Stockpiling during the Coronavirus Pandemic versus the Security of Poles

• Authors: Justyna Stochaj , Natalia Moch , Bogusław Jagusiak

Title variants

PL

Gromadzenie zapasów w czasie pandemii koronawirusa a bezpieczeństwo Polaków

Abstracts

PL

Artykuł został poświęcony ocenie zachowań konsumentów po wybuchu epidemii koronawirusa, zwłaszcza w zakresie gromadzenia zapasów, a także wpływowi tych zachowań na bezpieczeństwo Polaków. W artykule dokonano przeglądu piśmiennictwa. Następnie przedstawiono metodologię badań, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem zastosowanej metodyki badawczej, wskazaniem napotkanych ograniczeń badań, a także charakterystyki respondentów. Kolejno przedstawiono ogólne rekomendacje w zakresie gromadzonych zapasów. Rekomendacje te zostały zestawione z zaleceniami polskiego rządu w tym zakresie. Autorka przedstawiła rezultaty przeprowadzonego badania empirycznego z wykorzystaniem techniki ankiety. Wyniki badań podzielono na cztery kategorie, w których opisano: częstotliwość robionych zakupów, ilość kupowanych produktów, zakupy nowych produktów, a także przyczyny gromadzenia zapasów. W oparciu o powyższe elementy przeprowadzono dyskusję i w jej efekcie wypracowano rekomendacje.

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The article is devoted to assessing consumers’ behaviors, particularly in terms of stockpiling, after the coronavirus outbreak, as well as their impact on the security of Poles. Firstly, the paper reviews the literature. Then the research methodology was presented, with particular emphasis on the research methodology used, indication of the encountered limitations of the research, as well as characteristics of the respondents. General recommendations on stockpiles are then presented. These recommendations have been juxtaposed with those of the Polish government in this area. Then the author presented the results of the empirical research conducted using the survey technique. The results of the research were divided into four categories, which describe: the frequency of purchases, the quantity of products purchased, purchases of new products, and the reasons for stockpiling. Based on the above elements, a discussion was held, and recommendations were developed as a result.

Keywords

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safety; coronavirus; SARS CoV-2; Poles; stockpiling

PL

bezpieczeństwo; koronawirus; SARS CoV-2; Polacy; gromadzenie zapasów

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
• Journal: Athenaeum. Polskie Studia Politologiczne
• Year: 2022
• Volume: 76
• Pages: 149-169

Dates

published

2022

Contributors

author

Justyna Stochaj

• Military University of Technology in Warsaw

author

Natalia Moch

• Military University of Technology in Warsaw

author

Bogusław Jagusiak

• Military University of Technology in Warsaw

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Identifiers

DOI

10.15804/athena.2022.76.08

Biblioteka Nauki

2163362