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Głowicka-Wołoszyn R., Wołoszyn A., Wysocki F. QUALITY OF LIFE IN POLISH FARMERS’ HOUSEHOLDS ASSESSMENT WITH TOPSIS METHOD
Autor | Romana Głowicka-Wołoszyn, Andrzej Wołoszyn, Feliks Wysocki |
Tytuł | QUALITY OF LIFE IN POLISH FARMERS’ HOUSEHOLDS ASSESSMENT WITH TOPSIS METHOD |
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Słowa kluczowe | quality of life, class typology, TOPSIS, farmers’ households |
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Abstrakt | The aim of the research was a multidimensional assessment of the quality of life in farmers’ households along with its synthetic measure and a typology of household classes, rendered by the measure. The 2015 data on 730 farmers’ households were used to analyse their quality of life in nine dimensions: material living conditions, employment, health, education, leisure and social relations, economic and physical security, civic participation, environmental quality, and the subjective assessment of well-being. Due to concomitance of features measured on metric and non-metric scales, generalized distance measure (GDM) was applied as part of the TOPSIS method to determine the distance of objects from the model values. The study drew on microdata from the Social Diagnosis survey conducted in 2015 by the Council for Social Monitoring, and employed clusterSim R-package for calculations. |
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Cytowanie | Głowicka-Wołoszyn R., Wołoszyn A., Wysocki F. |
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Suchodolski P. OVERVIEW OF ECONOMICAL THEORETICAL CONCEPTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY RESEARCH OF STATE FORESTS NATIONAL FOREST HOLDING
Autor | Przemysław Suchodolski |
Tytuł | OVERVIEW OF ECONOMICAL THEORETICAL CONCEPTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY RESEARCH OF STATE FORESTS NATIONAL FOREST HOLDING |
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Słowa kluczowe | State Forest National Forest Holding, economic efficiency, monopoly, transaction costs |
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Abstrakt | The State Forests National Forest Holding is responsible for the management of forests owned by the State Treasury. The assessment of the economic effectiveness is difficult due to characteristic of Stare Forests, which is surrounded through legal restrictions. Economic efficiency in relation to National Forest Holding is understood as an activity aimed at achieving the goal by available resources. Evaluation of economic efficiency is based on technical, production and allocation efficiency. Economic theories, most suitable for the specification of National Forest Holding, focus around the New Institutional Economy. Economic concepts which solve sub-problems related to the research, refer to the monopolistic character of the entity and its basic function, that is self-financing. |
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Cytowanie | Suchodolski P. |
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Stec S., Szeląg M. INNOVATION AND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES IN PODKARPACKIE VOIVODESHIP IN THE YEARS 2005–2016
Autor | Sławomir Stec, Monika Szeląg |
Tytuł | INNOVATION AND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES IN PODKARPACKIE VOIVODESHIP IN THE YEARS 2005–2016 |
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Słowa kluczowe | entrepreneurship, innovation, innovative company, innovation management, innovation processes, service innovation, technological innovation |
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Abstrakt | The article describes the activities related to running innovative activities and presents the dynamics of changes in expenditure on research and development as well as innovation in Podkarpackie Voivodeship in the years 2005–2016. Following article consist short characteristic of activities connected with innovation issue. It was found that the number of entities conducting R&D activities increased four times, and thus the employment of people dealing with research and development would grow as well. Similarly, the expenditure of these entities on the implementation of innovations increased, which, however, depended to some extent on the availability of EU funds. Thereby, in the period of reduced access to EU programs supporting the conduct of R&D activity, the expenditure of entities on these activities also slightly decreased. |
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Cytowanie | Stec S., Szeląg M. |
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Economic Sciences for Agribusiness and Rural Economy, 2018 |
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Kołodziejczak M. USE OF AGRICULTURAL SERVICES IN EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRIES
Autor | Malgorzata Kołodziejczak |
Tytuł | USE OF AGRICULTURAL SERVICES IN EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRIES |
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Słowa kluczowe | agricultural services, European Union |
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Abstrakt | The purpose of this paper is to assess the use of agricultural services in European Union countries in the context of selected features of agriculture. The Ward’s Method was used to isolate six typological clusters of European Union countries. It may be noticed that clusters with a high levels of fixed capital consumption and total intermediate consumption are characterized by a higher use of services than other clusters. The absence of a noticeable relation between the share of crop output in the structure of agricultural output, or between the labour input and the use of agricultural services can be explained by differences in natural conditions, traditional farming models and preferences in choosing between developing the farm’s own machinery or using services. |
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Cytowanie | Kołodziejczak M. |
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Efremova A. ROLE OF POULTRY INDUSTRY IN PUBLIC FOOD SUPPLY
Autor | Alesia Efremova |
Tytuł | ROLE OF POULTRY INDUSTRY IN PUBLIC FOOD SUPPLY |
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Słowa kluczowe | livestock, poultry industry, poultry meat, egg, food supplies |
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Abstrakt | Within the framework of implementation of overarching national tasks, special attention is paid to the food production and the matter of keeping up with the consumer demand for quality food, which is of national significance. The poultry industry is able to make its fairly considerable contribution into solving the problems of the consumer demand for valuable healthy food products; and to create conditions for the national food security owing to this industry economic growth based on its production potential development and strengthening. The domestic and foreign practice clearly demonstrates that it is possible to provide the population with quality food within a relatively short term, primarily due to the increase of egg and poultry meat production. The poultry industry is not only the most dynamic and fast-growing branch of the livestock farming, but also it has the most intensive production methods. The aim of this article is to determine the influence and the role of the poultry industry on providing the population with food supplies in present-day conditions in the world. |
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Cytowanie | Efremova A. |
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Kowalska A. UNFAIR INFORMATION PRACTICES RELATED TO MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS IN POLAND
Autor | Aleksandra Kowalska |
Tytuł | UNFAIR INFORMATION PRACTICES RELATED TO MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS IN POLAND |
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Słowa kluczowe | food adulteration, mislabelling, meat and meat products |
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Abstrakt | The aim of this paper was to recognize the scale and types of the food adulteration practices associated with meat and meat products from Poland. The vulnerability of food supply chains to fraud/adulteration is growing as a result of globalisation, which is expanding the scope and scale of the incidence of food fraud/adulteration. Both the intentional and unintentional adulteration of food can lead to a public health threat, and cause severe economic consequences. Meat and meat products are the most common targets for adulteration in Poland and the EU. Since meat and meat products hold a key position in food production and consumption in Poland, it is in both the industry’s and government’s interests to eliminate adulteration in the meat supply chain. The methodological approach was to first review the literature to define and outline the challenge of food adulteration, and then to build a database on the basis of IJHARS decisions regarding adulterated meat and meat products, and to analyse them in detail. An analysis of the data revealed that most cases infringed Article 7.1(a) of Regulation (EU) 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers concerning fair information practices. |
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Cytowanie | Kowalska A. |
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Economic Sciences for Agribusiness and Rural Economy, 2018 |
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Pilvere I., Rizojewa-Silava A., Zeverte-Rivza S. AGRICULTURE MODELLING IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
Autor | Irina Pilvere, Aleksandra Rizojewa-Silava, Sandija Zeverte-Rivza |
Tytuł | AGRICULTURE MODELLING IN THE EUROPEAN UNION |
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Słowa kluczowe | agriculture, simulation, models, system |
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Abstrakt | Agriculture is an important sector of the national economy. Modelling in agriculture is extensively used to evaluate and simulate the development of this industry. There are two main purposes for the development of agricultural models: to develop a scientific understanding of a particular system and obtain information in order to justify agricultural policy decisions and predict their implications. The purpose of this study is to analyse the models used in agriculture in the European Union (EU). To reach these purposes, the following research tasks were set: (1) to analyse the theoretical aspects of simulation modelling; (2) to explore the key agricultural simulation models employed in the EU. The research found that simulation modelling is often used in agriculture by policy makers. There are eight key models of different complexity which are being used to predict the development of the agricultural sector in the EU. |
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Cytowanie | Pilvere I., Rizojewa-Silava A., Zeverte-Rivza S. |
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Kapaj I., Meco M., Tomorri I. THE FARM TYPOLOGIES AND ITS PERFORMANCE IN ALBANIA (CASE OF ELBASAN)
Autor | Ilir Kapaj, Maksim Meco, Ilir Tomorri |
Tytuł | THE FARM TYPOLOGIES AND ITS PERFORMANCE IN ALBANIA (CASE OF ELBASAN) |
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Słowa kluczowe | Elbasani region, farm typology, farm performance |
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Abstrakt | The aim of this paper is to determine the farm typology in Elbasan region and orient policy maker’s agriculture support scheme. Albania is divided into 12 regions and 61 municipality. Region of Elbasan is one of the intermediate ones4 and consists of 4 districts (district of Elbasan, Gramsh, Librazhd and Peqin). Elbasan ranked third by the availability of agricultural land in the country after Fier and Korca (72,872 ha or 10.4% of the agricultural land area at country level). Despite the size of the agricultural land area, it should be considered that a good part of it lies in hilly and mountainous part especially in Librazhd and Gramsh districts. Besides construction and development services, there is observed a growing trend of agricultural activity especially in terms of olive and vegetables cultivation in open field and greenhouses. In this region operate about 32,439 farms. The average farm family size is 4.9 persons, while the national average farm size is 4.5 persons (MAFCP, 2012). The farm typology was determined using nine indicators. Based on these indicators are identified the following type of cluster/typology for Elbasani district: poly-culture for market; livestock; leisure farms; fruit trees; arable crop farm; self-sufficiency. The farm performance was determined using factors productivity which reveals that farms that belong to the poly-culture for market, livestock and self-sufficient clusters are performing better than other clusters. |
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Cytowanie | Kapaj I., Meco M., Tomorri I. |
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Szymaniuk Z. THE PHENOMENON OF LAND ABANDONMENT IN THE OPINIONS OF AGRICULTURAL ADVISERS (EXAMPLE OF PODLASKIE VOIVODESHIP)
Autor | Zuzanna Szymaniuk |
Tytuł | THE PHENOMENON OF LAND ABANDONMENT IN THE OPINIONS OF AGRICULTURAL ADVISERS (EXAMPLE OF PODLASKIE VOIVODESHIP) |
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Słowa kluczowe | land abandonment, land use, agriculture, Podlaskie Voivodeship |
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Abstrakt | The phenomenon of abandoning agricultural land is the same as discontinuing the agricultural use of certain agricultural land, the causes of which should be sought in environmental, economic and social factors. In the Podlaskie Voivodeship, agriculture plays a key role in economic life due to the significant number of lands classified as agricultural and century-old tradition of agriculture. The research assessed the existence of threats that could cause the problem of abandonment of agricultural land in the region and indicated the complexity of the land abandonment phenomenon. The study is based on opinions of advisers from the regional Agricultural Extension Service Centre. The results indicated that the process of ceasing to use agricultural land is the result of many factors that mutually influence and strengthen each other. |
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Cytowanie | Szymaniuk Z. |
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Economic Sciences for Agribusiness and Rural Economy, 2018 |
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Jabkowski D., Szalaty N., Wyduba W. ROLE OF THE EU, THE USA AND BRICS COUNTRIES IN GLOBAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES AND SELECTED DETERMINANTS
Autor | Dawid Jabkowski, Norbert Szalaty, Weronika Wyduba |
Tytuł | ROLE OF THE EU, THE USA AND BRICS COUNTRIES IN GLOBAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES AND SELECTED DETERMINANTS |
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Słowa kluczowe | international trade, exports, imports, population size, GDP, inflation rate, the EU, the USA, BRICS countries |
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Abstrakt | The aim of this paper is to present changes in the role of EU countries, the USA and BRICS countries in international trade of goods and services and selected macroeconomic determinants of trade exchange in the analysed countries in the years 1960–2015 together with the projection of potential development of the situation until 2070. Investigated macroeconomic trade conditions included population size, GDP, GDP per capita and the inflation rate. Naive forecasting methods were used to estimate selected characteristics, as well as export and import volumes, considering their development trends. The analyses showed that currently, the largest global trade centres, i.e. the EU and the USA, are losing their share in global GDP. Their share in global exports and imports is decreasing to the advantage of BRICS countries. The simulation up to 2070 showed that the trends observed in previous years may be increasing, while the position of the EU and the USA in world trade may be weakening. |
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Cytowanie | Jabkowski D., Szalaty N., Wyduba W. |
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Just M. TRANSFER OF EXTREME RISK BETWEEN SELECTED EU WHEAT MARKETS
Autor | Malgorzata Just |
Tytuł | TRANSFER OF EXTREME RISK BETWEEN SELECTED EU WHEAT MARKETS |
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Słowa kluczowe | spillover effect, Granger causality in risk, value at risk, wheat prices |
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Abstrakt | The aim of this study was to analyse the transfer of extreme price risk between selected EU milling wheat markets in the years 2005–2015. Extreme price risk (value at risk) was estimated using the ARMA-GARCH- -EVT models. In turn, the risk transfer phenomenon was identified using the Granger causality in risk test according to Cheung and Ng, the Granger test in relation to logarithmic price increments exceeding values at risk and the quotient of these increments and values at risk. Results of these tests indicate the effect of extreme price risk transfer on the EU milling wheat markets in the years 2005–2015. The market from which the risk was most frequently transferred was the wheat market in France, while the wheat markets in Poland and in Germany were those, onto which the risk was most frequently transferred. |
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Cytowanie | Just M. |
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Gencler F., Gul A., Turkekul B. ARE POLAND AND TURKEY RIVALS IN THE EU AGRICULTURAL MARKET?
Autor | Funda Gencler, Altay Gul, Berna Turkekul |
Tytuł | ARE POLAND AND TURKEY RIVALS IN THE EU AGRICULTURAL MARKET? |
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Słowa kluczowe | Poland, Turkey, competitiveness |
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Abstrakt | Poland and Turkey are one of the largest global producers and particularly exporters of fruits. The export is of great importance to domestic producers of these fruits. This paper attempts to assess Polish and Turkish fruit sectors’ competitiveness. For competitive comparison of Poland and Turkey, balance of foreign trade, trade coverage index, share in export and import, specialisation index, relative revealed comparative export advantage index, relative import penetration index, relative trade advantage index were calculated. According to the results, Turkey has shown to have comparative advantage for all periods. In contrast, however, Poland seems to be losing its advantages. Although Poland’s competitiveness is diminishing, Poland enjoys free access to EU market. |
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Cytowanie | Gencler F., Gul A., Turkekul B. |
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Economic Sciences for Agribusiness and Rural Economy, 2018 |
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Jaworska M. FOOD IMPORTS AND FOOD SECURITY OF MAIN GLOBAL MARKET PLAYERS
Autor | Magdalena Jaworska |
Tytuł | FOOD IMPORTS AND FOOD SECURITY OF MAIN GLOBAL MARKET PLAYERS |
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Słowa kluczowe | food, food security, importers, international trade |
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Abstrakt | The main purpose of this paper was to assess the openness of trade in food products in the context of changes in food security levels. The period covered by this study is 1995–2015. The research was based on outcomes reported by main players of the global market. The basic source of data were online databases and reports. Once collected, the data was analysed with the use of quantitative and qualitative research methods. Selected statistical methods, indices of structure and dynamics, indicators of economic openness and indicators related to three dimensions of security (availability, access and stability) were used. The analysis resulted in numerous conclusions. In the study period, food imports followed a global growth trend with alternating periods of contrasting developments. In the countries covered by this study, the openness of trade in food was higher than that of global imports and followed a growth trend. The singularities of the development of the agri-food sector were reflected in decreasing values of the exports-to-imports ratio, and were decisive for the positive growth rate of per capita agri-food output. According to the analysis of relationships between changes in trade levels and selected food security indicators, imports proved to be positively correlated with physical and economic availability, and negatively correlated with stability. Based on the results, a general conclusion may be drawn that economic growth resulted in structural changes which contributed to improving access to food. |
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Cytowanie | Jaworska M. |
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Economic Sciences for Agribusiness and Rural Economy, 2018 |
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Bentkowska K. THE ROLE OF SOCIAL CAPITAL AND TRUST IN CONTRACTING
Autor | Katarzyna Bentkowska |
Tytuł | THE ROLE OF SOCIAL CAPITAL AND TRUST IN CONTRACTING |
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Słowa kluczowe | informal institutions, social capital, incomplete contracts |
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Abstrakt | The aim of the study is to analyse how the social capital in Poland affects contracting. It’s role is significant as the contracts concluded on the market are incomplete, i.e. they do not regulate all the issues explicitly. The effects of contractual incompleteness can be mitigated by the high level of trust and well-developed social capital. However, the research results show that the level of trust in Poland has been low for years and that social capital remains underdeveloped. It prevents the social capital to fulfil its role as a factor supporting the conclusion of contracts properly. This results in a real loss for enterprises, as part of the transactions is not conducted. |
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Cytowanie | Bentkowska K. |
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Economic Sciences for Agribusiness and Rural Economy, 2018 |
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Inna T. SOCIAL-DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURAL TERRITORIES OF POLAND AND UKRAINE
Autor | Tsvihun Inna |
Tytuł | SOCIAL-DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURAL TERRITORIES OF POLAND AND UKRAINE |
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Słowa kluczowe | rural areas, depopulation, birth rate, mortality, population structure, aging |
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Abstrakt | Rural areas are an important component of the national economy and perform the following functions: efficient and competitive production; rational saving and protection of natural resources; assistance to rural population expanded reproduction; insurance of employment, proper level and quality of life as well as the revival of historical and the formation of new cultural traditions. The aim of the study is to assess the sociodemographic development of rural areas of the Ukraine and Poland and to identify common and distinctive features of their development. In order to assess the level of rural area development, the following indicators were used: rural population size and structure, fertility, mortality and expected life expectancy of the rural population. The aim of the study is to assess trends in the development of demographic processes and to develop proposals for the sustainable development of Ukrainian rural areas, taking into account the experience of Poland. |
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Cytowanie | Inna T. |
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Economic Sciences for Agribusiness and Rural Economy, 2018 |
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Jędrych E., Klimek D. SOCIAL CAPITAL IN THE COMPANY (MEAT AND VEGETABLE PROCESSING INDUSTRY)
Autor | Elżbieta Jędrych, Dariusz Klimek |
Tytuł | SOCIAL CAPITAL IN THE COMPANY (MEAT AND VEGETABLE PROCESSING INDUSTRY) |
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Słowa kluczowe | social capital, structure of social capital, value of social capital |
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Abstrakt | This article presents the research results of authors on the structure and value of social capital in the company. The research shows that there is a link between a relatively new level of such capital obtained on the basis of questionnaires among company employees analysed and the low value of this capital in the socio-economic approach. The authors also point out the possible ways of improving this level and increasing its financial value. The research was conducted in the first half of 2018, in Pamapol, a joint-stock company, which is one of the biggest companies from the branch of meat and food processing. In the research, the triangulation method of research methods was used, already known in research practice but in an innovative character, mainly referring to the measurement of capital value. |
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Cytowanie | Jędrych E., Klimek D. |
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Economic Sciences for Agribusiness and Rural Economy, 2018 |
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Becker A., Becker J. REGIONAL DIFFERENTIATION OF POLAND IN TERMS OF THE DEGREE OF DIGITAL EXCLUSION OF HOUSEHOLDS IN 2017
Autor | Aneta Becker, Jarosław Becker |
Tytuł | REGIONAL DIFFERENTIATION OF POLAND IN TERMS OF THE DEGREE OF DIGITAL EXCLUSION OF HOUSEHOLDS IN 2017 |
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Słowa kluczowe | ICT, digital divide, households, ELECTRE TRI |
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Abstrakt | Nowadays, the digital economy plays a significant role in economic life. It is determined by the intensive development of modern ICT (Information and Communication Technology). Thus, the importance of the information society using techniques of information communication and processing that arose from the connection of other households is increasing. These households participate and form the basis for the process of creating social capital. Therefore, it seems interesting to examine the socio-economic space of Polish households due to the existence of disproportions in ICT development. The article presents the results of the classification of Polish voivodeships in terms of the degree of digital exclusion understood as lack of access or the ability to use ICT in households in 2017. The research used the ELECTRE TRI method, which is an example of a multicriteria decision support method used to classify decision variants based on a relationship of exceedance. The obtained results allowed for the identification of regions that are characterized by the highest degree of exclusion of digital households (the lowest use of ICT). This group includes the following provinces: Podlasie, Lublin and Lubusz. Into the analyses carried out additionally and deliberately introduced the region of Masovia Province without the capital city and separately the region of Warsaw (the capital city), which clearly different from other units. Thus, it served as a reference point in the study, which represents highly urbanized areas of voivodeships characterized by a low degree of digital exclusion. |
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Cytowanie | Becker A., Becker J. |
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Economic Sciences for Agribusiness and Rural Economy, 2018 |
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Imbeah N. A STUDY OF TOURISTS’ SAFETY IN THE AHANTA WEST DISTRICT IN GHANA
Autor | Nicholas Imbeah |
Tytuł | A STUDY OF TOURISTS’ SAFETY IN THE AHANTA WEST DISTRICT IN GHANA |
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Słowa kluczowe | glocalization, Ahanta, Ghana |
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Abstrakt | Issues of tourists’ safety are gaining grounds in Ghana especially in the Ahanta West District in the Western Region where Ghana discovered commercial crude oil in Cape Three Points in 2007 and started drilling in 2010. Using purposive sampling method, observation, interviews and questionnaires, this study sought to examine the extent to which tourists perceive their own safety in this destination which is old but now renewed tourist destination due to the oil find in Ghana. Welcoming and friendly atmosphere to tourists was indicative of a safe and a secured destination for tourists. The display of globalization showed in the form of ‘glocalization’ in this destination. There is a conflict between land use for agricultural purposes and tourist facilities since the predominant cash crop in this area is oil palm, hence a threat to agricultural sustainability. It is recommended that the security agents should as a matter of urgency put in place the appropriate structures in this tourist destination and farming area for safety. |
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Cytowanie | Imbeah N. |
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Pełny tekst | ESARE_2018_n2_s335.pdf |
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Jarzebowski S. ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE OF SHORT SUPPLY CHAINS
Autor | Sebastian Jarzebowski |
Tytuł | ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE OF SHORT SUPPLY CHAINS |
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Słowa kluczowe | short food supply chain, supply chain management, sustainable development |
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Abstrakt | Within the framework of the paper, the author introduces issues connected to short food supply chains. There are many different forms of short food supply chains (SFSC), but they share a common characteristic of reduced numbers of intermediaries between the farmer or food producer, and the consumer. The growing interest in SFSCs is shown in the paper – this reflects mainly the consumer demand for quality and traceability, given the alarming health crises in food markets. From a customers’ point of view, SFSCs transfer more complete information about the origin of the food and, for producers, SFSCs retain a higher share of added value. The overview on the impact of short supply chains is provided in the paper. The results of the analysis show that the supply chain may have some beneficial economic effects. It is noticed that the SFSCs have potential to increase farm value added (profit allocation), promote sustainable farming systems, diversify production and contribute to local economic development. |
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Cytowanie | Jarzebowski S. |
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Annals of Marketing Management and Economics, 2018 |
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Freund B. INFLUENCE OF COMMUNICATION OF MEDICAL PERSONNEL WITH PATIENTS ON HEALTH CARE UNITS MANAGEMENT PROCESSES
Autor | Bożena Freund |
Tytuł | INFLUENCE OF COMMUNICATION OF MEDICAL PERSONNEL WITH PATIENTS ON HEALTH CARE UNITS MANAGEMENT PROCESSES |
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Słowa kluczowe | communication, health care, patients, medical personnel, management |
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Abstrakt | A health care is characterised of creating an individual, specific relation between representatives of health care units and patients, which means that not only medical staff professionalism but also an empathetic attitude towards patients are important questions. Literature regarding the issue of communication with patients is growing, there are as well workshops in an effective communication, nevertheless the topic is still of minor importance. Meanwhile, relations between medical personnel and patients may put a major impact on the quality of health care as well as patients satisfaction with medical services, what is important from a management point of view. A proper way of patients’ treatment by medical personnel may result not only in better attitude towards therapy, but also it may influence a more efficient management of health care facilities, as patient satisfied with medical services may recommend an organisation, which may have a positive impact on an institution’s image, allowing a manager to focus on more important aspects of an institution management. For the above reasons it is important to get to know medical personnel’s attitude to developing as well as improving communication skills in order to provide a holistic patients care, what can significantly influence a health care units management. Medical staff communication skills are important not only from a treatment perspective, but they can also be significant from the perspective of health care organisations management. The study material was gathered in the first quarter of 2014. In the final analysis questionnaires from 113 representatives of various medical professions were taken into consideration. The study results show that in the process of medical professionals education there is only a little attention paid to acquiring communication skills regarding communication between a patient and medical personnel. Also, the hypothesis according to which medical personnel is satisfied with communication with patients was confirmed. Furthermore, medical staff agree in stating that they care for a proper communication with patients. Conclusions coming from the study results may define a specific way of health care units management, which should comprise, among others, financial resources for trainings in medical personnel soft skills improvement. |
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Cytowanie | Freund B. |
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