POKRETAČKI MOTIVI PODUZETNIŠTVA U TRANZICIJSKOM GOSPODARSTVU – SLUČAJ POLJSKE

Th e formation and growth of new firms is a complex process and many factors related to this procedure can only be recognised by comprehensive investigation at the microlevel of the firm and the firm founder. Start-up motives are considered of high importance in this process. Th ere is a lack of literature exploring self-employment motivations in countries moving from a planned to a market economy, so-called transition economies. In order to fill this gap, the aim of this paper is to investigate the main start-up motives of Polish microentrepreneurs. According to the study results, the most important start-up motives among Polish microentrepreneurs are: desire for independence, unemployment or redundancy risk, and financial incentive. The paper concludes with implications for the public policy and further research issues.Formiranje i rast novih poduzeća je složen proces i mnogi činitelji vezani za taj postupak, mogu biti prepoznati cjelovitim istraživanjem na mikro razini poduzeća i na razini osnivača poduzeća. Pokretački motivi su iznimno važni za taj proces. Nedostaje literatura koja istražuje motivaciju samozapošljavanja u zemljama koje se kreću od planske ka tržišnoj ekonomiji, takozvanim tranzicijskim ekonomijama. Cilj ovoga rada je istražiti glavne motive početaka poljskih mikro poduzetnika kako bi popunili taj nedostatak. Prema rezultatima istraživanja, najvažniji motivi za početak kod poljskih poduzetnika su: želja za neovisnošću, rizik nezaposlenosti ili viška radne snage te fi nancijski poticaj. Zaključak rada nudi implikacije za javnu politiku i naznake problema za buduće istraživanje

Evolution of managerial problems from the perspective of management science

Managerial problems and the process of their solving play an important role both in the theory of management science and practice of organisations' functioning. There is a gap in the literature related to the evolution of management problems in the context of the methodological approaches to solve them. The main goal of this paper was to analyse the evolution of the managerial problems from the perspective of management science and to present dominant methodological approaches for problem solving. Based on the extensive literature analysis in the discipline of management science, the evolution of the managerial problems was described with relation to the sixteen streams of management science. The author reviewed the selected classifications of the management theory as well as proposed his own perspective, which took into account managerial problems and their evolution over time. Moreover, there was presented an attempt to depict sources of management problems from the historical perspective within the methodological approaches of management science. Despite the broad view on management problems presented in this paper, such perspective gives a good ground for developing new more specific problem classifications, addressing different facets of managerial problems

Dobór instrumentów formułowania i implementacji strategii

Strategy formulation and implementation constitute a very important methodological aspect in the process of the application of different methods of strategic management. Most available research concentrates only on the description of these instruments. The issue of methods selection is very often omitted and marginalized. The main question is: How to select an appropriate tool in the process of organizational strategy formulation and implementation? The main goal of the paper is to reveal the problem of tool selection for strategy formulation and implementationFormułowanie i implementacja strategii stanowi istotny aspekt metodologiczny w procesie stosowania licznych metod zarządzania strategicznego. Większość dostępnych opracowań z tego zakresu koncentruje się jedynie na charakterystyce tych instrumentów. Wątek doboru tych metod jest pomijany i marginalizowany. Pojawia się pytanie jak wybrać właściwą metodę w procesie formułowania i implementacji strategii organizacji? Celem artykułu jest analiza problematyki doboru instrumentów formułowania i implementacji strategii organizacj

Assessment of the Development of the Circular Economy in the EU Countries: Comparative Analysis by Multiple Criteria Methods

In recent decades, attention to environmental resource management has increased worldwide. Circular economy (CE) is a concept that is increasingly being considered as a solution to this range of challenges. Therefore, it is important to monitor the development of CE. This research is an attempt to contribute to the CE surveillance literature by providing a framework for comparing the positions of states and their classifications. The main goal of the article is to assess the level of circular economy development in EU countries according to the chosen methodology. The indicators used in this study are sourced from the European Commission Monitoring Framework database, which includes data from 27 European Union (EU) countries over the time frame from 2016 to 2020. The analysis was carried out using Multi-Criteria Decision Methods (MCDM), such as Simple Additive Weighing (SAW), and the objective method of estimating weights in accordance with proportional differences (APROD), which helped to assess the state of CE. The results showed that EU countries can be divided into three groups based on the level of performance of the CE, and their level of development in relation to the circular economy is different. The level of circular economy development in most EU countries is low. Germany, the Netherlands, France, and Italy demonstrated the best positions. The study findings were derived from the combination of two MCDMs, thus increasing the refinement of the overall methodology. Doi: 10.28991/ESJ-2024-08-02-013 Full Text: PD

A comprehensive review of research approaches in the energy sector : a Management Sciences Perspective

The energy sector plays a crucial role in addressing the global challenges of achieving sustainability by using renewable energy sources as well as by increasing energy efficiency and conservation while gaining energy security and safety. Choosing an appropriate research method to investigate the energy sector’s management has become more complex, involving multiple factors such as technical, environmental, social, political and economic. Additionally, considering the important role of energy in modern society, it is imperative to study the current methods used in examining the energy sector and to create an appropriate theory of the managing energy sector enterprises in the future. The main purpose of this review paper is to explore which research methods and approaches are utilized by researchers studying the issues of the managing energy sector enterprises. This article presents a systematic review based on a qualitative synthesis of the accessible publications from the Scopus database. In this review, which also adhered to strict search and filter criteria, a total of 77 articles were selected and synthesized. The selected papers met the inclusion criteria and a bibliometric visualization approach was applied using MAXQDA2020 software. The present paper reveals existing research trends in utilizing various research approaches in the energy sector from the perspective of management sciences in the last ten years and also provides future research avenues in the discussed area of knowledge

Determinants of self-employment among Polish and Romanian immigrants in Germany

This empirical study investigates the determinants of self-employment propensity of Polish and Romanian immigrants in Germany. The German economy is an important object of analysis, as it is the most important destination for international migrants in the European Union. In the paper, we use the recently collected M sample of the German Socio-Economic Panel to examine which personal, country of birth-specific socio-economic and cultural factors influence the self-employment propensity of immigrants. The results of binominal logit regression show that the Central European migrants exhibit different self-employment propensity than migrants from former Yugoslavia, Russian and Kazakhstan, Turkey and Italy, with the self-employment aversion especially strong among Romanians. These differences remain substantial even after controlling for social and human capital endowment of the individuals. This study offers important policy recommendations, showing the potential obstacles in encouraging entrepreneurial activity of immigrants. This topic is becoming increasingly important with the current migration crisis in the EU, caused by intensive inflow of asylum-seeking foreigners in 2015

Model of method selection for managerial problem solving in an organization

Managers at all levels must make various decisions while solving problems of their organizations. It is very important to select an appropriate method to solve a particular managerial problem. The purpose of this paper is to develop a model of method selection of managerial problem solving in an organization. In the beginning the theoretical background regarding managerial problems’ classification and methodological aspects of method selection for their solution are discussed. Further, the paper concentrates on the criteria of method evaluation and building a model helping at selecting the best method to solve the corresponding problem. It also makes an attempt to evaluate the perceived efficiency of the model as well as to provide potential dilemmas to its construction. Finally, some suggestions for future research are provided

Strategic Game as a Tool for Organization Strategy Formulation

Contemporary organizations face an increasingly turbulent external environment that has an impact on their strategy development in terms of difficulty of taking into account all possible outcomes. Main goal of the paper is to present a strategic game as a tool for an organization's strategy formulation. In the beginning a theoretical background of strategic game evolution is described. Next, the idea and conditions of a strategic game utilization in an organization are exemplified. Finally, an example of a strategic game utilization in organization strategy formulation is shown as well as conclusions and recommendations for future research are provided

Editorial: Modern Challenges for Business and Economy in CEE Countries

In recent years the phenomenon of globalisation has become an important issue, widely discussed in the academic literature. Debates explore globalisation intensity and its consequences for economies and businesses around the world. According to A.V. Rutkauskas (2013, p. 388), the processes of globalisation “inevitably determine the integration of countries and regions, which empowers a more economic use of natural resources, more efficient creation of new resources and the increase in the effectiveness of human resource and technology utilization”. Nevertheless, in the short-range perspective, the uncontrolled processes of globalisation reveal various problems, solution of which requires extra expenditures. Thus, looking at the process of globalisation, it is possible to notice growing number of challenges that need to be coped with by governments, businesses and societies in various parts of the world (Mascarenhas, 2009). The region of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is not an exception from the rule. Moreover, due to different facets of globalisation and regionalisation, some challenges are similar to those in other parts of the world, although the region has its own specific problems to solve and consider on the way to success (Klich, 2013; Renko & Knezevic, 2013). Consequently, this issue of EBER concentrates on the modern challenges for organisations and countries’ economies in the region of the CEE, particularly four countries: Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Slovakia

Exploring management development programmes in mncs. Example of eads group

The purpose of this paper is to discover management development programmes in MNCs on the example of the EADS Group. The paper discusses the role of education in management development as well as the goals of managers’ training. The paper provides the latest information regarding the use of various management development methods. Further, it concentrates on the exemplifying of the selected management development programmes at EADS. It also tries to evaluate the perceived efficiency of the programmes based on several opinions of the trainees. Finally, some suggestions for future research are provided