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Background. The beginning of the twenty-first century has been characterized by the crisisin a lot of enterprises caused mainly by a strong technocratic paradigm (instrumental rationality)existing in the world of business. Within that model of management one absolutizes therole of mathematics in building business strategies, instead of focusing on good leadership inones enterprise in order to increase...
Background. China is one of the most attractive investment destinations for the biggestglobal automotive players, and Lean Manufacturing (LM) is their most established businessimprovement methodology enhancing the automotive industry’s performance. Despite intensiveinvestments in LM, the automotive industry is still not able to employ Lean philosophyeffectively at Chinese locations.Research aims....
Background. World literature in the area of management, which takes into account the psychological aspects of human functioning in the work situation, more and more deals with the phenomenon of well-being. Many authors emphasize for example the economic benefits to the organization resulting from the concern for the well-being of their employees. Research aims. This article aims to summarize and organize...
Background. The hotel industry is considered to be the most significant type of accommo- dation because of its ability to provide revenue and satisfy the guests needs. There is huge competition in the hotel industry so in order to be able to maintain or improve their market positions and reputations; they need to develop innovations. Because it is not difficult to copy the innovation ideas from each...
Background. World literature in the area of management, which takes into account the psychological aspects of human functioning in the work situation, more and more deals with the phenomenon of well-being. Many authors emphasize for example the economic benefits to the organization resulting from the concern for the well-being of their employees. Research aims. This article aims to summarize and organize...
Background. Human resource management practices and functions have gained a more strategic role in today's competitive organizations. Traditional personnel management and human resources management activities are not enough to compete in the challenging envi- ronments. HR departments should become strategic partners of organizations' top manage- ment level teams and be a part of the strategic planning...
Background. Discussion about instruments appropriate for administrative activities in Po- land started in 1990, after the transition. The reform of public administration in 1998 initiated substantial debate in this domain, and since then, the sector has been undergoing numerous transformations, but some of them are chaotic and not well thought-out. It impacts the posi- tion of public managers. Research...
Background. Realizing the strategic value of human capital and the costs associated with losing valued employees, organizations must place greater emphasis on staff turnover issues. The severe economic downturn faced by Egyptian organizations especially after the 25th of January revolution impelled organizations to strive for sustaining their talents and minimizing their costs. Research aim. This...
Background. This research provides empirical evidence relating to sales employee percep- tions and performance appraisal (PA) procedures in the pharmaceutical industry. Previous studies suggest that organisational processes underpin perceptions among employees, and are trigger factors for employee satisfaction and retention as well as higher employee attrition that can influence customer satisfaction...
Background. The hotel industry is considered to be the most significant type of accommo- dation because of its ability to provide revenue and satisfy the guests needs. There is huge competition in the hotel industry so in order to be able to maintain or improve their market positions and reputations; they need to develop innovations. Because it is not difficult to copy the innovation ideas from each...
Background. The paper gives a critical overview of macro-level management efforts to increase energy efficiency in Russia in 1995-2013 with special focus on the shift in goals, methods and approaches. We compare the pace and the trend of evolution of Russian ener- gy efficiency policy with world trends and discuss the effects of policy diffusion on interna- tional and regional levels. Research aim...
Background. Human resource management practices and functions have gained a more strategic role in today's competitive organizations. Traditional personnel management and human resources management activities are not enough to compete in the challenging envi- ronments. HR departments should become strategic partners of organizations' top manage- ment level teams and be a part of the strategic planning...
Background. The paper gives a critical overview of macro-level management efforts to increase energy efficiency in Russia in 1995-2013 with special focus on the shift in goals, methods and approaches. We compare the pace and the trend of evolution of Russian ener- gy efficiency policy with world trends and discuss the effects of policy diffusion on interna- tional and regional levels. Research aim...
Background. Realizing the strategic value of human capital and the costs associated with losing valued employees, organizations must place greater emphasis on staff turnover issues. The severe economic downturn faced by Egyptian organizations especially after the 25th of January revolution impelled organizations to strive for sustaining their talents and minimizing their costs. Research aim. This...
Background. Discussion about instruments appropriate for administrative activities in Po- land started in 1990, after the transition. The reform of public administration in 1998 initiated substantial debate in this domain, and since then, the sector has been undergoing numerous transformations, but some of them are chaotic and not well thought-out. It impacts the posi- tion of public managers. Research...
Background. This research provides empirical evidence relating to sales employee percep- tions and performance appraisal (PA) procedures in the pharmaceutical industry. Previous studies suggest that organisational processes underpin perceptions among employees, and are trigger factors for employee satisfaction and retention as well as higher employee attrition that can influence customer satisfaction...
Background. Absorptive capacity is defined as the ability of a firm to recognize the value of new external information, assimilate it, and apply it to commercial ends. It is regarded as an important factor in both corporate innovation and general competitive advantage. Absorptive capacity explains how firms can create and capture value from in-sourcing external knowledge. Research aims. The systematic...
Background. It is more and more evident that long-term sustainable management cannot be carried out based only on financial data. Corporations operating in a market economy environment do not only aim at profit maximization as they have already realized that their performance depends on the sustainability of the environment and society. Financial motivations are the engine of corporate management,...
Background. Enterprise and industry restructuring is a multi-aspect and complex issue. Considering a large number of decisions accompanying restructuring and the variety of structural transformations, it is also a process burdened with numerous, often conjugate risk sources. The difficult situation of the Polish hard coal mining industry constitutes an additional application premise to undertake the...
Background. Research on organizational culture has received significant attention recently. However, a limited number of studies examine the alignment of organizational culture with the strategic goals of the company and its impact on effectiveness.. Research aims. The aim of this paper is to analyse the impact of organizational culture on the company competitiveness. The article describes a process...
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THE PARTICULAR CONTRIBUTION OF THESE RESULTS SHOWS THAT DISTRIBUTIVE FAIRNESS, CUSTOMER INTERFACE QUALITY, PERCEIVED SECURITY, PERCEIVED USEFULNESS AND TRUST ARE SIGNIFICANT PREDICTORS OF MCUSTOMER SATISFACTION
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