Series:Uniwersytet Łódzki

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The Dispute About the Middle Ages. Some Reflections on the Cultural Identity of Europe: J. Le Goff, J. Kloczowski, A. Gurevic

Spór o średniowiecze. Z rozważań nad tożsamością kulturową Europy. Jacques Le Goff, Jerzy Kłoczowski, Aron Guriewicz

Author(s): Anna M. Brzezińska / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: medievalism; Russian historiography; Soviet historiography; Polish historiography; French historiography; historical anthropology; intellectual history; history of ideas; European history; cultural identity; Annales

The book is a proposal of reading the works of the leading European medievalists of the twentieth century in the cultural context of medievalism, understood here as a belief in the fundamental role of the Middle Ages for the development of a specifically European system of values. An innovative idea was to use a comparative perspective for three historiographic traditions: Polish, French and Russian. Inscribing into the “bright legend” of the Middle Ages through perceiving such values as respecting differences with respect for local tradition, subsidiarity and solidarity towards the community, the three historians indicate the basic features of European unity, actively shaping the debate on the identity of contemporary Europe. // Książka jest propozycją odczytania dorobku czołowych europejskich mediewistów XX wieku w kulturowym kontekście mediewalizmu, rozumianego tu jako przekonanie o fundamentalnej roli średniowiecza dla wykształcenia swoiście europejskiego systemu wartości. Nowatorskim pomysłem było zastosowanie perspektywy porównawczej dla trzech tradycji historiograficznych: polskiej, francuskiej i rosyjskiej. Wpisując się w „jasną legendę” średniowiecza, poprzez dostrzeżenie w nim takich wartości, jak poszanowanie różnic przy jednoczesnym szacunku dla tradycji lokalnej, pomocniczość czy solidarność wobec społeczności, trzej historycy wskazują podstawowe cechy jedności europejskiej, aktywnie kształtując debatę nad tożsamością współczesnej Europy.

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Financial participation programs and company results. Polish case in comparison to other EU countries

Programy partycypacji finansowej a wyniki przedsiębiorstw. Polska na tle innych krajów UE

Author(s): Maciej Kozłowski / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: workers’ ownership; financial participation; profit sharing; stock option

The main area of focus in deliberations on financial participation is the range of problems referring to the functioning of enterprises and increasing their effectiveness. These problems highlight the need to search for mechanisms or methods that will guarantee that all employees aim at fulfilling the company’s goals, and that there exists a common sense of responsibility and unity of interests. Financial participation programs contribute to achieving better financial and social results by a company. This thesis defines the major purpose of the work, which is to review the most important forms of financial participation schemes in European countries and in Polish companies. This will expand the knowledge on the subject as well as serve the pragmatic purpose of making it possible to present conclusions and deliberations which may become a starting point for commencing future actions focused on improving the situation with respect to the implementation and realization of financial participation programs, as well as to provide proposed examples of model solutions which may facilitate a broader implementation of participation in companies.

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20 Years of the Faculty of International and Political Studies of the University of Łódź

20 lat Wydziału Studiów Międzynarodowych i Politologicznych Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego

Author(s): / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: Faculty of International and Political Studies; University of Lodz; international relations; political science; political studies; University internationalisation strategy

The aim of the publication is to discuss research, didactic, and organisational achievements of the Faculty of International and Political Studies [FIPS] of the University of Lodz. The work has been compiled on the occasion of its 20th anniversary which fell in 2020. The Faculty is a unique interdisciplinary academic unit offering courses to Polish and foreign students from almost 50 different countries. It stands out with its strong international focus visible in all areas of the Faculty’s research and teaching activities. It also runs unique courses taught in foreign languages: English and French at full time and post-graduate MBA studies. At the Faculty students can choose between courses in International Relations, Political Sciences, National Security, International Cultural Studies, International and Political Studies, and International Marketing. When it comes to research, the academic staff of the Faculty deal with broadly understood international relations and examine them in the context of political, economic and social relations across different geographic areas (Europe, Asia, Middle East, North Africa, Russia and countries of the former USSR, North and Latin America, Australia), as well as international security and business. The Faculty offers also doctoral studies in political science and administration. The FIPS has a wide network of partnership contacts with universities across the world. The aim of the Faculty is to provide a wide array of advisory and expert services in international relations to actors at the local, regional, and national levels.

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Islam, the Arabs, and the image of the Caliphs in the accounts of the Chronography of Theophanes the Confessor. Byzantina Lodziensia tom XLIII

Islam, Arabowie i wizerunek kalifów w przekazach Chronografii Teofanesa Wyznawcy. Byzantina Lodziensia tom XLIII

Author(s): Błażej Cecota / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: Byzantine empire; Umayyad caliphate; Muhammad; Mu’awiya; ‘Abd al-Malik; Abbasid caliphate; Byzantine historiography; Theophanes the Confessor

The Chronography of Theophanes is certainly one of the most important Byzantine sources containing information on the history of the beginnings of Muslim statehood, the Caliphate, in the Byzantine cultural sphere. The work contains many important passages concerning both the very person of Muhammad, the founder of Islam, the Muslims, and the individual representatives of the Caliphate, with its rulers at the forefront. In the context of the information provided by Theophanes about the Prophet, I have tried to confront it with contemporary research on the origins of Islam. In such a way, it is possible to look at this narrative from a somewhat broader perspective, without limiting oneself to merely listing the obvious accusations formulated against Muhammad by the Byzantine chronicler. In the second chapter, I also decided to discuss several themes in which the followers of Allah repeatedly served Theophanes as a reference point for describing the internal history of the Byzantine Empire: the issue of alleged Monophysite, Syriac or Coptic assistance to Muslims in the context of the first invasions, the issue of iconoclasm, the question of Muslim persecution of Christians. In the third chapter I have taken up the subject of Theophanes’ portrayal of individual Caliphs. I have divided the material according to the currently accepted chronology, however I have also noted elements noticeable in the Chronography, but not fitting in with this common scheme.

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Jurysprudencja 18. Lack of danger to a legal good versus abstract exposure to danger crimes

Jurysprudencja 18. Brak zagrożenia dla dobra prawnego a przestępstwa abstrakcyjnego narażenia dóbr prawnych na niebezpieczeństwo

Author(s): Mateusz Filipczak / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: abstract exposure to danger to legal goods crimes; principle of criminal liability; legal goods; intepretation of law; theory of criminal law; theory of law

The abstract exposure to danger crimes regard to the behaviors, which criminalization is questionable, because they involve conducts that only potentially lead to negative consequences for the legal goods. Therefore, the doctrine of criminal law emphasizes that these crimes are a manifestation of criminalization in the so-called foreground of infringement of the legal goods. However, the relatively simple construction of formal offences raises theoretical doubts as to whether the lack of a danger to the legal good can be considered within the category of abstract formal (conduct) offences. In the monography it provides a positive answer to them, presenting a theoretical model of the foundation of criminal liability for crimes of abstract exposure to danger, for which it is necessary to take into account the axiological and normative context using figures of danger to the legal good and the rules of conduct with the legal good. With regard to the formal offences of abstract exposure to danger to the concrete-individual goods, the causally understood possibility (suitability) of infringement of a legal good is a necessary element of the application of the sanctioning norm, and the verification of which boils down to a restrictive functional (pro-constitutional) interpretation of statutory features of crimes and assessment of the degree of social harmfulness of the fulfilling statutory features. An in-depth analysis using the legal good made it possible to present conclusions on the apportionment of goods into concrete-individual goods, collective goods and an aggregate of concrete-individual goods, which are important not only for the principles of criminal liability for the crimes of abstract exposure to danger, but also contribute to the general analysis of the theoretical foundations of criminal liability.

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Supplier involvement in product development

Dostawca w procesie rozwoju produktu

Author(s): Grażyna Kędzia / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: NPD; SIPD; supply chain; B2B relationship; resilience; eco-design

The aim of the monograph is to systematize the current knowledge on the supplier involvement in product development (SIPD) and to deepen it the light of key challenges for the management of contemporary supply chains. There are four chapters in the monograph, only the first of which is the theoretical one. It introduces the key definitions, approaches and concepts related to the product development in value chain. The second chapter is a systematic literature review, which resulted in the analysis of 170 scientific articles. The description of the SLR outcomes was presented in eight thematic areas and led to the identification of various measures and existing research gaps. They became the basis for the development of research questionnaires and designing empirical research. The survey covered 500 manufacturing companies operating in Poland. It allowed answering eight research questions, including the recognition of the impact of SIPD on building resilient relationships with suppliers and designing products with reduced environmental impact. Case studies deepen the topic of Design for Environment and circular economy, presenting examples of cooperation with suppliers in the light of the NPD process and stages of the product life cycle. The monograph ends with, inter alia, recommendations for enterprises wishing to achieve better results in the product development chain as well as future research directions. This monograph is a product of the science project ‘Flexibility in relationships with suppliers in terms of supplier–purchaser models of cooperation on product development in the B2B market’, no. 2016/21/B/HS4/00665, financed by the National Science Centre (NCN) in Poland

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Contemporary Concepts of Administrative Procedure. Between Legalism and Pragmatism

Contemporary Concepts of Administrative Procedure. Between Legalism and Pragmatism

Author(s): / Language(s): English

Keywords: Public Administration; Administrative Procedure; Union Law; Administrative Law

The aim of this volume is to compare various types of administrative procedure and show their similarities and differences in national, European and global dimensions. The Authors’ intention is also to capture the regularities governing the development of law on administrative proceedings, including answers to the following questions: 1) is there a genetic relationship between the three generations of procedures, or do they derive from the separate ideas of national legislatives (genetic peculiarities)? 2) to what extent did modern procedures become the subject of national codifications? 3) what are the characteristics of national participatory procedures? 4) what are the national experiences in the field of “coexistence” of the three generations of administrative procedures? 5) where is the boundary between pragmatism and legalism of administrative procedures, for example in the case of urgent or simplified, automated and mass procedures? 6) does the increasing complexity of social life necessitate new solutions to integrate standards of the Rule of Law (traditional procedural values) with requirements of procedural pragmatism and efficiency? 7) are the new solutions in contradiction with the idea of multi-aspect protection of interests in administrative procedure?

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The Role of Export Credit Agencies in Trade Financing

The Role of Export Credit Agencies in Trade Financing

Author(s): Agnieszka Dorożyńska,Tomasz Dorożyński / Language(s): English

Keywords: trade finance; export credits; export credit agencies

A characteristic feature of the modern global economy is the deepening economic interdependence and increasingly closer business-to-business trade relations. The growth of international trade has been significantly supported by transaction financing mechanisms. Extensive use of traditional as well as innovative trade finance instruments, both long and short-term ones, was one of the reasons why world trade experienced a rather rapid expansion in the first decade of the 21st century. Export credit agencies have played a meaningful role in the financing international transactions. The aim of this monograph is to assess the operations of export credit agencies in the face of changes occurring in the international market. Chapter one discusses the methods used in financing export-import transactions against the backdrop of their practical applications. Chapters two and three present the organisational and structural framework, legal basis for the development of export credit agencies, and an assessment of their performance in the area of export support. The distinguishing feature of this publication lies in providing a comprehensive analysis of the development and functioning of export credit agencies in the context of trade finance.

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Banking signposts. Contemporary directions of development of the banking sector in Poland

Drogowskazy bankowości. Współczesne kierunki rozwoju bankowości w Polsce

Author(s): Marika Ziemba / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: banking sector; development; banking signposts; banking

The bank is an entity whose task is to meet the needs of consumers, and therefore must act in such a way as to get to know them as well as possible, and on the other hand, to offer an optimal product. These conditions require continuous improvement of banks' operations, and currently the most popular directions of development include: improving the quality of digital customer service, increasing data analysis capabilities, reducing operating costs, increasing investment in innovation, meeting legal requirements and adapting to compliance regulations, updating or replacement of the basic operating system components, recruitment and retraining of employees, improvement of business processes, increased security and authentication of data, cooperation with entities belonging to the FinTech sector, development of mobile payments, implementation of the sustainable development policy. The typical problems related to the functioning of banks include the specific situation related to the emergence of an economic recession in the country and the prolonged period of at least partial shutdown of the economy as a result of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Hence, it is necessary to analyze each of the above-mentioned development paths from the point of view of new operating conditions. The main objective of the study was to identify potential directions of development of the banking sector from the point of view of consumers and banks, their confrontation and assessment of the extent to which the current conditions on the financial market may affect a specific choice. Identification of the directions of development of the banking sector was carried out on the basis of an analysis of the literature on the subject, while the consumer perspective was presented on the basis of the CAWI questionnaire survey.

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Jurysprudencja 19. Temporary employment as an atypical form of employment

Jurysprudencja 19. Zatrudnienie tymczasowe jako nietypowa forma świadczenia pracy

Author(s): / Language(s): English,Polish

Keywords: temporary employment; National Labour Inspectorate; temporary agency work; annual leave

Niniejsza monografia stanowi podsumowanie III Ogólnopolskiej Konferencji Naukowej z cyklu „Nietypowe stosunki zatrudnienia” zorganizowanej dnia 3 grudnia 2020 r. przez Centrum Nietypowych Stosunków Zatrudnienia pod kierunkiem prof. UŁ dra hab. Tomasza Duraja na Wydziale Prawa i Administracji Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego. Praca tymczasowa to jedna z najlepiej rozwijających się nietypowych form aktywności zarobkowej na polskim rynku pracy. Tematem książki jest ocena prawnej regulacji zatrudnienia tymczasowego po nowelizacji obowiązującej od 1 czerwca 2017 r., dokonana zarówno z naukowego, jak i praktycznego punktu widzenia. Doniosłość, złożoność, wielowątkowość i aktualność tego zagadnienia potwierdza zestaw artykułów składających się na monografię. Dotykają one fundamentalnych dla tej tematyki problemów prawnych. Zdaniem dra hab. Marcina Wujczyka (Uniwersytet Jagielloński) „praca z pewnością stanowi istotny wkład w rozwój nauki w tym zakresie. Jest ona cennym źródłem informacji zarówno dla teoretyków, jak i praktyków prawa zainteresowanych problematyką zatrudnienia tymczasowego. […] Tezy sformułowane w analizowanym opracowaniu są ciekawe i nowatorskie. Autorzy trafnie identyfikują istotne problemy oraz określają najważniejsze obszary badawcze. Dzięki temu recenzowana książka wyróżnia się na tle innych opracowań poruszających zagadnienia pracy tymczasowej. […] Nie znajduję na rynku publikacji, która tak wieloaspektowo, jak niniejsza monografia traktowałaby o pracy tymczasowej w Polsce”. * Celem serii wydawniczej „Jurysprudencja” jest publikowanie monografii z zakresu teorii i filozofii prawa, a także dyscyplin prawniczych podejmujących problematykę teoretyczno- i filozoficzno-prawną w ramach własnych badań przedmiotowych. Inicjatywa powołania tego rodzaju serii wydawniczej spotkała się z dużym zainteresowaniem wszystkich ośrodków naukowych zajmujących się wskazaną problematyką, a także znanych naukowców z ośrodków zagranicznych. Redaktorzy serii Marek Zirk-Sadowski, Bartosz Wojciechowski

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The Bible as a meeting place for Christian denominations

Biblia jako miejsce spotkania wyznań chrześcijańskich

Author(s): / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: Bible; religious discourse; strategies of translation; psalm; ecumenism; art

Tom „Biblia jako miejsce spotkania wyznań chrześcijańskich” pokazuje ideę ekumenizmu i funkcję ekumeniczną Biblii oraz wyjaśnia, dlaczego to tłumaczenie stało się wydarzeniem na skalę światową. Jest efektem eksploracji przedstawicieli różnych dyscyplin nad wspólnym przedmiotem zainteresowania, jakim jest Biblia i jej ekumeniczny wymiar. Zawarte w nim teksty otwierają nowe perspektywy badawcze, przedstawiają pewne aspekty tłumaczenia, które miałoby spełniać funkcję ekumeniczną, ilustrują przejawy idei ekumenizmu w aspekcie historycznym i regionalnym. Przedmiotem szczególnego zainteresowania jest Biblia Ekumeniczna jako dzieło realizujące potrzebę wspólnych tłumaczeń Pisma Świętego, tłumaczenia wspólnego dla wszystkich chrześcijan, niezależnie od przynależności konfesyjnej.

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Contemporary problems of Physical and Health Culture

Współczesne problemy kultury fizycznej i zdrowotnej

Author(s): / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: physical activity; Covid 19; physical education; physical fitness

Oddajemy w ręce Czytelnika monografię zawierającą teksty, które swoimi treściami wpisują się w obszar problemów społecznej teorii i praktyki wychowania fizycznego oraz rekreacji i sportu. Traktują tym samym aktywność fizyczną wraz z promocją zdrowia realizowaną m.in. w szkolnym wychowaniu fizycznym, na zajęciach pozaszkolnych, a także w ramach dodatkowej działalności człowieka jako istotny czynnik jego holistycznego, wielowymiarowego rozwoju w różnych uwarunkowaniach. Kilku autorów zwraca szczególną uwagę na ten aspekt w sytuacji trwającej pandemiiCOVID-19. Przedstawione wyniki badań diagnozują pedagogiczną rzeczywistość wychowania fizycznego, sportowego i zdrowotnego, wskazując możliwe kierunki ich zmian.

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Educating for Independence. Philosophical investigations workshops: lesson plans.

Edukacja do samodzielności. Warsztaty z dociekań filozoficznych: scenariusze zajęć.

Author(s): Aldona Pobojewska / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: education; workshops; soft skills; lesson plans

This publication is the heralded third part of a monograph on the educational method of Philosophical Investigations Workshops (hereafter WDF). While the first two parts published in a single volume entitled Educating for Independence. Philosophical Investigations Workshops. Theory and Methodology deal with the theoretical and methodological foundations of the referred classes, the third part presents the strategy of conducting these classes. It consists of detailed lesson plans for each class.KształtKształtKształtKształtKształtKształtPhilosophical Investigations Workshops are a relatively new educational method for the Polish reader. Generally speaking, it serves the development of skills, motivation and social and cognitive attitudes related to the acquisition of intellectual and moral independence (i.e. the ability to pose problem questions, formulate one’s own position and its argumentation, critical thinking, sensitivity, imagination, creativity and many others).Research indicates that Polish youth is deficient in these soft competences, which significantly reduces their ability to adapt to the realities of the modem world. Remote learning during the pandemic period has exacerbated these deficits and teachers need tools to address this situation. Familiarity with WDFs can help to improve this.WDFs are a universal tool in two ways. Once - it can be used at any level of teaching (from kindergarten to university of the third age) in a variety of educational and childcare settings. This is because it fulfils its role regardless of the age and intellectual level of the participants. Two - it is suitable for work in all subjects, and it works perfectly well in ethics lessons.

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Dynamics of revitalization processes on the example of the Lodz Center for Support and Development. Opportunities and limitations of implementation

Dynamika procesów rewitalizacji na przykładzie Łódzkiego Centrum Wsparcia i Rozwoju. Szanse i ograniczenia realizacji

Author(s): Andrzej Kacprzak,Małgorzata Kostrzyńska,Inga Kuźma,Alicja Piotrowska,Małgorzata Potoczna,Monika Wojtczak / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: Revitalization; urban studies; design of social services; engaged research; public sphere

Multi-author monograph “Dynamics of revitalization processes on the example of the Lodz Center for Support and Development. Opportunities and limitations of implementation” represents an interdisciplinary approach, linking different scientific perspectives represented by social pedagogy, sociology, and cultural anthropology.The publication is the result of the authors' research work commissioned by the City of Lodz. The project concerned the design of a newly emerging institution providing specialized social services in the area of undergoing revitalization.The premise of the publication is to look at revitalization processes and its implementation on the example of the project in which the authors were involved. Thus, the book includes analyses and interpretations of data and materials after project research, where the spatial and social conditions affecting the designed institution, the diversity of its future beneficiaries and social actors from the territory of the newly established unit are taken into account, among other things. The work also addresses the issue of innovation in the city's social policy.

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On the output of Andrzej Zimniak

O twórczości Andrzeja Zimniaka

Author(s): Adam Mazurkiewicz / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: Polish literature after 1945; science fiction; popularization of knowledge

The monographic outline is devoted to the work of Andrzej Zimniak. He is a writer who has been active creatively since 1980. Not only the most well-known aspect of his writing, i.e. science fiction, is included; the artist's popular science essays were also recalled, which is combined with fiction and not very well-known poetry (Zimniak is the author of one volume, entitled “Fraszki rubaszne” [Epigrams coarse], 2012). The overriding goal of the monograph was to show the evolution of selected motifs, the most characteristic of Zimniak's prose, which at the same time are reflected in the popular science reflection of this writer (these include m.in the possibility of contact with extraterrestrial civilization, potential ways of human self-evolution to the level of “homo superior”, ecological themes and reflection on the challenges posed by expansive – and at the same time less and less controllable – technological progress. The issues listed here have been discussed in the broad context of civilizational, social and political changes, which significantly affect Zimniak as a writer and popularizer of science, active from 1980 to the present day. This context is accompanied by a reconstruction of the evolution of the writer's philosophical and anthropological views, which are a reflection of the times in which he created.The monograph was accompanied by a bibliography constructed in such a way that it not only attested to the works referred to in the considerations. First of all, it is to be a starting point for the reader's own reading searches interested in deepening knowledge on the topics discussed in the study.

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National business cultures of Poland and Ukraine: factors of corporate cultures improvement and international integration

Narodowe kultury biznesowe i korporacyjne Polski i Ukrainy. Czynniki doskonalenia i integracja międzynarodowa

Author(s): Beata Glinkowska-Krauze,Iegor Chebotarov,Viacheslav Chebotarov,Bogusław Kaczmarek / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: Business culture; organizational / corporate culture; entrepreneur; Poland; Ukraine

A significant part of the monograph was developed in the context of the implementation by the authors of a complex research project on the subject: "National business cultures of Poland and Ukraine: improvement of scientific and practical foundations for cooperation on European and world markets"; as part of the project of the National Agency for Academic Exchange NAWA and the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine as a joint Polish-Ukrainian project in 2020–2021. The individual parts of the monograph were developed in the context of the implementation of cooperation between the two countries in the field of science, education and innovation. Subsection 4.5. This monograph is part of the topic "Theory and practice of comparative analysis of entrepreneur profiles (on the example of Poland and Ukraine)", as part of the IDUB Scholarship Competition for Ukraine project "Initiative of Excellence - Research University", carried out at the Faculty of Management of the University of Lodz. Subsection 3.3. was developed as an element of the topic "Corporate culture in times of crisis: the content of transformational changes as the basis for management modification" as part of the project of the National Science Center for Ukraine on the continuation of research in Poland after 02/24/2022.This book was created as a result of the multilateral activities of the Center for Scientific and Research Cooperation: Poland-Ukraine, established by the authors in 2016 on the basis of the Department of Management of the Faculty of Management at the University of Lodz and the Department of Economics, Marketing and Entrepreneurship of the National University of Taras Shevchenko (this monograph is to some extent a logical continuation of the monograph B. Glinkowska-Krauze, B. Kaczmarek, V. Chebotarov, “Contemporary management problems. Theory and practice”, Łódź 2020).

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Person with intellectual disability. The identity dimension of self-determination and independence in the context of family life

Osoba z niepełnosprawnością intelektualną. Tożsamościowy wymiar samostanowienia i (nie)zależności w kontekście życia rodzinnego

Author(s): Jakub Niedbalski / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: disability; person with intellectual disability; family; self-determination; identity

For young people, their transition into adulthood is commonly associated with a shift in social relationships, from families of origin to intimate relationships and one's own family; a shift from school to work; a shift from economic dependence to economic independence; and a shift toward the assumption of responsibility. When it comes to young people with intellectual disabilities, such 'milestones' are often difficult to achieve, and a status of an adult remains illusory. Therefore, the subject of the study was the experiences of people with intellectual disabilities and their family members (mainly parents) regarding the process of becoming independent and achieving autonomy and independence in life, as well as the barriers and obstacles that stood in the way of achieving them. Based on that, it has been attempted to determine what these experiences mean to individuals and how they understand them. The research interests are focused on everyday actions and practices of people with intellectual disabilities and their families, undertaken within interactions in life situations leading towards adulthood. Thus, the processual nature of changes taking place in generational families related to the growing up of children with intellectual disabilities was analyzed. The results of this study expand the knowledge in the field of entering into adulthood by young adults with intellectual disabilities by examining the process of negotiating autonomy in the family from the perspective of the young adults themselves and their parents. Hence, this study has shown that young people with intellectual disabilities not only have specific needs, but also views on their relationship with their parents. In this way, the results of the research can contribute to improved understanding of the needs of people with disabilities in the family, providing insight into how and to what extent young adults with intellectual disabilities need support at a crucial time in their lives, namely the adolescence. This can be of particular importance not only to the parents themselves, but also to certain institutions and social services that have been established to provide support to these individuals and their families.

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Transformations of modern cities. Selected trends and instruments

Przekształcenia współczesnych miast. Wybrane nurty i instrumenty

Author(s): / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: spec law; spatial planning and development; monitoring; landscape urbanism; public procurement; urban revitalization

Współczesny świat jest zdominowany przez miasta, które są motorem jego rozwoju. Ulegają one jednak ciągłym przemianom, a współcześnie – w okresie intensywnych, dynamicznych zmian geopolitycznych i społeczno-gospodarczych – borykają się z wieloma trudnościami. Problemy rozwoju miast są poważnym wyzwaniem, wymagają interdyscyplinarnego podejścia oraz umiejętności zintegrowanego zarządzania i sterowania. Celem monografii jest przedstawienie wybranych nurtów, metod, narzędzi oraz działań determinujących przekształcenia współczesnych miast, które traktuje się tutaj jako złożone systemy powiązań gospodarki, społeczeństwa, środowiska i przestrzeni. W publikacji wyróżniono przede wszystkim te kwestie, które służą polepszeniu funkcjonowania współczesnych miast, poprawie jakości życia ich mieszkańców oraz przyczyniają się do rozwiązania wielu złożonych problemów. Książka adresowana jest do teoretyków i praktyków zajmujących się zagadnieniami rozwoju i rewitalizacji miast, planowania przestrzennego i urbanistyki. Do jej lektury zaproszeni są również studenci oraz absolwenci w szczególności takich kierunków, jak: gospodarka przestrzenna, studia miejskie, ekomiasto, prawo, geografia urbanistyczna, ekonomia, urbanistyka, socjologia miast czy ochrona środowiska. Monografia dedykowana jest więc osobom, które interesują się miastami i procesami ich rozwoju.

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Faces of War, vol. 6, City and War

Faces of War, vol. 6, City and War

Author(s): / Language(s): English

Keywords: city; war; history of war; Hungary; Romania; Poland; Middle East; Auschwitz

This volume titled City and War (Miasto i wojna) contains papers written by scholars from Hungary, Poland, and Romania – historians, archaeologists, and museum professionals. These papers discuss the functioning of military formations in towns and cities, and their role as an economic or military base or theatre of warfare, as well as the military duties of the town inhabitants and their weapons and other resources. In terms of chronology, the papers included in this volume cover the period from the Middle Ages to the present day.

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The TSL sector facing the challenges of sustainable development - selected aspects

Branża TSL wobec wyzwań zrównoważonego rozwoju – wybrane aspekty

Author(s): / Language(s): Polish

Keywords: sustainable development; green competence; TFL sector; human resources management

The monograph addresses selected social, economic and environmental aspects of the concept of sustainable development in the TFL sector. It is part of the trend of considering how to satisfy the needs of the present generation in such a way as not to limit the possibilities of satisfying those needs by future generations. The publication consists of nine chapters and a supplement. The individual chapters present solutions aimed at sustainable development initiated and put into practice by specific companies related to the TSL industry, as well as public institutions. There are also cross-sectional analyses of the entire TFL sector. The research results presented by the individual authors allow for the conclusion that due to the strategic importance of the TFL sector in the economy, there is an urgent need to involve decision-makers from this sector in initiatives aimed at sustainable development. However, the transformation of TFL sector entities towards sustainability is impossible without the appropriate multidimensional involvement of their employees in this process. Therefore, what follows from the presented considerations, apart from the implementation of internal pro-environmental regulations or technical and technological solutions, it becomes important to pay attention to the appropriate management of human capital in individual organisations from the TFL sector.

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