Purpose:The purpose of the article is to identify cultural factors considered in the social responsibility of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. Approach/Methodology/Design: In order to achieve the main goal, logit models were used. To assess the quality of estimated ordered logit models, the combined significance of all explanatory variables (significance of the model) and the Wald test were used. In order to identify factors shaping the CSR level, variables describing the organizational culture were adopted such as individualism-collectivism, distance to power and the level of tolerance of uncertainty. Findings: Logit models allow for the identification of the key cultural parameters that will enable maintaining consistency between them and between the socially responsible activities. In terms of the individualism-collectivism dimension, for p = 0.05 the key factor in three cultural areas are the expectations towards work. Practical Implications: The use of logit models allows managers to focus the CSR implementation process on the key cultural factors. Originality/Value: The use of logit models to identify statistically significant factors depending on the dominant, three-dimensional cultural pattern, determining the level of awareness in the dimension of internal and external stakeholders and the general level of CSR awareness in micro, small and medium-sized enterprises.
Wind energy (WE), which is one of the renewable energy (RE) sources for generating electricity, has been making a significant contribution to obtaining clean and green energy in recent years. Fitting an appropriate statistical distribution to the wind speed (WS) data is crucial in analyzing and estimating WE potential. Once the best suitable statistical distribution for WS data is determined, WE potential and potential yield could be estimated with high accuracy. The main objective of this paper is to propose a novel approach for calculating wind energy potential. For this purpose, the Efficient Global Optimization (EGO) technique was proposed for fitting a statistical distribution to WS data and the performance of the technique was compared with genetic algorithm (GA), simulated annealing (SA), and differential evolution (DE). Performance metrics showed that EGO is providing better estimations compared with GA, SA, and DE. Based on Weibull parameters obtained by using EGO, potential WE and potential annual revenue were estimated for Gdańsk, which is the capital of Pomerania Voivodeship in Poland, in the case of having city-type wind turbines in the city center. Estimations for Gdańsk showed that city-type wind turbines might be helpful for producing electricity from WE in the city without being limited by constraints such as having a long distance between wind turbines and buildings. If such wind turbines were erected on the roofs of residential buildings, malls, or office buildings, there is a possibility that part of the electric energy needed for such buildings could be generated using WE. However, this topic should be further investigated from technical and financial perspectives.
This paper is an attempt to show what environmental and spatial consequences will be brought by the construction of the southern ring-road of Olsztyn, which is a linear investment. It also justifies the choice of the location from among four variants that were taken into consideration at the planning stage. The area in which the ring-road is located is characterised by particularly precious natural values due to the occurrence of rivers, lakes, diversified relief, rich flora and fauna or bird refuges. Many of these elements are covered by legal forms of natural protection. As a result of numerous discussions between planners, ecologists and the local community, the best variant of the course of the ring-road was chosen, which is the subject -matter of the analysis presented below.
StreszczenieW artykule zaproponowano spojrzenie na organizacje publiczne pod względem kultury organizacyjnej na przykładzie urzędów miast. Związek ten stanowi jedną z luk w wiedzy na gruncie badań kultury organizacyjnej, jak również zarządzania publicznego. Dokonano analizy: istniejących systemów wartości i norm w urzę-dach miast, wykorzystywanych metod korekty kursu kulturowego, przyczyn i źródeł oporu organizacyjnego, jego przejawów oraz sposobów przełamywania. W artykule zaprezentowano wstępne wyniki badań zrealizowanych w ramach grantu badawczego nr N N115 153239 "Proces kształtowania kultury organizacyjnej w administracji samorządowej na przykładzie urzędów miast".Słowa kluczowe: kultura organizacji, zmiana, opór organizacyjny, organizacja publiczna, urząd miasta ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE OF POLISH MUNICIPAL OFFICES SummaryThe paper looks at the municipal offices in Poland as an example of public organisations from the point of view of corporate culture. Research into this relationship seems largely absent from the body of knowledge in the area of organisational culture, as well as public management. Analysed are: the existing systems of values and norms in municipal offices, the methods used to enhance their organisational culture, the causes and sources of organisational resistance, its symptoms and the ways to overcome it. The author presents the preliminary results of studies carried out within the framework of the research grant N N115 153239: "The formation of organisational culture in local government on the example of city offices".
Business management in a culturally diverse environment, that is acting in different business cultures, is one of the major challenges facing managers nowadays. Cultural differences among societies have been known to exist for ages, but a holistic view of their impact on the business culture in particular countries, development of cultural typologies and studies into the nature of interactions between the business and organisational culture date back to the 1980s. The acceleration of social, technological and demographic changes, a more rapid process of globalisation as well as some disturbances, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine or the intensifying rivalry between China and the United States of America, increase organisational uncertainty. Such changes require a new cultural sensitivity as well as new, modified systems of values. The objective of this study has been to determine and compare the Polish and Portuguese business cultures. To this end, the contemporary Polish and Portuguese business cultures have been analysed according to the 6D Hofstede model.
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