Potencjał absorpcyjny w świadomości naczelnego kierownictwa banków

The author of the paper addresses two questions: whether top management of commercial banks operating in Poland is conscious of having in their organizations particular forms of absorptive potential and if banks’ managers understand the need of intentional development of such potential. The research findings, presented in the paper, answer these questions. Unfortunately they are quite disappointing. As it follows from the research data, even top managers of leading commercial banks have serious awareness problems while discussing about necessity of developing absorptive potential. Some of them do not realize that in their organizations there are particular elements influencing absorptive capacity of their banks. Moreover, the same managers do not understand the necessity of developing and strengthening such elements. According to the research data presented in the paper, top managers who are aware of exploiting particular elements that create organization’ s absorptive potential are a minority.W niniejszym opracowaniu autor przybliża pojęcie i istotę potencjału absorpcyjnego przedsiębiorstwa oraz wyznacza ogólny zarys jego struktury, by następnie w części empirycznej dokonać oceny poziomu świadomości jego istnienia wśród naczelnego kierownictwa działających w Polsce banków komercyjnych. Tym samym poszukuje odpowiedzi na nurtujące go pytanie: czy przywołani menedżerowie zdają sobie sprawę z tego, że każde przedsiębiorstwo posiada wyodrębniony obszar konkretnych zdolności do absorpcji nowej wiedzy, które należy celowo wykorzystywać w bieżącej działalności i rozwijać na rzecz budowania przewag konkurencyjnych

ZACHOWANIA MAŁYCH I ŚREDNICH PRZEDSIĘBIORSTW W POLSCE W DOBIE KRYZYSU

At the end of the first decade of the twenty-first century the global economy was affected by another acute crisis with a negative economic and social impact. The aftermath of the crisis was also the worsening of the conditions for the functioning of companies. The conditions have become even more challenging for small enterprises, by definition weaker entities with relatively smaller competitive potential. Hence a question arises about how Polish SME sector companies react to the global economic crisis. Based on the results of the survey conducted, the article seeks to provide the answer to this question as well as to achieve an empirical objective which is to identify specific actions undertaken by Polish small and medium-sized enterprises under the crisis, which are also a manifestation of their defensive behaviours.W końcu pierwszej dekady XXI wieku gospodarkę światową dotknął kolejny dotkliwy kryzys niosący negatywne konsekwencje ekonomiczno-społeczne. Między innymi stworzył on trudne warunki dla funkcjonowania przedsiębiorstw. Tym większym stały się one wyzwaniem dla przedsiębiorstw małych, z założenia słabszych, o relatywnie mniejszym potencjale konkurencyjnym. Rodzi się w związku z tym pytanie, w jaki sposób na światowy kryzys gospodarczy reagują przedsiębiorstwa polskiego sektora MSP? Poszukując na nie odpowiedzi podjęto w niniejszym artykule – opierając się na wynikach badań ankietowych – próbę zrealizowania celu empirycznego, jakim jest identyfikacja charakterystycznych działań podejmowanych przez polskie małe i średnie przedsiębiorstwa w dobie kryzysu, stanowiących symptomatyczny przejaw ich obronnych zachowań

The impact of business environment institutions on the innovation of Polish small and medium-sized service enterprises

This article addresses three fundamental issues. The first issue is Polish small and medium-sized service enterprises, the second - Business Environment Institutions, and the third one - the impact of these institutions on the innovation of the entities in question. The article presents part of the outcome of the research carried out on a group of over two hundred and sixty small and medium-sized service enterprises. The focus of the analysis made was on the intensity of cooperation between these entities and business environment institutions within the area of their innovativeness. The research objective of this article was to assess the impact of business environment institutions on the innovation of Polish small and medium-sized service enterprises. Prior to the commencement of the research we formulated the following research hypothesis - universities are institutions that have the most positive impact on the innovation of micro, small and medium-sized service enterprises. The research questionnaire technique was applied in the survey. The results obtained indicated that the level of cooperation between Polish small and medium-sized enterprises operating in the BEI services sector is very low. This cooperation was found to be usually sporadic or only periodic. Most of the institutions have no influence on the innovativeness of the enterprises surveyed. Only cooperation with entities representing the area of science, research and development transpires to have a significant impact on the level of innovativeness among the respondents

Technological innovation capabilities of small and medium-sized enterprises

Purpose: The research objective of the article is to develop a model that indicates significant, from the perspective of introducing technological innovations by Polish small and medium-sized enterprises, internal factors that make up the company's innovation capability and build their competitive position. Design/methodology/approach: The company’s innovation capability can be divided on seven specific sub-capabilities, research and development, manufacturing, organizational, marketing, logistics, human factor and strategy. We also included some contextual factors in the model. Empirical studies were conducted in 2015, using the CAPI method, on the representative sample of 250 small and medium-sized enterprises. The analysis and assessment we based on the results of the ordered logit regression model estimation. Findings: The obtained results indicate the significance of 19 variables from all specific capabilities and contextual factors. Their impact proved to be both positive and negative. Practical Implications: The identified elements of innovation capability of small and medium-sized enterprises may be a recommendation for small and medium-sized enterprises’ managers. Originality/value: Determination of key elements of technological innovation capability of Polish small and medium-sized enterprises. The results can be compared with those obtained for other countries.peer-reviewe

Exploring the Causal Relationship among Green Taxes, Energy Intensity, and Energy Consumption in Nordic Countries: Dumitrescu and Hurlin Causality Approach

Improving energy efficiency and minimizing environmental concerns through environmen tal laws and green taxes are regarded as the primary motivating factors of climate change policy. This analysis clarifies the significance of green taxes in lowering energy use and intensity from 1994 to 2020. As part of our contribution to the literature on energy economics, this study examines how green taxes interact with energy intensity and consumption in four Nordic nations. Environmental policies and sustainable development goals (SDGs) are driving new research into the effects of green taxes on energy consumption and intensity. According to the outcomes of fully modified ordinary least square (FMOLS), panel dynamic ordinary least square (PDOLS), and panel quantile regression, a green tax helps to reduce total energy consumption. It increases energy efficiency by motivating governments, companies, and citizens to encourage innovation in environment-related technology. When it comes to creating a more sustainable environment, the study argues that regulations that ensure the displacement of non-renewable resources while increasing energy efficacy should be implemented

Activity of small businesses in the process of building relationships in the supply chain

Background: Multilateral cooperation is an inherent part of any business and one of the most important factors in the success of modern enterprise. Therefore, in this paper the author addresses the problem of building relationships with partners in a supply chain and focuses on the development of relational abilities as well as inter-organizational ties, and his exploration and considerations are applied to small businesses. Methods: In the empirical part of the work the author aims to identify the scope and intensity of the involvement of small businesses in taking measures to build relationships with supply chain partners. The basic source of data is the results of empirical research conducted by the author in 2014 by means of mail and personal surveys. A questionnaire specially designed for this purpose was sent out to 500 randomly selected small businesses from the kujawsko-pomorskie region (Poland). Results: The author provides a positive verification of the formulated hypotheses, which imply that small businesses take action to develop both their ability to establish and maintain relationships and the actual relationships with partners in the supply chain. However, they take various activities into account, but not all, and this is mostly done in a manner that is not systematically, particularly in relation to those undertakings which require more sophisticated skills and tools. Conclusions: Propagating the theory of relational abilities among small businesses and the concepts indicating the forms of their development and use appears to be justified, even if these companies seem to be aware of the impact of the quality of relationships with supply chain partners on the effects of cooperation with them

The Ability to Assimilate Technology as a Source of Competitive Advantage of Financial Companies in Poland

This article is empirical in nature and attempts to assess the impact of ability to assimilate newly acquired technologies by financial companies operating in Poland gaining market competitive advantages. The outcome of the research conducted proved the existence of this relationship and found it be strong. This means that the development of these abilities within the absorptive potential of financial companies should trigger a significant increase in the market competitive advantages held by them. The strong impact was identified both in the total of the analyzed personnel and general-organizational components of the assimilation abilities. As regards elementary components of the analyzed potential, the obtained results are definitely more diverse

Abilities to exploit newly-acquired technologies as a source of competitive advantage of finance companies in Poland

The article of empirical nature is an attempt to evaluate the influence of the abilities to exploit newly acquired technologies possessed by finance companies operating in Poland on the competitive advantages they gain. The findings obtained confirm the existence of such influence, although its force seems rather moderate. A stronger influence was noted in relation to the jointly analyzed individual components, as well as the one related to general organization, which constitute the exploitation abilities, as well as in relation to three basic specialized assets within this type of abilities

Impact of Management Tools Supporting Industry 4.0 on the Importance of CSR during COVID-19. Generation Z

Taking into account the impact of the COVID-19 and adopting the assessment optics of students from Generation Z currently entering the labor market, we have made the aim of this article to provide better insight into the relationship between Industry 4.0 and corporate social responsibility. The survey was conducted in the form of an online survey in two leading universities in Poland in the field of economic education. 646 students took part in the survey. The data were analyzed using logit regression models. The results of the study suggest that the increase in the use of management solutions supporting Industry 4.0 in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis will increase the importance of the economic, social, and environmental dimensions of corporate social responsibility. Pointing to the forecasted increase importance of corporate social responsibility, we suggest linking management solutions supporting Industry 4.0 with corporate social responsibility. However, we also draw attention to the impact of individual management solutions supporting Industry 4.0 on specific Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) dimensions

The role of innovation in the business activity of hidden leaders of the Polish economy

Globalization and internationalization of the economy compelled the implementation of innovative solutions in companies. Only those organizations that regularly implement innovations have a chance to achieve significant market positions and survive in a competitive environment. The exemplification of such highly innovative companies are H. Simon’s hidden champions. In this publication, there was an attempt made to assess the activity of Polish innovative hidden champions. The results obtained confirm that this specific group of companies places a strong emphasis on innovation. This is evidenced by even such aspects as the number of new innovations, very high amounts spent on R&D or continuous observation of the market in order to discover new needs