"Municipal settlements of Ukraine" database and its possible application spheres

Author(s): Glibchuk Petro Volodymyrovych / Language(s): English / Issue: 34/2016

With the development of geoinformation technologies and geoinformation mapping the sphere of activity of professional geographers and cartographers has been enriched by a wide application of databases (DB). They enable geographical information to be put in order in a user-friendly system. The article considers the methodological aspects of the organizations and creation of such a system - the "Municipal settlements of Ukraine" databases. The basic stages and databases forming the principles which the author designated during the creation of this specific database are highlighted. The DB structure is revealed - the list of the data included in every table is given. The ways of DB applications are determined; they consist in using DB for the creation of various cartographic studies and reference books about the municipal settlements in Ukraine. The prospects of DB development and perfection are considered.

"Smo mel cel popoldan fraj - da ti to kot delavcu vzamejo ..."

spomin na prosti čas in delo žensk v obdobju socialistične Slovenije

Author(s): Polona Sitar / Language(s): Slovenian / Issue: 1/2015

In her contribution the author focuses on understanding the interconnection of work and leisure time in the period of the socialist Slovenia/Yugoslavia (1945-1991). She is interested in the meaning that women ascribed to their leisure time (understood as a reward for the workers during socialism) in comparison with gainful employment. She also pays special attention to the issue of how women experienced their leisure time in comparison with unpaid housekeeping and through the perspective of the so-called »double burden« in socialism, and how they experience it today, in the context of the capitalist market economy. The contribution is based on the fieldwork analysis, focused on the interviews with retired women, revealing their everyday life on the micro level. The goal of the »oral history« approach, used in the contribution, is not to reconstruct the socialist past and record it chronologically, but to present the perspective based on the women’s experience and their everyday practices, contributing an additional perspective to the existing official political and economic history descriptions.

"To nie my przekroczyliśmy granicę, to ona przecięła nas." Biopolityka europejskiego reżimu migracyjnego

Author(s): Lukasz Moll / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 21/2016

This article reconceptualizes analytical tools suitable to theorizing the European migration regime by employing concepts developed by philosophers of biopolitics. By referring to border and migration studies, it diagnoses both the crisis of the traditional conceptualization of the border and the crisis of the post-Westphalian political order in Europe. Identifying the end of bordering practices as a result of the intertwining of sovereignty, territory, and population in the context of a neoliberal regime of capital accumulation, the article proposes to treat borders as productive apparatuses (dispositifs). While they support the desirable flows of people, they block the undesirable forms of circulation. In conclusion, the article argues that the co-existence of borderless spaces within the European Union with the arbitrary mechanisms of mobility control applied to non-EU migrants is impossible to maintain in the long run. Keeping the current status quo will result in the obliteration of the inside/outside division and a rupture in the strong link between borders and territory. In effect, the same apparatuses which aimed to make free mobility possible are becoming its main source of danger.

A gazdasági fejlődés új útjainak keresése

A szervezeti innovációk és a szervezeti tanulás szerepének felértékelődése

Author(s): Miklós ILLÉSSY / Language(s): Hungarian / Issue: 4/2016

PhD theses of Miklós Illéssy about searching for new directions in economic development, and about the role of organizational innovation and organizational learning

Adapted Physical Activity and Sports Recreation as a Key Element for Regional Development and Improvement of the Quality of Life

Author(s): Maria A. Efstratopoulou / Language(s): English / Issue: 6/2016

Aktywność czy bierność na obszarach wiejskich w województwie zachodniopomorskim

Author(s): Beata Bedzik / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 27/2016

Depletion of cheap pro-growth resources tends to search for new factors to generate socioeconomic development. Social capital is one of the main determinants of community resource development success. Social capital refers to the trust, activity and cooperation. This article aims to analyze the level of activity of rural West Pomerania province as an important determinant of development processes of each community. The importance of activity implies a need to analyze the levels, trends and identify the source of this activity. Research organized in rural West Pomeranian province showed a level of activity in communities larger is lower than in smaller ones. The more trust is implies a greater involvement in the case of the local community.

Analiza i ocena wybranych aspektów świadomości konsumenckiej na przykładzie młodych konsumentów

Author(s): Agnieszka Bretyn / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 10/2015

Aware consumers are essential for the efficient functioning of markets, because by spending their income they premium a fair businesses, that meet the needs of consumers. Therefore, on the background of general considerations concerning consumer awareness, the aim of the study is to present synthetic reflections of the consumer awareness,as well as an attempt to analyze and evaluate some of its aspects.

Analiza ofert sprzedaży internetowej produktów FMC w wybranych sklepach

Author(s): Agata Jankowska,Monika Lukasiak / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 3/2016

The purpose of this article was the analysis of five selected online stores in aspect of FMCG sales. The prices of goods, delivery prices and additional services range were compared. The detailed analysis also included B2C model, which has crucial meaning for both individual consumer and enterprises. This study also took into consideration the issue of diversification of the distribution channels and the so-called “last mile” solutions. The role of electronic sale in Poland was identified. Furthermore, the article presents the food market of online stores in Poland based on data compiled by Gemius company. The research shows that Polish customers still prefer shopping in traditional groceries than via the Internet.

Analiza wpływu poziomu wykształcenia na poziom bezrobocia w Polsce i Unii Europejskiej

Author(s): Agnieszka Lopatka / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 10/2015

This article analyzes the phenomenon of unemployment in Poland and the European Union in the period 2003–2012 and its impact on educational attainment. In the first part article contains condition and structure of unemployment in Poland and the European Union. The second part of the article is to however empirical and an analysis of the significance of the level of education on unemployment in the prescribed area. The aim of this article is to investigate the relationship between education level and the intensity of unemployment in Poland and European Union countries,and provide directions for action to reduce the level of unemployment among people with higher education.

Antecedents of Cooperation of Public Higher Education Institutions with External Entities. Literature Approach

Author(s): Aleksandra Pisarska,Jaroslaw Karpacz / Language(s): English / Issue: 4/2016

This study is a part of a debate with reference to selected public sector organisations, such as public higher education institutions. Its aim is to identify the antecedences of cooperation of public higher education institutions with external entities. The given issue is important since the task of public higher education institutions, and their subsystem of interorganisational relations in particular, is to create favourable conditions for their proper adjustment to the environment, with a guarantee of their effectiveness at the same time.

Applying Game Theory To North Korea-China relations

Author(s): Nicolas Levi / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2017

Relations between North Korea and China are not improving on political matters since 2006, when North Korea started to do regular nuclear attempts. In order to explain the nature of relations between these both countries, I propose to apply theframework of Game theory. These concepts and the notion of risk dominance will be used to describe the general diplomatic strategy between North Korea and China and to account for North Korea’s constant provocations. A situation of the Game theory called the Nash Equilibrium will be applied to suggest policy lines specifically after the stronger provocations of the North Korean state. At conclusive remarks, some limitations toward Game theory on its application on relations between China and North Korea will be suggested.

Aspekty etyczne polskiej transformacji gospodarczej w enuncjacjach Konferencji Episkopatu Polski

Author(s): Marek Delong / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 2/2017

The Polish Episcopate critically assessed the social and economic situation in Poland in the period of the transition from communism to democracy and free-market economy. Privatizations led to production being stopped and an increase in unemployment. Profit became the measure of labor, not human dignity. The economic and social reality was dominated by the treatment of economics and financial success as the highest values, and the dissemination of the opinion that in politics and economics there are no values. The political elites showed an inability to develop long-term strategies for getting out of the crisis. The disappearance of the morality of many representatives of public life, which manifested itself in universal corruption and the aspiration to improve their social status as soon as possible, contributed to this state of affairs. As a result, there was a crisis of the idea of the common wealth and an increase in crime. The social crisis was particularly visible in moral attitudes, social behaviour, and in the economic sphere, public finance, on the labour market, and in the quickly progressing social stratification.

Assesing European Reasearch & Development and Innovation Policies in Spain from a gender perspective

Author(s): Rosario Gómez,Luis Palma,Amelia Sanchis / Language(s): English / Issue: 4/2016

The primary objective of this study is to further the use of GIE reports as a tool for diagnosing whether a given measure or policy will affect women and men equally. Our secondary objectives are: a) present a gender diagnostic; b) propose measures and policies that will help close the existing gender gap and promote equal opportunities for men and women.

Asymetria informacji w modelu pryncypał-agent – wyniki badań eksperymentalnych

Author(s): Tomasz Bernat,Katarzyna Hawran,Joanna Kowalik / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 1/2016

The purpose of this article is to analyze the classical assumption that in the absence of suf-ficient information in the market transaction there is a problem of asymmetry. In addition it verified the assumption that you understand the transaction allows the Company to take further decisions – less risky. In the presented article first defines the concepts of asymmetric infor-mation and a description of the model pryncypał-agent. Then pointed out the methodology of the experiment and describes the test result. The final part of the article presents the conclu-sions. The study was based on economic experiment carried out on a random sample of stu-dents of third degree at the Faculty of Economics and Management in Szczecin. Results of this study demonstrated the occurrence of the phenomenon of information asymmetry. It confirmed the situation in which one party had more information than the other to a diverse range, which resulted in a favorable decision making.

ATTITUDE TOWARD SMOKING: THE EFFECT OF NEGATIVE SMOKING-RELATED PICTURES

Author(s): Viktorija Grigaliunaite,Lina Pileliene / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2017

Research background: Endeavouring to develop healthy societies is a primary goal in many countries. As smoking is a major problem of public health, lowering the extent of smoking is one of the conditions for developing a healthy society. Based on the research revealing that the pairing of the product with negative stimuli enhances the possibility of negative reaction to the product as negative stimulus transfers it’s meaning to the product, tobacco packaging was labelled with negative smoking-related pictures illustrating the danger of smoking. Nevertheless, the extent of smoking is still large in many countries. Hence, the effect of negative smoking-related pictures has been the subject of intense debate within the scientific community. Purpose of the article: The aim of this research is to determine the effect of negative smoking-related pictures on the both implicit and explicit attitude toward smoking. Methods: For the purpose of determining the effect of negative smoking-related pictures on the both implicit and explicit attitude toward smoking, Implicit Association Test and questionnaire survey were provided. The questionnaire was elaborated based on the analysis and synthesis of scientific literature. Findings & Value added: The theoretical analysis substantiated the influence of attitude toward the product on consumer purchase decisions. Nevertheless, people do not always want to reveal their opinion, hence traditional marketing research methods for measuring explicit attitude are not sufficient as they are often not objective. Therefore, neuromarketing research methods complement traditional marketing research methods by providing more objectivity. Consequently, the Implicit Association Test and traditional questionnaire research are applied for the empirical research, revealing the effect of negative smoking-related pictures on the both implicit and explicit attitude toward smoking. The recommendations for the usage of negative smoking-related pictures on purpose to influence attitude toward smoking and consumer purchase behaviour are substantiated.

Bariery zaangażowania pracowników w procesy ciągłego doskonalenia w przedsiębiorstwach stosujących Lean Management – wyniki pierwszego etapu badań

Author(s): Piotr Walentynowicz / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 1/2016

This article presents the results of empirical research into the causes of the unsatisfactory level of the involvement of Polish workers in a continuous improvement processes in enterprises that use Lean Management. The level of employee involvement in continuous improvement processes in the surveyed enterprises is not satisfactory. The basic research method was survey of research experts. The foundation of the expert diagnosis was analysis and synthesis of the literature on the problem being studied.

Barriers to development of small county centres. The case of Brzozów

Author(s): Agnieszka Sobala-Gwosdz / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2010

The increase in disproportions in economic development and the faster dynamic of development of urban agglomerations leads to stagnation or socio-economic crisis of small towns located outside urban agglomerations and those small towns whose economic functions are based on close economic links with rural surroundings. Such small urban centres suffer from permanent negative trends of demographic and social development combined with the lack of perspectives for economic growth. These trends may be slowed down or reversed if broadly understood local community is able to make use of new development trends emerging in Poland after 1989. The currently observed main factors deciding on the level of local development presented in the article show that for small towns located outside the sphere of influence of larger urban agglomerations – such as Brzozów – there are no easy solutions which would transform their development path into a more favourable one. Such state of affairs is connected with the compounding of negative factors of development of both internal and external character. Development perspectives of Brzozów would be significantly better if transport access to Rzeszów – the regional growth centre – and to town of Krosno – a growth centre of sub-regional importance – improved. On the one hand, it would mean an improved possibility of access to more diversified labour markets, on the other, residential and recreational attractiveness of Brzozów County (powiat) could grow, taking into account its above regional and above national average qualities. For towns such as Brzozów the key to success also consists of strengthening the local development resources, such as well educated and dynamic residents. People returning from abroad, richer in experiences, with a positive attitude and a capital to invest, who seem to be more prone to actively engage in the local small business sector may be regarded as such future chance for development.

Bezpečnostní služba proti Solidaritě 1980–1981

Author(s): Grzegorz Majchrzak / Language(s): Czech / Issue: 20/2012

This study is chiefly focused on examining the strategy of the Polish secret police – the Security Service – against the Solidarity trade union movement in the period when the movement was an officially permitted mass organisation. It is a very broad subject, so the author confines himself to outlining the main activities of the Security Services and its results. He maps the subject, presenting the development of the Polish opposition movement and the views of the leadership of the Polish Communist Party in 1980, and the assignment of strategy to the chief unit of force, the Security Service, describing in detail its approach in the subsequent period. Its main strategic task in that period was to manipulate Solidarity and rule it „from within“ by means of operative-based operations and deployed influential collaborators, while curtailing its activities „from without“. The author demonstrates that the governing regime played a two-sided game with the independent union and from the off prepared for the complete control of Solidarity. This was meant to culminate with the faked creation after its banning of a „neo-Solidarity“ fully controlled by the Security Service. However, this never came to pass due to the plan’s excessive riskiness and the fact that the movement was in any case sufficiently pacified.

Bezpieczeństwo i zagrożenia współczesnej rodziny – wybrane zagadnienia

Author(s): Antoni Olak,Karolina Olak / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 1/2016

The family is an interesting subject of research in many fields of science: psychology, economics, politics, history, demography, ethnology and sociology in particular. It has long been of interest, reflection philosophers, scientists, representatives of various religions, writers. The family is an institution of general human occurring in all ages and cultures, and is an integral part of any society is its most important and fundamental group unit. From the moment of the emergence of sociology as an independent scientific field, to this day the family is the subject of systematic research. This material presents selected issues regarding. Dangers Polish family. There have been queries literature and analysis of the collected shave being available statistics and data.

Bezpieczeństwo transportu drogowego paliw płynnych w opinii kierowców

Author(s): Joanna Baran,Dariusz Kuczynski / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 4/2016

The paper concerns the road transport of liquid fuels in Poland. Results of a survey, which has been conducted among drivers carrying liquid fuels in tanks, were presented in the empirical part of the paper. The survey showed their opinions about the organization of transport and fuel deliveries to petrol stations in Poland.