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Skuteczność działań lean w polskich przedsiębiorstwach – wybrane aspekty rozwiązań przy zachowaniu ducha kaizen. Badania empiryczne

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Piasecka-Głuszak A.

International Business and Global Economy

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2014

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vol. Volume 33

595–608

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The method of lean management is very successful in Polish enterprises. In today’s turbulent world, many companies want to increase their efficiency and reduce costs. The lean gives them the opportunity to do so, eliminating all activities that do not bring value from the point of view of the customer, and implementing standardized processes and procedures that contribute to the activities of workers in continuous improvement – kaizen. The purpose of this article is to present the theoretical and empirical effectiveness of lean management in Polish companies basing on the conducted research. The article consists of two parts. The first part is theoretical and based on studies of the literature it describes concepts of lean, kaizen, standardization and visualization, their main objectives and principles. The second part presents the solely empirical research, the responses of managers, specialists in lean or kaizen activities in Polish enterprises on the tools of lean, standardization and visualization.

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Wpływ standaryzacji wzorów dokumentów na poziom dostępności elektronicznych usług publicznych

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Mamrot S., Stachowicz M.

e-mentor

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2016

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issue 1 (63)

54-58

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The authors investigated a level of the implementation of Act of 24 April 2014 amending particular acts due to standardization of specific document patterns in administrative procedures. The new legal provisions, which have effected for almost 14 months, enabled the introduction of uniform, nationwide, electronic documents templates in various administrative procedures. Electronic templates of application forms were implemented to facilitate and speed up running business in Poland. The authors analyzed the number of documents templates which were published in central repository of document templates. They investigated whether the publishing of document template influenced the possibility of completion administrative procedure electronically. The goal of the analyzed legislation was to simplify the legal environment and to facilitate running business, making templates of form applications electronically available. The results of the conducted research unequivocally indicated that this goal was only slightly achieved (only 19% of procedures mentioned in the Act is available electronically). Moreover, the authors deeply analyzed the legal acts, including the Act of 17 February 2005 on the Computerization of Activities of Entities Performing Public Tasks, in order to present a wider approach to standardization of documents templates.

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National Standardization Activities in Transport in Comparison with the New European Initiatives

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Idzikowska T., Banaszek K.

Logistics and Transport

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2015

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vol. 28

19-30

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The article points out the role and importance of standardization in the EU economic policy and development strategy and discusses European standardization activities in the field of transport and its basic institutional structure and organization of the work of the technical bodies of the European Standards Organizations (ESOs). The relation between the standardization and legislation and selected European standardization initiatives concerning transport are shown. The article also deals with the principles of cooperation of the EU Member States and ESO technical bodies as well as the main problems of the system of national standardization.

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Standardizace české verze Škály dispoziční naděje pro dospělé

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Ocisková M., Sobotková I., Praško J., Mihál V.

Psychologie a její kontexty

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2016

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vol. 7

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issue 1

109-123

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Hope is one of important factors affecting the psychological state of individuals. It influences well-being and self-esteem, academic and athletic performance, and even the probability of repeated incarceration of offenders. It also predicts the efficacy of the systematic psychotherapy of mental disorders, as well as the supportive psychotherapy in patients with oncologic illnesses. Hope has a central position in positive and clinical psychology. The aim of the presented work was to translate the adult dispositional hope scale into Czech, verify its psychometric properties and develop the norms for interpreting the resulting scores. The scale could be helpful both in mental health research and practice. 394 healthy adults participated in the study. The average age of the probands was 27.1 + 11.7 years. There were more women (n = 303; i.e. 76.9 %) than men. The most common level of education was secondary (n = 309; 78.4 %). The participants were mainly students (n = 273; 69.3 %) or employees and self-employed individuals (n = 113; 28.7 %). Most of them were single (n = 300; 76.1 %) or married (n = 84; 21.3 %). The Adult Dispositional Hope Scale consists of 12 items. Four items measure pathways thinking (i.e. the ability to find ways to achieve one's goals) and four items assess agency (i.e. goal-directed energy). The remaining four items are fillers that are not interpreted. Apart from this scale, all participants completed a demographic questionnaire and the second version of the Beck Depression Inventory. The statistical analyses consisted of the Cronbach's alpha and Spearman-Brown coefficient analysis, the exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, the correlation between the standardized scale and the Beck Depression Inventory-II, and finally the creation of the norms based on the stens. The overall rate of hope was not statistically significantly associated with the subjects' age (Spearman r = -0.06, non-significant), nor with their sex (Mann-Whitney U test: U = 13,624.5, non-significant). Reliability of the whole scale was assessed by using the Cronbach's alpha (? = 0.82) and the split-half method (the Spearman-Brown coefficient = 0.81). The inner consistency of both subscales was also adequate (the pathways thinking ? = 0.71, the agency ? = 0.73). The factor structure of the scale was confirmed by the exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Nevertheless, the exploratory factor analysis identified the ninth item of the scale as problematic. It saturated both the pathways thinking and agency subscale, instead of belonging solely under its agency factor. This was also reflected in the confirmatory factor analysis, although all model fit indices reached satisfactory levels. The total score of the adult dispositional hope scale was significantly negatively correlated with the intensity of depressive symptoms (BDI-II) (Pearson r = -0.41, p ? 0.001). The sten norms were created for the score of the whole scale and both subscales. The Czech version of the Adult Dispositional Hope Scale shows adequate psychometric properties and can be used in the adult population. The norms should be applied with caution in individuals, who reached a primary or vocational level of education, and those who are unemployed, divorced, widowed or older than 60 years.

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Dekadę po Waszyngtonie: standaryzacyjny sukces czy porażka NATO?

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deren j.

Rocznik Bezpieczeństwa Międzynarodowego

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2013

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vol. 7

234-244

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Political, military and economical factors affecting defence planning process frame the research problem steering this article. These principal theses were confronted with theoretical and empirical approaches to the standardization in the research process conducted by the author, and considered as a primary tool for the interoperability achievement. The execution of a scientifically well-founded analysis of standardization is the main objective of this research. Finally, the scientific process is concluded by setting a dependence model which takes into account seamless relations and the correlation amid Force Goals (NATO Force Planning Process) and NATO defence process. It is worth stressing that the research follows in accordance with the commonly recognized methodological principles (systemic analysis, modeling). The author’s effort has been focused on the capabilities-driven model of NATO force structure shaped by military standardization requirements (effects- based approach EBA) in spite of the influence of the theories applied to the threat-assessment driven model (Threat Assessment Approach).

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Polityczno-wojskowe oraz ekonomiczne implikacje standaryzacji na proces planowania obronnego wyznaczają obszar zainteresowań badawczych prezentowanych w artykule. Autor dowodzi, że proces standaryzacyjny, rozpatrywany w aspekcie procesu planowania obronnego (sił), jest warunkiem koniecznym osiągania interoperacyjności. Celem badawczym – realizowanym przy wykorzystaniu analitycznych metod badania standaryzacji w NATO oraz modelowania są procesy: Celów Sił Zbrojnych (element w procesie planowania sił NATO) oraz planowania obronnego NATO, pozostające w korelacji i harmonizacji z procesem standaryzacji. Struktura problemu badawczego jest oparta na poszukiwaniu odpowiedzi na pytanie: jak jest realizowana polityka standaryzacyjna w Instytucjach i Dowództwach Struktury Dowodzenia NATO oraz Dowództwach Struktury Sił NATO? Jest warte podkreślenia, że w trakcie badań wykorzystano ogólnie dostępne narzędzia metodologiczne (analiza systemowa, modelowanie) przy wyborze modelu zorientowanego na budowanie zdolności (podejście oczekiwanych efektów – Effect Based Approach) ograniczanego wymaganiami standaryzacyjnymi, niezależnie od wpływu na rezultaty badań teorii uwzględniających modelowanie skierowane na zagrożenia (Threat Assessment Approach).

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Legal Influence on the Service Continuity Provisions of Modern Power Systems

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Blicharz G. J., Kisielewicz T., Oręziak B.

Forum Prawnicze

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2018

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issue 4 (48)

73–86

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Klima učitelského sboru: úprava dotazníku OCDQ-RS pro podmínky českých škol

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Chvál M., Urbánek P.

Pedagogická orientace (Journal of the Czech Pedagogical Society)

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2014

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vol. 24

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issue 5

778-803

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The study compares psychometric parameters of a new questionnaire measuring organizational school climate (so called KUS) with available parameters of the original OCDQ-RS questionnaire developed in the U.S. and its Slovak adaptation. The paper first describes the original OCDQ-RS questionnaire, its Slovak standardization, and the adaptations made to the original for use in the Czech Republic. We compare psychometric parameters of the OCDQ-RS with the Slovak standardized version and the Czech non-standardized version, and describe the data sets of the corresponding samples in the subsequent section. The paper then presents the psychometric analysis and explains why the openness index of climate in the KUS questionnaire was left out compared with the Slovak questionnaire. The last section shows the indicative norms and standard errors of the indexes. Sample comprised 1823 teachers from Klima učitelského sboru… 803 77 mainly primary schools with a return rate of at least 70%. The following analytical procedures were used: Item analysis, exploratory factor analysis, supplementary confirmatory factor analysis, Pearson correlation coefficients, Cronbach coefficients, ANOVA and computation of standard error of measurement of climate components. The unit of analysis was the teacher or the school, depending on the analytical needs and possibilities. The KUS questionnaire retained four components: (1) supportive governance behavior, (2) engaged teacher behavior, (3) frustrated teacher behavior, (4) intimate teacher behavior. The fifth component – directive principal’s behavior – was substituted by the component strength of governance. All of the components have a good Cronbach coefficient alfa between 0,84 and 0,96. The number of items increased from 34 to 40 compared with the OCDQ-RS.

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Autonomous vehicles vigilance system: proposal for a theoretical legal framework

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Žolnerčíková V.

The Lawyer Quarterly

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2021

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vol. 11

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issue 1

206-212

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Today’s road traffic system is functional due to a complex set of rules. The key element of the system is a natural person in the driver’s seat that makes decisions. These decisions may vary from driver to driver, yet all of them can still be compliant. When talking about autonomous vehicles, there is a notion that they need to be instructed on how to behave in all possible situations. However, autonomous vehicles can adopt the same variety of decisions as human drivers do. On top of that, they can communicate with other vehicles, infrastructure, and the surrounding environment. As a result, autonomous vehicles can solve tasks together in a cooperative manner. Such shift in the capabilities of vehicles is so significant that we should not be asking how to make autonomous vehicles conform to the rules, but instead how to structure the rules so that they can conform with autonomous vehicles. This paper aims to present a position on the latter question. Firstly, it describes key features of autonomous vehicles. Secondly, it takes into account relevant legal research in the field of autonomous mobility and identifies the problems that autonomous vehicles pose to the concept of liability. Finally, it provides a summary of key elements for a theoretical legal framework that can encompass autonomous vehicles. An autonomous vehicles vigilance system is proposed as a part of a solution to the liability problem.

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Czy w najbliższym czasie powstanie język śląski?

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Siuciak M.

Poznańskie Studia Polonistyczne. Seria Językoznawcza

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2012

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vol. 19

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issue 2

31-44

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The article embarks on a critical analysis of the issue, recently reverberating across the country, of granting a status of a regional language to the Silesian ethnolect. Within the relevant public space, the problem interlocks the three following types of discourse: legal, political and scientific. Onto thus formulated discourse superimposesthe common perception of the unresolved tension of the augmented efforts for revival of the self-identity and political positioning in the Silesian society. These efforts are, in turn, related to a very strong feeling of ethnic identity of the Silesians, who like to emphasize their cultural distinctiveness in everyday communicative situations. The notion of the regional language is a special legal category in EU legislation and has been introduced to Polish legislative discourse after this particular language status has been granted to Kashubian. Currently, a number of political and social initiatives are being undertaken in Upper Silesia that are aimed at the administrative recognition and the application of the same legal category to the Silesian ethnolect. As these actions are mainly undertaken by organizations that demand political autonomy for Silesia and put forward demands for the recognition of the Silesian nationality, academic circles are in the main wary, if not apprehensive. As a result, the role of the elite seeking to work out grammatical standards and spelling convention for the Silesian language in the making, being created in a top-down fashion, has been largely taken over by local associations of people wishing to revive the Silesian regional dialect, with a little support of professional and academic staff. Future fortunes of the would-be Silesian language depend on many factors: on whether the legal status of a regional language will be granted or not, on the quality of work of those who have embarked on attempts to carry out agenda that includes works on the standard spelling convention for the language, and on the Silesians themselves and their acceptance of the solutions that are to be imposed in a top-down fashion. Another contributing factor will undoubtedly be the elevation of the Silesian language status through a creation of the language corpus (literature, dictionaries, course books) and broadening of its functional scope.

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Strategie marketingowe polskich przedsiębiorstw przemysłu lekkiego na rynku Unii Europejskiej - standaryzacja i adaptacja

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Sznajder A., Witek-Hajduk M. K.

Gospodarka Narodowa. The Polish Journal of Economics

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2009

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vol. 231

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issue 4

25-54

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The paper examines the marketing strategies of Polish light industry enterprises in European Union countries. It also analyzes the determinants of a process whereby companies are adapting their marketing strategies to EU standards. The authors used the computer assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) method to collect data for their research. The survey was made on a random sample of 61 medium-sized and large enterprises in light industry, including textile, clothing and leather producers. The research shows that many Polish light industry enterprises have modified their marketing strategies and pricing policies after Poland’s EU entry in 2004. This especially applies to their business in the new member countries of the bloc. The results obtained by Sznajder and Witek-Hajduk are in line with the findings of other studies quoted in the article.

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Regulatory and Institutional Support of Public Administration in the Field of Physical culture and Sport in Ukraine

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Ivanova O.

Reality of Politics

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2021

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issue 18

49-64

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The author notes the importance of planning, policy measures and development strategies for the development of physical culture and sports. A large number of current regulatory documents, which reflect the attentive attitude of public authorities to the development and improvement of this area, is indicated. The structural components of the legal administration system in the field of physical culture and sports are characterized. The interpretation of sports legal relations is presented. Specific features of sports legal relations are noted. The main forms of state support for physical culture and sports are also identified. The contribution of local authorities of Ukraine in the implementation of state policy in the field of physical culture and sports is considered. The ambiguity of the legal regulation of the development of physical culture and sports is noted. The need to understand and distinguish between the field of physical culture and professional sports is emphasized. The state regulation of standardization in the researched sphere is considered. The absence of the term “standard” in relation to service quality management in organizations is indicated. The normative-legal acts, which partially determine the evaluation criteria in the field of physical culture and sports, are distinguished. The advantages of implementing a quality management system are indicated. The adopted Standards, the effect of which extends to the field of physical culture and sports, are considered. The principles of quality management system activity are presented and characterized: customer orientation, leadership, employee involvement, process approach, system approach to management, continuous improvement, decision-making based on facts, mutually beneficial relations with suppliers. The main problems and risks in the process of system implementation are noted. Emphasis is placed on the peculiarities of the implementation of the quality management system at the level of local self-government. The requirements for the preparation of mandatory documentation are listed and described. The content of the implementation plan is noted. Emphasis is placed on the expediency of determining senior management and officials on specific examples. The need for local government administration to systematically confirm its compliance with the quality management system has been identified. Requirements to representatives of higher governing bodies are defined. The impossibility of the self-government body to satisfy the requirements of all clients within the framework of the legislation and the approved budget is emphasized. The key task of senior management is described. The components of an important triple task of senior management in the context of implementation, operation and continuous improvement of the quality management system are listed. The importance of emphasizing the consolidation at the state level of tests and standards for assessing the physical fitness of the people of Ukraine was emphasized.

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Humanitarian compound of modernization of higher education in Ukraine

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VLASENKO F.

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2016

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vol. 7

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issue 3

17-21

EN

The article observes the main tendencies of modernization of Ukrainian education. Determines the place of humanitarian education in determined process. Determines the role of humanitarian education in the training of modern competitive specialist. Outlines the trends of modern education in Ukraine.

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GRANICA MIĘDZY JĘZYKIEM MÓWIONYM A STANDARDOWYM

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STĘPLEWSKI A.

Slavia Occidentalis

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2018

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issue 75/1

237-244

EN

The paper focuses on the relationship between spoken language and standard language. It describes the process of choosing one of the spoken varieties as a basis for a general national language. However, this is a political decision. Linguistics is a secondary tool used in an ideological construct of a nation as an imaginary community. Therefore, any national language is culturally marked. The standard language is used to geographically connect members of a community; it also relates modern users to their ancestors. Politics and linguistics must also rely on the educational system to teach the users one language and to communicate that they are a single nation.

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Is Dutch a Pluricentric Language with Two Centres of Standardization? An Overview of the Differences between Netherlandic and Belgian Dutch from a Flemish Perspective

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Louw R. d.

Werkwinkel

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2016

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vol. 11

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issue 1

113-135

EN

Dutch, a West-Germanic language, is spoken by approximately 23 million people worldwide. In Europe, it is the language of all of the Netherlands and the northern part of Belgium, called Flanders. It is often said that since the Dutch and the Flemish speak Dutch differently, they in fact speak two different languages - Netherlandic Dutch and Belgian Dutch (Flemish). Linguists, however, argue they are not necessarily two separate languages but rather two varieties - a Netherlandic and a Belgian variety - of the same language, Dutch. Since there are a substantial number of grammatical, lexical, phonetic and even spelling differences between Belgian and Netherlandic Dutch, the question is whether Dutch is a pluricentric language with two centres of standardization or not. By explaining the socio-historical background of the Dutch language and giving a comprehensive overview of the differences between Netherlandic and Belgian Dutch, this article attempts to answer the aforementioned (research) question.

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Directions of Changes in Organizational Structures of SME - Results of Empirical Research

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Mierzejewska W.

Foundations of Management

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2014

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vol. 6

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issue 3

83-92

EN

The article presents results of empirical research concerning the directions of changes in organizational structures of SME which have occurred during the last few years. The research was carried out in a group of 380 enterprises running their businesses in Poland. The organizational structure generally described in respect of parameters such as centralization, formalization, standardization and configuration. The main part of this article is dedicated to changes that have occurred in organizational structures of SME.

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Evaluating the Experience of Stuttering and Quality of Life among Polish School-age Children: Psychometric Investigation with the OASES-S-PL

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Boroń A., Gurok E., Kowalczyk Ł., Kosacka K., Węsierska K., Yaruss J. S.

Logopedia

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2022

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vol. 51

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issue 1

63-79

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The Overall Assessment of the Speaker’s Experience of Stuttering (OaSES; yaruss & Quesal, 2006; 2016) is a comprehensive evaluation tool designed to support holistic, evidence-based diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making for children, teenagers, and adults who stutter. The OASES is based on the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (WHO, 2001) as adapted to stuttering by Yaruss and Quesal (2004; see also Tichenor & Yaruss, 2019). It enables diagnosticians to gather information about the totality of the stuttering experience, including its social, emotional, and cognitive aspects. It also allows a deep exploration of the quality of life of an individual who stutters. This paper presents the study results for the Polish version of the OASES-S (for school-age children, ages 7 to 12). The general purpose of the study was to develop the Polish translation of the OASES-S and then to evaluate the validity and reliability of that translation. The OASES-S-PL was evaluated based on a sample of 55 Polish-speaking school-age children who stutter. The study findings show that OASES-S-PL can be considered a high validity test. Given the limited number of evidence-based and standardized Polish diagnostic tools, the OASES-S-PL has important therapeutic implications for the treatment of stuttering in the population of polish children.

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The Study of the Higher School Lecturer’s Competence in Ukraine: Diagnostics and Analytics

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Khoruzha L., Bratko M., Kotenko O., Melnychenko O., Proshkin V.

The New Educational Review

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2019

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vol. 55

233-245

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The article presents the diagnostic and analytical results of the research on higher school teachers’ competence at Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University (Ukraine). Theoretical and methodological analysis is carried out and the content of three competence profiles of lecturers in higher education is defined: professional and pedagogical, social and personal, academic, reflecting the main areas of the lecturer’s activity. Diagnostic tools of qualitative assessment of teachers’ competence components in each of the profiles are developed. The study allowed for revealing the development of certain lecturer competences according to the identified profiles: innovative, digital, management (professional and pedagogical profile), leadership, civic (social and personal profile), research, international cooperation, and scientific PR (academic profile). The results of the diagnosis are the basis for the development and implementation of a system of measures for increasing the quality and standardization activities of higher education lecturers at the institutional, national and European levels. The article provides appropriate recommendations.

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History and Normative Status of the Preposition / Prefix од- in Modern Ukrainian

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Дика Л., Шведова М., Dyka L., Shvedova M.

Slavia Orientalis

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2022

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vol. LXXI

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issue 4

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Współczesne techniki opracowywania druków zwartych

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Śledzicka-Janowska K.

Archiwa, Biblioteki i Muzea Kościelne

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1996

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vol. 65

27-31

EN

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Globalne trendy w raportowaniu niefinansowym – opcje standaryzacji

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Krawczyk P.

Prace Naukowe Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu

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2019

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issue vol. 63, nr 3

40-49

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Bycie podmiotem społecznie odpowiedzialnym jest oznaką prestiżu. Przedsiębiorstwa, dla których wartości CSR mają znaczenie, szybko zauważyły, iż korzystne jest bycie w gronie społecznie odpowiedzialnych. Istotnym narzędziem stały się raporty niefinansowe. Był czas, kiedy informacje dotyczące odpowiedzialności korporacyjnej uważano za nieistotne dla uwzględnienia w rocznych sprawozdaniach finansowych, jednak w ostatnim czasie nabrały one dużego znaczenia. Opracowanie ma na celu analizę standaryzacji raportowania niefinansowego. Wykorzystane zostaną dane zgromadzone przez GRI Database oraz Fundację Standardów Raportowania (FSR). Interpretacja na podstawie dostępnej literatury przedmiotu oraz wymienionych baz pozwoli nakreślić obraz raportowania niefinansowego. Wskazane zostaną najważniejsze dla praktyki standardy na poziomie międzynarodowym.

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Being a socially responsible entity is a sign of prestige. Enterprises for which CSR values are important have quickly noticed that the fact of being socially responsible should be presented. Non-financial reports became an important tool in this process. There was a time when information on corporate responsibility was considered irrelevant for inclusion in the annual financial statements, but recently it has become very important. The study aims to analyze the standardization of non-financial reporting. The data collected by GRI Database and the Reporting Standards Foundation (FSR) will be used. Interpretation based on the available literature of the subject and indicated databases will allow to outline a picture of non-financial reporting. The most important internationally recognized standards will be indicated.

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