bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Sea-level response to melting of Antarctic ice shelves on multi-centennial timescales with the fast Elementary Thermomechanical Ice Sheet model (f.ETISh v1.0)
Authors: Pattyn Frank
Published: August 2017

Abstract. The magnitude of the Antarctic ice sheet's contribution to global sea-level rise is dominated by the potential of its marine sectors to become unstable and collapse as a response to ocean (and atmospheric) forcing. This paper presents Antarctic sea-level response to sudden atmospheric and oceanic forcings on multi-centennial timescales with the newly developed fast Elementary Thermomechanical Ice Sheet (f.ETISh) model. The f.ETISh model is a vertically integrated hybrid ice sheet–ice shelf model with vertically integrated thermomechanical coupling, making the model two-dimensional. Its marine boundary is represented by two different flux conditions, coherent with power-law basal sliding and Coulomb basal friction. The model has been compared to existing benchmarks. Modelled Antarctic ice sheet response to forcing is dominated by sub-ice shelf melt and the sensitivity is highly dependent on basal conditions at the grounding line. Coulomb friction in the grounding-line transition zone leads to significantly higher mass loss in both West and East Antarctica on centennial timescales, leading to 1.5 m sea-level rise after 500 years for a limited melt scenario of 10 m a−1 under freely floating ice shelves, up to 6 m for a 50 m a−1 scenario. The higher sensitivity is attributed to higher ice fluxes at the grounding line due to vanishing effective pressure. Removing the ice shelves altogether results in a disintegration of the West Antarctic ice sheet and (partially) marine basins in East Antarctica. After 500 years, this leads to a 5 m and a 16 m sea-level rise for the power-law basal sliding and Coulomb friction conditions at the grounding line, respectively. The latter value agrees with simulations by DeConto and Pollard (2016) over a similar period (but with different forcing and including processes of hydrofracturing and cliff failure). The chosen parametrizations make model results largely independent of spatial resolution so that f.ETISh can potentially be integrated in large-scale Earth system models.
The Impact of Electromagnetic Waves At The Full Moon on Some Physiological Changes Among the Students of The Faculty of Sport Sciences At Mu'tah University
Authors: Thuneibat Baker Sulaiman
Published: August 2017

This study aims to identify the impact of electromagnetic waves at the full moon on some physiological changes among the students of the Faculty of Sport Sciences at Mu'tah University. The study sample consisted of  20 students from the Faculty of Sport Sciences at Mu'tah University. Many statistical methods have been used in order to answer the questions of the study (Means, standard deviations, T-Test Independent Samples, Pearson correlation coefficient. The results of (T-Test Independent Samples) for the significance of the pre and post difference showed that there are   statistically significant differences for the variables of (heart pulse, blood glucose, systolic pressure and diastolic pressure). The results of  Pearson correlation coefficient test for the pre and post measurement also showed  that there are statistically significant differences for the physiological variable of (blood glucose) with regard to the variable of age. The study recommended not to rely on the reading of  the  heart pulse during the days of the full moon as an indicator of the heart pulse, especially for females. The study also recommends to conduct similar studies in different places of hot and cold  climates or high and low altitudes .
Insomnia Treatment
Authors: Jaoko Japheth
Published: August 2017

This paper set out to investigate the effectiveness of insomnia treatment. Insomnia is defined as the inability to fall asleep or stay asleep. An online search was conducted to locate relevant empirical articles in three online databases - JSTOR, PsychInfo, and Academic Search Premier. The search was conducted using the following key words – ‘sleep disorders’, ‘insomnia’, ‘sleep difficulties’, and ‘sleep disturbance’. Additional information was obtained from academic texts.The paper begins with introductory matters about insomnia followed by the literature review. Various treatment approaches of insomnia are presented, followed by a critical analysis and social work implications.
PATRONATO RURAL, RELAÇÕES DE PARENTESCO E REPRESENTAÇÃO POLÍTICA (PRIMEIRAS ANOTAÇÕES)
Authors: Bruno Regina Angela , Fernandes Afonso , Prado Felipe
Published: August 2017

Vários estudos sobre o patronato rural no Brasil ressaltam a importância da família e das relações de parentesco na representação política e corporativa de grandes proprietários de terra e empresários rurais e do agronegócio, ainda que não tenham esta questão como seu objeto central. Neste sentido, numa primeira aproximação ao problema, o objetivo do artigo é refletir sobre o papel da família na construção da representação política do patronato rural no Brasil. Tendo como referência empírica Roberto Rodrigues e Katia Abreu – dois principais expoentes da atual geração de representantes do patronato rural e do agronegócio – interessa-nos entender como as classes dominantes agrárias brasileiras concebem e recorrem à família e às relações de parentesco na construção e reprodução do poder político. De uma perspectiva mais geral, três aspectos são definidores da dinâmica das relações familiares do patronato rural e orientam a representação política e corporativa dos grandes proprietários de terra e empresários rurais e do agronegócio no Brasil: i- a força dos clãs familiares na política, ii- o entrelaçamento de práticas consideradas modernas e atrasadas e iii- um conservadorismo arraigado. Como veremos, enquanto Rodrigues defende uma concepção de família como unidade administrativa de gestão profissional dos negócios, Katia Abreu ressalta os valores da tradição familiar como principal traço da política. Assim, pudemos constatar que, mesmo com significativas diferenças, ambos recorrem à instituição família como ferramenta de construção da sua representação política e forma de reprodução social, encontrando nas relações familiares fontes fundamentais de legitimidade política e social.
Impact of Ownership Structure on Firm Performance in the MENA Region: An Empirical Study
Authors: Ahmed Neveen , Hadi Ola Abdel
Published: August 2017

This paper investigates the impact of ownership structures on firm financial performance in the MENA region.  The sample covers nine MENA countries (Egypt, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Tunisia, UAE, Morocco, Oman and Jordan) for the year 2014. We examine the impact of ownership structures on firm performance. Performance is proxied by Tobin-Q, ROE and ROA, while ownership structure is proxied using insider ownership, governmental, and blockholders. We control for risk, size, country effect and industry type. Our results suggest that blockholders, insider ownership and governmental ownership play a crucial role in firm performance measured by Tobin-Q, ROE and ROA respectively. Our results suggest that insider ownership negatively effects firm’s return on equity, while blockholder ownership has a positive impact on a firm’s Tobin-Q. Finally we find that governmental ownership plays a positive role on a firm’s return on assets in the MENA region.
Teachers’ Professional Development: The Case of WhatsApp
Authors: Cansoy Ramazan
Published: August 2017

In this study, the kinds of shares made by science teachers in a WhatsApp group as an online community of practice to support professional development were examined. The netnographic research method, one of the qualitative research methods, was used in the study. The messages shared by 12 science teachers, who worked at a private school between the years 2015-2016, in the WhatsApp group were examined in the study. Content analysis was applied to the data, and the themes were created. In the study, it was observed that teachers made shares in four different themes that support professional development. These were found to be shares for field knowledge, shares for pedagogical content knowledge, shares for in-school teaching practices and shares for emotional support among teachers. In this context, it was revealed that programs providing online chatting opportunities could be an important tool in ensuring the professional development of teachers.
The Effect of Fermentation on the Physicochemical Characteristics of Dry-Salted Vegetables
Authors: Vatansever Serap , Vegi Anuradha , Garden-Robinson Julie , Hall III Clifford A.
Published: August 2017

The local food movement has prompted interest in fermented vegetables, especially novel combinations of vegetables. The physicochemical characteristics of dry-salted (2% Sodium Chloride [NaCl]) fermented carrots, daikon radish, red cabbage, carrot + daikon radish (mix I), and red cabbage + daikon radish (mix II) were examined during a 14-day fermentation at room temperature. The fermentation process was monitored through the measurement of pH, titratable acidity, and Brixvalue. Further, effects of fermentation on shredded vegetables were determined by measuring color, water activity, and texture (hardness). During the fermentation process, pH of fermented carrot, daikon radish, red cabbage, and mix I and mix II decreased significantly (p < 0.05) to 3.99±0.04, 4.17±0.05, 3.76±0.11, 3.74±0.18, and 3.70±0.05, respectively, at the end of fermentation (10 days for carrot and 14 days for other vegetables). Titratable acidity (% as lactic acid) in fermented carrot, daikon radish, red cabbage, and mix I and mix II increased throughout fermentation, and final fermentation day acidity values were 1.39±0.12, 0.78±0.02, 1.54±0.09, 1.2±0.06, and 1.50±0.07%, respectively. In general, fermentation did not impact significantly color, water activity, hardness values of fermented vegetables. The use of the dry-salting method has applications in other vegetables besides cabbage. The study results support the use of this method for other vegetables and also might be useful to provide knowledge helpful in the local food movement.
Does Daylight Saving Save Electricity? A Meta-Analysis
Authors: Havranek Tomas , Herman Dominik , Irsova Zuzana
Published: August 2017

The original rationale for adopting daylight saving time (DST) was energy savings. Modern research studies, however, question the magnitude and even direction of the effect of DST on electricity consumption. Representing the first meta-analysis in this literature, we collect 162 estimates from 44 studies and find that the mean reported estimate indicates slight electricity savings: 0.34% during the days when DST applies. The literature is not affected by publication bias, but the results vary systematically depending on the exact data and methodology applied.Using Bayesian model averaging we identify the most important factors driving the heterogeneity of the reported effects: data frequency, estimation technique (simulation vs. regression), and, importantly, the latitude of the country considered. Electricity savings are larger for countries farther away from the equator, while subtropical regions consume more electricity because of DST.
Gerecht drukt Commissie met de neus op de feiten: de zaak Leidschendam
Authors: Drijber Berend Jan
Published: August 2017

Gerecht drukt Commissie met de neus op de feiten: de zaak Leidschendam

Gebiedsontwikkelingsprojecten roepen regelmatig staatssteunvragen op. De hier besproken zaak Leidschendam is daarvan een voorbeeld: een renovatieproject waarbij als gevolg van de crisis de afspraken tussen de gemeente en de ontwikkelaar zijn herzien. Volgens de Commissie was die herziening eenzijdig ten gunste van de ontwikkelaar. Begin 2013 vaardigde zij een verbodsbeschikking met terugvorderingsbevel uit. Op 30 juni 2015 oordeelde het Gerecht dat de Commissie onvoldoende zorgvuldig onderzoek had gedaan om te kunnen vaststellen dat de gemeente aan de ontwikkelaar staatssteun had verleend. Centraal in deze uitspraak staan de eisen die het Gerecht stelt aan de particuliere-investeerdertoets bij de herziening van een bouwproject.
Executieveilingen
Authors: Slotboom Marco , Schell Caroline
Published: August 2017

Executieveilingen

Op 18 december 2014 oordeelde de Rechtbank Rotterdam over de gegrondheid en hoogte van de boetes opgelegd door ACM aan handelaren op executieveilingen. Deze handelaren hadden zich naar de mening van ACM in de periode 2000-2009 schuldig gemaakt aan overtredingen van het kartelverbod van artikel 6 lid 1 Mw. Volgens de rechtbank beschikte ACM over voldoende bewijs om de gedragingen te kunnen kwalificeren als één enkele inbreuk en de handelaren voor die enkele inbreuk aansprakelijk te houden. De rechtbank achtte een verlaging van de opgelegde boetes met 10 procent passend door de financiële gevolgen voor de handelaren van de ACM-besluiten.
Naar een vervanging van de unus-testisregel van artikel 342 lid 2 Sv
Authors: Nan Joost S.
Published: August 2017

Towards a replacement of the unus testis rule of article 342 paragraph 2 of the Dutch Criminal Procedural Code

The rule that a conviction cannot be based on the statement of just one witness, is codified in article 342 of the Dutch Criminal Procedural Code. The Supreme Court has recently demanded that such a statement finds sufficient support in other evidence and that sometimes the trial judge needs to specify why that statement is corroborated enough by other evidence. However, the Supreme Court has always given a very marginal meaning to this rule, by allowing convictions which basically are substantiated by only that one statement. The evidence supporting the story of the witness does not have to prove that the crime actually took place, nor that is indeed the defendant who has committed it. In this article, I propose the replacement of the rule with a well-founded motivated ruling of the trial judge on this subject.
De speelruimte van de strafrechter
Authors: de Weerd Leonard , Stapel Liza
Published: August 2017

The discretion of the judge: A plea for more open and transparent demeanor

A fair trial can only be guaranteed if a judge gives as much insight in his line of thinking as possible and if a judge is actively participating in finding the truth in a criminal case. According to statutes and case law a judge has a lot of freedom to show how he feels about certain things during criminal proceedings. A challenge to a judge shall not quickly be admissible. Still, a judge needs to be impartial and willing to review his preliminary decision/opinion.
Criminele bendes of hardwerkende arbeidsmigranten?
Authors: van Rosmalen Flore , van Es Anne
Published: August 2017

Criminal gangs or hardworking immigrants? The media discourse on Central and East Europeans in the Netherlands

The population of Central and East European immigrants in the Netherlands has increased following the eastward expansion of the European Union. Over the past years, a lot of media and political attention seems to focus on problems with crime and disorder relating to this immigrant group. This article describes a two-step study on this matter. First, by undertaking a media discourse analysis, we assess to what extent we can speak of a ‘hardened climate’ regarding Central and East Europeans in the Netherlands between 2007 and 2013. Second, we have conducted qualitative interviews with Central and East Europeans in the Netherlands, to explore their perceptions of the Dutch media and political discourse. The results show that this group is often connected with crime and disorder in the media, and that many of our respondents experience this negative framing. Dangers of this trend regarding feelings of discrimination, scapegoating, and self-fulfilling prophecies, are discussed.
Sports Organisations in Context
of New Economy
Authors: Kawka Tomasz
Published: August 2017

The paper presents theoretical considerations on the changing organizational conditions in the days of the new economy. The main conceptual idea is to describe a sports organization as example of organizations in mainstream contemporary transformations. The first part of the text it focuses on describing the key changes in the today environment and organizational structures in the context of human capital management. In this light, there is described the characteristics of a sports organizations. The text analyses the determinants of the division of sports and economic goals, and also it describes the role and importance of human capital in shaping the sports product. Thanks to the analysis of the specific objectives of the company sports, the author tries to justify that a sports organization, which is dominated by talent management, diversity management and team building commitment through organizational climate, reflects the kind of organization on the way to the new economy.
Portfolio of Development Strategy in Cluster
of Economic Interests
Authors: Ivanovich Afonichkin Alexander , Gennadevich Mikhalenko Dmitry , Flieger Michał
Published: August 2017

The paper focuses an economic cluster, its definition and systematization. Its defines a class of economic cluster of strategic interests, considers integration of economic systems models into operational activity of a cluster, and forms an approach to cluster control on the basis of development portfolio. The structure and elements of development portfolio model are being defined and, a complex of tasks for coordinated control of development portfolio is being formalized in this paper.
Personality Traits and Motivational Traits as Predictors of Social Competence. Implication for Occupational Selection Process
Authors: Smółka Paweł , Szulawski Michał
Published: August 2017

The paper presents original study and its findings concerning the possibility of using personality traits and motivational traits as predictors of social competence. According to the findings, motivational traits, including social anxiety and managerial and organisational interests, correlate highly with social competence in situations of social exposure and requiring self-assertion. Hence, motivational traits are highly useful predictors of social competence in both types of social situations. Moreover empirical findings point out that in order to increase the accuracy of estimating social competence both personality traits and motivational traits should be considered. Measurement of both traits estimates the level of social competence more accurately than the measurement of personality traits. Implication for occupational selection is discussed.
Employee Satisfaction Survey as HRM Audit Method – Case Study Based on X Firm
Authors: Borowska-Pietrzak Agata
Published: August 2017

The article discusses an analysis of employee survey results in the context of the objectives of the personnel function in an organisation. In the introduction there are presented theoretical assumptions concerning the approach to the evaluation process relating to the personnel audit. This is the approach used in employee satisfaction assessment programs. The example of such an approach is the one presented in the text, the annual program of the analysis of expectations, motivation and employee satisfaction for huge Scandinavian trade network. Findings described in the text refer to the impact of employee opinions on personnel practices undertaken to enhance the effectiveness of HRM in the studied company. The main conclusions (priorities for managers) of such an audit include actions to improve efficiency in terms of: working conditions, leadership, and promoted values, and job content and development.
Methodology of Research into Organisational Culture
Authors: Gadomska-Lila Katarzyna
Published: August 2017

The constant interest in exploring organisational culture accompanied by cognitive and practical difficulties related to this process encourage deeper reflection on the research methodology. The paper aims to analyse the procedure of research into organisational culture, focusing in particular on the research methods (both quantitative and qualitative) and techniques of data collection. The presentation of their weaknesses and strengths as well as on the discussion of possible areas of application should contribute to more rational choices, and improve the reliability and accuracy of research studies.
Recruitment Conditions and Procedures in State and Local
Administration – Comparative Analysis and Evaluation
Authors: Walczak Waldemar
Published: August 2017

The purpose of the paper is presenting legal basis and conditions concerning
chosen human capital management processes which are applied at the
government administration and self-government units. Conducted analyses
were not limited exclusively to theoretical deliberations, because the author
also concentrated on portraying results and the consequence of these regulations,
paying special attention to real processes which have reflected the human
capital management paradigms occurring in civil service. Important argument
which intensifies the rank and the rightness of research undertaken is the fact
that in official government document ‘Poland 2030. Development challenges’, it
has been acknowledged that intellectual capital should be treated as the deepest
and most significant development potential of our country. In the final part
of the article conclusions and recommendations for the management practice
were formulated.
Role and Importance of Staff Recruitment
for Effectiveness of Public Organizations
Authors: Flieger Michał , Gutt Paweł
Published: August 2017

In contemporary public sector organizations there is a consensus that
staff quality is the key factor resulting in a success of the whole organization.
It is a way to produce and sustain competitive advantage that is necessary in
nowadays public sector to develop fast. In the article there is an analysis of
similarities between Polish Army functioning in the area of human resource
management and other public sector organizations. The analysis has shown that
there are many mechanisms which are common for all public organizations and
thus it is possible to use the knowledge and experience of each organization to
be successful. It is suggested that benchmarking platforms should be built and
more interdisciplinary research should take place in the future. It will result in
further and faster development of each organization involved.
CSR and Its Development in Poland
Authors: Syper-Jędrzejak Marzena
Published: August 2017

Regulations on corporate social responsibility, are instruments that fill the
space between the codes of law and tradition, and morality. In this way the ethics
of the company builds customer confidence, investor interest and pride
in employees. Business activities in a global world result in many threats associated
with loss of reputation of the company, exposure to the accusation of unethical
actions. In this situation, conducting a long-term CSR strategy can become
a tool for prevention and building competitive advantage. Among the tools used
by organizations, to build socially responsible business the most popular are:
eco-labelling, social marketing programs, including the ethics programs for
staff and corporate governance. It should be noted that a huge responsibility for
the effectiveness of programs and tools for CSR rests with the managers.
“Concepts of Human Nature” Versus Moral Competence – Analysis of Relationships
Authors: Turek Dariusz , Wojtczuk-Turek Agnieszka
Published: August 2017

The article presents the theoretical analyses and empirical research concerning the relationship between employees’ beliefs with reference to the human nature and expressed as “the concepts of human nature”, and the dimensions of moral competence. The results obtained allow to state that the individuals who employ the concept of human nature described as “social” or “humanist” while performing the processes of evaluation, present a more highly intensified moral competence than the people who employ the model of man as an “economic” or “imperfect” being. The article also presents the implications of the obtained results for the processes of human resources management.
Impact of Information Economy on Work and Employees of Contemporary Organisation
Authors: Łysik Krzysztof
Published: August 2017

The article presents the issue of human work in changing organizations. Recent turbulences in the global economy are revolutionary and never observed before. There is no doubt that phenomenon such as globalization, information technology at work and rising importance of knowledge have significantly influenced changes in professional work and higher expectation for employees. The aim of the article is to indicate basic characteristics of the evolution of human work, changes in the competency profile of a contemporary worker, and challenges for education. In the first part, the author focuses on the importance of work for human being, its evolution across the time, and its main characteristics. In the second part there were proposed five main characteristics of today new workers. In the last part, the author points to the need to make changes in educational system, as it is currently not able to meet job market requirements. Ending of the article has been devoted to the author’s conclusions.
Retention Versus Employment Flexibility
(Strategic and Culturally Determinants)
Authors: Król Małgorzata
Published: August 2017

This article presents the problems of employment retention and flexibility.
Organizations are mainly focused on employees who have high and rare
competences. Retention is typical for this group of workers so they get contracts
for an unspecified time (typical form of employment). On the contrary flexibility
is typical for workers with low and easy available competences. Hence, they
usually get limited time contracts. The models of employment can be also
matched with the retention and flexibility. Permanent job and retention of
workers are typical for traditional model of employment. In flexible model there
are three different groups of employees, i.e.: stable workers, peripheries workers
and outside collaborators. Peripheries workers and outside collaborators
constitute the flexible / inconstant part of employment in the organization.
This paper also shows that organizational culture and personnel strategy
have an impact on employment retention and flexibility. We can find kinds
of organizational culture and personnel strategy which either support or not
retention or flexibility.
Disloyalty of Knowledge Workers to their Employing Organizations
– Synectic Angle
Authors: Zięba Katarzyna
Published: August 2017

The above-average involvement of knowledge workers in their work is not
synonymous with loyalty to the employer. Although the work performed is a kind
of passion, there are many determinants, indicating disloyalty of knowledge
workers to the organization. The conclusion is that the knowledge workers
have characteristics of disloyal employees. Therefore, the disloyal knowledge
worker can be used as a specific object of synectics, for instance: circular
structure, pie chart and clusters. The characteristics of disloyalty of knowledge
workers should be one of the dominant areas of interest to specialists in the
management of human capital. The growing importance of this category of
workers implies a problem for management and above all how to retain them in
the organization. The dynamic environment is the source of many opportunities
for knowledge workers, which may be reasons for their disloyalty to the
employer (e.g. departure to the competition). Therefore, managers of various
organizations will be forced to modify the existing management systems, taking
into account the more attractive elements influencing the loyalty of knowledge
workers to the organizations employing them.
Strategiczne międzynarodowe zarządzanie
zasobami ludzkimi
Authors: Fryczyńska Marzena
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.
Zatrudnienie i instytucje rynku pracy
w warunkach starzejących się zasobów pracy
– badania dla Polski
Authors: Urbaniak Bogusława
Published: August 2017

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Experience and Working Conditions of Project Managersin Poland – Research Report
Authors: Łabędzki Rafał
Published: August 2017

This paper reveals the project management reality in Polish organizations . Two groups of factors referring to the project manager are presented . The first one contains direct factors, i .e . these that can be influenced by the project manager himself: experience in project management (in years), level of certificate, sector of the economy . The second one comprises the indirect factors, which cannot be controlled by the project manager: number of projects carried out in the organization yearly, number of concurrent projects carried out in the organization, average project budget in the organization, average number of project team members . Conclusions are based on the research carried out in 2011 in cooperation with the International Project Management Association . Moreover, two hypotheses are verified, both refer to the Polish project management conditions .
Rozpęd – opis modelu i koncepcji badawczej, czyli jak skutecznie mentoring podnosi satysfakcję zawodową mentorów
Authors: Łużniak-Piecha Magdalena , Golińska Agnieszka
Published: August 2017

Kapitał ludzki, w  dzisiejszej globalnej rzeczywistości gospodarczej, stanowi o sukcesie firmy. Jednym ze sposobów zarządzania tym kapitałem, jest tworzenie programów rozwoju kadry, w tym programów mentoringu. Autorzy niniejszego opracowania, odwołując się do teorii zjawiska przepływu w rozwoju zawodowym (work-related flow) oraz badań prowadzanych wśród mentorów – polskich managerów w Londynie, prezentują Model Rozpędu opisujący cztery poziomy funkcjonowania ekspertów, zależne od otwartości na zmianę status quo i innowacyjności zadań, które wykonują. Celem badania jest weryfikacja skuteczności mentoringu, jako działania sprzyjającego pojawieniu się zjawiska rozpędu, a tym samym wzrostu poziomu satysfakcji zawodowej w grupie ekspertów.
Wpływ płci na poziom satysfakcji z pracy nauczycieli łódzkich szkół podstawowych
Authors: Rogozińska-Pawełczyk Anna
Published: August 2017

W artykule zaprezentowano wyniki badań dotyczących czynników wpływających na kształtowanie satysfakcji z pracy, przeprowadzonych wśród nauczycieli w siedmiu łódzkich szkołach podstawowych. Uzyskane wyniki wskazują, że zarówno kobiety jak i mężczyźni postrzegają, iż poziom ich satysfakcji z pracy uzależniony jest od czterech czynników: przywództwa i instytucjonalnego wsparcia otrzymywanego ze strony szkoły, warunków pracy, w tym czasu pracy i dostępu do wewnętrznych zasobów szkolnych, a także od panujących w placówce stosunków międzyludzkich.
Najlepsze praktyki w zarządzaniu kapitałem ludzkim; metodyka badania, opisy przypadków
Authors: Juchnowicz Marta
Published: August 2017

Recenzowane opracowanie naukowe dotyka problematyki tyleż szerokiej co słabo zdefiniowanej: dobrych praktyk w zakresie funkcji personalnej organizacji. Eksplorowane zagadnienie ma charakter problemu „wyłaniającego się” co stawia recenzowane opracowanie w rzędzie prekursorskich.
Teoria i praktyka zarządzania. Rozwój, bariery, wyzwania. Sprawozdanie z konferencji Szkoła Letnia Zarządzania 2012
Authors: Jabłonowska Lidia
Published: August 2017

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Geograficzny wymiar luki kompetencyjnej na rynku pracy UE
Authors: Idczak Piotr
Published: August 2017

Niedopasowanie potrzeb w zakresie umiejętności do ich podaży występuje w UE również w wymiarze geograficznym. Prawnie zagwarantowana swoboda przepływu pracowników nie jest czynnikiem wystarczającym do osiągnięcia względnej równowagi na rynku pracy w wymiarze przestrzennym. W efekcie współistnieją obszary z wysokim wzrostem gospodarczym zgłaszające niedobory w zakresie umiejętności oraz regiony z permanentnie utrzymującymi się wysokimi wskaźnikami bezrobocia. Nowe miejsca pracy pojawiają się w branżach wschodzących, lecz w tym przypadku brakuje pracowników posiadających kwalifikacje dostosowane do wymagań stanowisk związanych najczęściej z nowoczesnymi technologiami. Przedstawiony stan nierównowagi może występować nie tylko w wymiarze zawodowym, ale również w warunkach niskiej mobilności geograficznej, co z kolei jest zauważalną cechą europejskiego społeczeństwa.
Kontekst instytucjonalny przechodzenia z edukacji wyższej do pracy – przykład fiński
Authors: Czarnecki Krzysztof
Published: August 2017

Artykuł podejmuje tematykę procesu przejścia z edukacji wyższej do pracy oraz zatrudnialności. Na podstawie fińskich rozwiązań instytucjonalnych obecnych na poziomie polityki państwa oraz na poziomie uczelni wyższych, podjęta zostaje próba wyciągnięcia z nich wniosków dla polskiej polityki szkolnictwa wyższego. Zdaniem autora, fiński przykład pozwala zakwestionować dominujące podejście, w którym absolwenci występują tylko jako podaż odpowiadająca na popyt rynku pracy, a zatrudnialność jest tylko cechą indywidualną.
Monitorowanie losów absolwentów. Zarys metodologii i metodyki badania w Uniwersytecie Ekonomicznym w Poznaniu
Authors: Białowąs Sylwester , Buttler Dominik , Klimanek Tomasz , Szwarc Krzysztof
Published: August 2017

W artykule przedstawiono przegląd polskich i zagranicznych doświadczeń z badań losów absolwentów. Zaprezentowano również charakterystykę okresu przejściowego między edukacją a pracą, w którym znajdują się absolwenci wkraczający na rynek pracy. Zdaniem autorów, specyfika aktywności ekonomicznej w tym okresie powinna zostać uwzględniona przy projektowaniu systemów monitorowania losów absolwentów. Na tym tle zaprezentowano zarys metodyki i metodologii monitorowania losów absolwentów w Uniwersytecie Ekonomicznym w Poznaniu.
Tradycyjna a adaptacyjna metoda zarządzania
projektami szkoleniowymi
Authors: Sierpowski Tomasz
Published: August 2017

Z perspektywy niezwykle istotnej idei uczenia się przez całe życie (ang. life long
learning) kształcenie, nabywanie kwalifikacji i umiejętności wymaganych na rynku
pracy powinno odbywać się w warunkach zachęcających pracowników do rozwoju,
wspierających kreatywność i innowacyjność. W niniejszym artykule przedstawiono
wyniki badań ankietowych dotyczących wpływu metody zarządzania projektem
szkoleniowym na skuteczność szkoleń. Specyfika tradycyjnej i adaptacyjnej metody
zarządzania projektami w istotny sposób wpływa na końcowe oceny projektów
pod kątem skuteczności i poziomu satysfakcji klienta. Przeprowadzone badania
własne dowodzą, że adaptacyjne podejście w realizacji projektów (Adaptive Project
Framework) zwiększa prawdopodobieństwo sukcesu. Błyskawiczne reakcje (adaptacyjność),
to umiejętność niezwykle pożądana i której uczyć powinien każdy
projekt szkoleniowy.
Procesowo zorientowana kultura organizacyjna w organizacjach sektora publicznego
Authors: Hawrysz Liliana , Hys Katarzyna
Published: August 2017

Procesowe podejście do zarządzania organizacją wiąże się z postrzeganiem rzeczy zorganizowanych jako zbiory zespołowych działań, powiązanych ze sobą w taki sposób, aby w ich rezultacie powstała wartość atrakcyjna dla nabywcy1. Jest ono alternatywą dla funkcjonalnego modelu organizacji. W podmiotach sektora publicznego, niejednokrotnie zdarza się, że rozbudowane struktury prowadzą do autonomizacji poszczególnych obszarów w ramach tych struktur, co nazywane jest efektem silosów. Poszczególne komórki nie koncentrują się na zrozumieniu klienta i dostarczeniu mu usługi zgodnej z jego aktualnym stanem potrzeb, ale zabezpieczają własny, wewnątrzwydziałowy interes. Prowadzić to może do wydłużania czasu realizacji kontraktów, zwiększenia kosztów działania i obniżenia elastyczność organizacji.
Kultura kraju pochodzenia kapitału a kultura organizacyjna w przedsiębiorstwach zagranicznych działających w Polsce
Authors: Białas Sylwia
Published: August 2017

Kultura organizacyjna jest postrzegana jako sposób na uzyskanie trwałej przewagi konkurencyjnej. Z tego powodu ważne jest poznanie czynników mających wpływ na jej kształtowanie. Jednym z takich czynników jest kultura narodowa. Rozpoznanie jej wpływów na kulturę organizacyjną nabiera szczególnego znaczenia w przypadku przedsiębiorstw działających poza granicami kraju macierzystego lub zatrudniających pracowników z innych krajów. W niniejszym artykule podjęto analizę tego zagadnienia. W pierwszej części przedstawiono teoretyczne rozwa- żania na temat kultury organizacyjnej i czynników wpływających na jej kształt, w tym w szczególności kultury narodowej. W drugiej części zaprezentowano wyniki badań empirycznych przeprowadzonych w przedsiębiorstwach z udziałem kapitału zagranicznego zlokalizowanych w Polsce.
Analysis of Training Services Market in
Poland
Authors: Danilewicz Dariusz
Published: August 2017

Many documents and initiatives at a government level emphasize the necessity of
a society and a country to develop further basing on education, digitization and
innovations. The article concerns the first of mentioned factors, i.e. the education
market, and even more the training services market in Poland. Its aim is to show the
size of such a market and to present basic analysis of competitiveness. A definitional
chaos connected with determining the range of training services market as well as
with a definition of a training institution does not contribute to the construction of
unified strategy directed towards such a market (this constitutes the first part of the
article). In a further part a size of geographical difference of the training market,
its disintegration, a local character in the activities of most of training institutions
as well as product differences are presented.
Stress Management Interventions in Polish Companies – Research Results
Authors: Molek-Winiarska Dorota
Published: August 2017

Numerous studies on work-related stress and stress management interventions have led to the formulation of some rules and theories. Nevertheless, the methodology of this kind is still imperfect. There is a tremendous need to do comparative research on different kinds of interventions. This article attempts to answer the following questions: Are entrepreneurs familiar with the idea of the stress management interventions? Have their implementations been introduced after taking into consideration the causes, costs and results of stress? Are the interventions effective or not? The results show that 45% of the employers know the idea of stress management interventions (SMI) and about 17% implement them. The most popular intervention is training supervisors in stress management and training employees to cope with stress. The results show also a relatively low quality of interventions of SMIs.
Determinants of Job Satisfaction – Empirical Study
Authors: Borowska-Pietrzak Agata
Published: August 2017

Job satisfaction is becoming a subject of growing interest in organizations. It is justified that job satisfaction has an impact on business performance. Committed staff can be a determining factor in the success of an organization. It is very important to recognize the determinants of job satisfaction. The purpose of the paper is to review the literature concerning about the determinants of job satisfaction. Based on the study of the literature, the author made her own model of determinants of job satisfaction. The final conclusions are related to the empirical study based on job satisfaction survey conducted in the X firm. There is detailed information and analysis on the structure of the factors affecting job satisfaction in this company. The findings obtained from the survey could support theoretical views described in the paper: the determinants which are in the presented model are also present in tested organizations.
Use Of Genetic Algorithms in Supply Chain Management. Literature Review and Current Trends
Authors: Stawiński Piotr
Published: August 2017

For the past few decades SCM has been one of the main objectives in research and practice. Since that time researchers have developed a lot of methods and procedures which optimized this process. To create an efficient supply chain network the resources and factories must be tightly integrated. The most supply chain network designs have multiple layers, members, periods, products, and comparative resources constraints exist between different layers. Supply chain networks design is related to the problems which are very popular in literature. The subject of this paper is to present the variants, configurations and parameters of genetic algorithm (GA) for solving supply chain network design problems. We focus on references from 2000 to 2011. Furthermore, current trends are introduced and discussed.
Wynagrodzenia w okresie spowolnienia gospodarczego
Authors: FURMAŃSKA-MARUSZAK AGNIESZKA
Published: August 2017

Celem artykułu była analiza zmian w wynagrodzeniach w kontekście spowolnienia gospodarczego. Przedstawiono dynamikę przeciętnych wynagrodzeń w krajach UE i w Polsce na tle danych dotyczących PKB i liczby pracujących. Zaprezentowano wyniki wybranych badań dotyczących sposobów redukcji kosztów pracy przez przedsiębiorstwa w wybranych krajach UE przejawiające się głównie w zwolnieniach i ograniczaniu czasu pracy. Przedsiębiorcy byli mniej skłonni do redukcji płac w obawie przed spadkiem morale załogi. W warunkach spowolniania gospodarczego najbardziej eksponowana była kosztowa i motywacyjna funkcję wynagrodzeń.
Systemy kafeteryjne w Wielkiej Brytanii, USA i Polsce
Authors: NIEŻURAWSKA JOANNA
Published: August 2017

Współczesne uwarunkowania stawiają przedsiębiorstwa wobec konieczności wprowadzania
ciągłych zmian i ulepszeń, co wiąże się z uelastycznieniem ich działań we wszystkich
sferach. Przykładem elastycznego systemu wynagradzania są systemy kafeteryjne,
stanowiące nowoczesną formę płac. Artykuł stanowi analizę systemów kafeteryjnych
w Wielkiej Brytanii i Stanach Zjednoczonych. Dokonano identyfikacji korzyści i zagrożeń
wynikających z ich zastosowania. W artykule zaprezentowano również doświadczenia
przedsiębiorstw polskich w analizowanym obszarze.
Mnożnikowy mechanizm wynagradzania i jego zmiany w opinii członków korpusu służby cywilnej
Authors: ŚMIGIELSKA EWA
Published: August 2017

Artykuł stanowi prezentację wyników dwóch badań ankietowych mających na celu poznanie
opinii członków korpusu służby cywilnej na temat mnożnikowego systemu wynagradzania.
Wyniki badań pozwalają dodatkowo na porównanie sposobu postrzegania
systemu płacowego przed i po reformie płacowej oraz poznanie opinii respondentów na
temat samej reformy płac i nowo wdrożonych narzędzi zarządzania zasobami ludzkimi.
Opracowanie omawia także zmiany w systemie wynagradzania w korpusie.
Fundusze europejskie instrumententem wsparcia rozwoju małych i średnich przedsiębiorstw
Authors: GÓRAL JANUSZ
Published: August 2017

W artykule omówiono znaczenie małych i średnich przedsiębiorstw w Polsce. Przedstawio -
no główne tezy polityki Unii Europejskiej wobec tego sektora. Scharakteryzowano zasady
wsparcia tej grupy przedsiębiorstw przez Unię Europejską. W końcowej części artykułu
przedstawiono, jak w praktyce fundusze europejskie wpływają na rozwój małych i średnich
przedsiębiorstw na przykładzie wybranej firmy z województwa Dolnośląskiego.
Powroty do Juliana Hochfelda
Authors: Chałubiński Mirosław
Published: August 2017

The aim of the article is to recall and present the political and intellectual figure
of J. Hochfeld (1911–1966) against the background of the contemporary – often
ahistorical – attempts to reconstruct historical memory in Poland, totally condemning
the period of the Polish People’s Republic. My objective is to use the example of
J. Hochfeld to demonstrate the complexity of lives and choices of those who as the
members of the non-communist left were active in the interwar period, during World
War II and the Polish People’s Republic.
This article also presents Hochfeld’s theoretical organizational contribution to
the development of the Polish post-war sociology, as well as topicality of the issues
he tackled, e.g. political sociology, the contemporaneity of the idea of historical
materialism and social-democratic socialism.
Wolność i bezpieczeństwo w płynnej nowoczesności
Authors: Brzeziński Dariusz
Published: August 2017

In many publications Zygmunt Bauman used a metaphor of a pendulum extending between freedom and security. He claimed that the shape of the relationship between these two values, which he considered both as opposite and complementary, was a good indicator of social and cultural changes. In this regard he devoted much attention to transformations of modernity. Bauman argued that the characteristic feature of the transition process from solid to liquid modernity was a definite appreciation of freedom in relation to security. However, the consequence of this situation was development of the sense of insecurity, which was fuelled, according to Bauman, by the ruling authorities perceiving these actions as one of the sources legitimizing their power. Such a situation caused that the pendulum has recently begun to swing over to the opposite side. In his opinion, in the era of growing social distances, terrorist threats and migration crisis, security is gaining more and more supporters. In the article I focus on the critical analysis of Bauman’s findings regarding both concepts mentioned. In addition, I will indicate the way of establishing balance between them which he presented in his engaged sociology.
Silent synapses generate sparse and orthogonal action potential firing in adult-born hippocampal granule cells
Authors: Li Liyi , Sultan Sébastien , Heigele Stefanie , Schmidt-Salzmann Charlotte , Toni Nicolas , Bischofberger Josef
Published: August 2017

In adult neurogenesis young neurons connect to the existing network via formation of thousands of new synapses. At early developmental stages, glutamatergic synapses are sparse, immature and functionally 'silent', expressing mainly NMDA receptors. Here we show in 2- to 3-week-old young neurons of adult mice, that brief-burst activity in glutamatergic fibers is sufficient to induce postsynaptic AP firing in the absence of AMPA receptors. The enhanced excitability of the young neurons lead to efficient temporal summation of small NMDA currents, dynamic unblocking of silent synapses and NMDA-receptor-dependent AP firing. Therefore, early synaptic inputs are powerfully converted into reliable spiking output. Furthermore, due to high synaptic gain, small dendritic trees and sparse connectivity, neighboring young neurons are activated by different distinct subsets of afferent fibers with minimal overlap. Taken together, synaptic recruitment of young neurons generates sparse and orthogonal AP firing, which may support sparse coding during hippocampal information processing.