The links between determinants of innovation and organizational performance

In the paper an analysis of how different determinants influence innovation and organizational performance is presented. The results of path analysis (structural equation modeling) show that research and development (R&D) financial resources, specialization and different leadership styles have a significant impact on product and administrative innovation. Those impacts are reflected in two measures of a firm’s performance – objective financial reports and executive ratings of perceived effectiveness. Using the sample of 219 Polish firms form Silesia Region (with at least 20 full-time employees), this study contributes to the emerging literature on innovation by providing an integrated conceptual model

Konstytucjonalizm jako refleksja

The objective of the paper is to present various forms of constitutionalism, with a special focus on constitutionalism understood as a form of reflection of political community. The paper adopts the perspective of reflexivity theory in order to reconstruct the basic alternatives in that regard, and also to reveal their potential advant ges and weaknesses. As it is demonstrated, it is precisely philosophical and sociological conceptions of reflexivity that are particularly suitable for understanding the specificities of constitutionalism – indeed, the latter, as a discourse about the foundations of the political and legal existence of a given community, inevitably assumes the form of reflection. The special focus within the paper is devoted to two key distinctions within the sphere of reflexivity theory, which impact the manner in which constitutional reflection is performed. The first of the distinctions concerns the relationship of reflection to tradition, while the second is done according to the criterion of the logical structure of reflexive cognizance. It is argued here that the dominant version of modern constitutionalism prescribes that constitutional reflexion be perceived as a closed process with the objective of emancipation from tradition. An alternative to this mainstream approach can be proposed in the form of capturing constitutionalism as reflexion with its foundation in tradition, at the same time dialogically mediated in other forms of social and political discourse

Constitutionalism as a reflection

The objective of the paper is to present various forms of constitutionalism, with a special focus on constitutionalism understood as a form of reflection of political community. The paper adopts the perspective of reflexivity theory in order to reconstruct the basic alternatives in that regard, and also to reveal their potential advant ges and weaknesses. As it is demonstrated, it is precisely philosophical and sociological conceptions of reflexivity that are particularly suitable for understanding the specificities of constitutionalism – indeed, the latter, as a discourse about the foundations of the political and legal existence of a given community, inevitably assumes the form of reflection. The special focus within the paper is devoted to two key distinctions within the sphere of reflexivity theory, which impact the manner in which constitutional reflection is performed. The first of the distinctions concerns the relationship of reflection to tradition, while the second is done according to the criterion of the logical structure of reflexive cognizance. It is argued here that the dominant version of modern constitutionalism prescribes that constitutional reflexion be perceived as a closed process with the objective of emancipation from tradition. An alternative to this mainstream approach can be proposed in the form of capturing constitutionalism as reflexion with its foundation in tradition, at the same time dialogically mediated in other forms of social and political discourse.Artykuł powstał w ramach realizacji projektu badawczego „Modele prawnej regulacji ryzyka w świetle teorii refleksyjności”, nr 2016/23/B/ HS5/00873, finansowanego przez Narodowe Centrum Nauki

Artura Kozaka cierpliwość wobec prawa

The essay treats on a legal-theoretical project of ‘iuriscentrism’, proposed by Polish legal philosopher Artur Kozak. It begins with an exploration of theoretical and axiological foundations of this theory, which are, first and foremost, sociological institutionalism (as for a social ontology), philosophical transcendentalism (as for a theory of knowledge and action), and affirmative approach towards axiological foundations of the legal order. Subsequently, the article focuses on practical consequences of the above choices, which are a limitation of the judicial discretional power, and a unique way of legitimating the legal practice. According to iuriscentrism, the law is said to play a focal role in the contemporary, ethically pluralist and functionally differentiated societies; for those reasons a special approach to the legal order, the one termed as ‘a faith in law’ or ‘a patience to the law’, is necessarily required.The essay treats on a legal-theoretical project of ‘iuriscentrism’, proposed by Polish legal philosopher Artur Kozak. It begins with an exploration of theoretical and axiological foundations of this theory, which are, first and foremost, sociological institutionalism (as for a social ontology), philosophical transcendentalism (as for a theory of knowledge and action), and affirmative approach towards axiological foundations of the legal order. Subsequently, the article focuses on practical consequences of the above choices, which are a limitation of the judicial discretional power, and a unique way of legitimating the legal practice. According to iuriscentrism, the law is said to play a focal role in the contemporary, ethically pluralist and functionally differentiated societies; for those reasons a special approach to the legal order, the one termed as ‘a faith in law’ or ‘a patience to the law’, is necessarily required

W kierunku gospodarki o obiegu zamkniętym – przegląd koncepcji wdrażania zielonej gospodarki

Zielona gospodarka (postrzegana jako kontynuacja koncepcji zrównoważonego rozwoju) oznacza gospodarkę ukierunkowaną na rozwiązanie globalnych problemów ekologicznych dotyczących rosnącego zanieczyszczenia, generowania nadmiernej ilości odpadów oraz niezrównoważonego wykorzystania zasobów. W artykule scharakteryzowano pojęcie zielonej gospodarki oraz jej podstawowe założenia w dwóch odrębnych nurtach teoretycznych, tj. w ekonomii środowiska i w ekonomii ekologicznej. Przedstawiono najważniejsze koncepcje wdrażania zielonej gospodarki rozwijane w obu nurtach, reprezentujące mniej lub bardziej restrykcyjną wizję zrównoważonego rozwoju. Przeprowadzony pogłębiony przegląd literatury składnia do generalnego wniosku, że to właśnie koncepcja gospodarki o obiegu zamkniętym jest obecnie kluczowa dla realizacji celów zrównoważonego rozwoju

Miejsce refleksji krytycznej w instytucjonalnej wiedzy o prawie

The essay aims at analysis of the manner Polish jurisprudence perceives a role of critical perspective within legal thought. Only such critique might be plausibly called a reflection, since it is conducted from an internal point of view  the viewpoint of legal professionals who criticize their own conceptual schemes. This analysis of theoretical projects is made in the light of sociological processes of increasing reflexivity of social practices and institutions, law included (Giddens). The essay takes under examination four particular metaphors which are to be met in Polish jurisprudence: a lawyer as a philosopher, a lawyer as an artist, a lawyer as a participant of culture, and a lawyer as a believer. Each of them offers a slightly different answer to the question on the room for critical reflection in the law. The particular interest is paid to the way these four various theoretical proposals recognize, respectively: a significance of professional legal tradition, mutual relations between law and its social surroundings, as well as a role of individual agent in legal practice

Miejsce refleksji krytycznej w instytucjonalnej wiedzy o prawie

The essay aims at analysis of the manner Polish jurisprudence perceives a role of critical perspective within legal thought. Only such critique might be plausibly called a reflection, since it is conducted from an internal point of view  the viewpoint of legal professionals who criticize their own conceptual schemes. This analysis of theoretical projects is made in the light of sociological processes of increasing reflexivity of social practices and institutions, law included (Giddens). The essay takes under examination four particular metaphors which are to be met in Polish jurisprudence: a lawyer as a philosopher, a lawyer as an artist, a lawyer as a participant of culture, and a lawyer as a believer. Each of them offers a slightly different answer to the question on the room for critical reflection in the law. The particular interest is paid to the way these four various theoretical proposals recognize, respectively: a significance of professional legal tradition, mutual relations between law and its social surroundings, as well as a role of individual agent in legal practice

Fotografia cyfrowa i technologia 360o – zastosowanie w projektach realizowanych przez Politechnikę Wrocławską

The article is the place to present shortly the history of digital camera and to discuss basic differences between digital and traditional photography. What is more, the operation of a 360 photography studio and its usage in the project of Wroclaw University of Science and Technology has been described.W artykule została krótko przytoczona historia aparatu cyfrowego oraz podstawowe różnice między fotografią cyfrową a tradycyjną. Opisano działanie studia fotograficznego 360o oraz jego wykorzysta­nie w projektach Politechniki Wrocławskiej

Innovative technologies for greenhouse gas emission reduction in steel production

The main goal of the study was to present the most significant technological innovations aiming at reduction of greenhouse gas emission in steel production. Reduction of greenhouse gas and dust pollution is a very important aspect in the iron and steel industry. New solutions are constantly being searched for to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG). The article presents the most recent innovative technologies which may be applied in the steel industry in order to limit the emission of GHG. The significance of CCS (CO2 Capture and Storage) and CCU (CO2 Capture and Utilization) in the steel industry are also discussed

Science-Economy-Technology Concordance Matrix for Development and Implementation of Regional Smart Specializations in the Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

The regional smart specializations include the innovative activities within a common science-economy-technology sector, which open the opportunities to gain a competitive advantage. The original procedure of science-economy-technology concordance matrix development on an example of smart specializations of the Silesian Voivodeship was presented in the paper. The procedure developed includes recognition of the research and economic components of the regional smart specialization and the connection between the economic components of the regional specialization and the technological innovation through the international patent classification. It also comprises recognition of key enabling technologies (KETs) and high technologies (of high R&D intensity) other than KET in the economic and technological dimensions of innovation as well as the high R&D intensity services in the economic dimension of innovation. The in-depth expert analyses with the application of the Delphi method were also taken into account. The methodological approach developed and the visualization method applied are both of cognitive and practical importance since they contribute significantly to the creation of efficient development policies, to the enhancement and facilitation of cross-sectoral cooperation, and to the focusing on the fields of key importance in terms of the competitive advantage of a region