The role of crisis management in organisations functioning in COVID-19 pandemic conditions

The purpose of the paper is to analyse the influence of crisis management on job performance as well as indicate a mechanism, which supports such influence. The theoretical model was proposed based on a literature review, showing the role of organisational trust, organisational communication, knowledge sharing, job security and openness to change in shaping job performance by crisis management among organisations operating under COVID-19 pandemic conditions. The model was empirically verified based on a sample of 1,160 organisations operating in Poland, Italy and the USA during an active wave of the pandemic in 2021. The obtained results allow to confirm that crisis management significantly positively influences the job performance of employees in organisations operating under the dynamic and turbulent COVID-19 pandemic conditions. Moreover, such influence was proven to be mediated by organisational trust, organisational communication, knowledge sharing, job security and finally – openness to change. The performed analysis fills in the existing research gap and constitutes and important contribution to the field of crisis management. The results show that in order for crisis management to bring benefits to the entire organisation, employees need to go beyond the routines of their behavior and efficiently adapt to the changed conditions of the organisation. The openness to change becomes a de facto enabler of that. The obtained results also have practical implications, showing the mechanism through which crisis management impacts individual employees, allowing organisations to stimulate each factor and contributing to the possibility of ensuring more benefits coming from implementing crisis management

Geographical and temporal distribution of SARS-CoV-2 clades in the WHO European Region, January to June 2020

We show the distribution of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) genetic clades over time and between countries and outline potential genomic surveillance objectives. We applied three genomic nomenclature systems to all sequence data from the World Health Organization European Region available until 10 July 2020. We highlight the importance of real-time sequencing and data dissemination in a pandemic situation, compare the nomenclatures and lay a foundation for future European genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2

What we know and what we don’t know about early-developmental support and education of DHH children in five European countries

This proposition will present five European national systems of support for deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) children and their families. The countries are: Poland, Slovakia, Germany, France, Switzerland. The purpose is to compare different systemic and institutional solutions existing as a result of political, social and educational decisions, defined as support (diagnosis, hearing aids, rehabilitation, educational systems) for DHH. Two of chosen countries Poland and Slovakia have joined the structures of the EU later. Consequently the initiatives aimed at creating equal opportunities for disabled people have been based on other initial matters. The experience of French, German teachers has left its imprint on the solutions applied in other countries. An interesting issue is how it is solved in multilingual and multicultural Switzerland. Our method consists of comparative analysis of articles about the situation in chosen countries. We compare the solutions about the diagnosis process, preferences to hearing aids and rehabilitation type used in each country and then how the main issues influence on the child growth and the family satisfaction. The results show that the systemic and institutional solutions are different, however the implication of parents' status is the relevant indicator of harmonious child development. The question remains also: how better support the parents’ involvement ? What type of support propose to a child ? Description of the systems of support and education of DHH children will offer an insight into solutions proposed in the selected countries. However, based on the comparisons – the best solutions may be introduced

The Model of Organizational Performance Based on Employees’ Dynamic Capabilities–Verification During Crisis Caused by Black Swan Event

The article concerns the potential influence of employees’ dynamic capabilities on the performance of entire organization, which operates in crisis caused by Black Swan event. It is the expansion of job performance model based on employees’ dynamic capabilities, proposing the possibility of translating the positive influence of those capabilities onto entire organization and underlining the importance of employees’ dynamic capabilities during crisis within organization. Based on literature analysis, the shape of the amended model is proposed, in which employees’ dynamic capabilities influence organizational performance through elements of the original model (person-job fit, work motivation, job satisfaction, work engagement and job performance), and additional ones: person-organization fit, person-supervisor fit. The proposed model is empirically verified based on the sample of 1160 organization operating in Poland, Italy and USA during an active wave of COVID-19 pandemic (which is an example of Black Swan event). The results obtained using path analysis confirmed that employees’ dynamic capabilities indeed influence organizational performance of organizations operating in crisis caused by Black Swan event through elements proposed in the model

Conclusions and research perspectives concerning the system of early-developement support and education provided to hearing impaired children and youth

Our description of proposed system solutions in terms of early-development support and education is based on the analysis of submitted articles and personal,international cooperation of editors. The result of such comparisons are general conclusions and proposed postulates, regarding individual components of the system of support and education of children and youth with hearing impairment

Wnioski oraz perspektywy badawcze dotyczące systemu wsparcia wczesnorozwojowego i edukacji dzieci i młodzieży z wadą słuchu

In the chapter the authors presented consistent analysis of systems of early-developmental support and education based on received articles. In spite of an attempt of objectivization it should be stressed that individual editors of the monograph perceived the reality in different ways and the presented view is a consensus agreed during the discussion. However, the analysis revealed specific gaps and the need for scientific research in leading fields, both in the period of early support and school education. In our opinion the largest number of changes, changes confirmed by research, towards “Evidence-based Practices”, are needed in school education

Comparative analysis of selected European solutions in the field of early-development support and education of children and youth with hearing impairment

The autors propose the analysis of descriptive studies relating to early-development support and education of children and youth with hearing impairment,coming from five surveyed European countries (Poland, Slovakia, France, Germany,Switzerland). Comparison takes into consideration the diversity of socio-political and legal decision-making contexts present in individual countries. Organization of early support and education systems for children and young deaf and hearing impaired visibly stems from these conditions. In all countries there is a noticeable change in legal and social situation of people with hearing impairment, especially children and teenagers. This applies mainly to changes in legislation allowing the use of sign languages and other available means of communication in early-development support, education and social life of people affected by hearing impairment