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Integrated Simulation Platform for Crisis Management — the Concept of its Construction and Use in the Field of Training

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Gudzbeler G., Dąbrowski M.
Internal Security
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2014
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vol. 6(2)
215-224
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Having a comprehensive construction concept in respect of computer simulation techniques used in simulators — systemsfor the training of security forces using technologically advanced trainers — is an unquestionable requirement in the current eraof technological development. Such concepts provide a basic compendium of knowledge which is particularly useful for those whoare not involved in simulation on a daily basis, but are planning to build similar systems. The authors present a range of solutionsthat may be used in the creation of an integrated simulation system for training security forces. The platform presented, whichis a federation of the simulation systems used by professionals responsible for security, will enable many participants to be trainedin interacting with each other. The solutions developed for the exchange of information, and the interoperability of the platform,ensure that it has the capacity to adapt to future requirements. The developers needed to meet the requirements in termsof quantity of data exchanged between the federation components involved (termed “federates” within the system) which resultfrom the special characteristics of the systems of training for security services. The integrated solutions ranging from small scalesimulation systems for training operators of pyrotechnical robots using a vehicle simulator through to simulation systems fortraining activities at a tactical and strategic level, that enable the simulation and visualization of crowds of many thousands,demanded the expansion of existing standards and an innovative approach to the issue. This study can be regarded as a conceptfor building simulators matching the desired outcomes, especially those that depend on modeling large numbers of independentagencies and forces along with the resources of relevant services. Particular emphasis is given to the practical aspects of creatingintegrated simulation systems and the universality of the study, and this may be of interest not only to academics and thoseworking on various aspects of simulators, but also to practitioners who want rapidly to reach a desired outcome through selectionof the indirect solutions available.
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Moral Judgment Competence Between Systems and Administration Students

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Francia V. H. R.
Ethics in Progress
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2015
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vol. 6
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issue 2
26-37
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It is assumed that the university education positively impacts the student’s moral reasoning. The purpose of this research was to examine the Moral judgment competence MJC between systems and management students at a public university in Hidalgo, Mexico. The effectiveness of their curricula and the university years have impact on students’ moral judgment competence. Data was collected through survey exploration with the Moral Judgment Test completed by 272 administration students and 79 systems students of all semesters. The moral judgment competence was evaluated by C index. The C index score was higher for the management than the systems students. The C index score was slightly lower for senior than freshman students. The scholar years did not improve the senior students’ C index, more years of university career were not associated with the senior students’ C index score. Additionally, the results indicated that moral judgment Competence is the same in any gender of the students. Planned moral judgment competence in university curricula is necessary to improve students’ moral reasoning. In this paper, background, theoretical framework, results are discussed.
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The influence of quality management systems for improvement of logistics supply in Poland

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Zimon D.
Oeconomia Copernicana
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2017
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vol. 8
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issue 4
643-655
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Research background: ISO 9001 with its requirements gives a company a guidance on the definition of the quality management system architecture, based on the process approach and the indications for its continuous improvement. Despite the general emphasis to the benefits of implementation of ISO 9001 in the literature, there is a still lack of research concerning the actual impact of quality management systems for improving specific logistics processes. The research is focused on the Polish market because there is no research in the subject literature which concerns the impact of the implementation of quality management systems on the improvement of logistic processes in Polish enterprises. Purpose of the article: The focus of this publication was to examine the impact of the implementation of the requirements of ISO 9001 for process improvement supply logistics. Methods: Empirical studies were carried out in September and October 2014 on a group of 17 companies with implemented and certified quality management systems according to ISO 9001. The research tool was a questionnaire survey sent to management representatives (25 respondents) and workers (140 respondents). The surveys were supplemented with direct interviews with employees of the companies. Findings: Based on the survey it can be stated that the quality management systems, according to ISO 9001, had a fairly large impact on improving procurement processes. This is particularly evident in areas including relationships with suppliers, quality control, workflow and communication, both internal and external. The positive aspects achieved through the implementation of quality management systems due to the fact that the ISO 9001 standard in its commitments puts great emphasis on the organization of the procurement process.
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The Ecology of Education: Knowledge Systems for Sustainable Development and Sustainability

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Wensing E., Torre C.
Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability
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2009
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vol. 11
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issue 1
3-17
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Research in knowledge systems for sustainable development (KSSD) seeks to determine how science and technology can be put into effective action at a local level. Teachers in education for sustainability attempt to achieve the same goal. KSSD research has indicated that success is context driven, that panaceas are inappropriate and that knowledge systems at best provide solutions in evolution. In this paper, we describe a teaching framework that we are developing to support KSSD researchers and teachers in education for sustainability based in ecology of education. While a need for ecology in education may be apparent, there is concurrently an equally important need for ecology of education. We argue that one cannot teach ecology in education adequately without an appropriate ecology of education. This paper first explains why teachers need to know this and then describes how teachers of education for sustainability can implement and assess this approach in the classroom.
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The concept of a safety culture management system in a company

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Korbelak M., Kozioł W.
Zeszyty Naukowe Małopolskiej Wyższej Szkoły Ekonomicznej w Tarnowie
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2021
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vol. 49
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issue 1
113-122
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Celem artykułu jest przedstawienie koncepcji systemów zarządzania kulturą bezpieczeństwa pracy w przedsiębiorstwie oraz wskazanie kierunków ich doskonalenia. W trakcie dwustopniowych badań empirycznych zidentyfikowano i opisano elementy systemu zarządzania, które w wysokim stopniu determinują rozwój kultury bezpieczeństwa pracy. Dotyczy to w szczególności: kompetencji technicznych i menedżerskich kadry kierowniczej, nowoczesności technologii IT, technik organizacji pracy, kooperacji, wartości wyznawanych w przedsiębiorstwie. Czynniki te uznano za istotne kryteria oceny sprawności systemów zarządzania kulturą bezpieczeństwa pracy. Scharakteryzowano pojęcie kultury bezpieczeństwa pracy oraz propozycje autorów systemów zarządzania odnoszących się do kultury bezpieczeństwa pracy. W zakończeniu artykułu podano ogólne rekomendacje merytoryczne oraz wskazania metodyczne dla przedsiębiorstw zainteresowanych sprawnością systemów zarządzania kulturą bezpieczeństwa pracy rozpatrywaną w kontekście wyników przedsiębiorstwa.
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The aim of the article is to present the concept of safety culture management systems in an enterprise and to indicate the directions of their improvement. In the course of two-stage empirical research, elements of the management system that highly determine the development of occupational safety culture were identified and described. This applies in particular to: technical and managerial competences of the management staff, modernity of IT technology, work organization techniques, cooperation, values professed in the company. These factors were found to be important criteria for assessing the effectiveness of systems for managing work safety culture. The concept of work safety culture and proposals of the authors of management systems related to work safety culture were characterized. The article concludes with general recommendations and methodological guidelines for enterprises interested in the effectiveness of occupational safety culture management systems in the context of company performance.
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The Draughtsman’s Contract and the Crisis of Structuralism

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Fry P. H.
Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Film and Media Studies
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2015
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vol. 11
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issue 1
29-37
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Peter Greenaway’s cinema questions the numerical, verbal and pictorial determinations of sets and systems. Two or one, even or odd? (Twelve drawings or ‒ thirteen?) Is two, as a stabilization of symmetry, undermined by decompositions in time and space that defy any possible reduction to sub-binaries? This latter question is reserved mainly for A Zed and Two Noughts (1985), though it is anticipated in Vertical Features Remake (1978) and especially The Draughtsman’s Contract (1982), which I will treat as a response to both questions at once. The plot of this film, with its riderless horses and lack of an heir, raises the question Lévi-Strauss raised in the most influential exposition of structuralism we have, The Structural Study of Myth. Two or one? Are we born of parents or are we autochthonous? Lévi-Strauss’s reading of the Oedipus myth is an allegory of structuralism itself: are intelligible signs born from the differentiation of two other signs (binaries) or do they arise parthenogenetically, as “natural signs,” from the autonomous self-identity of what they represent? On the other hand, in the dissolution of identity we see in the body of Mr. Herbert raised from the moat, are there appearances that dissolve identity altogether? The paper will show how the overdetermined frame and its symmetries (the stationary camera, the draughtsman’s viewfinder and grid, the “framing” of Mr. Neville, etc.) are confirmed and disconfirmed by invasions of the frame, and the ways in which drawing, painting, and landscaping both “fix on paper” and disrupt the offspring or sterility of twinning.
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The informational stance: Philosophy and logic. Part II. From physics to society

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Kun W., Brenner E. J.
Logic and Logical Philosophy
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2014
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vol. 23
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issue 1
81–108
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In Part I of our joint paper [WuB13], we outlined our respective theories, The Basic Theory of the Philosophy of Information (BTPI) and Logic in Reality (LIR) and showed their synergy for the understanding of complex informational processes. In this part, we develop Wu’s fundamental philosophical insight of the origin of the values of information in the interactions of complex information processing. A key concept in our work is that of a logical isomorphism between human individual and social value and the natural laws of the physical world. On the basis of Wu’s concept of Informational Thinking, we propose an Informational Stance, a philosophical stance that is most appropriate for, and not separated nor isolated from, the emerging unified theory of information. We propose our metaphilosophy and metalogic of information as further support for the ethical development of the Information Society.
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Models, Metaphors and Symbols for Information and Knowledge Systems

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Williams D.
Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Innovation
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2014
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vol. 10
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issue 1
79-108
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A literature search indicates that Data, Information and Knowledge continue to be placed into a hierarchical construct where it is considered that information is more valuable than data and that information can be processed into becoming precious knowledge. Wisdom continues to be added to the model to further confuse the issue. This model constrains our ability to think more logically about how and why we develop knowledge management systems to support and enhance knowledge-intensive processes, tasks or projects. This paper seeks to summarise development of the Data-Information-Knowledge-Wisdom hierarchy, explore the extensive criticism of it and present a more logical (and accurate) construct for the elements of intellectual capital when developing and managing Knowledge Management Systems.
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The informational stance: Philosophy and logic. Part I. The basic theories

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Kun W., Brenner E. J.
Logic and Logical Philosophy
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2013
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vol. 22
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issue 4
453–493
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To better understand what information is and to explain information-related issues has become an essential philosophical task. General concepts from science, ethics and sociology are insufficient. As noted by Floridi, a new philosophy, a Philosophy of Information (PI), is needed. In the 80’s, Wu Kun proposed a “The Basic Theory of the Philosophy of Information”, which became available in English only in 2010. Wu and Joseph Brenner then found that the latter’s non-standard “Logic in Reality” provided critical logical support for Wu’s theory. In Part I of our paper, we outline the two basic theories as a metaphilosophy and metalogic for information. We offer our two theories as a further contribution to an informational paradigm. In Part II [WuB14], we develop the relation between information and social value as a basis for the ethical development of the emerging Information Society.
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Evidence and the micro-foundations of economic growth

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Joffe M.
Economics and Business Review
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2017
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vol. 3(17)
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issue 3
52-79
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A theory for a phenomenon needs to explain its main empirical features. In the case of modern economic growth, these include the times and places where it has occurred, its magnitude, the distinction between cutting-edge and catch-up growth, and the uniformity of the growth process despite major cultural and institutional heterogeneity. I summarise the historical record to characterise the explanandum, then review the main theoretical perspectives. I find that most leading theories fail to explain the main observed features of modern economic growth. In particular, the magnitude of growth and other key characteristics suggest the need for a systems analysis. An implication is that the economy is driven by interacting economic forces, rather than being merely reactive to external non-economic influences such as preferences and technology.
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