Organisational Maturity in Diversity Management

The aim of the paper is to discuss different approaches to diversity management and to propose author’s own model of organisational maturity in diversity management. In order to achieve the aim of the paper the following operational objectives have been set: to discuss the historical background of diversity management, to identify basic assumptions of chosen approaches to diversity within organisations, to present the idea of organisational maturity in managing diversity. The analysis is based on the literature review

Migration and (Im)Mobility: Biographical Experiences of Polish Migrants in Germany and Canada

In her endeavour to overcome the established methodological, conceptual, and empirical dualism of mobility and migration, the author develops a "mobilities perspective" by combining migration studies theories with approaches of the mobility studies. With the help of rich empirical data gathered among young adults of Polish heritage in Germany and Canada, she conceptualizes three patterns of (im)mobility which illustrate the diversity of immigrants' geographical movements after their initial migration. She thus reveals the different social configurations promoting or hindering the development, maintenance or shifting of each pattern in migrants' biographical trajectories

The evolution of a post-socialist satellite city in Central Europe. A historical and socio- spatial case study of Luboń near Poznań (Poland)

Celem artykułu jest społeczno-ekonomiczna i przestrzenna analiza procesu rozwoju miasta satelitarnego z rdzeniem przemysłowym i rolniczym, położonego w Europie Środkowej, jakim jest Luboń koło Poznania. Luboń został założony w 1954 r., a zatem stosunkowo niedawno, co pozwala analitycznie prześledzić cały proces rozwoju, w oparciu o zastosowane metody badawcze, w tym dane dotyczące zmian liczby ludności, liczby mieszkań, a także dane przestrzenne oparte na georeferencji zdjęć archiwalnych map miasta Lubonia i rodzajów jego zabudowy. Wykorzystane dane zostały wpisane w filozofię podejścia ewolucyjnego odwołującego się do dynamiki zmian i złożoności procesów rozwojowych oraz ich nierównowagi. Artykuł zawiera elementy analizy historycznej, rekonstruującej dynamikę zmian miasta, oraz elementy konceptualizacji oparte zarówno na badaniach genetycznych koncepcji „nowych miast”, jak i na założeniach obecnych w radzieckiej myśli urbanistycznej, która była bezpośrednią inspiracją dla rozwiązań z lat 50. Zaproponowane w zakończeniu uogólnienia wskazują na istnienie stanu kryzysu i zapraszają do dyskusji nad dynamiką zjawisk metropolizacji z punktu widzenia peryferyjnych uczestników tego procesu.The aim of the article: The evolution of a post-socialist satellite city in Central Europe. A historical and socio-spatial case study of Luboń near Poznań (Poland) is a socio-economic and spatial analysis of the development process of a satellite city with an industrial and agricultural core located in Central Europe. Luboń is a city founded in 1954, which allows to trace the entire process of its development, based on the research methods used, including statistical data on changes in, among others, population numbers, as well as spatial data based on georeferencing of photographic images of archival maps of the City of Luboń. The methods used as the way of describing and analyzing the history of the city were inscribed in the philosophy of the evolutionary approach referring to the dynamics of change and the complexity of development processes and their imbalance. The authors of the article formulate answers of three research questions: (1) how did the industrialization origins and socio-spatial alterations shape satellite city contemporary form? (2) how was its spatial form affected by the de-industrialization process of the first decade after 1989? (3) how has the city changed under the demographic and suburbanization pressure of its larger neighbour over the years? The article also contains elements of historical analysis, reconstructing urban dynamics. It also includes elements of conceptualisation based both on genetic studies of the concept of “new cities”, but also on assumptions present in Soviet urban planning thought, which was a direct inspiration for the solutions of the 1950s. The generalizations, after answering the research questions, proposed in the conclusion indicate the existence of the state of crisis and invite to discuss the dynamics of the phenomena of metropolisation from the point of view of peripheral participants of the process

Knowledge of midwives about clinical trials

Introduction: Proper level of knowledge of midwives on the subject of clinical trials is influenced by the participant's safety and the quality of conducted clinical trials. Aim: The aim of the study was to assess midwives knowledge of clinical trials. Material and method: The study involved 105 midwives, at the age of 20–54years. The method of a diagnostic survey was used. The study was conducted in period April - December 2018 year. Results: The majority of respondents - 81% (n=85) knew the correct definition of the clinical trial. The most important benefit of clinical trials for the study group was "creating new treatment standards" (69,5%, n=74), and the greatest risk resulting from clinical trials "was" the possibility of adverse events and events "(92,4%, n=97). Conclusions: Midwives knowledge about clinical trials is on a sufficient level

Contemporary Innovation Policy and Instruments: Challenges and Implications

In this paper we review major theoretical (neoclassical economics, evolutionary, systemic and knowledge-based) insights about innovation and we analyse their implications for the characteristics of contemporary innovation policy and instruments. We show that the perspectives complement each other but altogether reveal the need to redefine the current general philosophy as well as the modes of operationalisation of contemporary innovation policy. We argue that systemic instruments ensuring proper organisation of innovation systems give a promise of increased rates and desired (more sustainable) direction of innovation.systemic instruments, innovation policy, innovation theory, policy mix, innovation system, sustainability

Migration and (Im)Mobility

In her endeavour to overcome the established methodological, conceptual, and empirical dualism of mobility and migration, Anna Xymena Wieczorek develops a "mobilities perspective" by combining migration studies theories with approaches of the mobility studies. With the help of rich empirical data gathered among young adults of Polish heritage in Germany and Canada, Wieczorek conceptualizes three patterns of (im)mobility which illustrate the diversity of immigrants' geographical movements after their initial migration. She thus reveals the different social configurations promoting or hindering the development, maintenance or shifting of each pattern in migrants' biographical trajectories