES, SPATIAL CONCEPTS AND MEDIATING IMAGINATIONS: ON JUSTIFICATION OF TRANSLATION IN EX-CENTRIC HUMAN GEOGRAPHY

GEOGRAPHIES, SPATIAL CONCEPTS AND MEDIATING IMAGINATIONS: ON JUSTIFICATION OF TRANSLATION IN EX-CENTRIC HUMAN GEOGRAPHY

Author(s): Veiko Sepp / Language(s): English / Issue: 4/2006

Keywords: conceptual translation; human spatiality; imagination; geographical practice; Davidson

In this paper I examine the consequences of the idea that geography is situated in social contexts. My aim is to determine the rational conditions of using conceptual resources of the central Anglophone tradition in the geographical studies of peripheral societal worlds. The problem of conceptual translation derives from three different but related assumptions: (1) geographies are social theories within other social practices, (2) geographical tradition is plural and its theories are underdetermined by the world events and objects, (3) geography matters to the practices of geographical conceptualisations. Following Donald Davidson’s theory of truth I argue that geographical translation is justified in case the different geographical communities in the same causal circumstances can openly share the belief in the truth of conceptual sentences concerning their spatial properties. Due to the lack of common external social events and objects in the communication between different societies, the paper suggests to imagine a list of simple spatial abstractions as a tool for creating common causal situation for central and peripheral geographical communities.

THE CHANGES IN ATTITUDES TOWARDS JUSTICE IN ESTONIAN SOCIETY DURING THE PERIOD OF 1991–2005

THE CHANGES IN ATTITUDES TOWARDS JUSTICE IN ESTONIAN SOCIETY DURING THE PERIOD OF 1991–2005

Author(s): Marii Paškov / Language(s): English / Issue: 4/2006

Keywords: egalitarianism; inegalitarianism; transition period; dominant ideology; individual factors; “split-consciousness” thesis

This paper will analyse the changes in attitudes towards justice in Estonian society during the period from 1991 to 2005. The aim of this paper is to examine whether the recent changes in Estonian society have had any impact on people’s value judgements, especially attitudes towards egalitarian and inegalitarian justice principles. The impact of a person’s social position on attitudes towards social justice has been observed in addition to general tendencies. The results of the analyses are contradictory to the assumptions made at first. Although there has been a shift from socialist to market system in Estonian society, the support for inegalitarian principles has decreased and the support for egalitarian principles has increased. There were significant differences between groups in attitudes towards market and egalitarian principles in 1991. In 2005 people with different social positions had various opinions only about egalitarian principles. The most remarkable result of this paper is the fact that the two justice principles were seen as more adversative in 1991, whereas in 2005 people tended to support market and egalitarian principles simultaneously. The results give cause to doubt whether market and egalitarian principles are opposed to each other and whether it is at all necessary or possible to contrast them.

Silence About the Essential

Ćutanje o bitnom

Author(s): Dragoš Ivanović / Language(s): Serbian / Issue: 360-361/2005

Keywords: Zoran Drakulic; money;

Drakulic's case is a good provocation for asking once again why is still unanswered the question: who is actualy controling money flow...

Neither Here, Nor There

Ni tamo ni ovamo

Author(s): Zlatoje Martinov / Language(s): Serbian / Issue: 360-361/2005

Keywords: trials; Serbia;

Trials in Serbia...

Waiting for BIA Transcripts

Čekaju se transkripti BIA-e

Author(s): Z. M. / Language(s): Serbian / Issue: 360-361/2005

Keywords: transcripts; BIA; trials;

Inquest in case of Istvan Ripson is postponed again,suspicion that the accusation is false stay.

Political Maturity and Human Compassion Test

Ispit političke zrelosti i ljudskog saosećanja

Author(s): Olivija Rusovac / Language(s): Serbian / Issue: 360-361/2005

Keywords: Serbia; politics;

“Sava” centar was on July 11. encircled with a shild made of police antiprotest forces. Though the event was covered by great number of journalists and cameras, the lack of politicians was stricking , had had a strong simbolical significance. Reports of conference are widely published and must “move the ice” ...

Swiftly Though in Banat

Žustro a u Banatu

Author(s): N. P. / Language(s): Serbian / Issue: 360-361/2005

Keywords: ecology; Pancevo;

Price and Penalty

Nagrada i kazna

Author(s): N. P. / Language(s): Serbian / Issue: 360-361/2005

Keywords: workers; shareholder;

While "controversial businessmen" are braging about, everybody is silent when it comes to punishing of workers-shareholders...

Not Only Individual, But Also Colective Responsibility

Ne samo individualna nego i kolektivna odgovornost

Author(s): O. R. / Language(s): Serbian / Issue: 360-361/2005

Keywords: responsibility; individual responsibility; colective responsibility; war; Serbia;

A public discussion of faceing past and responsibilities and guilt for crimes comited in last war, was held in Belgrade on June 3. Causes that block critical aspect towards past, and make democratic future of Serbia uncertain, were analised from various angles.

Global Simultaneity From Aspect of Changed Past

Globalna istovremenost s aspekta izmenjene prošlosti

Author(s): Detlev Claussen / Language(s): Serbian / Issue: 360-361/2005

Keywords: Western Europe; western public;

Western Europe at the moment, fifteen years after bipolar World order, goes through the crisis of trust. To often was western public attributed to itself break of realsocialistic world, and while doing it, did not want to see that growth of western societies after the year 1945. can only be distortedly observed as a continuous and willingly wanted story of success

Serbian Fatum / In-tenk-tuals

Srpski fatum / In-tenk-tualci

Author(s): Miodrag Stanisavljević / Language(s): Serbian / Issue: 360-361/2005

Keywords: Miodrag Stanisavljevic; serbian fatum;

Writer Miodrag Stanisavljević, for years editor and writer for Republic, is unable to write new texts because of his poor health condition. Untill he is better, in this column, that for years has been marked by his talent, we publish his earlier texts...