bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Systematic Correlation Matrix Evaluation (SCoMaE) – A
bottom-up, natural science-based approach to identify Indicators
Authors: Mengis Nadine , Keller David P. , Oschlies Andreas
Published: August 2017

Abstract. This study introduces the Systematic Correlation Matrix Evaluation (SCoMaE) method, a bottom-up approach which combines expert judgment and statistical information to systematically select transparent, non redundant indicators for a com- prehensive assessment of the state of the Earth system. The methods consists of three basic steps: 1) Calculation of a correlation matrix among variables relevant for a given research question, 2) Systematic evaluation of the matrix, to identify clusters of variables with similar behavior and respective mutually independent indicators, and 3) Interpretation of the identified clusters, enabling a learning effect from the selection of indicators. Optional further analysis steps include: 4) Testing the robustness of identified clusters with respect to changes in forcing or boundary conditions, 5) Enabling a comparative assessment of varying scenarios by constructing and evaluating a common correlation matrix, or 6) Inclusion of expert judgment such as to prescribe indicators, to allow for considerations other than statistical consistency. The exemplary application of the SCoMaE method to Earth system model output forced by different CO2 emission scenarios reveals the necessity of re-evaluating indicators identified in a historical scenario simulation for an accurate assessment of an intermediate-high, as well as a business-as-usual, climate change scenario simulation, which arises from changes in prevailing correlations in the Earth system under varying climate forcing. For a comparative assessment of the three climate change scenarios, we construct and evaluate a common correlation matrix, in which we identify robust correlations between variables across the three considered scenarios.
Multivariate anomaly detection for Earth observations: a comparison of algorithms and feature extraction techniques
Authors: Flach Milan , Gans Fabian , Brenning Alexander , Denzler Joachim , Reichstein Markus , Rodner Erik , Bathiany Sebastian , Bodesheim Paul , Guanche Yanira , Sippel Sebastian , Mahecha Miguel D.
Published: August 2017

Abstract. Today, many processes at the Earth's surface are constantly monitored by multiple data streams. These observations have become central to advancing our understanding of vegetation dynamics in response to climate or land use change. Another set of important applications is monitoring effects of extreme climatic events, other disturbances such as fires, or abrupt land transitions. One important methodological question is how to reliably detect anomalies in an automated and generic way within multivariate data streams, which typically vary seasonally and are interconnected across variables. Although many algorithms have been proposed for detecting anomalies in multivariate data, only a few have been investigated in the context of Earth system science applications. In this study, we systematically combine and compare feature extraction and anomaly detection algorithms for detecting anomalous events. Our aim is to identify suitable workflows for automatically detecting anomalous patterns in multivariate Earth system data streams. We rely on artificial data that mimic typical properties and anomalies in multivariate spatiotemporal Earth observations like sudden changes in basic characteristics of time series such as the sample mean, the variance, changes in the cycle amplitude, and trends. This artificial experiment is needed as there is no gold standard for the identification of anomalies in real Earth observations. Our results show that a well-chosen feature extraction step (e.g., subtracting seasonal cycles, or dimensionality reduction) is more important than the choice of a particular anomaly detection algorithm. Nevertheless, we identify three detection algorithms (k-nearest neighbors mean distance, kernel density estimation, a recurrence approach) and their combinations (ensembles) that outperform other multivariate approaches as well as univariate extreme-event detection methods. Our results therefore provide an effective workflow to automatically detect anomalies in Earth system science data.
Satellite altimetry reveals spatial patterns of variations in the Baltic Sea wave climate
Authors: Kudryavtseva Nadezhda , Soomere Tarmo
Published: August 2017

Abstract. The main properties of the climate of waves in the seasonally ice-covered Baltic Sea and its decadal changes since 1990 are estimated from satellite altimetry data. The data set of significant wave heights (SWHs) from all existing nine satellites, cleaned and cross-validated against in situ measurements, shows overall a very consistent picture. A comparison with visual observations shows a good correspondence with correlation coefficients of 0.6–0.8. The annual mean SWH reveals a tentative increase of 0.005 m yr−1, but higher quantiles behave in a cyclic manner with a timescale of 10–15 years. Changes in the basin-wide average SWH have a strong meridional pattern: an increase in the central and western parts of the sea and a decrease in the east. This pattern is likely caused by a rotation of wind directions rather than by an increase in the wind speed.
Estimating Criteria Pollutant Emissions Using the California
Regional Multisector Air Quality Emissions (CA-REMARQUE)
Model v1.0
Authors: Zapata Christina B. , Yang Chris , Yeh Sonia , Ogden Joan , Kleeman Michael J.
Published: August 2017

Abstract. The California REgional Multisector AiR QUality Emissions (CA-REMARQUE) model is developed to predict changes to criteria pollutant emissions inventories in California in response to sophisticated programs implemented to achieve deep Green House Gas (GHG) emissions reductions. Two scenarios for the year 2050 act as the starting point for calculations: a Business as Usual (BAU) scenario and an aggressive GHG reduction (GHG-Step) scenario. Each of these scenarios was developed with an energy economic model to optimize costs across the entire California economy and so they necessarily include changes in activity, fuels, and technology. Separate algorithms are developed to estimate emissions of criteria pollutants (or their precursors) that are consistent with the future GHG scenarios for the following economic sectors: (i) on-road, (ii) rail and off-road, (iii) marine and aviation, (iv) residential and commercial, (v) electricity generation, and (vi) biorefineries. Properly accounting for new technologies involving electrification, bio-fuels, and hydrogen play a central role in these calculations. Critically, criteria pollutant emissions do not decrease uniformly across all sectors of the economy. Emissions of certain criteria pollutants (or their precursors) increase in some sectors as part of the overall optimization within each of the scenarios. This produces non-uniform changes to criteria pollutant emissions in close proximity to heavily populated regions when viewed at 4 km spatial resolution, with obvious implications for exposure to air pollution for those populations. As a further complication, changing fuels and technology also modify the composition of reactive organic gas emissions and the size and composition of particulate matter emissions. This manifests most notably through a comparison of emissions reductions for different size fractions of primary particulate matter. Primary PM2.5 emissions decrease by 4 % in the GHG-Step scenario vs. the BAU scenario while corresponding primary PM0.1 emissions decrease by a factor of 36 %. Ultrafine particles (PM0.1) are an emerging pollutant of concern expected to impact public health in future scenarios. The complexity of this situation illustrates the need for realistic treatment of criteria pollutant emissions inventories linked to GHG emissions policies designed for fully developed countries and states with strict existing environmental regulations.
Frazil-ice growth rate and dynamics in mixed layers and
sub-ice-shelf plumes
Authors: Rees Jones David W. , Wells Andrew J.
Published: August 2017

Abstract. The growth of frazil or granular ice is an important mode of ice formation in the cryosphere. Recent advances have improved our understanding of the microphysical processes that control the rate of ice-crystal growth when water is cooled beneath its freezing temperature. These advances suggest that crystals grow much faster than previously thought. In this paper, we consider models of a population of ice crystals with different sizes to provide insight into the treatment of frazil ice in large-scale models. We consider the role of crystal growth alongside the other physical processes that determine the dynamics of frazil ice. We apply our model to a simple mixed layer (such as at the surface of the ocean) and to a buoyant plume under a floating ice shelf. We provide numerical calculations and scaling arguments to predict the occurrence of frazil-ice explosions, which we show are controlled by crystal growth, nucleation and, gravitational removal. Faster crystal growth, higher secondary nucleation and slower gravitational removal make frazil-ice explosions more likely. We identify steady-state crystal size distributions, which are largely insensitive to crystal growth rate but are affected by the relative importance of secondary nucleation to gravitational removal. Finally, we show that the fate of plumes underneath ice shelves is dramatically affected by frazil-ice dynamics. Differences in the parameterization of crystal growth and nucleation give rise to radically different predictions of basal accretion and plume dynamics; and can even impact whether a plume reaches the end of the ice shelf or intrudes at depth.
Analysis of the Services Spatial Distribution in the Urban Areas (Piranshahr City as a Case Study)
Authors: Mohamadi Jamal , Rasoli Mohamad , Dastineh Hasel , Parhiz Faryad
Published: August 2017

With regard to the complex spatial and physical structure of situations, social-economic activities, development of social and economic job division, and increasingly cultural and recreational and social needs of citizens, city life needs services. With regard to the important role of services in the urban system, it is important to consider services efforts in the urban planning process. Also distribution of services centers and how to access them is very important. This is why that the present study was aimed to study the spatial distribution of urban services at urban neighborhood level in the city of Piranshahr in order to actualize the social justice. This study is a descriptive-analytical research. In order to collect the research data, library, field study, statistical yearbook, and city comprehensive plan have been used. Also analytical hierarchy process (AHP) has been used for scoring the research criteria and the TOPSIS has been used for ranking the urban neighborhoods. On the other hand, Geographic Information System (GIS) has been used for drawing maps and analyzing the spatial distribution of urban services. The results of this study revealed that a large part of the urban services are located in the central and northeast area and the some of them is located in the west and southwest area of Piranshahr city.
Russia and Intolerance towards Drug Problems
Authors: Garcia Maria Lúcia Teixeira
Published: August 2017

The aim of this article is to examine the problem of drug use in Russia by analysing the direction taken by the drug policies in that country. We conducted an Internet-based literature search using two keywords in English: Russia and drug policy. We began reading the materials identified in the search and organising data. The other sources we used included the websites for the World Health Organization and the Federal Drug Control Service of the Russian Federation. The estimated number of people who use illegal drugs in Russia is five million, and of these, 1.7 million are opiate users. In 2012, approximately 2.5 million Russians were drug-dependent[1], and 90% of them used heroin from Afghanistan. With a population of 143 million people, Russia consumes 70 tons of Afghan heroin every year – more than one-fifth of the drug consumed globally – according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Russian drug policy thus calls the world’s attention to what we should not do: focus public policy on actions known to be ineffective for responding to drug use problems.[1] CNPq and Fapes researcher. Research study (no. 485937/2012-3) funded by CNPq – Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development. Member of Fênix group2 The number of heroin users in countries in Western Europe such as Germany or the United Kingdom is significantly lower – up to 150,000 and 300,000, respectively, according to several estimates.
Qatar's Modern Diplomacy and Al-Jazeera’s Role in Middle East’s Evolutions over the Recent Decades
Authors: Amini Ansar , Akbarsefat Mehdi
Published: August 2017

Development of information technology and internet today has given the concept of diplomacy a meaning broader than the past. Modern diplomacy is a mixture which has gained a specific position among academic topics. It is worth noting that the modern diplomacy was resulted from the world's changes after the World War II, where governments could no longer be the only players in the international system. The concept of modern diplomacy makes sense in relatively different ways; general diplomacy, real-time diplomacy,Nich diplomacy, etc. But our main focus in the paper is placed on the Jazeera's role in Middle East's evolutions over the recent decades. As a grand manifestation of modern diplomacy in the Middle East during the past decades, Al Jazeera is sometimes considered to be Qatar's foreign policy benchmarks (index), as it has had an effective role in events related to the country's diplomacy from the time it was established. We assume Qatar's political bargaining power in the international system, especially in the Persian Gulf region, as having enhanced over the recent years. In the present paper, therefore, the authors are about to address questions as to how Qatar's modern diplomacy has made it an active country in the Persian Gulf and in the Middle East region as well, and to what extent Al Jazeera's role is deemed to be serious in the recent changes happened in the Middle east. The present research's assumption emphasizes the role of establishment of Al Jazeera Media Channel as a diplomacy-enabling tool after changes were made in Qatar's government structure, a role which obviously affects the Middle East's recent evolutions (Movements and revolutions in Arabian Countries). Analytic-descriptive approach has been used in the present paper.
Sociology School Textbook for 3rd Grade-High School, Semiotic Analysis of Illustration
Authors: Saragatsi Stella , Christodoulou Anastasia , Kyridis Argyrios , Fotopoulos Nikolaos , Bambakidou Ifigenia
Published: August 2017

In this research study, under the title Sociology School Textbook for 3rd Grade-High School, Semiotic Analysis of Illustration, it is attempted to analyze the illustrations and titles of the school textbook of Sociology for 3rd Grade-High School, through the use of semiotic analysis tools.The link will be investigated that exists between illustrations and the title of each section, as well as relationship will be discussed, which takes place between the relevant illustrations, and the goals set by the Ministry of Education through the Analytical Program of Studies. The objective of this study is to investigate whether there is a connection between the illustrations and the titles of the sections, or not, as well as whether there is a direct or indirect relationship (or no relationship at all) between the illustrations and the goals of the Analytical Program of Studies. In order to carry out the study, the methodology tools that were employed related to semiotic analysis, the model of Greimas (1996) was adopted, as it was used by Lagopoulos & Boklund-Lagopoulou (2016), and Christodoulou (2013). The resulting outcomes from the analysis of the titles and illustrations indicate the correlation of all the above with specific codes. The concepts that can be identified after the analysis refer to social, educational, dressing, spatial, and other codes. It is also understood, that the illustrations that were used by the editing team are both directly and indirectly linked to the titles of the sections, as well as the goals indicated by the Analytical Program of Studies. In this way, their supportive role can be further enhanced within the theoretical context of the lesson.
A PRODUÇÃO ANTROPONÔMICA PARA A POLÍTICA: CASOS NO PARANÁ, BRASIL
Authors: Alves Alessandro Cavassin
Published: August 2017

“Como uma pessoa se torna o que é, e como se tornará o que será?” Para responder a essa questão o sociólogo francês Daniel Bertaux, na década de 1970, utilizou do conceito de antroponomia, com o significado de ser a “formação e/ou definição do ser humano de acordo com a classe social em que nasceu” e sendo a “família o lugar principal da produção antroponômica”. Assim, este trabalho tem por objetivo discutir a pertinência do conceito de antroponomia como instrumento de análise sociológica, além de discutir e relacionar o termo com a bibliografia que vem tratando, em especial, do tema família e política. Na política, identificam-se políticos que ao longo de gerações seus familiares vêm ocupando cargos eletivos, enquanto exemplos concretos da chamada “produção antroponômica” dada pela família para a política, segundo Bertaux. Mas, por se tratar de um fenômeno amplo no Brasil e no mundo (visível, mas pouco discutido), o presente texto limita-se a apresentar alguns exemplos de políticos que há gerações suas famílias exercem poderes políticos no Estado do Paraná, como forma, também, de “mapear” tal dado sociológico no atual contexto democrático brasileiro.
A REPRODUÇÃO DAS FAMÍLIAS POLÍTICAS E AS DIMENSÕES DA HEREDITARIEDADE NO ESTADO DA PARAÍBA
Authors: Monteiro José Marciano , Ferreira Rafael De Farias
Published: August 2017

Estudos sobre família e intersecção com a política têm apontado para lógicas de reprodução de poder e riqueza. Este trabalho visa apresentar resultados de pesquisa que tem sido realizada no Estado da Paraíba. Trata-se de levantamentos sobre famílias que controlam os principais orçamentos públicos dos municípios do Estado e se há parentes dos gestores públicos ocupando cargos nas principais pastas (Secretarias de Saúde, Educação, Obras e Assistência Social). Tal levantamento nos permite dialogar com a literatura sobre estruturas de poder, concentração de renda e desigualdades. Porém, acrescentando a estas, às dimensões da hereditariedade dos grupos familiares de elite como uma variável que importa a análise e que, portanto, instiga questões relacionadas a lógica da permanência e reprodução de poder e riqueza. Busca-se, assim, apresentar, ainda que de forma inconclusa, o mapeamento das famílias que controlam os principais orçamentos públicos municipais, após as eleições de 2016, no Estado da Paraíba, com enfoque para a reprodução das famílias políticas e as dimensões da hereditariedade no Estado da Paraíba.
A IDEIA DE NAÇÃO E A HIPERMILITARIZAÇÃO: ASPECTOS SOCIOLÓGICOS E POLÍTICOS
Authors: Bordin Marcelo , Moraes Pedro Rodolfo Bodê de
Published: August 2017

O presente trabalho tem por objetivo discutir a ideia de hipermilitarização e seus aspectos sociais e políticos na questão da segurança pública, buscando interpretar se esse tema é um projeto em curso para a manutenção do status quo desse modelo de democracia inacabada. O exercício comparativo nessa perspectiva pretende evitar “lugares comuns” já largamente percorridos por teorias maximizantes, tidas como de longo alcance, a exemplo do referencial marxista que acaba por restringir as análises ao campo das relações macroeconômicas. Segundo a abordagem aqui adotada, as frequências indicam mais transições do que padrões fixos e estanques, a ver a estrutura social, mas também a inter-relação possibilitaria evidenciar detalhes particulares e variáveis com maior potencial analítico.
EURICO BRANCO RIBEIRO: DAS PRIMEIRAS LETRAS EM GUARAPUAVA À FORMAÇÃO EM MEDICINA NA CAPITAL PAULISTA
Authors: Santos Claudia Rejane Schavarinski Almeida
Published: August 2017

O objetivo deste artigo é evidenciar a rede de sociabilidade familiar que envolve a trajetória educacional do médico paranaense Eurico Branco Ribeiro (1902 - 1978). Embora a pretensão dessa pesquisa não seja fazer uma biografia histórica, trataremos Eurico Branco Ribeiro na perspectiva de personagem histórica, um homem social, historicamente concreto, pois, desta forma, será possível percebê-lo de forma não linear, mas em movimento, dentro do contexto das suas ações e relações. Os pormenores significativos da trajetória de Eurico Branco Ribeiro evidenciam que sua formação na Faculdade de Medicina de São Paulo, foi o resultado de uma cadeia de relações, de capitais sociais e familiares que constituiu, assim, a base para sua grande visibilidade social que se estendeu para além do campo médico.
A CONTINUIDADE DO PODER ATRAVÉS DAS MULHERES: O CASO DAS FAMÍLIAS RIBEIRO E TOSCANO NA PARAÍBA
Authors: Lima Elizabeth Crhistina de Andrade
Published: August 2017

Não é mais novidade a constatação da situação de sub-representação das mulheres nos espaços de poder, seja no âmbito legislativo, seja no executivo. Mesmo a despeito da Lei de Cotas, que destina a ocupação de pelo menos 30% para cada um dos sexos, em disputas eleitorais proporcionais, o que se observa é que muitos Partidos Políticos sequer respeitam a referida Lei, alguns atingem o limite da cota, mas comumente utilizam as chamadas “candidaturas laranjas” para estarem de acordo com o que determina a Lei de Cotas. Ou seja, muitas mulheres têm se candidatado, mas o resultado eleitoral tem sido insuficiente para se garantir, pelo menos, uma representação feminina mínima. Não há como silenciar sobre a difícil inserção das mulheres na política que começa antes mesmo de se iniciar o processo eleitoral. A inserção da mulher na política, seja pela via familiar ou pelos movimentos sociais nos mostra que a tarefa de exercer o ofício parlamentar ou executivo não é nada fácil, pois, a mulher tem que provar que possui a qualificação, pública e privada, suficiente para exercer o cargo que lhe foi conferido. A sua imagem pública encontra-se todo o tempo sendo exposta, como também a sua atuação, que é continuamente testada. Talvez esse seja um dos empecilhos para a mulher se interessar pela atividade política, e ao mesmo tempo, uma estratégia da própria cultura política de barrar, desqualificar, desfavorecer essa inserção.
Environmentally Friendly and Cheap Removal of Lead (II) and Zinc (II) from Wastewater with Fish Scales Waste Remains
Authors: Stevens Morlu G. F. , Batlokwa Bareki S.
Published: August 2017

In this article, the physical and chemical properties of pulverized, vinegar treated waste from fish scale remains of fish from Lake Ngami in Sehitwa near Maun, Botswana, were investigated for a possibility of being employed as an environmentally friendly and cheap sorbent material for reducing or removing excess, toxic, heavy metal ions from wastewater before different uses. Lead (II) and Zinc (II) ions were selected as model ions to demonstrate the potential of fish scale waste remains in removing excess toxic heavy metal ions. The pulverized size of the waste was found to be 60 µm, with round and smooth morphology, which are excellent characteristics usually associated with superior sorbents. Furthermore, the fourier transform infrared spectrometer spectrum showed multiple functional groups such as amines, carboxylic, hydroxyl, and carbonyls which are well known to bond well with metals through hydrogen and oxygen bonding. The X-ray diffractogram of the fish scales showed the presence of hydroxyapatite, which has an excellent ion-exchange performance, which exchanges calcium ion site with metals. Multivariate methodologies statistical software, Minitab, were employed for the simultaneous optimization factors that affect sorption studies; initial ions concentration which was found to be 24.45 mg/L, the sorbents dose which was found to be 76.99 mg/L, contact time, which were found to be 62.37 min and solution pH 7.52. The fish scales waste also exhibited high percentage removal efficiencies toward Lead (II) and Zinc (II) removal from real wastewater samples at 81.97% and 80.37% with percentage relative standard deviation of 1.34% and 1.02% respectively.
Satisfaction Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Two Models of Specialty-Oriented Career Planning Course
Authors: Peng Huiling , Lin Yueh-Hsiang , Lin Chun-Ju
Published: August 2017

This research is a two-semester experimental program that uses Freshman’s “Finance Career Planning” of the undergraduate program of the finance department of the National Taipei University of Business (NTUB) as the experimental curriculum. This research explores and analyzes two models of “Specialty-oriented career planning course” to see if there is a difference in students’ course satisfaction. The features of the second model include specialty-oriented lectures by finance alumni and assignments requiring the interviewing of upperclassmen, in addition to studying career counseling theory and specialty-topic content sharing. This research finds that there is a significant difference in students’ course satisfaction within the two models of “specialty-oriented career planning course”, wherein the second model is considered better than the first model, and the average scores of the five indicators of students’ course satisfaction have all reached a significant level (the richness of course content, the clarity of lecturer’s conveyance, the level of personal learning acquirement, the relevancy of course content to the topic, the design of course process and activities). This research proposes the following recommendations, in accordance with the research findings, that institutions of higher education should offer practical and feasible specialty-oriented career planning courses.
Effective Children’s Rights Education from the Perspectives of Expert Teachers in Children’s Rights Education: A Turkish Sample
Authors: Ozturk Ayse , Ozdemir Dogan Gulay
Published: August 2017

The purpose of this study was to investigate Effective Children’s Rights Education (ECRE) from the perspectives of classroom teachers who are experts in children’s rights education (TECR). The data were collected through focus group interview method in this research designed as a case study. The sample of the study consists of six qualified primary school teachers for children’s rights education selected by critical case sampling method. The data were interpreted with the help of content analysis method. Five different understandings have been proposed related to effective children’s rights education. In the light of these understandings, detailed information has been obtained in reference to proposed ways for the administration of effective children’s rights education and where and with whom the process should take place. Furthermore, information has been obtained about the arrangements that TECR have made at class and school levels for an effective children’s rights education. The research is important in terms of providing information on the insights into ECRE and its practices at schools in Turkey.
ACM en ziekenhuisfusies: hoeder van het publiek belang?
Authors: Loozen Edith
Published: August 2017

ACM en ziekenhuisfusies: hoeder van het publiek belang?

Mededingingstoezicht op ziekenhuisfusies moet waarborgen dat ziekenhuizen de kwaliteit, toegankelijkheid en betaalbaarheid van zorg bevorderen. Dit artikel onderzoekt of ACM die taak waarmaakt. Dat gebeurt vanuit het perspectief van de burger, de consument en de ondernemer.
Employee Performance Management as Integrated Approach for Polish Human Resources Management
Authors: Ulrych Wojciech
Published: August 2017

Performance management approach has not been widely presented in Polish literature in the field of human resources management. There is also no domestic research in this regard, on the contrary to the English language literature. The paper concentrates on employee performance management as an integrated approach to human resources management on the basis of literature review. It presents the unfolding role of PM systems in Polish HRM trends on the background of worldwide research findings.
Performance Management as Modern Approach to Employees’ Appraisal in Healthcare Entities
Authors: Buchelt Beata
Published: August 2017

The past twenty years are the time of fundamental changes in Polish economy. It transformed from centrally planned economy to free market one. This concerns almost all sectors also the healthcare one, where the changes have become more dynamic within the last decade. The main aims of the sector reform were to commercialize public entities and to increase the role of private healthcare providers. Presently, both of the objectives are almost fulfilled and because of that competition has increased. This requires implementation of modern methods of management, which are in fact concentrated on intangible resources, such as human resources rather than tangible ones. Considering the challenges that are faced by healthcare providers the paper is dedicated to performance management regarded as the strategic and inseparable element of the human resources management system. The aim of the paper is to diagnose the condition of the PM in the healthcare providers and when applicable propose a set of improvements.
Case Studies in Confrontation of Economic Theories with Practice
Authors: Przychodzeń Justyna
Published: August 2017

This article presents, in a very brief way, contemporary expectations towards economists, whose theories should find practical implementation in a business world. It treats about the role of case studies in confrontation of economic theories with practice. The study describes main principles of case studies implementation, construction and generalization of conclusions based on them. The article also shows main advantages and disadvantages of “traditional” research methods confronting theories with practice through empirical implementation of results, like experiment, survey, source and historical analysis.
Personality Questionnaires as Helpful Tools of Social Competence Assessment. Implications for Pre-selection of Candidates for Positions Demanding Good Interpersonal Skills
Authors: Smółka Paweł
Published: August 2017

The paper presents original study and its findings concerning the possibility of using personality questionnaires as tools of social competence assessment. According to the findings, there are numerous and strong correlations between some personality traits and social competence. Empirical findings point out that measuring some clusters of personality traits can be very helpful in the process of social competence assessment, and adds incremental validity over measuring individual personality traits and its correlations with social competence. It is suggested that personality questionnaires should be best applied at pre-selection stage of professional selection procedure. They can be helpful to select candidates, who have interpersonal predispositions necessary for posts demanding good interpersonal skills.
Social Competencies of Low-Skilled Workers. Empirical Studies
Authors: Mazurek-Kucharska Beata
Published: August 2017

The article presents fragments of the research report, which was carried
out as a part of the project: Examination of low-skilled workers (European
Social Fund, The Operational Programme Human Capital). This Project
was realized for the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development by Pentor
Research International and Ecorys Ltd.; the author was a Key Expert in
this Project and co-author of the Final Report. In the presented studies
100 low-skilled workers from each Polish Province, who belong to thirteen
sectors of the economy, were asked to fill in a questionnaire. The
Social Skills Questionnaire (Kwestionariusz Kompetncji Społecznych) by
A. Matczak is the presented in this article method, which can be used in the
diagnostic process of three factors of social competencies: social exposition
skills, openness to interpersonal intimate communication and the social skills
used in situation requiring assertive behavior. The low-skilled workers were
asked about various problems and tasks on the social environment. The workers’
level of social competence turned out to be lower than average, especially
for those with the lowest education level. On the basis of the results of the
research, the image of those employees was created. In the summary conclusions
and recommendations for further educational and vocational counseling
were formulated.
Arbitration on Response to Challenges of Contemporary Market
Authors: Karwowska Anna
Published: August 2017

Response to the challenges of the modern market, which requires prompt
resolution of the business problems, in order not to fall out of the economic
game, are the alternative methods of dispute resolution, which include arbitral
proceedings. Arbitration might be useful while resolving civil and commercial
disputes, increasingly many corporate disputes, like conflicts between the company
and the partner. The arbitral tribunal is constituted by the parties, which
are entitled to choose arbitrators, as well as rules governing the proceedings,
if not provided otherwise. The main advantages of the arbitral proceedings are
the following: flexibility, speed, effectiveness, informality in the conduct of the
proceedings and confidentiality. However, the statistics regarding the number of
the cases being arbitrated are not impressive, the increase in the number of the
disputes directed to the arbitration might have been observed. It is determined
by the dissemination of the idea of the arbitration – friendly businesses, likely
to adapt to the requirements of the modern market.
„Sukces organizacji – przejawy i uwarunkowania”
– sprawozdanie z konferencji
Authors: Juchnowicz Marta
Published: August 2017

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Projektowanie i realizacja szkoleń
Authors: Jabłonowska Lidia
Published: August 2017

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Reflections on Loyalty as an Ethical and Economic Value
Authors: Waszczak Stanisław
Published: August 2017

The article includes reflections on the concept of loyalty, its nature and status as a virtue. The issue of loyalty was shown from different points of view, paying attention to its ethical and economic value, but also the problematic nature, resulting from its internal characteristics and external determinants.
Model of Long Term Loyalty Relationships Between Employee and Organization – Proposition
Authors: Lipka Anna
Published: August 2017

The paper, inspired by a long-term client-company relationship model, highlights the components of a model of loyalty relationships between an employee (an internal client) and an organisation. The study aims to present a relatively complete specification of antecedents (the first component of the model), i.e. the determinants of an effective relationship, understood as a long-term bond benefiting both parties. The antecedents include the type of loyalty strategy applied by the company, the drivers behind loyalty and the spread of multi-loyalty among employees. Next, the paper identifies the determinants of the relationship (the second component of the model), including, e.g. the type of employees’ loyalty. The third component of the model looks at the results of the relationship, such as the level of loyalty risk in the organization and its implications, e.g. in the form of (incomplete) employee buy-in and productivity losses. Empirical verification of the model would be advantageous.
Staff Loyalty Value (Results of Working Students’ Survey)
Authors: Winnicka-Wejs Alicja
Published: August 2017

The article presents results of the survey concerning the meaning of staff
loyalty (the loyalty towards the employer) in the professional life of working
students of the University of Economics in Katowice. An independently prepared
survey questionnaire was used. The article is utilitarian – twenty one working
hypotheses were verified. The results of empirical research were presented as
eight main points: the notion of staff loyalty as perceived by student respondents,
the importance of staff loyalty as compared to other types of loyalty, the
self-assessment of loyalty towards the employing organisation, the assessment
of the respect shown by immediate superiors towards loyal employees, staff
loyalty as a value appreciated both by employers and employees, the portfolio of
satisfaction and loyalty evaluator, stability versus changeability in professional
life, the perceived effects of staff loyalty.
Use of Cohort Analysis in Study of Retention Processes
Authors: Spyrka Sandra
Published: August 2017

This article presents a cohort analysis as a great tool to examine and to form
the employees’ retention processes. The presented study confirmed that the
company should pay particular attention to the processes associated with the selection of staff, i.e. to the recruitment and to the selection, but also it should
examine the reasons why employees leave the organization, so that they can
prevent it, especially in cases where human capital is crucial for the company.
Gospodarowanie kapitałem ludzkim
Authors: Lipka Anna
Published: August 2017

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Job Satisfaction and Attitude of Remaining in Workplace – Most Strongly Correlated Factors in Poland and Italy
Authors: Kaczkowska-Serafińska Magdalena
Published: August 2017

Staff turnover significantly influences companies, as it is largely the state and structure of human capital available to a particular company that testifies the competitiveness of modern economies and individual enterprises . For the owners and executives of the SME sector it is particularly important to have data on the factors that influence their subordinates’ decision to remain in the workplace or leave it . This article presents the results of this author’s empirical study conducted in Poland (The Mazovia Province) and in Italy (region of Lombardy) in 2010–2011 . It comprises a presentation of a model that verifies the influence of job satisfaction on the employee’s decision to remain in the workplace . Through applying statistical methods the factors most strongly connected with job satisfaction and their relation to the attitude of remaining in the workplace were identified . This article shows certain regularities and indicates courses of action for Italian and Polish SME executives .
Badanie satysfakcji pracowników jako narzędzie do lepszego zdiagnozowania sytuacji w organizacji w procesie wprowadzania zmian
Authors: Wolińska-Skuza Agnieszka , Skuza Marek
Published: August 2017

Celem artykułu jest pokazanie, jakie narzędzia warto zastosować do zdiagnozowania sytuacji w organizacji w procesie wprowadzania zmian w kontekście wyzwań, przed którymi znajdują się współczesne firmy. Wykorzystane w artykule dane, pochodzą z przeprowadzonego badania klimatu organizacji i satysfakcji pracowników, które odbyło się w grudniu 2011 r. w międzynarodowym zakładzie produkcyjnym w branży samochodowej. W artykule została postawiona teza, że warunkiem zmiany jest kompleksowa diagnoza organizacji, której można dokonać poprzez przeprowadzenie badania satysfakcji pracowników. Tego typu badanie pozwala poznać co dla organizacji i jej pracowników jest kluczowe w procesie wdrażania zmian oraz w jaki sposób przygotować się do tego procesu, żeby zminimalizować opór wobec podejścia do zmian i stworzyć warunki do podniesienia satysfakcji z pracy wśród pracowników.
Szkoła wyższa na rynku usług edukacyjnych
Authors: Cichoń Seweryn
Published: August 2017

Ze względu na fakt, iż usługi świadczone są również na rynku, w artykule dokonano próby interpretacji istoty rynku usług w ujęciu ekonomicznym, konsumpcyjnym, marketingowym, podmiotowym, przedmiotowym, funkcjonalno-strukturalnym i systemowym. Scharakteryzowano usługi edukacyjne szkoły wyższej w odniesieniu do poszczególnych rynków usług. Zauważono, że na rynku świadczenia usług najważniejszy jest konsument, który go uznaje lub – nie. Wyróżniono zatem i omó- wiono poszczególne elementy składowe konsumpcji usług. Dostrzeżono fakt, iż świadczenie usług edukacyjnych na wysokim poziomie jest skutecznym wyznacznikiem w walce z konkurencją. Szkoła wyższa, aby być konkurencyjną na rynku usług edukacyjnych, musi spełniać wiele kryteriów, które również zostały scharakteryzowane w artykule. Stwierdzono, że marketing bezpośredni jako interaktywny system marketingowy doskonale sprawdza się w obszarze usług edukacyjnych. Dokonano jego klasyfikacji w podziale na instrumenty i omówiono poszczególne z nich.
Edukacja menedżerów jako warunek skutecznej implementacji koncepcji zrównoważonego rozwoju w działalność biznesową
Authors: Przychodzeń Justyna , Przychodzeń Wojciech
Published: August 2017

Sposoby postrzegania edukacji menedżerskiej ewoluowały w miarę zmian natury prowadzenia działalności gospodarczej. Nowe podejścia uznają zasadność inwestycji przedsiębiorstwa w zrównoważony rozwój, związanych z ponoszeniem kosztów w krótkim okresie czasu, o ile przyczyniają się one do zwiększanie zysku i wartości dla akcjonariuszy w długim okresie. Współczesny system edukacji menedżerskiej może i powinien wspierać związaną z tym podejściem zmianę w zachowaniu i mentalności kadry zarządzającej. Zadaniem wykładowcy staje się takie ukierunkowanie procesu nauczania, aby słuchacze przekonali się do implementacji koncepcji zrównoważonego rozwoju w działalność biznesową bez odgórnego narzucania rozwią- zań w tym zakresie. Transformacja powyższa, wymaga, zarówno od instruktorów, jak i szkół wyższych użycia kompleksowych i precyzyjnych technik oraz instrumentów. Celem opracowania jest dostarczenie wskazówek i rozwiązań w tym zakresie.
Studenci, pracodawcy, wykładowcy – różne wizje kompetentnego pracownika
Authors: Buttler Dominik
Published: August 2017

W artykule przedstawiono wyniki badania opinii o przydatności kompetencji na rynku pracy. Badaniem objęto grupy studentów i nauczycieli akademickich Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego w Poznaniu oraz przedstawicieli firm związanych z tą uczelnią. Przedmiotem badania są różnice w ocenach przydatności kompetencji między tymi trzema grupami. Analiza wyników przeprowadzona jest w kontekście dyskusji o zjawisku i ekonomicznych konsekwencjach niedopasowania kompetencji na rynku pracy.
Wykorzystanie narzędzi komunikacji społecznej w budowaniu zewnętrznego wizerunku pracodawcy z wyboru
Authors: Raczyńska Magdalena , Stachowska Sylwia
Published: August 2017

Działania z zakresu świadomego budowania wizerunku pracodawcy z wyboru coraz częściej zasilają wachlarz praktyk wspomagających zarządzanie zasobami ludzkimi w organizacjach. Employer branding, który można określić jako długoterminową strategię przyciągania, angażowania i zatrzymywania w firmie najbardziej utalentowanych, wartościowych pracowników, uznawany jest za jeden z niezwykle ważnych czynników sukcesu organizacji. Celem niniejszego opracowania jest zwrócenie uwagi na rolę narzędzi komunikacji społecznej w procesie zewnętrznego budowania silnej, pozytywnej marki pracodawcy, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem znaczenia narzędzi internetowych.
Badanie stopnia dopasowania kompetencji studentów do potrzeb pracodawców – problemy operacjonalizacji i pomiaru
Authors: Andrałojć Magdalena
Published: August 2017

W sytuacji wdrażania reformy szkolnictwa wyższego w Polsce oraz Krajowych Ram Kwalifikacji (KRK) znaczenia nabiera proces doskonalenia kompetencji studentów. To, jakie kompetencje studenci rozwijają w procesie kształcenia zależy od wielu czynników, m.in.: wymagań rynku pracy, etosu kształcenia, polityki państwa w tym zakresie, strategii uczelni, przekonań i kompetencji osób prowadzących zajęcia, motywacji samych studentów. Czy nabywanie i doskonalenie kompetencji studentów jest dostosowane do potrzeb rynku pracy? Jeśli tak, to w jakim stopniu? W artykule zaprezentowano niektóre dylematy metodyczne, na które napotykają badacze podejmujący próbę odpowiedzi na powyższe pytania. Wskazano w nim podstawowe problemy operacjonalizacji i pomiaru kompetencji oraz luki kompetencyjnej. Zaprezentowano również metodykę badania stopnia dopasowania kompetencji studentów do potrzeb przyszłych pracodawców prowadzonego w ramach projektu Kadry dla Gospodarki w Uniwersytecie Ekonomicznym w Poznaniu.
„Chcemy pracy!” – motywacje i oczekiwania
studentów wobec uczelni ekonomicznych
Authors: Sławecki Bartosz , Wach-Kąkolewicz Anna
Published: August 2017

Celem artykułu jest analiza motywów studiowania i oczekiwań osób uczących się
na uczelniach ekonomicznych. W części teoretycznej scharakteryzowano zjawisko
motywacji do uczenia się, z uwzględnieniem podziału na motywację wewnętrzną
i zewnętrzną. Następnie przedstawiono możliwe cele studiowania, wskazując na
ich powiązanie z potrzebami ludzkimi. Część empiryczna zawiera prezentację
wyników badań prowadzonych wśród studentów Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego
w Poznaniu. Przedstawiono dane pochodzące z dwóch sondaży diagnozujących
motywy podejmowania studiów ekonomicznych oraz oczekiwania związane z rolą
uczelni w przygotowaniu studentów do uczestnictwa w rynku pracy. Z przeprowadzonych
analiz wynika, że osoby studiujące na studiach ekonomicznych wykazują
nastawienie pro-zawodowe, charakteryzują się pragmatycznym podejściem do studiowania
i oczekują, że uczelnia pomoże im w karierze zawodowej.
Oczekiwania studentów UEP
wobec przyszłego pracodawcy
Authors: Szwarc Krzysztof
Published: August 2017

Każdy student podejmując naukę na wyższej uczelni ma nadzieję na znalezienie
pracy, która byłaby zgodna z jego oczekiwaniami. W artykule zostaną zaprezentowane
wyniki badania opinii studentów UEP na temat preferencji dotyczących
przyszłej pracy. Badanie przeprowadzono wiosną 2009 roku na reprezentatywnej
próbie 400 osób. Poruszono m.in. takie aspekty oczekiwań, jak: wynagrodzenie,
doświadczenie zdobyte w trakcie studiów, możliwość wyjazdu za granicę, przesunięcie
planów matrymonialnych, nabyta wiedza. Podobne badanie przeprowadzono
również w roku 2004 – w artykule zostanie dokonane porównanie dwóch generacji
studentów.
Kompetencje studentów:
ocena z perspektywy studentów,
pracodawców i nauczycieli akademickich
Authors: Andrałojć Magdalena
Published: August 2017

W artykule podjęto próbę oceny kompetencji studentów z trzech perspektyw:
studentów, pracodawców i nauczycieli akademickich. Wskazano kompetencje oceniane
najwyżej i najniżej oraz istotne różnice w opiniach trzech grup respondentów.
Różne postrzeganie kompetencji studentów oraz zróżnicowany poziom ich oceny
składnia do stawiania szeregu pytań dotyczących zarówno przyczyn, jak i skutków
takiego stanu rzeczy. Stawiane pytanie i prowadzona polemika, na tle rozważań
dotyczących pokolenia Y oraz Krajowych Ram Kwalifikacji w szkolnictwie wyż-
szym w Polsce, mają za zadanie inspirować do dalszych badań i poszukiwań w tym
obszarze.
Rola kultury organizacyjnej w procesie
tworzenia strategii w organizacji
zorientowanej na design
Authors: Dziadkiewicz Anna , Juchniewicz Piotr
Published: August 2017

Wielu przedsiębiorców upatruje w kulturze organizacyjnej źródła ograniczeń
i czynnika spowalniającego zmiany w organizacji. Mówią, że sztywne normy
i często nierealne standardy powodują hamowanie komunikacji w zespole i sprowadzają
pracownika do rangi narzędzia, mającego jedynie przynieść dochód.
W artykule zaprezentowano zależności i związki pomiędzy kulturą organizacyjną,
nową koncepcją prowadzenia biznesu jaką jest zarządzanie designem, a strategią
firm zorientowanych na design. Kultura została tu zaprezentowana jako punkt
wyjścia, z jednoczesnym naciskiem na jej możliwości determinujące formułowanie
strategii. Zaprezentowano, w jaki sposób pomaga wzmacniać działania firmy, przy
jednoczesnym osłabianiu konkurencji mniej otwartej na nową wiedzę i niewerbalne
kanały komunikacyjne.