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The paper analyzes the policy implications of the big-push model for development in Nigeria. The highlights of the analysis include existence of three inter-related perceptions namely, poverty trap, big push (BP) and takeoff. The basic idea is that poor countries are in poverty, hence needs BP linking amplified investment, leading to takeoff in national income and development. This indeed rationalizes...
Ineffective evaluation of operations strategy, resulting in negative side effects, is increasingly frequently reported in literature. It is mostly explained by non-integral and inconsistent assessment. Therefore an integrated framework for assessment was conceptualized to eliminate the reported dysfunctionalities. It is based on the paradigm of New Economy, holism, and departs from common but narrowing...
The main purpose of the paper is presentation of new opportunities for process modelling. In the literature review section, Petri nets as one of the formal modelling notation of processes is highlighted and introduction of relatively young research discipline – process mining – is presented. One of the process mining tasks is process model discovery from event logs gathered in informatics systems...
The selected quality tools were used in the organization to optimize the process of exchange of the grinding wheel. Test study, conducted in the organization indicated that the wheel may be changed every 270 hours of continuous operation. The use of the calculated cycle in practice has increased the number of manufactured products in the case of non-conforming products. The problem has been solved...
Soft competencies are of great importance for software developers like designers, programmers, testers, and maintainers. These competencies are also important for software companies in team work, interaction with stakeholders, etc. The main problem is to determine in which way soft competencies should be developed. In this paper a sustainable soft competences development of software developers is...
The study examined the efficiency of banks Nigerian using financial ratios in pre and post IFRS regime. Specifically, the study was conducted through comparison of the ratios that were computed from IFRS- financial statements based and Nigerian GAAP-based financial reports of ten (10) commercial banks quoted on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange as at 2015 (before IFRS commencement and after)...
At the foundation of this research lies the belief that the sex can directly differentiate the perception of counterproductive behavior at work and also can be a moderator of the influence of different variables on the perception of counterproductive behaviors. The survey research was carried out in June 2017, with the use of Internet-based survey questionnaire (CAWI). There were altogether 198 police...
The basic aim of this paper is the comparative analysis, both theoretical and empirical, of selected aspects of entrepreneurship in Poland and Austria. The significance of the selected topic, most of all, results from the role and impact entrepreneurial activities have on the welfare of societies, both economically and socially. Keeping in mind the diversity and complexity of the phenomenon of entrepreneurship,...
The main aim of the research was to identify the attributes of educational service, which affect its quality from the point of view of students. Simultaneously, the authors’ intention was to check whether there appear differences in evaluation of the importance of characteristics of this service between the examined groups of customers, that is the loyal and the disloyal students. The most numerously...
The paper describes the concept of innovativeness and creativity from the perspective of natural ability and skills developed by the educational process, parenting style, societal values and traditions. The paper contains an analysis of innovativeness and creativity as factors of workforce development from the perspective of business psychology describing various theories of the problem.
The article describes the system of municipal waste management. The logistic processes, collection and disposal of waste have been also presented. Municipal waste was tested on three export routes. Particular attention was paid to the problems encountered in the first link of the municipal waste management logistics chain.
Companies are more often publishing publicly available reports to disclose how responsibly they conduct their business. The aim of the research presented in the paper is to compare corporate social responsibility reporting patterns in Poland and in Slovakia, especially the level of CSR reporting as well as the types of these reports. Moreover the authors analyzed development of the CSR concept in...
The main purpose of the paper is presentation of new opportunities for process modelling. In the literature review section, Petri nets as one of the formal modelling notation of processes is highlighted and introduction of relatively young research discipline – process mining – is presented. One of the process mining tasks is process model discovery from event logs gathered in informatics systems...
The rise in the demand for comprehensive logistic services causes that the 3PL sector finds itself at present in the phase of intense development, undergoing certain simultaneous transformations. It becomes more and more competitive, and the range of services offered by logistic operators still grows. The article offers a comparison and analysis of the logistics operator presented to selected customers,...
The subject of the study is an indication of the characteristics of international agreements in the field of environmental protection. The analysis of environmental international agreements allows for the formulation of several characteristics, generally assuming that these contracts are not different from other international agreements in the national legal order and are subject to the same legal...
The paper describes the concept of innovativeness and creativity from the perspective of nature and nurture. There is the description of basic concepts influencing the innovativeness and creativity from the human nature and educational point of view.
The aim of the article was to diagnose the professional burnout, work ethic, beliefs about the social world among employees of the Rybnik Coal District and analyse the relationships between these variables. The authors checked whether work ethic, beliefs concerning the bad world, system justification, focus on social dominance, compassion, faith in life, as a zero-sum game and identification with...
The paper describes an analysis of the current educational processes from the perspective of encouraging or discouraging innovativeness and creativity. The paper also analyzes the factors either promoting or limiting innovativeness and creativity in the workplace and everyday life. The conclusions include suggestions for creating an innovativeness friendly atmosphere which tolerates failures and celebrates...
Currently, innovativeness is a key to the success of every enterprise. It is an important element of a company's organisational culture and should be included in long and short-term plans of actions. Both a company and the entire economy must develop innovative marketing solutions, offer products and services perceived as modern, and change the organisation and the occurring processes to reduce unnecessary...
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