Aim/purpose -The main objectives of this article are to identify the major risks with a global dimension and to attempt to specify the potential consequences of their occurrence for organizational management. Design/methodology/approach -The article is based on an analysis of the literature on the subject and an analysis of the content of The Global Risk Reports published in the years 2013-2017, prepared within the scope of the World Economic Forum, and presenting the results of work performed by international experts. Findings -The major results of the research are the following: 1) becoming aware of how global risks are understood, 2) identifying the most significant present risks of a global character, as well as tendencies in changes in their importance, and 3) determining general possibilities of the identified risks' exerting influence on organizational management processes. Research implications/limitations -The research results are based on a selected group of reports illustrating the result of the work of experts performed within the scope of the World Economic Forum. Thus, there is a possibility of an alternative approach to global risks, e.g., in reports drawn up for the purposes of the insurance sector. However, the authors decided that the aforementioned reports were the most reliable and representative from the perspective of this article's objectives. Sylwia BąkInstitute of Economics, Finance and Management Faculty of Management and Social Communication Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland sylwia.bak@uj.edu.pl The global risk landscape -its shape, tendencies and consequences… 49Originality/value/contribution -The article shows global risks as a determinant of management processes and includes reflection about their significance.

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Objective: The purpose of this text is to identify approaches to defining and subsequently reviewing the definitions of uncertainty and risk as interdisciplinary terms which are of key importance in modern management.Methodology: The work is theoretical. The main method used in the research process was the analysis of scientific literature. A one-dimensional logical classification method was also used, in order to categorize approaches to defining uncertainty and risk, satisfying the exhaustive and mutually exclusive criteria in the selection of categories of approaches.Findings: The main results of the work are: 1) identification of approaches to defining uncertainty and risk, 2) interdisciplinary review of definitions of uncertainty and risk indicating the criteria to distinguish between the two, and 3) determination of the meaning of the terms uncertainty and risk in modern management.Value Added: Considering the approaches to defining uncertainty and risk taken from many fields and disciplines of science, this text is a compendium of theoretical knowledge for the proper understanding and meaning of these concepts in management.Recommendations: The research findings can have implications for both management theory as well as the practice of organization management.

Celem tekstu jest identyfikacja oraz kategoryzacja kluczowych czynników sukcesu wybranych przedsiębiorstw w trakcie trwania globalnej pandemii COVID-19. W części teoretycznej, w pierwszej kolejności, zidentyfikowano warunki funkcjonowania przedsiębiorstw w trakcie pandemii COVID-19, a następnie ukazano czynniki sukcesu jako kategorię wyjaśniającą wyniki przedsiębiorstw w tym okresie. Cel pracy został zrealizowany poprzez badania empiryczne przeprowadzone na próbie 22 przedsiębiorstw reprezentujących różne sektory, o zasięgu zarówno globalnym, jak i lokalnym. Badania zrealizowano przy wykorzystaniu triangulacji metod badawczych. Główną metodą wykorzystaną w procedurze badawczej było wielokrotne studium przypadku. Wyniki przeprowadzonych badań pozwoliły na ustalenie, że zidentyfikowane czynniki warunkujące sukces badanych przedsiębiorstw w trakcie pandemii tworzą siedem kategorii: strategia, model biznesu, zasoby, elastyczność, produkty/usługi, relacje z klientami oraz otoczenie zewnętrzne.