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This article attempts to assess the importance of the environmental dimension of the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in small and medium-sized enterprises. The first part describes the essence of corporate social responsibility. The second part is the basic pillar of CSR, which is an ecological area. The third part presents the environmental efforts undertaken by small and medium-sized...
The aim of this study is to evaluate the significance of externalities in order to ensure food security. Particular attention has been paid to environmental services, which are often unnoticed in agricultural production processes. The study is theoretical in nature. The analysis was based on the available literature on food security, environmental services, and the theory of externalities. The results...
The phenomenon of unemployment and exacerbating demographic situation can be seen as major social problem of nowadays in Poland. The paper is an attempt to compare districts of the Małopolskie voivodeship with respect to chosen features characterizing these phenomena. On the basis of the data from the Central Statistical Office and with the help of taxonomic methods, grouping of districts has been...
The aim of this study was to identify the determinants of the choice of organic foods in the opinion of consumers of the Podkarpackie voivodeship. The study was conducted in the second quarter of 2015 by the means of a questionnaire. The subjects of the research were 308 consumers of organic food in the Podkarpackie voivodeship. It was discovered that the consumers perceive organic food as an element...
Celem pracy była ocena bezpieczeństwa finansowego przedsiębiorstw przemysłu spożywczego w Polsce w latach 2009–2013, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem branży przetwórstwa mleka i wyrobu serów, w tym przedsiębiorstw działających w formie spółdzielni mleczarskich. Analizę przeprowadzono przy wykorzystaniu niepublikowanych danych GUS z lat 2009–2013, a także jednostkowych danych finansowych spółdzielni mleczarskich...
This aim of the article was to provide a multi-faceted presentation of the possibilities of application the concept of “safety net” in agriculture in the United States and Canada. Literature review, elements of heuristic methods, and the documentary method – in comparative terms – were used. The theoretical basis of the concept of safety nets in agriculture refer to the achievements earned by many...
The paper presents the problem of the presence of externalities in agriculture, and their impact on the provision of public goods by agriculture. The work is theoretical so for its realization mainly Polish and foreign literature was used. It also presents action to regulate the level of external effects (positive and negative) on the formation of agri-environmental public goods – agri-environmental...
The aim of the paper is to present the food security situation in selected highly developed countries and to identify consumption disparities between them and developing countries. The research is based on the data from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat), the United Nations Statistics Division, the Organisation for Economic...
The use of GMOs brings numerous benefits at the same time raising fears of threats to human health and the environment. The aim of this study is to present the way GMOs are perceived by fruit and vegetables consumers, their attitude to genetic manipulations and knowledge of the presence of GMOs on the Polish food market. A survey conducted among 200 people served to accomplish this aim. The research...
Farmers, when choosing a bank whose services they want to use, are guided by various factors. The purpose of the research conducted was to select the most essential factors that determine the choice of a bank and an identification of connections between opinions on a bank (its reputation) and the selected features that characterize farmers from the Middle Pomeranian region. The primary data obtained...
One of the greatest challenges of 21st century is satisfying the food needs of the fast growing population of the world. Food must fulfill quality and safety standards. The access to safe and appropriate food is not the same everywhere. Food excess and, in consequence, food waste is present in many regions of the world. This study is meant to explain the causes of food waste on the basis of the author’s...
The paper covers the issues of a basic social need, namely alimentation. The aim of the research is to evaluate the energetic food self-sufficiency and its changes in the European Union countries. The research was conducted using the author’s methodology basing on the amount of energy produced and consumed in 1990–2009. The analyses proved that within the considered period, the European Union became...
Celem artykułu było wyodrębnienie spośród państw, w których występuje problem niedożywienia, grup zbliżonych ze względu na sytuację żywieniową ludności. Badanie przeprowadzono na podstawie danych Organizacji Narodów Zjednoczonych do spraw Wyżywienia i Rolnictwa (FAO). Analizie poddano 115 państw, w których według Organizacji Narodów Zjednoczonych do spraw Wyżywienia i Rolnictwa występuje najwyższy...
The condition of the waste management development is a complex phenomenon described by eight diagnostic variables. The purpose of the paper is to indicate regional discrepancies in the scope of shaping of the phenomenon in 2012 and 2013. To achieve the purpose, the multivariate analysis was applied, with a particular focus on the zero unitarization method. As a result of application of the aforementioned...
Celem opracowania jest analiza dynamicznej współzależności między eksportem produktów rolno-żywnościowych a produkcją sektorów rolnych krajów UE w latach 1994–2011. Do oszacowania charakteru współzależności między rozważanymi czynnikami wykorzystano techniki analizy szeregów czasowych. Pierwszym etapem badania była ocena formalnego warunku procesu modelowania – badanie stacjonarności zmiennych. Ponieważ...
Ze względu na złożoność problemów współczesnego zarządzania organizacjami autorzy artykułu próbowali udowodnić, że otoczenie organizacji znacząco determinuje jej rozwój, funkcjonowanie i bezpieczeństwo finansowe. Badania zostały wykonane przy wykorzystaniu metod scenariuszowych i ekstrapolacji trendów. Dzięki zaproponowanym metodom możliwe było zbadanie składników makrootoczenia organizacji w kontekście...
Presented is the indicator analysis in the process of financial security management for Poland’s wholesale foods sector. The study examined 160 wholesalers of foodstuffs, beverages and tobacco products (Polish commercial classifications – PKD – from 46.31z to 46.39z), during the period 2008–2014. The study took advantage of corporate balance sheets, and profits and loss accounts of firms organized...
The aim of this paper is to present the essence of effective management to recall unsafe food. The implementation of the development is reflected in its individual parts. Legal requirements oblige companies to take immediate action when an available product poses a threat to the consumer’s health or life. These actions imply blocking of a suspicious batch or a possible product recall, as well as eff...
The purpose of the present study is to define, based on a theoretical identification, the significance of production diversification in ensuring financial security of agricultural farms and a presentation of the specifi city of multi-directional farms in Poland. The entities included in the research were the ones conducting agricultural activity of a mixed type: “mixed cropping and mixed crops-livestock”...
Artykuł dotyczy problematyki przestrzennego zróżnicowania obszarów wiejskich. Celem opracowania jest określenie, czy na obszarach wiejskich w Polsce ma miejsce proces konwergencji wynagrodzeń realnych. Badanie przeprowadzono na poziomie powiatów (NTS4). Zakres czasowy pracy obejmuje lata 2002–2014. Z badania wynika, że obszary wiejskie różnego typu upodabniają się do siebie pod względem wynagrodzeń...
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