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Despite the increasing worldwide awareness of the importance of social issues in contemporary business management, Polish small and medium-sized enterprises seem to remain in the group of followers, certainly not leaders, of the corporate social responsibility (CSR) movement, and this despite important dissemination efforts by numerous institutions. The aim of this paper is to present the bumpy road...
The article is based on interviews with 15 entrepreneurs. The study was conducted from December 2014 to February 2015. The studied entities did not operate on the market for more than 5 years. The methodology of the study was based on in-depth and semi-structured interviews. The companies operate in Warsaw or in its vicinity. The article will also analyze the startups' business models. Selected case...
The internet, while making shopping easy for consumers, represents a challenge for entrepreneurs seeking to ensure that internet users get transparent, easy to navigate websites and applications. They note, however, that gender is considered to be one of the factors differentiating consumer attitudes. Gender marketing is a relatively new concept developing mainly in Anglo-Saxon countries. It focuses...
Reducing disproportions between the level of development of particular regions and an effort to control the regional development process have become the key challenges of EU regional policy. From the point of view of local development, which determines conditions for an enterprise’s environment and the general social needs satisfied using local resources, it is specifically important to analyse particular...
The purpose of this paper is to identify differences and similarities between business models and growth modes of Polish online companies. Following statistical segmentation, five companies were selected. The companies, as segment representatives, were the subject of qualitative research (case study). The analysed companies share some similarities (e.g. contribution to customer, breadth of selection)...
The publication presents the results of research about the level of knowledge management in micro, small and medium-sized enterprises from Poznan county and the awareness of entrepreneurs of how important it is for the proper functioning of their enterprises. After an initial introduction to knowledge management and division of knowledge into different types, the results of a survey conducted among...
Entrepreneurship financing is a challenge for company managers in every industry. Competitive market requirements and advancing globalization trigger continuous changes in economic conditions that companies are constantly adjusting to. Capital flows enabling efficient financing and development of businesses should be mobile, with a direct bearing on decisions on capital allocation. Thus, the following...
The article aims to identify obstacles faced by Polish companies in relation to green public procurement and to identify the causes and problems resulting from their limited use as a tool to create innovative solutions. Therefore, a survey directed at independent contractors was designed that would help to diagnose the utilization of green procedures in public procurement, to identify barriers to...
The aim of this paper is to investigate how EU how EU state aid policy addresses the problem the problem of the additionality of state aid for research, development and innovation. The methods used include a literature review of both theoretical and practical studies and document analysis. The formalistic approach taken in the majority of cases in the ex-ante state aid control requires further studies...
The number of SMEs is growing rapidly, because owning one’s own business became a trend in the 21st century. Entrepreneurs seek freedom, money and sustainable development, however the U.S. Small Business Administration indicated that more than 95% of SMEs bankrupt in the first 5 years [24]. Consumers started to be more aware of health issues and the obesity problem in the world, therefore government...
The objective of this paper is to evaluate the impact of a circular economy on entrepre-neurial business models and improving resource productivity in industrial business. A literature review and data analysis covers the issues concerning how circular analysis affects business effectiveness and state economy. Moreover, the article analyzes how to measure the effects of circular economy implementation...
Employee competencies are a key resource in modern enterprises. It’s impossible to reach ambitious, organizational goals without talented, committed and entrepreneurial managers. In the article the competency profile of the manager of the future is presented. The profile emphasis is the need for a manager’s entrepreneurship. Basing on this profile, a tool for the assessment of the level of students’...
The role of human resources (HR) is a decisive element that implements institutional development and inter‐organizational transfer, in cooperation with the role of entrepreneurship which promotes knowledge, skills, experiences through leaders, and joint venture to redesign and analyse the influence of different roles of top managers, intermediate managers and employees, as well as HR inter‐organizational...
In a situation where the economy is in a systemic crisis, it is imperative to conduct analyses of assumptions and paradigms adopted in the economic thought, which may contribute to the implementation of principles of anti-crisis management by minimizing the potentially negative consequences for the company. Certainly, such a possibility is not created by a neo-liberal model of capitalism as opposed...
The objective of this paper is to understand the level of knowledge of consumers about spas, their services, products and their benefits. Spas are slowly regaining their prominence in society and are expected to grow well despite turbulence in the economies. As they provide a huge entrepreneurship opportunity especially in the developing nations, it was thought appropriate to investigate how much...
This article aims to present the entrepreneurship of single mothers, taking into account the multiple aspects of this phenomenon. The first part outlines selected definitions and classifications of entrepreneurship and characteristics of an entrepreneur. Then, an attempt is made to analyse the basic conditions for the development of entrepreneurship in the social group in question and examples of...
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