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The paper deals with one of the most frequently tested relationship within industrial economics literature, namely structure – performance relationship. It is based on the theoretical background of structure – conduct - performance paradigm and review of results of related empirical findings in conditions of selected industries. The analytical part of the paper in applied on the conditions of steel industry primarily focusing on Slovakia. Besides evaluation of trends in steel industry development, the paper pr...

As more organizations adopt project management approaches and the demand for project managers grows, there is increasing interest in the competence of project managers and in standards for development and assessment of project management competence. This paper will compare the level of achieved core competencies of the project manager within project management approaches. The current situation requires readiness of university students to be able to apply their knowledge of project management in their professional ...

Risk management of innovative projects is one of the most difficult tasks in project management due to high degree of uncertainty in future results. One of the most important stages in risk management of innovative projects is the development of the risk mitigation program. In the research approaches to the risk management of innovative projects the methodical apparatus of each individual stage of risk management - identification, assessment and risk mitigation - is considered disconnected and often without any sp...

The aim of this article is to discuss the findings of the research carried out in the years 2012 – 2014 identifying models and conditions of succession processes in Polish family enterprises. The research consisted of quantitative and qualitative part. The studies show that in the majority of firms, although the generational change has not yet taken place (the percentage of firms in the second and next generations is exceptionally low), there is no striving for actions that would solve the problem of maintaining...

Sustainable development is a way of developing a human society that aligns economic and social progress with full environmental conservation. One of its pillars is the Economic Pillar, which consists of all economic activities in a given company, interactions between them and between the environment and society. The aim of the paper is to specify and analyse the contribution and effectiveness of business co-operation through regular offline networking meetings in the given locality with an impact on the economic p...

The aim of the article is to present the methods supporting the internationalization of the small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in the Czech Republic. The SME sector in this country is identified, and the methods used in this country to support internationalization are presented. The article assumes that supporting small and medium-sized enterprises is crucial for the success of the internationalization process. Currently, the foundations of the modern economy are companies from the sector of small and medium...

The 2030 agenda for sustainable development addresses the challenges of economic, health and development inequalities within and among countries and regions, by defining an ambitious framework to foster peaceful, just and inclusive societies in all over the world. In the pursuit of establishing win-win cooperation between all countries and all regions of the world, the framework envisages 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) to achieve sustainable development in a balanced and integrated manner of all key dimen...

The relevance of the study is confirmed by the fact that the development of the domestic metallurgical industry depends on the development trends of the world metallurgy. Iron ore is the main raw material for the production of ferrous metals. Geopolitical processespropose new demands to forms and methods of strategic management in metallurgical industry. The aim of this study is analysis and dynamic development assessment of ferrous metals in different countries of over the world. To achieve this goal the followin...

The trial of the Nazi war criminals who committed their crimes in the North-West of Russia was held in Leningrad in the winter of 1945 - 1946, simultaneously with the trial in Nuremberg. Its course was covered by all the major city newspapers: Leningradskaya Pravda, Smena, and Vecherny Leningrad. The criminal proceedings were attended by journalists, photographers, filmmakers, and newspaper cartoonists. In addition to regular reports on the progress of court sessions in the print media, op-ed articles, and intervi...

People employed in an enterprise are its most important resource. They have unique knowledge and skills that they bring to the company thanks to their participation in the production process. These factors combined with predispositions for work, using appropriate methods of motivation, can be a source of competitive advantage for the company. The efficiency and effectiveness of the company's operations depends mainly on the employees of the organization and employed management, as well as the atmosphere at work, r...

The purpose of the article is to present a catalog of factors used to measure the efficiency of the health care sector. The first part of the study depicts conducted literature review on the methods of testing efficiency in healthcare. A brief characteristics of parametric, non-parametric and indicative methods of efficiency measurement was presented. The second part of the study demonstrates the application of the Balanced Scorecard method to evaluate the effectiveness of functioning of general hospitals in Polan...

Non-governmental organizations belong to the third sector and operate in the economy along with public administration (the first sector) and the business sector (second sector). Nowadays, most national economies are based on these three pillars, which form the basis for the cooperation, partnership and development. The purpose of non-governmental organizations is to meet social needs, therefore they are often called the foundation of a civil society. Non-governmental organizations present on the Polish market are ...

The process of formation of the “shared values” concept as a result of the evolution of the corporate social responsibility concept has been considered in the article. A number of factors underlying the concept of creating shared values are specified. The method of correlation analysis allows us to put forward and prove the hypothesis on the important role of “trust” factor. The procedure and the results of studies of shared values based on trust relationship in one of the companies that is situated in Tom...

Nowadays the idea of a socially oriented economy is experiencing a stage of active development in the Russian Federation. In addition, there is a need for coordinated interaction of all economic agents to ensure economic and social efficiency of production. In this regard, this article examines the features of social responsibility of the two largest Russian companies: Gazprom and Sberbank. The activities of these companies in this area are systematic and aimed to create effective and safe jobs, ensure the social ...

The paper discusses with the issue of the growth of construction activities in the housing construction market and the growth of property prices on the example of the City of Brno following the abolition of regulated rent for rental housing in the Czech Republic. In the Czech Republic, real estate prices have increased several time over the past 25 years, and due to the abolition of state rent regulation, this has led to a decrease in market rents, yet hundreds of thousands of households that have regulated rent p...

This research aims at exploring the perceptions of the social media users about health services offered by university hospitals (foundation university) in Istanbul. The research survey has been constructed by using scales (internet, social media, servqual, employer brand) in the literature. A questionnaire was applied to 276 outpatients at this hospital. The survey responses collected in the study were analyzed and interpreted using SPSS for Windows 22.00 and AMOS 22.0 program. Confirmatory factor analyzes of the ...

Medical facilities, as a result of changes in the economy, have been increasingly active and building a competitive advantage. The medical facility, by providing health services, strives to make its functioning efficient, maintain effective management and keep costs at a reasonable level. An essential factor to achieve this goal will be the introduction of effective management strategies. The strategies used should also include remuneration management concepts, manifested in creating a quantitative and qualitative...

Pursuing certain professions in Poland is associated with certain entitlements, other than the job-specific basic pay. In the case of mining, there is a distinction between underground and surface jobs. These entitlements are referred to as privileges and are unavailable to other professional groups. These include in particular: awards, various bonuses, allowances, and other benefits in kind. They result, to some extent, from centuries-old mining tradition (miners were among the first professional groups to acquir...

The aim of the paper is to analyze the risks of corruption, the manifestation and the impact of corruption in the local public administration in the Oltenia region. The objective of the article is to highlight the particularities of corruption in local public administration by correlating them in close connection with case studies. Based on specialized literature and anticorruption strategies and policies, we intended to find a correlation between public administration leadership and corruption in Oltenia by publi...

An important aspect of the company's operation is its focus on continuous improvement. Importantly, it is not enough to just be aware of the importance of this fact. It is first of all necessary to know what areas of the company's operations should be improved, to what extent changes should be made, which of the available improvement methods will be appropriate and what are the expected benefits from introducing improvement measures. Enterprises implementing improvement actions in various areas of their activity a...

The paper describes the image of the Russian Orthodox Church during the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945), reflected in school textbooks in contemporary Russia. On the basis of the content analysis the authors highlighted the main components of the image of Russian Orthodox Church during the period under review. First, we analyzed the total amount of pages devoted to the history of the Russian Orthodox Church during the Great Patriotic war in every textbook, we studied and counted the percentage of these pages with ...

Background/Purpose- Over recent years, in the Italian scenarios, several routes have been entered to face the lack of complementarity and interaction between public and private bodies. Although, the management dimension of public affairs fields has assumed relevant proportions in both social and economic terms, companies still struggle in considering it as a deserving capacity of their strategies, germinating the absence of a committed task. In this framework, the paper aims to define a theoretical and practical m...

The existing trends in the development of modern society reflect the need to form new approaches to the organization and implementation of public administration, as evidenced by the ongoing reorganization of government bodies, the improvement of the regulatory and legal framework to increase the effectiveness of their activities, the expansion of the list of public services provided, the integration of new information technologies and management structures. The current changes in the economy and its digitalization...

The effect of goodwill is unquestionable against to its influence on the supplier. goodwill affects the marketing of the company and mainly affects its marketing strategy. The meaning of goodwill is not the same in the world but generally is considered to be an integral part of the companyВ’s value and company assets mainly intangible assets. In many countries, goodwill is considered to be a long-term assets of the company. This refers to countries where is no difference between long-term tangible assets, intangib...

The planners of coastal defenses, starting from the first years of the Unification of Italy, began to concentrate their interest in organizing a major fortification system in some of the main coastal cities characterized by the presence of ports. When around 1910 it was felt that a breaking of relations with Austria would inevitably lead to conflict, the attention was moved to the north eastern border, resulting in an increased activity in assuring the fortification of this border area. The technological innovatio...

Innovation entrepreneurship in almost every country is important because its existence and development can hypothetically solve the problems of employment, the growth of interest in new developments; in the institutional context, innovation entrepreneurship can have an impact on the level of competitiveness of States. Despite the significant support programs for small and medium-sized businesses at the level of each individual state, there are few substantive results. It is also difficult to understand in detail t...

The present study aims to analyze the perception of Eastern Europe in the thought and the political project of NiccolГІ Tommaseo, therefore, it seeks to examine not only the theoretical aspects, but also the geopolitical and geo-cultural significance of Eastern Europe, indispensable engine of the practical actions taken to bring about the desired path of emancipation of the peoples of that whole area. Aware of the value of this project, a source of inspiration for the actions of other patriots including Mazzini, t...

This article is concerned with the “playful” strategy of decision-making developed by James G. March, which from his point of view is effective at all levels of human activities and can contribute to the transformation of the entire social structure of society. James G. March proposed the model of decision-making by individuals, organizations, social and cultural systems, which was based on the rejection of reasonable arguments in favor of sensible foolishness. The author demonstrates that the ideas of James G...

In this paper, the authors analyzed the prison system of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, as well as the way of achieving the idea of rehabilitation within prisons. By a case study method on selected examples of inmates of the Royal Court prison in Osijek, the authors tested the thesis that prisons could not fully implement the two ways of achieving rehabilitation. The analysis showed that rehabilitation could not be achieved in prisons by way of education. The main role in achieving rehabilitation was taken over by...

Automation, artificial intelligence along with advanced additive technologies helps companies to gain more flexibility, fast reaction to customer requirements and product customizing. Automation machines, robots, co-bots, automatic transport devices and advanced information systems replace some traditional jobs not only in the frame of production but also across the whole value chain. Type of activities is changing. Routine activities are automated in both production and administrative areas, creative work remains...

Coach might be the main link among sportsmen, parents, sportВ’s federations, the media information and sportВ’s sponsors. Thus, the role of coach becomes the role of leader who has to think creatively and to plan strategically on the organizational level but at the same time coach as an individual has to stay empathetic as a parent or teacher. Accordingly, coach as a leader has to motivate an individual to make sports activities. In recent years, the scientists have been discussing a lot about importance of making...

The purpose of this paper is to study the influential factors in the decision to rent apartments - using digital marketing. The research has been conducted on the American Real Estate Company "Village Gate." The factors affecting the decision-making process in renting an apartment are a major issue for not just Village Gate, but a topical issue for many real estate companies, considering the rapid development of the digital environment. However, to analyze more broadly, it is initially necessary to understand the ...

The article dwells upon the peculiarities of economic cooperation of the USSR and the allies during the World War II. After the war had begun, the main task of the Soviet diplomacy was the fastest consolidation of all countries fighting against fascism. One of the priority directions of cooperation was the fastest receiving from the allies of military and economic aid that was supposed to be a significant contribution to the future Victory. The basis of the cooperation between the USSR, Great Britain and the Unite...

With the developing of ChinaВ’s economy, the demand for health products in the Chinese market is increasing. Many countries entered the Chinese health product market in the last century, the Australian brands entered the Chinese market last year, but Russian health products brands are still blocked outside of the Chinese market. Under this background, this paper has been studied. There are not many studies on Russian health products about entering the Chinese market. CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure) ...

Identifying reserves for development in the manufacturing sector in Russia points to the need to not only strengthen the positions of large enterprises, but to also fully realise the potential of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). In this regard, the purpose of this study was to identify typological groups in RussiaВ’s regions that differ in the level and balance of SMEsВ’ development in the manufacturing sector. This study was based on data from the Russian Federal State Statistics that reflects the development...

Customer satisfaction is a mental state that is an emotion expressing satisfaction or dissatisfaction with the choice of the brand made during the purchase. Satisfaction occurs when the product meets our expectations, while dissatisfaction when it can not meet them. An analysis of the customer satisfaction should be treated as a key stage in the customer satisfaction management system. Without knowing the expectations and level of customer satisfaction, non of enterprises is able to determine what to improve and w...

Currently, many enterprises have an integrated management system, which usually includes: a quality management system, an environmental management system and a health and safety management system. Of course, depending on the type of business activity conducted by a given organization, other aspects may be subject to, such as: information security management system or energy management system. These standards are usually combined with the organizational benefits in mind, often ignoring the logical connections betwe...

Currently, there remains the uncertainty of action of the entity in creating a system of internal control committed to the facts of economic life, accounting and preparation of accounting (financial) statements. To reduce this uncertainty from our point of view tools of management accounting and controlling can be effectively used. Management accounting will enable the economic entity reasonable assurance that ensures the efficiency and effectiveness of its activities, including an optimum financial and operationa...

The Russian-language weekly "British Ally", circulating in the USSR since 1942, informed Soviet readers about British military operations, British culture and science, and the joint struggle of the countries of the anti-Hitler coalition against Nazi Germany and its allies. In February and March 1945, it covered in detail the course and results of the three-party meetings in Crimea between Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill. The editorial articles stressed that the conference began with mili...

The aim of the paper is to study the role of the transport communications of the Southern Russia, especially the railroads, in the initial period of the Great Patriotic war (1941-1942). For Russia, throughout its history, transport and related logistical problems were of significant and sometimes paramount importance. This postulate is characteristic of the period of the Great Patriotic War. The Nazis, who decided in June 1941 to attack the Soviet Union, soon began to face the challenge of supplying their army. Th...

This study aims to reveal the findings about the validity and reliability of the psychological empowerment scale (PES) developed by [1]. Research data has been collected by applying survey to the health institution professionals. Of the total 12 items in the scale, 3 were excluded from the analysis due to their low factor loadings. Factor analysis results of the remaining 9 items were collected under 2 dimensions. In the confirmatory factor analysis, model test values (p <.05); x2 (88.117), x2 / df (3.421), confir...

The purpose of this article is to outline a generic framework for dealing with acts and facts of corruption within the structures with control responsibilities. We propose, integrating past findings and combining existing approaches, to present a two-way analytical view of the phenomenon of corruption manifested in such structures. Thus, our research has led us to a conceptual model that also aims to integrate empirical knowledge on the vulnerability to corruption of investigating agents and which is able to outli...

In todayВ’s business environment there is a set of skills and/or competences that are currently agreed by employers such as teamwork, customer orientation, continuous learning, proactivity, effective way of communication, agility and adaptability, solving complex problems, planning and organizing, and emotional intelligence. The paper presents some methods of thinking used both in the educational environment and in the business environment that can contribute to the creation of skills needed for those who seek to ...

In the modern humanities one of themes is interpretation of terms, which were used in antiquity for designation of various types of settlements of the Roman empire. The choice of terms by ancient authors depended on many factors: extent of possession of relevant information, terminological tradition, character of the taking place events (in peace or wartime). Article purpose – to study the nature of the of the term a phrourion use in texts the of authors of the 5th century. Methods of research are comparative-hi...

This paper attempts to tackle a problem that intrinsically affects archaeological sites located outside the places where they are generally found and valued: on the one hand, historical centres -where they tend to form part of musealisation projects on an urban scale- and, on the other hand, rural or natural environments -where the sites, generally of a larger scale, constitute a benchmark in themselves in terms of both protection, research and visitor reception. However, our research focuses on those archaeologic...

Business operations in today's highly dynamic and changing environment require quick response and adaptation to new business conditions. In this context, the terms "outsourcing" and "freelancing" are emerging; due to their characteristics and new approach in the business environment, they enable different concepts of organizing and creating new business models. This paper puts in focus the problem of freelance status in the labor market competition for a business engagement. It has the task of providing a scientif...

This paper considers the implications of a new method for managing the development of a region. This method employs the В«smart specializationВ» concept and results in the formation new booming sectors in the economy of region. The formation of these sectors is based on integration of В«breakthroughВ» and intellectual technologies into the processes of production and management, both in traditional regional sectors of specialization and new sectors. We consider a transition to multi-sectoral model to be a primary ...

The aim of this paper is to explore the necessity of seeking new conceptual approaches to the management of spatial development of territories to confront the global challenges. The radical changes that have occurred in the modern world formed new trends resulting in cluster and network models in the development of territories. The general trends that influence territorial development are: global synchronization of technologies in advanced industrial sectors, convergence in sciences and technologies, transformatio...

The purpose of this paper is to analyze cultivated surfaces and obtained production in Romanian West Region of Development performing after that a SWOT analyze of this sector. Romanian West Region has two areas of major importance in Romania's vineyard production, namely Minis-M?derat and Reca? vineyards, which have a quality recognition through Denominated Origin and Geographically Indication, but also a considerable amount production for export. It is observed that even if the surfaces are not representative the...