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Regaining In-Group Continuity in Times of Anxiety About the Group’s Future
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Natural Resources for Human Health: A New Interdisciplinary Journal Dedicated to Natural Sciences
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Piotr Grudowski dr hab. inż.
PeopleProfessor Dr hab. Eng. Piotr Grudowski heads the Department of Quality and Commodity Management at the Faculty of Management and Economics of Gdansk University of Technology. In the years 1987-2009 he worked at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the Gdansk University of Technology, where he obtained a doctoral degree in technical sciences in the discipline of construction and operation of machines and he headed the Department...
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Shape Memory Materials from Rubbers
PublicationSmart materials are much discussed in the current research scenario. The shape memory effect is one of the most fascinating occurrences in smart materials, both in terms of the phenomenon and its applications. Many metal alloys and polymers exhibit the shape memory effect (SME). Shape memory properties of elastomers, such as rubbers, polyurethanes, and other elastomers, are discussed in depth in this paper. The theory, factors...
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Krzysztof Jan Kaliński prof. dr hab. inż.
PeopleKrzysztof J. Kaliński completed his MSc study at Gdańsk University of Technology (GUT) Faculty of Production Engineering (1980, result – get a first). He obtained PhD at GUT Faculty of Machine Building (1988, result – get a first), DSc at GUT Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (ME) (2002, result – get a first), and professor’s title – w 2013 r. In 2015 r. he became full professor.His research area includes: theoretical and applied...
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Shape-Memory Polyurethane Polymers
PublicationPolyurethanes (PUs) are one of the most widely used polymers in research and industry. They can be synthesized from chemical sources and natural sources. PUs are a very useful class of polymers and exhibit many desirable properties that can be exploited in various applications. PUs are formed by the reaction between polyols and isocyanates. A wide variety of polyols and isocyanates are available for synthesis, and hence we can...
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Work and formal retirement age - opinions of SWE employees participating in the Best Agers Lighthouses International Project
PublicationThe paper presents selected results of studies carried out within the framework of the international project Best Agers Lighthouses – Strategic Age Management for SME in the Baltic Sea Region, related to the assessment of the opportunities to continue working beyond the retirement age in the opinion of workers.
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Best Agers Lighthouses - strategie zarządzania wiekiem w MSP w Regionie Morza Bałtyckiego
PublicationW artykule podjęto problematykę zarządzania wiekiem w przedsiębiorstwach sektora MSP. Zaprezentowano założenia międzynarodowego projektu Best Agers Lighthouses - strategic age management for SME in the Baltic Sea Region realizowanego w ramach Baltic Sea Region Programme 2007-2013, współfinansowanego z Europejskiego Funduszu Rozwoju Regionalnego.
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Zróżnicowanie działań w zakresie zarządzania wiekiem
PublicationArtykuł dotyczy problematyki zarządzania wiekiem (ZW), a w szczególności zróżnicowania jego wdrażania w krajach o odmiennych uwarunkowaniach związanych z sytuacją osób starszych na rynku pracy to jest w Szwecji, Niemczech i Polsce. W części empirycznej przedstawiono wyniki badań własnych porównując je z wynikami badań przeprowadzonych w ramach Best Agers Lighthouses – Strategic Age Management for SME in The Baltic Sea Region. Pozwoliło...
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Entrepreneurship nests in a polish edge city
PublicationThe last two decades in Poland have been a period of both a dynamic development of the small and medium-sized enterprise sector and a transformation of the city surrounding territories. This development began during the economy transformation after 1989. Population migration and movement of economic entities away from central cities resulted in development of territorial structures within some Polish suburban areas, defined as...
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Cooperation among enterprises from Pomorze and Wielkopolska region
PublicationRozdział przedstawia wyniki badań dotyczące koopracji MSP na Pomorzu i w Wielkopolsce. Badania zostały przeprowadzone w ramach projektu badawczego ''Wpływ tkanki przedsiębiorczości na rozwój ekonomiczny - podejście regionalne'' (1 H02C 04636). Wyniki badań zostały też porównane do wynników innych badań np. SME Observatory.
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Economic vitality of Polish suburbs
PublicationSince 1989, Poland has been undergoing major political, social and economic transformations. The effects of these changes are visible on several levels, including the field of urban planning, where they manifested themselves as the birth of the suburbanization process. In the field of economics, it could be noticed that since 1989, the SME sector has been awakening very dynamically. Correlation of the parallel development of these...
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Metodyka wdrażania Zarządzania Wiekiem w Przedsiebiorstwach i Organizacjach Publicznych uczestniczących w projekcie Best Agers Lighthouses
PublicationCelem artykułu jest przedstawienie metodyki wdrażania zarządzania wiekiem w małych i średnich przedsiębiorstwach i organizacjach publicznych Regionu Morza Bałtyckiego, opracowanej w ramach projektu Best Agers Lighthouses –Strategic Age Management for SME in the Baltic Sea Region. W artykule opisano m.in. sekwencję kluczowych działań podjętych podczas procesu wdrażania oraz strukturę podmiotową wspierającą współpracę uczestników...
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Polish Suburban Landscape made of Enterpereneurial Tissue
PublicationDwa ostatnie dekady w Polsce to okres ekspansywny rozwój małych przedsiębiorstw i równolegle dynamiczne przekształcenia przestrzeni wokół miasta . Rozwój tych dwóch zjawisk nastąpiło w okresie transformacji gospodarczej po 1989 roku . Głównym celem pracy jest zbadanie poziomu interakcji między procesem suburbanizacji i rozwojem sektora MSP w wybranych podmiejskich obszary, na przykładzie Metropolii Trójmiejskiej.
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Niezgodność przekonań i działań menedżerów wobec pracowników w wieku 55+
PublicationArtykuł dotyczy problematyki postaw i działań menadżerów wobec pracowników w wieku 55+. W literaturze dotyczącej zarządzania wiekiem przytaczane są wyniki badań na temat cech charakteryzujących starszych pracowników. Porównuje się je czasami z cechami przypisywanymi pracownikom młodym. Cel prezentowanych w artykule badań sformułowany został nieco inaczej i dotyczył zweryfikowania zbieżności zalet przypisywanych starszym pracownikom...
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Innovative e-learning approach in teaching based on case studies - Innocase project
PublicationThe article presents the application of innovative e-learning approach for the creation of case study content. Case study methodology is becoming more and more widely applied in modern education, especially in business and management field. Although case study methodology is quite well recognized and used in education, there are still few examples of developing e-learning content on the basis of case studies. This task is to be...
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Assessment of preparedness for Lean Six Sigma projects in small and medium-sized organizations
PublicationThe article presents a proposal for the maturity indicator of Lean Six Sigma projects within the framework of the original comprehensive methodology of Lean Six Sigma implementation dedicated to the SME sector. The indicator allows an LSS project to be matched to the real needs and preparedness of any small or medium-sized organization. The indicator was designed as a result of pilot research conducted in Polish and French SMEs...
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Technological innovation and cost-benefit analysis of safety-related solutions
PublicationW rozdziale przedstawia się aktualne zagadnienia dotyczące innowacji technologicznych oraz analizę kosztów i efektów rozwiązań związanych z bezpieczeństwem na przykładzie systemów elektrycznych, elektronicznych i programowalnych elektronicznych (E/E/PE), pełniących funkcje monitorowania, sterowania i zabezpieczeń w instalacjach podwyższonego ryzyka. Podkreśla się znaczenie kryteriów związanych z bezpieczeństwem, takich jak tolerowalność...
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Economic Vitality of Polish Suburbs
PublicationFor over 25 years, Poland has been undergoing major political, social and economic transformations. The country's system changed from a planned economy to a free-market, neo-liberal one. The effects of these changes are visible on several levels, including the field of urban planning, where they manifested themselves as the birth of the suburbanization process. In the field of economics, it could be noticed that since 1989, the...
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Postawy pracowników wobec zróżnicowania wiekowego w zespołach i organizacjach
PublicationArtykuł dotyczy postaw pracowników wobec zróżnicowania wiekowego w zespołach i organizacjach. W literaturze podkreśla się, że czynnikiem warunkującym efektywność takich zespołów są m.in. postawy pracowników wobec osób z innych grup wiekowych oraz wobec pracy z nimi, a ocena postaw pracowników jest niezbędna do wykorzystania właściwych metod zarządzania takim zespołem. Celem artykułu jest przedstawienie wyników badań dotyczących...
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Występowanie i metody oznaczania pestycydów w wodzie
PublicationOmówiono występowanie pestycydów oraz zagrożenia płynące z ich strony dla człowieka a także różne metody oznaczania pestycydów w wodach ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem metod ekstrakcji do fazy stałej (SPE). Omówiono metody izolacji z zastosowaniem krążków ekstrakcyjnych, dysków ekstrakcyjnych ''SpeediscTM, mikroekstrakcji do fazy stałej (SPME)........ w laboratorium oraz fabrycznie a także mikroekstrakcji ciecz-ciecz (SME). Podano...
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The Housing Pattern and Entrepreneurship in Polish Suburban Landscape
PublicationAbstract. Housing stimulates the development of SMEs (small and medium enterprises) in the suburbs. The multidisciplinary research in fields of urban planning and economics, carried out by the Authors, confirms this trend. The purpose of this paper is to present the multidisciplinary results of the research on the determinants of SME localization in the suburban areas of Gdansk, Gdynia and Sopot (the Metropolitan Area Gdansk–Gdynia-Sopot...
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Accelerator of the entrepreneurship: suburbs in the coastal metropolis of GOM
PublicationPolish model of suburban structure is made of variety types of enterprises in different scales, and a range of housing. However this mass of unordered structure with its urban development problems, often leads to the establishment of business and also the development of local entrepreneurship. This article investigates SME sector located in the suburban area of costal metropolis GOM to prove the thesis that the positive effect...
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Poczucie zadowolenia z pracy - czy wiek ma znaczenie?
PublicationW artykule podjęto tematykę satysfakcji z pracy. Dokonano przeglądu podstawowych aspektów tego zjawiska: sposobów definiowania, znaczenia z punktu widzenia przedsiębiorstwa oraz czynników wpływających na występowanie lub niewystępowanie zadowolenia z pracy. Celem głównym była próba odpowiedzi na pytanie, czy charakterystyki demograficzne pracownika – a konkretnie jego wiek – mają znaczenie dla odczuwania zadowolenia z pracy. Dla...
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Lean Six Sigma in French and Polish Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises - The Pilot Research Results
PublicationThe article presents results of the research conducted in Polish and French small and medium-sized enterprises referring to the context of the implementation and application of the concept of Lean Six Sigma. The research was conducted in the form of case studies, observations and individual interviews. The pilot studies led to the identification of the needs, expectations, concerns and experiences of these companies. At the same...
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HOW TO ASSESS THE MATURITY OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES TO LEAN SIX SIGMA PROJECTS
PublicationThis article describes the considerations for the implementation of the Lean Six Sigma (LSS) methodology in small and medium-sized enterprises. Pilot research was conducted in Polish and French SMEs (nine Polish and nine French enterprises from the service and production sectors) referring to the context of the implementation and application of the Lean Six Sigma concept. The studies led to the identification of the motives, needs,...
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Wdrażanie metod zarządzania wiekiem w organizacjach publicznych na przykładzie Urzędu Miejskiego w Kilonii
PublicationArtykuł przedstawia działania podjęte w ramach projektu „Best Agers Lighthouses – Strategic Age Management For SME in The Baltic Sea Region” w celu wypracowania i wdrożenia metod zarządzania wiekiem w Urzędzie Miejskim w Kilonii (Rathaus Kiel). Opisano sekwencję działań podejmowanych w ramach procesu wdrażania interwencji. Przeanalizowano wyniki wywiadu pogłębionego przeprowadzonego wśród kierowników w...
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Ageing Workforce – a Challenge for Organizations
PublicationAgeing and its consequences are most frequently analysed in macroscale. If the analyses apply to enterprises, they usually cover working conditions or motivations of the seniors’ choice between continuing employment and retirement. The article discusses slightly different themes, namely the awareness of demographic changes, their consequences for the organization and the new professional role of older people in the new demographic...
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State tax policy and reform tools as a risk of running a business. Case study based on Polski Ład – Polish tax reform
PublicationThe aim of the article is to describe and present the Polish tax reform introduced at the beginning of 2022. Tax changes introduced in Poland had a strong impact on the risk of running a business in Poland because in their assumption they directly changed the rules of running a business. Due to the pace of the introduced changes, as well as the scope of the reform, the new tax law was subject to numerous criticisms of taxpayers...
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Application and modelling of Shape-Memory Alloys for structural vibration control: State-of-the-art review
PublicationOne of the most essential components of structural design for civil engineers is to build a system that is resistant to environmental conditions such as harsh chemical environments, and catastrophic disasters like earthquakes and hurricanes. Under these circumstances and disturbances, conventional building materials such as steel and concrete may demonstrate inadequate performance in the form of corrosion, deterioration, oxidizing,...
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IDEA SMART CITY W KONTEKŚCIE ROZWOJU PRZEDSIĘBIORCZOŚCI NA PRZEDMIEŚCIACH
PublicationSmart City Concept in the Context of Enterpreneurship Development in Suburban Areas. Supporting innovation and knowledge within economic development, these are the goals of public managers, enthusiasts of the Smart City concept. It is questioned whether this concept is the best solution for regional development and efficient support to local entrepreneurship based on SMEs (small and medium enterprises). Moreover, the results of...
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Global 30-day outcomes after bariatric surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic (GENEVA): an international cohort study
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New Challenges in Management and Economics in 21st century. Selected studies and examples
PublicationIn Chapter 1 authors describe the method used to assess the level of readiness of an organization to introduce the Lean Six Sigma concept supporting the Quality 4.0 assumptions, which is gaining more and more interest not only in large organizations, but also in the SME sector. Its use will be illustrated by the example of a small service company. Chapter 2 presents the characteristics of blockchain technology applications in the...
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Female entrepreneurship in Kazakhstan
PublicationWomen constitute the majority of the Kazakh population and, even though they live almost 10 years longer than men on average, they are far less economically active. Less than half of the female population take up employment. Women’s wages are often as much as 30% lower than men’s. The subjective reasons for undertaking economic activity as mentioned by women included: independence from the husband, low earnings of the husband and...
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State Interventionism in Tax System - Example of Action in a COVID-19 Crisis
PublicationThe following article presents and classifies changes in tax systems of selected countries as well as counts them as the response to the emergence of the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Such actions were undertaken the context of state interventionism in the tax system. In order to achieve the objective of presenting the state interventionism in the context of tax rates, an analysis of the literature on the phenomenon described,...
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Chęć kontynuowania pracy po osiągnięciu wieku emerytalnego w wybranych państwach Regionu Morza Bałtyckiego
PublicationArtykuł odnosi się do problematyki starzenia się społeczeństwa europejskiego i, jako konsekwencji tego, pogłębiania się deficytu zasobów ludzkich na ryku pracy. Najczęściej proponowane działania, które mogłoby przeciwdziałać temu zjawisku to zarządzanie wiekiem w przedsiębiorstwach, promowanie kontynuowania pracy po osiągnięciu wieku emerytalnego czy legislacyjne zmiany w zakresie podwyższenia wieku emerytalnego. W artykule przedstawiono...
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Driving forces of informal employment: An empirical study based on Polish enterprise data
PublicationObjective: The article aims to indicate the determinants of informal employment in registered enterprises using company-level evidence from Poland. Research Design & Methods: The survey conducted among Polish small and medium-sized (SME) enterprises in 2018 was used to find the driving forces of informal employment in Poland. The adequate sample comprised 952 representative surveys derived from the computer-assisted telephone...
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GNIAZDA PRZEDSIĘBIORCZOŚCI W STREFIE PODMIEJSKIEJ METROPOLII
PublicationProblem suburbanizacji jest wciąż aktualny w analizach rozwoju miast. Przybiera często formy spontanicznego rozlewania się miast (urban sprawl). Badacze tego problemu skupiają się przeważnie na rozwoju funkcji mieszkaniowej w strefach podmiejskich. Specyficzny charakter polskiego procesu suburbanizacji polega na równoległym rozwoju klasycznej suburbanizacji osiedleńczej oraz rozwoju mikro- oraz małych i średnich przedsiębiorstw....
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Economic situation perception and the growth plans of microenterprises, case of Poland
PublicationNumerous scientific studies provide information on the impact of the environment on the launch, operation and growth of businesses. Reflections on the environment can result from two perspectives: the objective and the subjective one. The first relates to the economic analysis and/or sociological research, whereas the second relies on the perception of the environment by the interested parties themselves. While analysing companies...
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Pealizacija inicjatiw wostocznogo partnerstwa w Azerbajdżane
PublicationAzerbaijan established political relations with the EU during the implementation of TACIS Programme projects and signed the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with the EU in 1996. It joined the European Neighbourhood Policy in 2004 and the Eastern Partnership programme in 2009. Despite the sceptical attitude taken by Azerbaijan's government towards the Eastern Partnership initiative, the EU earmarked further funds for Azerbaijan for 2011 – 2014 as part of the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument. During the third Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius in November 2013, Azerbaijan signed only an agreement concerning visa facilitations and readmission. However, it also undertook certain measures as part of the five Eastern Partnership initiatives. In the framework of the Integrated Border Management Programme, Azerbaijan implemented projects connected with improving the access of resettled people to the judicial system, creation of electronic border control systems, social protection, increasing public awareness to eliminate domestic violence, improving assimilation of asylum - seekers and immigrants, and supporting occupational health organisations. Activities aimed at supporting SMEs included training for entrepreneurs, promotional conferences and loans to the SME sector. Recommendations of the initiative promoting the creation of regional electrical and renewable energy markets were implemented by Azerbaijan in the form of 33 projects as part of the INOGATE Programme. With respect to environmental management, Azerbaijan developed a digital regional atlas of natural disasters, and with respect to natural disaster mitigation it planned population protection measures. Azerbaijan was ranked last but one in the evaluation presented in the annual report prepared by the EU. The transformation process in this country has been slow and illusory in certain aspects. Nevertheless, the EU has continued its Eastern Partnership initiative activities, allocating between EUR 252,000 and 308,000 for transformations in Azerbaijan
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Programmes to Combat the Economic Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kazakhstan and Ukraine and Unemployment
PublicationThe following article presents economic programmes to combat the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The analysed programmes were undertaken by the governments of Ukraine and Kazakhstan. They contributed to reducing unemployment in both countries. The findings of Ukrainian researchers focused mainly on estimating losses in the SME sector, especially in the hotel, tourism and transport sectors. Scientific literature in Kazakhstan...
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Zastosowanie metody studium przypadku w kształceniu menedżerów
PublicationKształcenie z wykorzystaniem metod rozwiązywania problemów (problem-based learning) staje się coraz bardziej popularne na wszystkich poziomach kształcenia, również w edukacji biznesowej. Przykładem takiej metody jest studium przypadku (case study). Metoda studium przypadku pozwala na rozwijanie umiejętności i kompetencji wykorzystywanych przez menedżerów w ich pracy, np. umiejętności syntezy, identyfikacji problemów, czy podejmowania...
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Safety of Bariatric Surgery in ≥ 65-Year-Old Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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30-Day Morbidity and Mortality of Bariatric Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Multinational Cohort Study of 7704 Patients from 42 Countries
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Effect of BMI on safety of bariatric surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic, procedure choice, and safety protocols – An analysis from the GENEVA Study
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30-day morbidity and mortality of sleeve gastrectomy, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and one anastomosis gastric bypass: a propensity score-matched analysis of the GENEVA data
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Surgeons’ practice and preferences for the anal fissure treatment: results from an international survey
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Efficiency of the Education System (Primary, Secondary and Tertiary) in Particular Voivodeships of Poland
PublicationThe reform of the Polish education system (both lower and higher education) that was carried out in recent years has shown the need to improve the efficiency of schools. Therefore, it is reasonable to analyse and evaluate the efficiency of educational centres...
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CSR and small business from the international and national perspective
PublicationCorporate and social responsibility is nowadays quite a popular topic among large companies but thanks to numerous popularization activities undertaken by national and international institutions, also small entrepreneurs become more and more interested in exploring this fairly new approach. This paper outlines the main differences between the implementation of the CSR approach in large companies and in SMEs, which are not able...