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Ogrody społecznościowe jako forma edukacji ekologicznej wśród inicjatyw lokalnych – unikalność łączenia pedagogiki z ekologią w ramach obchodów Jubileuszu APS

Anna Falkowska

Facta Ficta. Journal of Theory, Narrative & Media > 2021 > 8 > 2 > 27-41

In the urban space we can see less and less elements of animate and inanimate nature. The dominance of skyscrapers, office buildings, and large-scale shopping malls contributes to limiting the development of children and adults in the natural environment. Limited green areas, prevent contact with the ecosystem. The remaining few Family Allotment Gardens located for example in Warsaw, as well as the...

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Economic and Social Activeness as Determinants of Local Development in Mazovieckie Voivodeship (Poland)

Iwona Pomianek

Olsztyn Economic Journal > 2018 > 13 > 2 > 195-206

The aim of the research was to recognise the correlation between economic and social activeness and the local development level of semi-urban and rural gminas in Mazovieckie Voivodeship. The analysis shows that demography and the condition of infrastructure are strongly correlated to economic activeness, the number of businesses and the unemployment rate. On the other hand, social determinants (the...

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Social Initiatives in Food Consumption and Distribution as Part of Sustainable Consumption and Sharing Economy

Katarzyna Bachnik, Justyna Szumniak-Samolej

Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Innovation > 2018 > 14 > 2 > 101-122

The aim of this paper is to extract and describe recent social initiatives in food consumption and distribution in Poland and indicate their characteristics related to sustainable consumption, sharing economy and collaborative consumption and to indicate the processes, mechanisms and future development options. Food is among areas that seem to adapt to those ideas more easily which means that individual...

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Uratować przestrzeń – czyli nowe wartości krajobrazowo-użytkowe wybranych przestrzeni publicznych Poznania

P. Szumigała

Kwartalnik Architektury i Urbanistyki > 2017 > T. 62, z. 1 > 25--45

Obraz współczesnego miasta jest przejawem ścierających się wpływów kapitałowych, społecznych i politycznych. W tej grze interesów ważną rolę zaczynają odgrywać oddolne działania naprawcze, których przejawem są nowe projekty i inwestycje. W wyniku takich działań wartość krajobrazowa i użytkowa przestrzeni publicznych może zostać odzyskana i zwiększona. Podejmowane inicjatywy dotyczą zarówno dużych...

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Empirical Study on Social Initiatives of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Indian Apparel Industry

R. Lakshmanan, R Swamynathan, A. Mansurali

Fibres & Textiles in Eastern Europe > 2016 > Nr 2 (116) > 8--14

SMEs have initiated social responsible activities for enhancing their competitiveness in the export trade. The study aims to recognize the influence of international standards (ISO 9000, ISO 14000, SA 8000 and WRAP) on the competitiveness of knitted apparel export organizations in India. The study visualizes the commitment of business houses with internal and external social issues in their geo domain...

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Rola inicjatyw społecznych w ochronie dziedzictwa kulturowego na przykładzie mozaiki Anny Fiszer na ścianie kina Neptun w Gdańsku

J. Buczkowski, D. Krechowicz, K. Wróblewski

Biuletyn Komitetu Przestrzennego Zagospodarowania Kraju PAN > 2016 > No 264 > 334--346

Żyjemy w epoce „płynnej nowoczesności”, w której coraz częściej wartość dzieł sztuki i kultury materialnej mierzona jest siłą nowości. „Artyści, których przodkowie utożsamiali wartość dzieła z wiecznością jego trwania, a przeto zabiegali jak mogli o jego niezniszczalność i nieskazitelną doskonałość (…), teraz popisują się instalacjami do rozmontowywania po zamknięciu wystawy, happeningami kończącymi...

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The potential of local initiatives on example of flood warning system in south-east Poland

S. Rysz

Zeszyty Naukowe Politechniki Rzeszowskiej. Budownictwo i Inżynieria Środowiska > 2012 > z. 59, nr 2/I > 191--199

Next to the traditional anti-flood protection infrastructure like embankments, polders and storage reservoirs there are some innovative procedures and systems – like warning against flooding system in South-Eastern Poland (LSOP). Thanks to them local communities living in the areas threatened by flooding can avoid losses.

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THE INTRICACIES OF CIVIC SPIRIT. DEVELOPMENT OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL SECTOR IN THE POMERANIAN REGION (Rozwój sektora pozarzadowego na Pomorzu)

Janusz Erenc, Jerzy Boczon

Studia Socjologiczne > 2010 > 3(198) > 221-244

The systemic transformation brought about an outburst of civic initiatives which started to spread over the social area of the country at a dynamic pace. The region which stands out in this respect is Pomerania. These are not only statistical data that confirm the range of civic activity in independent organizational structures in Pomerania, where the number of non-governmental organizations is impressive,...

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Corporate Social Responsibility and the Priority of Shareholders

Nien-hê Hsieh

Journal of Business Ethics > 2009 > 88 > 4 > 553-560

In a series of articles, Thomas Dunfee defended the view that managers are permitted and at times, required, to utilize corporate resources to alleviate human misery even if this is at the expense of shareholder interests. In this article, I summarize Dunfee’s defense of this view, raise some questions about his account and propose ways in which to answer these questions. The aim of this article is...

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Putting a Stake in Stakeholder Theory

Eric W. Orts, Alan Strudler

Journal of Business Ethics > 2009 > 88 > 4 > 605-615

The primary appeal of stakeholder theory in business ethics derives from its promise to help solve two large and often morally difficult problems: (1) how to manage people fairly and efficiently and (2) how to determine the extent of a firm’s moral responsibilities beyond its obligations to enhance its profits and economic value. This article investigates a variety of conceptual quandaries that stakeholder...

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Women’s discrimination in developing countries: A new data set for better policies

Christian Morrisson, Johannes P. Jütting

World Development > 2005 > 33 > 7 > 1065-1081

Based on a new data set, this paper develops two innovative indicators to measure gender inequalities in developing countries. The indicators measure different aspects of constraints imposed on women by social institutions, that is, laws, norms, traditions, and codes of conduct that exist in societies for centuries. The paper finds that social institutions are the most important single factor determining...

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Społeczne inicjatywy jako czynnik kształtujący wartość firmy

P. Bugla, P. Szewczyk

Zeszyty Naukowe. Organizacja i Zarządzanie / Politechnika Śląska > 2005 > z. 31 > 5-15

W artykule została przedstawiona koncepcja społecznej odpowiedzialności, a przede wszystkim najbardziej widoczna część tejże strategii - społeczne zaangażowanie przedsiębiorstwa. Wskazano korzyści wynikające dla przedsiębiorstw z podejmowanych inicjatyw społecznych oraz ich wpływ na ocenę firmy.

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