CLUSTER INITIATIVES IN EU POLICY

According to the results of literary research it is possible to univocally state thatthe geographical proximity between enterprises of a similar profile of activity facilitates theachievement of a higher level of productivity and innovativenesss. The clusters covering thespatial sphere of its location: producers, suppliers, service providers, research units,educational institutions and other units supporting a given sector became an important factorin the economic development of regions. The trend towards interaction and basing on theresources of business partners operating in a given location results from the new trends ofmanagement, among others, the school of resources in strategic management at the top withkey competences and the open innovation paradigm.cluster, innovativness, UE policy

NETWORKING IN KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY (PART II)

Networking and network process are one of the most inspiring theory in socio-economic science during last years – when knowledge and information are most important.An economy based on knowledge is one directly based on production, distribution and the useof knowledge and information. The notion of a knowledge-based economy should beunderstood first and foremost, as the definition of a modern stage of economic development,where knowledge is understood as the ability to act and play a decisive role in stimulatingsocial and economic development.networks, knowledge economy, innovations, regional development

NETWORKING IN KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY (PART I)

Networking and network process are one of the most inspiring theory in socio-economic science during last years – when knowledge and information are most important.An economy based on knowledge is one directly based on production, distribution and the useof knowledge and information. The notion of a knowledge-based economy should beunderstood first and foremost, as the definition of a modern stage of economic development,where knowledge is understood as the ability to act and play a decisive role in stimulatingsocial and economic development.networks, knowledge economy, innovations, regional development

THE CONCEPT OF INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL IN DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS

The human capital and structural capital constitute the primary assets of every organisation and more and more every territory: on urban, local, regional, national and global levels. Restructuring technique, technology, organisation of production and work (means of production, subjects of work, power factors and economic factors) necessitates great knowledge, competence and skills, as well as the right organisational culture and philosophy. These factors constitute the basic elements of human capital. Mutual dependency of these factors results in the need of proper management of planning, organisation and motivation as well as of controlling human capital. Business practice confirms the need of developing basic organisational features that would result in creating a unique corporate image. It turns out that an individual character of a company facilitates its winning competitive advantage. Shaping the basic variables in corporate resources enables one to identify technical, organisational, economic and social features. Creating an individual character of a company on the basis of primary material resources rarely brings the desired effect. The material character of technical, organisational and economic resources is a feature that may be easily copied by competitors. Among the distinguished features, only human capital may thus decide on the individual character of a company.human capital, intellectual capital

Innovation Policy Based on Network Paradigm

The aim of this paper is to present the role of cluster and network collaboration in innovativeness process and knowledge based economy. The paper describes the clustering pagadigm in EU policy and examples of the network creating process and organizing cluster initiatives in EU countries

ARGES: an Expert System for Fault Diagnosis Within Space-Based ECLS Systems

ARGES (Atmospheric Revitalization Group Expert System) is a demonstration prototype expert system for fault management for the Solid Amine, Water Desorbed (SAWD) CO2 removal assembly, associated with the Environmental Control and Life Support (ECLS) System. ARGES monitors and reduces data in real time from either the SAWD controller or a simulation of the SAWD assembly. It can detect gradual degradations or predict failures. This allows graceful shutdown and scheduled maintenance, which reduces crew maintenance overhead. Status and fault information is presented in a user interface that simulates what would be seen by a crewperson. The user interface employs animated color graphics and an object oriented approach to provide detailed status information, fault identification, and explanation of reasoning in a rapidly assimulated manner. In addition, ARGES recommends possible courses of action for predicted and actual faults. ARGES is seen as a forerunner of AI-based fault management systems for manned space systems

Atmospheric Model at JSpOC

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Space in Organisation and Management. Interdisciplinary Perspective in Modelling towards New Managerial Roles

The concept of space is a category that has been present in science since antiquity. Experiencing “spatiality” of the world was one of key experiences of human being throughout the development of Civilisation. Space was of primary concern to physicists, mathematicians, and philosophers of nature. Socio-economic sciences treated the issue of space primarily in terms of distance, possibly as a configuration of material objects. To a great extent, modernist interpretations of organisation and management processes have been limited to the relationship between “an organisation and its environment”. The concept of space is trapped in metaphor. It was assumed that if organisation by definition may be described without references to space, however the way organisation is functioning has always a reference to space. Simultaneously, organisations are increasingly struggling with different spaces, especially in the face of the “localness-globalness” dichotomy, or virtual and network spaces. This paper attempts to achieve an interdisciplinary conceptualisation of space issues in the context of organisation and management sciences. A conceptual innovative model of space dimensions for organizations was developed, identifying: (1) Organisational space; (2) Glocal space (between locality and globality); (3) Topical (contextual) space and (4) Cyberspace, so-called “Space Organisation Model” (SOM). In the latter part of the paper, a theoretical experiment based on deductive substantiation is presented which focuses on the meso-level, with a view to proposing new “spatial” managerial roles in organisations. The research logic presented in this paper, leading from wide interdisciplinary studies through construction of a conceptual model as the meta-level (SOM), to theoretical experiments at the micro-level (New Managerial Roles)

Organizational boundaries – contribution to conceptualization

The issue of organizational boundaries is a problem discussed from the beginning of the development of the theory of management sciences. Today, it seems that this issue should be subjected to a new conceptualization due to the growing importance of multidimensional spaces in which enterprises operate and the erosion of traditionally interpreted boundaries. At the same time, the notion of a boundary itself is an ambigous concept that derived from and rooted mainly in non-management sciences. Therefore, research on organizational boundaries requires an interdisciplinary approach. In the Polish management science environment, the discussion on border issues is clearly visible, although this is not a question that dominates the mainstream. The aim of the article is to contribute to a scientific discussion in the field of conceptualization of or-ganizational boundaries in the context of a changing reality. The article consists of an introduction, a part devoted to the analysis of organizational boundaries in the perspective of heterogeneous spaces and a part related to presenting the problem of the emergence of “new” boundaries. The whole is concluded with a summary. The article is a review based on interdisciplinary literature research

Potencjał społeczny w procesie wdrażania innowacji a rozwój zjawiska technoglobalizmu

Scientific literature emphasizes the existence of a number of factors generated at the level of the external environment and internal organization, affecting the implementation of innovations, such as: technical factors, organizational, informational, legal, political and social issues. Regarding the evolution of techno-globalization, an impact of highlighted factors on the level of innovation in enterprises is modified as a result of the evolution of the instruments, and forms of active participation and involvement of the business environment in the innovation process. Furthermore, the development of intelligent markets and the prosumer's behaviour increasingly affect the efficacy of innovative initiatives. This paper attempts to draw attention to the social potential development in the form of a proposed social model as an integral part of the design in the area of innovation with technical and organizational design as well as a network ecosystem. The three-dimensional nature of the integral approach to the development and implementation of innovation is an attempt to describe fractal correlation, and consequently offer an innovative network architecture in terms of fractal geometryLiteratura przedmiotu podkreśla istnienie szeregu czynników generowanych na płaszczyźnie otoczenia zewnętrznego i wewnętrznego organizacji, oddziaływujących na proces wdrażania innowacji, takich jak m.in. czynniki techniczne, organizacyjne, informacyjne, prawne, polityczne i społeczne. W obliczu rozwoju zjawiska technoglobalizmu siła i charakter oddziaływania wyróżnionych czynników na poziom rozwoju innowacji w przedsiębiorstwach ulega modyfikacji na skutek ewolucji instrumentów i form aktywnego współdziałania i zaangażowania podmiotów otoczenia biznesu w proces innowacyjny. Ponadto rozwój rynków inteligentnych oraz zachowania prosumenckie wpływają coraz częściej na skuteczność podejmowanych inicjatyw innowacyjnych. W artykule podjęto próbę zwrócenia uwagi na problematykę kształtowania potencjału społecznego w postaci przestawionej propozycji realizacji projektu społecznego, jako części integralnego projektowania w obszarze wdrażania innowacji, obok projektu technicznoorganizacyjnego i projektu ekosystemu sieci. Trójwymiarowy charakter integralnego podejścia do rozwoju i wdrażania innowacji stanowi próbę opisu współzależności fraktalnych, a w konsekwencji propozycję architektury sieci innowacyjnej w ujęciu geometrii fraktalne