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Global value chains and labour markets – simultaneous analysis of wages and employment
PublikacjaThis study examines the overall effect of global value chains (GVCs) on wages and labour demand. It exploits the World Input–Output Database to measure GVC involvement via recently developed participation indices (using both backward and forward linkages) and the relative GVC position using three-stage least squares regression. We find that the relative GVC position is negatively correlated with wages and employment and that the...
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Contemporary architecture within the context of architectural education
PublikacjaAnalysed in this article are the diploma projects of students of architecture in European countries. The aim was to examine how students approach an important issue related to sustainable development, i.e. the integration of newly designed architecture into the existing historical, cultural and natural context. The rational use and protection of the environment requires the skilful shaping of urbanised space. Many changes in the...
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Dagmara Nikulin dr
OsobyDagmara Nikulin jest zatrudniona na Wydziale Zarządzania i Ekonomii na stanowisku adiunkta badawczo-dydaktycznego od 2014 roku. Początkowo pracowała w Katedrze Nauk Ekonomicznych, a obecnie w Katedrze Statystyki i Ekonometrii. Jest absolwentką Wydziału Ekonomii Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego w Poznaniu (2009) oraz Wydziału Nauk Społecznych Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu (2010). W latach 2006-2007 studiowała na uniwersytecie...
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The Life Cycle Assessment and Life Cycle Cost in public works contracts
PublikacjaAn important goal, implemented by EU countries under the Europe 2020 strategy, is sustainable development, which includes supporting economy that effectively uses natural and environmentally friendly resources. Solutions in this area are also promoted in tender proceedings in the area of public procurement. The LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) and LCC (Life Cycle Cost) analysis are indicated as the basis for decision-making by awarding...
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Polish Experience of Implementing Vision Zero
PublikacjaPurpose of Review The aim of this study is to present an outline and the principles of Poland’s road safety strategic programming as it has developed over the last 25 years since the first Integrated Road Safety System with a strong focus on Sweden’s “Vision Zero”. Recent Findings Countries that have successfully improved road safety have done so by following strategies centred around the idea that people are not infallible and...
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Inter-governmental Collaborative Networks for Digital Government Innovation Transfer -Structure, Membership, Operation
PublikacjaDigital government refers to the transformation of government organizations and their relationships with citizens, business and each other through digital technology. It entails digital innovation in processes, services, organizations, policies, etc. which are increasingly developed and tested in one country and transferred, after adaptation, to other countries. The process of innovation transfer and the underlying information...
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Lean Six Sigma in French and Polish Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises - The Pilot Research Results
PublikacjaThe 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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Historical, technical and economic aspects of biogas development: Case Polanda and Ukraine
PublikacjaThe paper describes 3700 years of biogas manufacture with more details of last 120 years. Due to V. Omelianskij׳s researches 120 years ago, Ukrainians achieved a share in biogas manufacture in the overall biogas development. Poland started to take part in biogas development 96 years ago by finishing biogas plant in Posen 1928. History and current status of biogas plants achievements are collected and analyzed. Faults and achievements...
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Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in hospitality and tourism
PublikacjaThe tourism industry, interesting and challenging, faces structural human resource problems such as skills shortages and staff turnover, seasonality and a high percentage of small to medium enterprises whose employees have limited time for training or education. Large tourism enterprises often span countries and continents, such as hotel chains, airlines, cruise companies and car rentals, where the employees need similar training...
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RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF ETU AND PTU BY LC/MS
PublikacjaDithiocarbamates (DTCs) are important organosulfur compounds, which act as inhibitors of metal dependant and sulphydryl enzymes and have a serious consequence on biological systems. They possess variety of applications in agriculture as fungicides, as well as, in the rubber industry as vulcanization accelerators and antioxidants. In this way, DTCs are the main group of fungicides used to control approximately 400 pathogens of more...
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Badania czynników wpływających na bezpieczeństwo ruchu drogowego w województwach
PublikacjaWojewództwa stanowią podstawową jednostę zarządzania w Polsce. Jak dotąd mało rozpoznanym proble-mem są czynniki wpływające na bezpieczeństwo ruchu dro-gowego na poziomie województw. Na podstawie przeglądu literatury zidentyfikowano metody analiz bezpieczeństwa na poziomie regionanym a także niektóre czynniki wpływające na bezpieczeństwo ruchu na obszarze regionów. Następnie zebrano dane dostępne dla województw w Polsce w...
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Sub-national structures matter when evaluating physical activity promotion: Lessons from Germany
PublikacjaBackground Public policies are increasingly acknowledged as important part of promoting physical activity (PA). However, especially in states with sub-national administrative structures such as Germany, national and sub-national approaches differ considerably. In Germany, sport for all (SfA) promotion is mostly organized at sub-national level, which is usually not covered in national evaluations. Knowledge of these structures helps...
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Perception of household duties in Poland and Norway
Dane BadawczeDomestic work has gendered meaning and content of both masculinity and femininity is strongly embedded in the cultural context. In our article, across three studies we analyse the perception of household duties and their division between partners in two countries differing with regard to gender equality levels: Norway and Poland. In our Study 1, Polish...
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Experimental and numerical study of thermal and electrical potential of BIPV/T collector in the form of air-cooled photovoltaic roof tile
PublikacjaAmong renewable energy sources, Building-Integrated Photovoltaic/Thermal (BIPV/T) systems are gaining increasing interest. To improve their economic competitiveness, technologies that increase their efficiency are searched for. The paper is devoted to evaluating the impact of various air-cooling configurations on the thermal and electrical performance of a photovoltaic roof tile. A numerical model of the own experimental system...
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Jak firmy z sektora wiedzochłonnych usług biznesowych zarządzają wiedzą? Prezentacja wyników badań.
PublikacjaW artykule przedstawiono praktyki zarządzania wiedzą stosowane przez przedsiębiorstwa z sektora małych i średnich przedsiębiorstw (MSP), oferujące wiedzochłonne usługi biznesowe. Tematyka ta jest wciąż mało rozpoznana, zwłaszcza w krajach Europy Środkowej, takich jak Polska. W pierwszych dwóch podrozdziałach artykułu zaprezentowano krótki przegląd literatury światowej, dotyczącej zarządzania wiedzą w MSP i sektorze usług wiedzochłonnych....
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Międzysektorowa mobilność zatrudnienia oraz płac a efektywność rynku pracy.
PublikacjaCelem artykułu jest uzyskanie odpowiedzi na pytanie, czy ocenę efektywności funkcjonowania rynków pracy, rozumianej jako zdolność rynków do „oczyszczania się”, można przedstawić za pomocą analizy międzysektorowej mobilności płac oraz zatrudnienia. W połowie lat 90. XX wieku Paul Krugman dowodził, iż negatywne szoki gospodarcze skutkują w krajach europejskich wzrostem bezrobocia, natomiast w USA wzrostem rozpiętości płac. Tymczasem...
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The selected hydrotechnical conditions of the Dnieper – Bug Channel and the Pripyat River in the development of the International Waterway E40
PublikacjaInternational waterway E40 (MDW E40) is included in the network of inland waterways of transnational importance. It is a link between two areas: the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea. E40 route runs through three countries: Poland, Belarus and Ukraine. The article presents the results of the study on the analysis of two very important sections of the MDW E40 on the Belarusian section, it is:. the Dnieper – Bug Channel and the Pripy...
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Application of Electronic Nose to Ambient Air Quality Evaluation With Respect to Odour Nuisance in Vicinity of Municipal Landfills and Sewage Treatment
PublikacjaThis chapter contains information about application of the electronic nose type instruments to evaluation of ambient air odour quality connected with such sectors of human activity as municipal landfills or sewage treatment plants. The authors present potential sources of emission from these sectors, characterize the chemical compounds responsible for presence of unpleasant odours, describe the influence of those compounds on human...
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APPLICATION OF THE KOSECKI’S METHOD IN DESIGNING OF OFFSHORE WIND POWER PLANTS FOUNDATION
PublikacjaThe concept of offshore wind power plants has been well developed in many European countries. There is no such thing as design of offshore wind power plants according to national tradition. The main problem is the lack of standards and guidelines. Ones being applied are Scandinavian or American methods which are not fully adapted to the conditions of the Baltic Sea. The article focuses on the monopile design, as it is currently the...
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Factors disturbing Internet usage in opinion of elderly users
PublikacjaInternet became truly widespread in modern societies. This created its huge economic potential, which is widely used, especially in traditionally communication-oriented societies like USA and Scandinavian countries. This trend enables to create economic growth even despite of worldwide economic slowdown.Together with demographic changes this raise the necessity of research on how older users perceive modern, Internet-based tools...
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Integration and Visualization of the Results of Hydrodynamic Models in the Maritime Network-Centric GIS of Gulf of Gdansk
PublikacjaEnsuring of security in the coastal area makes on a seaside countries research in the field of infrastructure spatial information of environmental data. The paper presents the results of work on the construction of this infrastructure by integrating electronic navigational chart with ortophotomaps of coastal areas as well as numerical data from weather and hydrodynamic models. Paper focuses on a problems associated with creating...
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Geometrical versus analytical approach in problem solving- an exploatory study
PublikacjaAbstract. In this study we analyse the geometrical visualization as a part of the process of solution. In total 263 students in the first year of study at three different universities in three different countries (Poland, Slovakia and Spain) were asked to solve four mathematical problems. The analysis of the results of all students showed that geometrical visualization for problems where there is a possibility to choose different ways...
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The Belt and Road Initiative and export variety: 1996–2019
PublikacjaThis study examines the association between the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and export variety (EV). We propose three hypotheses on how BRI may foster export markets (destinations) or export product lines. The estimates are based on a dataset constructed specifically for this analysis, covering 183 countries and linked with trade data from 1996 to 2019. We apply the instrumental variable (IV) approach in regressions for covering the...
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Numerical Model of the Aortic Valve Implanted Within Real Human Aorta
PublikacjaCardiovascular system diseases are the main cause of deaths in developed and developing countries. The main reasons are myocardial infarction, heart failure, stroke and valvular diseases. These are caused mainly by arteriosclerosis. The valvular diseases involve a significant burden for the health care system and their frequency is rising with the patient age. This work describes the tools and numerical models appropriate for modeling...
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Sustainable Fashion in Poland—Too Early or Too Late?
PublikacjaThis article presents an analysis of the concept of sustainable fashion from the Polish consumer’s perspective. The aim of this research is to investigate how Polish fashion consumers approach the concepts of sustainability, such as organic, fair-trade, and carbon emissions. Exploring the experience of the Polish consumption context provides a richer understanding of the evolution of fashion sustainability concepts in this and...
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Shadow Economy in Poland Recent Evidence Based on Survey Data
PublikacjaThe book provides an estimate of the size of the shadow economy in Poland. Using analogous data, it traces core determinants of the existence of the shadow economy in Poland. It compares results with neighbouring countries, and if possible, the remaining Central-Eastern economies. The book tells why the problem of the unreported economic activity matters; it presents the problem from different angles―economic, social and institutional....
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A sense of security and freedom in a residential environment
PublikacjaThe article is based on the results of a survey carried out among students of architecture faculties in several countries, which examined the students’ knowledge of shaping the housing environment in such a way as to enable them to fulfil two basic and, at the same time, seemingly mutually exclusive psychological needs of a person: a sense of security and a sense of freedom. In examining these issues, particular emphasis was placed...
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Tacit knowledge awareness and sharing as a focal part of knowledge production, Polish-US view on IT, healthcare, and construction industry
PublikacjaIn the knowledge economy era, knowledge production and dissemination are of key interest to individuals, organizations, and economies. Tacit knowledge results from experience, leading to innovation. The learning culture can facilitate the transformation of errors into experiences. This study explores whether mistake acceptance facilitates tacit knowledge awareness and sharing in the information technology, healthcare, and construction...
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Landscape perception and the teaching of it in Poland
PublikacjaA preliminary assessment of the state of knowledge of landscape perception is contained in this article. A survey was carried out of students of architecture and urban planning during the rural design course in the academic year 2017/2018. The pilot project involved the initial establishment of categories of the countryside image. It was assumed that the results represented students’ knowledge of the landscape characteristics and...
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THE IMPACT OF GROUND TIRE RUBBER TREATMENT ON THE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF FLEXIBLE POLYURETHANE/GROUND TIRE RUBBER COMPOSITES
PublikacjaWaste car tires are burdensome waste, and their utilization is crucial for the natural environment. In many countries, the primary method of their recycling is energy recovery, performed by simple combustion. However, material recycling is much more effective and significantly more beneficial for the natural environment. It results in the generation of ground tire rubber, which can be used to produce polymerrubber composites. It...
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Estimation of the size of informal employment based on administrative records with non‐ignorable selection mechanism
PublikacjaIn this study, we used company level administrative data from the National Labour Inspectorate and The Polish Social Insurance Institution in order to estimate the prevalence of informal employment in Poland in 2016. Since the selection mechanism is non‐ignorable, we employed a generalization of Heckman’s sample selection model assuming non‐Gaussian correlation of errors and clustering by incorporation of random effects. We found...
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IATUL Fall Seminar - Connecting in a disconnected world.
Wydarzenia We invite both current community members and other people interested in IATUL's activities to the online seminar on December 15, 2021. During the meeting, we will talk about the mission and activities of the organisation, as well as the benefits of belonging to the IATUL community. In addition, Special Interest Groups (SIGs), analysing...
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Bibliometric analysis and literature review of ultrasound-assisted degradation of organic pollutants
PublikacjaUltrasound as a clean, efficient, and cheap technique gains special attention in wastewater treatment. Ultrasound alone or coupled with hybrid processes have been widely studied for the treatment of pollutants in wastewater. Thus, it is essential to conduct a review about the research development and trends on this emerging technique. This work presents a bibliometric analysis of the topic associated with multiple tools such as...
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Modern Management Challenges of Floating Housing Development
PublikacjaThe aim of the article is to identify factors that determine the development and management models of floating housing development in the analyzed countries. The author indicates factors determining the possibility of settling on bodies of water in Poland, and restrictions connected with this type of development, as well as the need for specialized persons and companies ready to meet the challenges of the modern management of hydro-technical...
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Survey on opportunities and barriers in lighting controls
PublikacjaThis report summarizes a survey performed in eight countries on the status quo of daylight and electric lighting control systems. Feedback from more than 100 international experts (building / facility managers and planers) was evaluated. The aim of the survey was to identify the perception of the different possibilities of the current lighting control solutions and the expectations about the control systems. The survey aims to...
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Strategie rozwoju byłych miast wojewódzkich w Polsce Wschodniej
PublikacjaPrzedmiotem opracowania są strategie rozwoju 9 miast należących do najsilniejszych ośrodków poza obecnymi miastami wojewódzkimi w najsłabiej rozwiniętych polskich regionach. Miasta te mogą dawać szansę aktywizacji swojego otoczenia. Przyczynić się do tego mogą dobre strategie zwiększające konkurencyjność miast i pobudzające rozwój. Celem badań było uzyskanie odpowiedzi na pytania, czy i w jakim stopniu badane strategie: (1) zgodne...
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STARZEJĄCY SIĘ PRZEDSIĘBIORCA W POLSCE I NA ŚWIECIE
PublikacjaPoniższy artykuł wskazuje na rosnącą liczbę przedsiębiorców w wieku okołoemerytalnym, tak w krajach europejskich, w tym w Polsce, jak i w USA. Wzrost ten wynika zarówno z rosnącej liczby osób w tej grupie wiekowej, które zakładają swoje firmy, jak i z rosnącej liczby osób, które prowadząc od wielu lat swoje firmy, nie zamierzają przejść na emeryturę. Z nielicznych badań wśród osób starszych prowadzących własne firmy wynika, że...
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A Spatio-temporal Approach to Intersectoral Labour and Wage Mobility
PublikacjaThe article presents the spatio-temporal approach for intersectoral labor and wage mobility. Analyses of interindustry mobility were performed with the use of general entropy mobility indices (GEMM). Spatio-temporal approach was obtained thanks to the separate measurement of spatial autocorrelation and regression for each set of sectoral wage and employment structure and was conducted in each year of the research period separately....
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What Is Troubling IT Analysts? A Survey Report from Poland on Requirements-Related Problems
PublikacjaRequirements engineering and business analysis are activities considered to be important to software project success but also difficult and challenging. This paper reports on a survey conducted in Polish IT industry, aimed at identifying most widespread problems/challenges related to requirements. The survey was targeted at people performing role of analyst in commercial IT projects. The questionnaire included 64 pre-defined problems...
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Comparative Analysis of Two Polish Hyperbolic Systems AEGIR and JEMIOLUSZKA
PublikacjaGlobal Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) is seen by terrorists or hostile countries as a high value target. Volpe Center report contains the following statement: “During the course of its development for military use and more recent extension to many civilian uses, vulnerabilities of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) – in the United States the Global Positioning System (GPS) – have become apparent. The vulnerabilities...
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Co-Living or a “Sandpit” for Future Entrepreneurs. First Experience from Poland.
PublikacjaNowadays, the Western world seems saturated with the myriad of enhancements for entrepreneurship development. Also, in Eastern European countries we observe a growing number of initiatives at different organizational levels, aiming at accompanying potential future entrepreneurs in their efforts. Meanwhile, there is one novelty, never before offered on the Polish market – the first co- -living space, launched in Gdañsk. Therefore,...
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The ranks of Indonesian and Japanese industrial sectors: A further study
PublikacjaThe purpose of the current study is to extend the previous study which analyzes the industrial sectors ranks of specific countries. More specifically, the study aims to conduct a further analysis regarding the ranks by using the new data as well as new analysis periods. The study focuses on the cases of Indonesia and Japan. In this study, the analysis period of the Indonesian case is 2010 while for the case of Japan is 2011. Using...
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A spatio-temporal approach to intersectoral labour and wage mobility
PublikacjaThe article presents the spatio-temporal approach for intersectoral labor and wage mobility. Analyses of interindustry mobility were performed with the use of general entropy mobility indices (GEMM). Spatio- temporal approach was obtained thanks to the separate measurement of spatial autocorrelation and regression for each set of sectoral wage and employment structure and was conducted in each year of the research period separately....
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Quantifying wage effects of offshoring: import- versus export-based measures of production fragmentation
PublikacjaIn this paper we examine the implications of international fragmentation of production on wages in the light of recent methodological developments in offshoring measurement. In particular, we compare the results stemming from two ways of quantifying offshoring – the traditional one based on import statistics and the one obtained from the decomposition of gross exports and input-output information. In the empirical part of our study,...
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EU-Turkey Customs Union and Bilateral Foreign Direct Investment Flows
PublikacjaMain aim of this text is presentation of the effects of customs union between the European Union and turkey on bilateral FDI flows in light of the theory of linkages between economic integration and FDI flows. First section of the text is a survey of main theoretical links between economic integration and FDI flows. Second section focuses on the history and scope of the customs union. Third and fourth sections are empirical and...
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Exploring efficiency differentials between Italian and Polish universities, 2001-2011
PublikacjaIn this study, data envelopment analysis (DEA) is used to evaluate the relative efficiency of a sample of 54 Italian and 30 Polish state universities over the period 2001–11. The investigation was conducted in two steps. Unbiased DEA efficiency scores were first estimated and then regressed on external variables to quantitatively assess the direction and size of the impact of potential determinants. The analysis reveals a strong...
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The landscape in the informal education of the youngest
PublikacjaThe European Landscape Convention, adopted in 2000, aims to promote the protection, management and planning of landscapes and to organise cooperation on landscape-related issues. Countries that ratified the Convention undertook to introduce activities that would promote public education on the subject. In Poland, the Ministry of Education has identified schools as the place to implement...
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Productivity effects of trade in natural resources—comparison with mechanisms of technological specialisation
PublikacjaThis paper compares two alternative growth paths, assessing the effects on productivity of specialisation in natural resources (NR) and in technologically advanced products. The empirical analysis exploits product-level export data for 109 developing and 51 developed economies over the period 1996–2018. We document two distinct types of specialisation, based on exports either of natural resources or of technological products, and...
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Problem wspólnotowego kształtowania środowiska mieszkaniowego
PublikacjaCommunity based shaping of housing environmentA sustainable development of housing environment depends on socio-economical context. Interest towards locality in western countries has a completely different basis than in the post-communist ones. Social capital, which shows e.g. in trust, as well as ecological awareness are totally different. We do not belong to saturated societies. There is a distinct issue of community shaping...
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Don't forget the dark side of green transformation
PublikacjaDesign/methodology/approach – The study is a continuation of the research by Durst and Zieba (2019) related to knowledge risks and their potential outcomes. This present study makes an update on the literature on knowledge risks and green transformation and describes knowledge risks that can be faced in this process. Originality/value – The paper offers new insights for researchers dealing with the topic of knowledge risks in...