Search results for: international economics
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Different sources of market information and product innovativeness
PublicationThe purpose of this study is to identify whether the gathering of market information from different sources – i.e. from customers, competitors and other entities – is related to product innovativeness. The relationships proposed so far have not been empirically investigated but they can have important theoretical and practical implications for product innovation. To achieve the purpose of the paper data concerning 287 new products...
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THE USE OF GREEN LOGISTICS ELEMENTS DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF OFFSHORE VESSELS
PublicationThe article is aimed at the presentation referring to the use of green logistics elements during the construction of the offshore vessels in the following aspects: collection, removal and utilisation of any waste that is harmful for natural environment, elimination of the negative impact that such waste can have on natural environment and the search for the optimal solutions as regards these aspects.
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Przesłanki i zakres interwencji publicznej w transporcie miejskim
PublicationCelem artykułu jest określenie przesłanek i zakresu interwencji publicznej w transporcie miejskim. Podstawą artykułu jest teza, że transport miejski jest działalnością wymagającą interwencji publicznej. Za przesłanki interwencji publicznej w transporcie miejskim uznano użyteczność publiczną tego transportu oraz dążenie do realizacji za jego pośrednictwem celów polityki transportowej i społecznej. Omawiając zakres interwencji publicznej...
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Analiza możliwości usprawnienia organizacji przewozów kurierskich o zróżnicowanym zasięgu przestrzennym na przykładzie powiatu nidzickiego
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono możliwości poprawy efektywności przewozów kurierskich na przykładzie danych pochodzących z firmy Siódemka S.A, dotyczących obsługi powiatu nidzickiego. Uzyskane wyniki wskazują na możliwości osiągnięcia wymiernych efektów w postaci redukcji przebytego przez kuriera dystansu, co przekłada się na oszczędności w postaci niższego zużycia paliwa oraz oszczędności czasowych. Problemem jest możliwość praktycznego...
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Wykorzystanie analitycznych narzędzi zarządzania projektami w kształtowaniu procesów logistycznych na przykładzie działalności Lotos Kolej
PublicationCelem artykułu była analiza możliwych efektów zmian w procesie obsługi zlecenia polegającego na organizacji przewozu cystern paliwowych, realizowanego przez przedsiębiorstwo LOTOS Kolej S.A. Głównym kryteriami porównania opracowanych wariantów zmian było skrócenie czasu trwania procesu oraz, tam gdzie to możliwe, minimalizacja kosztów pracy. Do wizualizacji procesu oraz analizy danych wykorzystany został program Microsoft Project....
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CEE Trade in Services: Value-Added Versus Gross Terms Approaches
PublicationThis article assesses the impact of the determinants of service exports in both value-added terms and gross terms for seven Central Eastern European economies in 1995–2011. The results confirm the importance of increasing labor productivity and highly skilled and medium-skilled workers in the growth of trade in services. Exports of services are also supported by linkages between domestic services, especially business services,...
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Typology of towns in the peripheries of Polish coastal regions: conclusions for urban policy
PublicationPeripheries means the land outside metropolitan areas. One of the main problemsin these areas is a lack of growth factors. Some towns can contribute to the developmentof these regions, because there are few such factors, and it is easier to create the newones, especially in urban policy.The subject of this paper is a typology of towns within the Polish peripheral coastalregions, limited to towns with more than 5 thousand inhabitants....
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Koncepcja integracji taryfowo-biletowej transportu zbiorowego w Obszarze Metropolitalnym Trójmiasta
PublicationPodejmowanie działań w zakresie integracji taryfowo-biletowej transportu publicznego w Obszarze Metropolitalnym Trójmiasta należy rozpatrywać w odniesieniu do powiązanych ze sobą funkcjonalnie obszarów, obsługiwanych jednocześnie przez co najmniej dwóch organi-zatorów transportu zbiorowego, gdy ich oferty są względem siebie substytucyjne i/lub kom-plementarne. Wprowadzenie zintegrowanych rozwiązań taryfowo-biletowych ma na celu...
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Determinants of Firm Innovation in Indonesia: The Role of Institutions and Access to Finance
PublicationThis paper investigates the determinants of firm innovation in Indonesia. Using quality of local regulations index constructed by the Indonesia’s Regional Autonomy Watch (KPPOD) as measure of institutions, We found that better institutional quality at the local level was associated with more innovation and that firms experiencing major obstacle in access to finance were less likely to innovate. Access to finance is more critical...
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Public Perception of Intangible Benefits and Costs in the Valuation of Mega Sports Events: The Case of Euro 2012 in Poland
PublicationThis article estimates the intangible benefits and costs of Euro 2012 in Poland. Using the contingent valuation method (CVM), a study was conducted among residents of all four host regions of the event and one nonhost region. This provided the basis for determining the net intangible benefit arising from Poland’s hosting of the European football championships (Euro 2012), which was estimated at 5.3 billion PLN2012. The aggregate...
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Redukcja kosztów transportu wewnętrznego na przykładzie przedsiebiorstwa produkcyjnego X.
PublicationArtykuł porusza problem redukcji kosztów przez eliminowanie nieprawidłowości w funkcjonowaniu transportu wewnętrznego na przykyadzie przedsiębiorstwa produkcyjnego X. Autorzy w pierwszej kolejności przeprowadzili obserwacje w przedmiotowym przedsiębiorstwie, gdzie zidentyfikowali nieprawidłowości w funk- cjonowaniu transportu. W kolejnym etapie zastosowali analizę relacji „przyczyna-wada- skutek” metod¹ FMEA. Wyniki tej analizy...
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Logistyka transportu drogowego w świetle racjonalizacji kosztów przedsiębiorstw produkcyjnych.
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono aktualne kierunki, w których zmierzają przedsiębiorstwa produkcyjne, dysponujące własnym transportem, dążąc do redukcji wydatków związanych z operacjami logistycznymi, głównie przez zmiany sposobu realizacji zadañ transportowych oraz otwartość na nowe koncepcje zarządzania procesami logistycznymi. W pracy poruszono istotne problemy związane z nieoptymalnym wykorzystywaniem zasobów transportowych w przedsiębiorstwach...
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UWARUNKOWANIA ZMIAN TARYFOWYCH W MIEJSKIM TRANSPORCIE ZBIOROWYM NA OBSZARZE FUNKCJONOWANIA METROPOLITALNEGO ZWIĄZKU KOMUNIKACYJNEGO ZATOKI GDAŃSKIEJ
PublicationW sytuacji gdy transport zbiorowy jest obsługiwany przez więcej niż jednego organizatora, powstają problemy koordynacji taryf w różnych przekrojach i konkurencji cenowej pomiędzy ofertą poszczególnych organizatorów transportu komunalnego. Obszarem takim jest licząca ponad 1 mln mieszkańców Metropolia Zatoki Gdańskiej, na terenie której obowiązują taryfy uchwalane przez kilka rad miast i gmin oraz ustanowione przez operatorów kolejowych....
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Gross Exports Versus Value-Added Exports: Determinants and Policy Implications for Manufacturing Sectors in Selected CEE Countries
PublicationThis article assesses the impact of selected determinants on both value-added exports and gross exports for seven CEE economies, based on thirteen manufacturing subsectors for the years 1995–2011. The results show a decrease in domestic value-added, especially in high-tech industries. The impact of the determinants, except for vertical specialization, is similar for exports in value-added and in gross terms. The results indicate...
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Sanctions and their role in preventing the appropriation of the creditor’s property rights in bankruptcy proceedings–the case of Poland
PublicationThe aim of this paper is to fill the cognitive gap regarding the role of sanc-tions in the protection of a creditor’s property rights in the event of an entrepreneur insolvency. The impact of sanctions on transaction costs, including their identifica-tion and types, as well as the impact on the protection of creditor rights, has been poorly recognized in the subject literature to date. This article investigates...
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Wage determination, Global Value Chains and role played by wage bargaining schemes: The case of Poland
PublicationThis study examines the linkages between GVC involvement and wages in Poland given different wage bargaining schemes. The analysis is based on microdata from the European Structure of Earnings Survey for Poland combined with sectoral data from the World Input-Output Database. In particular, two measures of GVC involvement were used: the share of foreign value added (FVA) to export and the measure of traditional offshoring. The...
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OPTIMAL FARM SIZE AND EFFECTIVENESS OF AGRICULTURE IN THE EU: THE CASE OF WHEAT YIELDS
PublicationThe article concentrates on the relationship between the size of a farm and its efficiency in relation to wheat production in the European Union (EU). The issue is not new, however fundamental from the point of view of the agricultural policy, as the appropriate shape of the agrarian structure affects the economic rationality in agriculture and significantly improves the productivity. We analysed data for the period between 2004...
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The share of investments in gold and oil using the example of selected European stock exchanges– A comparative analysis
PublicationIn this article, optimal investment portfolios with minimal risk and maximum efficiency were calculated. The portfolios were designated for ten selected European stock exchanges, based on the listings of the twenty largest companies in each of those markets. All calculations were made based on company shares only, company shares and investments in gold, shares of companies and investments in crude oil as well as shares of companies...
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Reasons behind changes in the share of labour in national income in the Polish economy: Selected aspects
PublicationAim/purpose – The aim of this paper is to examine the impact of structural changes taking place in the Polish economy on the share of labour in national income. Design/methodology/approach – The scope of this study includes a review of the literature dedicated to the issue and an empirical analysis of data available on this topic. The study uses elements of descriptive statistics and the method of induction. Findings – The conducted...
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TRISTAR platformą przyszłej integracji transportu w Aglomeracji Trójmiejskiej.
PublicationW referacie przedstawiono opis ''inteligentnego systemu transportu'' TRISTAR jako jednego z narzędzi służących integracji transportu w Aglomeracji Trójmiejskiej. W referacie przedstawiono wyniki dotychczasowych prac nad systemem TRISTAR oraz korzyści, które będą rezultatem jego wdrożenia.
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Jaromir Durkiewicz mgr
PeopleJaromir Durkiewicz is a research assistant at Department of Applied Informatics in Management, Faculty of Management and Economics, Gdańsk University of Technology. He holds a double master's degree in Informatics and Econometrics and Political Science (University of Gdańsk). His professional career includes a few years of work in IT sector. Since 2017 - PhD student at Faculty of Management and Economics, where he cooperates with...
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The role of stakeholders on rejection of bankruptcy applications in the case of “poverty” of the estate: A Polish case study
PublicationThe aim of this article is to supplement the Law and Economics area of science with regard to the scope of the ex ante effectiveness of bankruptcy law using the example of Poland. Bankruptcy law is effective in the ex ante stage when it eliminates from the market insolvent entrepreneurs who cannot even afford to cover the costs of bankruptcy proceedings. In these cases, the bankruptcy court should dismiss the petition for bankruptcy...
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Spotkanie naukowe w ramach Rethinking Economics Gdańsk
EventsProfesor Erik S. Reinert wygłosi wykład na temat: "What causes economic development to be so uneven between countries? Theoretical and Historical Perspectives." 18 marca 2021, o godz. 18:00 na platformie Zoom.
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Sławomir Ostrowski dr inż.
PeopleSławomir Ostrowski is a research and didactic employee employed as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Informatics in Management at the Faculty of Management and Economics of the Gdańsk University of Technology. In 2018, he obtained a PhD in economic sciences in the discipline of management science. A graduate of uniform Master's-engineering studies in Management (specialization: IT Technology Management) at the Faculty...
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Central banks and the weaponization of inflation
EventsSerdecznie zapraszamy na kolejny webinar z cyklu Rethinking Economics Gdańsk.
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Reality of short-term causality of Islamic and conventional banking term deposit rates in Pakistan
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Knowledge Management Critical Success Factors and the Innovativeness of KIBS Companies
PublicationThe purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of two critical success factors for knowledge management (i.e. leadership and support by the management, motivational practices) on the innovativeness of knowledge-intensive business service (KIBS) companies in the SMEs sector. A sample of 400 companies (KIBS SMEs) located in the Pomeranian District in Poland was selected. The questionnaire was designed to measure knowledge...
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Economic Integration and Foreign Direct Investment: Review of Main Theoretical Concepts
PublicationThe objective of the article is to present key theoretical relationships between economic integration and FDI flows. The research method used is a comprehensive literature review. Most influential publications, including books, articles, working papers, etc. contributing to the subject were identified. The review consists of two essential parts: theory of FDI, and theoretical relationships between economic integration and FDI flows....
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The Impact of Conflicts in Foreign Business Relationships on SME Performance
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Incremental versus Rapid Internationalisation of Firms: Results of Exploratory Investigation from Poland
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THE DETERMINANTS OF ENTERPRISE PROFI TABILITY DURING REDUCED ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
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Entrepreneurship in small and medium-sized enterprises: Comparative study between Slovakia and Poland for the years 2001–2007
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How Entrepreneurial Orientation Stimulates Different Types of Knowledge in the Internationalisation Process of Firms from Poland?
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Innovative Behaviour of High-Tech Internationalized Firms: Survey Results from Poland
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Entrepreneurial Intentions of Students in Poland in the View of Ajzen’s Theory of Planned Behaviour
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A Typology of Small Business Growth Modelling: A Critical Literature Review
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The Use of Evolutionary Algorithms for Optimization in the Modern Entrepreneurial Economy: Interdisciplinary Perspective
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Virtualization of Poles’ buying behavior duringthe COVID-19 pandemic
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ДО ПИТАННЯ ТЕОРЕТИЧНИХ ОСНОВ РИНКУ СТРАХОВИХ ПОСЛУГ
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TRANSFORMATION OF DIGITALIZATION ON THE FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE MARKET
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Knowledge Management Critical Success Factors and the Innovativeness of KIBS Companies
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Why Do Companies Go Public? Evidence from the Prague Stock Exchange
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JOB SATISFACTION OF IT PROFESSIONALS IN POLAND: DOES BUSINESS COMPETENCE MATTER?
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THE TIMING OF INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS – NON-NUMERICAL MODEL BASED ON QUALITATIVE TRENDS
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Entrepreneurial Business and Economic Review
PublicationThe objective of the article is to explore internationalisation patterns of family high-tech firms, especially their internationalisation motives, intensity, speed, and entry modes. The empirical part adopts a quantitative approach. The results of the survey are presented on the sample of 263 high-tech production firms from Poland, including 101 family firms. The survey was conducted in all 16 Polish regions. The calculations from...
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LONG-TERM RISK CLASS MIGRATIONS OF NON-BANKRUPT AND BANKRUPT ENTERPRISES
PublicationThis paper investigates how the process of going bankrupt can be recognized much earlier by enterprises than by traditional forecasting models. The presented studies focus on the assessment of credit risk classes and on determination of the differences in risk class migrations between non-bankrupt enterprises and future insolvent firms. For this purpose, the author has developed a model of a Kohonen artificial neural network to...
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Tax Evasion, Tax Morale, and Trade Regulations: Company-Level Evidence from Poland
PublicationObjective: To investigate the determinants of the phenomenon of evading taxes among polish entrepreneurs. In particular, I examine such factors as tax administration satisfaction, tax morale, tax burden, and the influence of trade regulations. Research Design & Methods: A survey study conducted in 2017 in Poland among 454 enterprises. I used the zero-inflated negative binomial modelling technique to examine the impact of factors...
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Internationalization patterns of Polish family high-tech firms
PublicationThe objective of the article is to explore internationalisation patterns of family high-tech firms, especially their internationalisation motives, intensity, speed, and entry modes. The empirical part adopts a quantitative approach. The results of the survey are presented on the sample of 263 high-tech production firms from Poland, including 101 family firms. The survey was conducted in all 16 Polish regions. The calculations from...
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Real estate investment trusts in Turkey: Structure, analysis, and strategy
PublicationPurpose-Aim of this study is to make the determinations related to the problems mentioned in the REIT sector in Turkey, to offer a solution for this issue, and to ensure the classification in the sector by adhering to the financial data of the REITsMethodology-Financial data set of the REITs was firstly standardized by using median instead of mean. Then, the scoring was performed according to defined coefficients....
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Price bubbles in commodity market – A single time series and panel data analysis
PublicationThis paper examines thirty-five commodities, grouped into three market sectors (energy, metals, agriculture & livestock) in terms of the occurrence of price bubbles. The study was based on monthly data for each commodity separately and, in a panel approach, for selected sectors and for all commodities combined. The GSADF test and its version for panel data – panel GSADF – were used to identify bubbles. The beginning and end of...