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Effects of botnets – a human-organisational approach

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Bederna Z., Szádeczky T.

Security and Defence Quarterly

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2021

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Botnets, the remotely controlled networks of computers with malicious aims, have significantly affected the international order from Ukraine to the United States in recent years. Disruptive software, such as malware, ransomware, and disruptive services, provided by those botnets has many specific effects and properties. Therefore, it is paramount to improve the defences against them. To tackle botnets more or less successfully, one should analyse their code, communication, kill chain, and similar technical properties. However, according to the Business Model for Information Security, besides technological attributes, there is also a human and organisational aspect to their capabilities and behaviour. This paper aims to identify the aspects of different attacks and present an analysis framework to identify botnets’ technological and human attributes. After researching the literature and evaluating our previous findings in this research project, we formed a unified framework for the human-organisational classification of botnets. We tested the defined framework on five botnet attacks, presenting them as case studies. The chosen botnets were ElectrumDoSMiner, Emotet, Gamover Zeus, Mirai, and VPNFilter. The focus of the comparison was motivation, the applied business model, willingness to cooperate, capabilities, and the attack source. For defending entities, reaching the target state of defending capabilities is impossible with a one-time development due to cyberspace’s dynamic behaviour and botnets. Therefore, one has to develop cyberdefence and conduct threat intelligence on botnets using such methodology as that presented in this paper. This framework comprises people and technological attributes according to the BMIS model, providing the defender with a standard way of classification.

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Prekérní práce pečujících žen v kontextu ekonomické krize

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Dudová R., Hašková H.

Gender, rovné příležitosti, výzkum (Gender, Equal Opportunities, Research)

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2014

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vol. 15

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issue 2

19-32

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In this article the authors examine the forms and experiences of insecure and precarious work by Czech women caring for a child or a dependent family member. The results of a quantitative survey indicate that the share of caring women performing precarious work increased during the economic crisis. A secondary analysis of interviews conducted in 2006–2013 with women caring for a child or another family member offered insight into the forms precarious work can take and the ways women feel about this kind of work and why. It also demonstrated in what way, based on the capability approach, their explanations provide a better understanding of the nature and extent of precarious work among women with care responsibilities. We found that the ways caring women view ad-hoc work fit along a continuum, ranging from an optimal temporary strategy, to a temporary solution in the absence of other options, and finally to feelings of being caught in a precarious work trap. This continuum can be extrapolated into a kind of ‘collective story’: a woman first ‘chooses’ ad-hoc work as a temporary strategy to get a job; if her life conditions are difficult she must continue to perform such work against her preferences; after a long period of economic inactivity or of performing just temporary work, the woman is ultimately unable to find any secure form of employment, even if she is no longer restricted by care responsibilities – she ends up trapped in precarious work.

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Poverty and freedom

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Graf G., Schweiger G.

Human Affairs

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2014

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vol. 24

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issue 2

258-268

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The capability approach, which is closely connected to the works of Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum, is one possible theoretical framework that could be used to answer the question as to why poverty is a problem from a moral point of view. In this paper we will focus on the normative philosophical capability approach rather than the social scientific and descriptive perspective. We will show that the approach characterizes poverty mainly as a limitation of freedom and that it is precisely this aspect, from its point of view, that makes poverty morally significant. This insight shifts the discussion away from questions regarding specific capabilities or lists of them-questions treated extensively in the literature-to the more general level of what constitutes the normative core of the capability approach. But as we will also discuss and argue, the role of freedom alone does not give us a complete picture of poverty but only presents us with one aspect relevant to evaluating it. A further aspect which we consider has not been adequately recognized and taken into account by most capability theorists is the experience of disrespect and humiliation, or to put it differently, a lack of recognition.

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Conceptualizing innovation capabilities: A contingency perspective

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Aas T. H., Breunig K. J.

Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Innovation

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2017

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vol. 13

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issue 1

7-24

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Empirical research has confirmed that a positive relationship exists between the implementation of innovation activities and the future performance of organizations. Firms utilize resources and capabilities to develop innovations in the form of new products, services or processes. Some firms prove to be better at reproducing innovation success than others, and the capacity to do so is referred to as innovation capability. However, the term innovation capability is ambiguously treated in extant literature. There are several different definitions of the concept and the distinction between innovation capabilities and other types of capabilities, such as dynamic capabilities, is neither explicitly stated, nor is the relationship between the concept and other resource- and capability-based concepts within strategy theory established. Although innovation is increasingly identified as crucial for a firm’s sustainable competitiveness in contemporary volatile and complex markets, the strategy-innovation link is underdeveloped in extant research. To overcome this challenge this paper raises the following research question: What type of innovation capabilities are required to innovate successfully? Due to the status of the extant research, we chose a conceptual research design to answer our research question and the paper contributes with a conceptual framework to discuss what innovation capabilities firms need to reproduce innovation success. Based on careful examination of current literature on innovation capability specifically, and the strategy-innovation link in general, we suggest that innovation capability must be viewed along two dimensions – innovation novelty and market characteristics. This framework enables the identification of four different contexts for innovation capabilities in a two-by-two matrix. We discuss the types of innovation capabilities necessary within the four different contexts. This novel framework contributes to the understanding of the strategy-innovation link as well as clarifies the conceptual understanding of capabilities within the strategy literature and establishes the relationship between these structures and innovation management theory.

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Teorie sprawiedliwości społecznej: Amartya Sen i Martha Nussbaum

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Miklaszewska J.

Prakseologia

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2014

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issue 156

25-46

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The issue of values is essential for Amartya Sen’s political philosophy, likewise for the early works of John Rawls. Considering the fundamental political value of social justice, Sen rejects the Rawlsian attitude because of the erroneous concept of human nature, adopted by him, which led him to a „blind” morality. He proposes a diff erent approach, referring to the notion of human capabilities on which his own theory of justice is based and he investigates it in the framework of political philosophy, which takes into account the qualitative dimension of human choices. Martha Nussbaum also builds her theory of justice on this notion, however, she derives it from the Aristotelian concept of man so that it takes on a deeper philosophical meaning. The aim of this paper is to compare and to assess both these concepts of justice, referring to human capabilities, as well as to shed some light on the new path of research in political philosophy opened by them.

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Ubóstwo a realizowanie własnej wolności w odwołaniu do rozważań Amartyi Sena

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Mizdrak I.

Prakseologia

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2014

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issue 156

177-203

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In theoretical literature there is a great divergence among the definitions of the essence of poverty. It is usually identifi ed as a shortage of essential material means to survive, but this characterization is not sufficient to describe the phenomenon. The multifaceted criteria of measuring poverty, its forms and causes, make it difficult to find a common ground for understanding and effective solutions. What additionally comes into play are disputes concerning doctrine and type of government preferences, which often heat up the discussion instead of enabling a move closer to a well-structured solution that aids eradicating poverty. Amartya Sen establishes the concept of poverty as a failure of basic exchange entitlements. Deciding on this approach, he consistently references the idea of freedom as an unrestricted use of one’s capabilities to pursue desired goals. Poverty then is seen here as a lack of basic exchange entitlements, and not only as a matter of low income, which in turn poses a different problem not only for the economists, but also for the governing bodies, which are responsible for eliminating poverty (and hunger in particular) in the modern world. Sen therefore suggests shifting focus from a perspective centered around income to a perspective centered around capabilities, because the former one is a more precise way of defining the essence of poverty as a state in which some basic exchange entitlements become restricted, which can furthermore widen our field of research from a strictly economic to one to an ethical/anthropological standpoint, giving a clearer picture of the distinct character of poverty and the poor. Pursuing of one’s freedom becomes problematic in the context of poverty and particularly hunger, because in this situation human exchange entitlements are restricted, “handicapped” or fail completely. Amartya Sen’s proposal to expand the number of exchange entitlements, however justified and significant to a particular individual, turns out to be insufficient, because it seems that freedom ontologically extends beyond the category human exchange entitlements.

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Education as an Aspiration for Girls of Turkish Muslim Origin in Germany

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Güner P. B.

Ethics in Progress

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2018

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vol. 9

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issue 2

87-98

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In order to find the inequalities in the life of socially vulnerable Turkish origin girls; the present research conceptualized how ethnicity and migration background deprive or enhance capabilities (opportunities) of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th generation girls with a Turkish origin living in Germany. Data for research were collected in consultation with colleagues working in the field of youth and education in the Federal State of North Rheine Westphalia. The participants were girls between the ages of 13 and 21 years residing in North Rhine Westphalia`s (NRW) socio-economically vulnerable areas.

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Development, what does it really mean?

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Semasinghe W. M.

Acta Politica Polonica

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2020

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vol. 49

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issue 1

51-59

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“Development” is the most commonly used single word by economists, policymakers, inter-national financial institutions and politicians. Although, as a polysemic word, “development” has different meanings - it is used largely to describe an improvement in the quality of life of people. Initially, development was perceived as the growth of domestic, national or individ- ual income. Over time, the perception of development was broadened, and now it encompasses various dimensions in defining development. In addition to the traditional economic elements, it includes many socioeconomic and political dimensions such as poverty, inequality, unem- ployment, freedom, democracy, dignity, self-respect and self-esteem. UNDP defines develop- ment as a process of enlarging people’s choices, while Sen defines it as a process of expansion of freedoms. These choices or freedoms lead to an improvement in the quality of life of people and there is no argument about that. However, as I perceive it, development is not a process as considered in terms of traditional and modern development ideologies, but a superior status that human beings strive to capture or reach. Expansion of choices or freedoms and the elimi- nation of poverty, inequality, etc. are the processes that convey people to the development. The policies and programs drawn up to achieve the improvement of so-called choices or free- doms are the instruments that expand the processes. These processes will end when the entire human society reaches the so-called pinnacle of development.

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PRAWO DO ROZWOJU A PRAWO DO ŻYCIA W ŚRODOWISKU WOLNYM OD ZANIECZYSZCZEŃ – ANALIZA PROBLEMU I KILKA PROPOZYCJI REDUKCJI KONFLIKTU

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Mazur-Bubak M.

Polityka i Społeczeństwo

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2019

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issue 3(17)

25-47 (23)

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The article addresses the problem of the conflict of two human rights – the right to economic and social development and the right to live in a healthy environment. It examines various fields of this conflict: theoretical approach, Polish and international legislation, different political events and current economic reports. It aims to investigate this problem and to indicate on the basis of Martha Nussbaum's work a few proposals for its solution.

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Vulnerability as a perceptual category – Martha Nussbaum’s capabilities approach from the perspective of political aesthetics

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Lisowska U.

Internetowy Magazyn Filozoficzny Hybris

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2015

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vol. 28

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issue 1

116-140

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The aim of the paper is to draw politico-aesthetic consequences from Martha Nussbaum’s capabilities approach. It is argued that this can be achieved by focusing on the notion of vulnerability implied by the idea of capabilities. The recognition of the vulnerability of the human good inspires a new model of practical rationality based on perception. This idea, in turn, explores the aesthetic connotations of perception implied by its etymology (the ancient Greek for perception being aesthesis). Thus, political aesthetics is understood as the inquiry into the political consequences of the affinity between ethics and aesthetics, as well as the political relevance of the notion of beauty.

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Enterprise Resource Management – New Dimensions and Problems

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Jedynak P.

Zagadnienia Naukoznawstwa

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2015

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vol. 51

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issue 3(205)

277-290

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The purpose of the hereby paper is to present the most important new dimensions and problems of enterprise resource management as perceived in terms of contribution of these resources to building strategic advantage. In the text the following issues have been discussed: • current terminology dilemmas related to enterprise resources, • present classifi cations of enterprise resources and their cognitive and utilitarian signifi cance, • role of enterprise resources in building strategic advantage, • situational approach to resource management, • increasing role of relational capital.

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Celem niniejszego tekstu jest ukazanie ważniejszych spośród nowych wymiarów i problemów zarządzania zasobami organizacji, postrzeganych z perspektywy przyczyniania się tych zasobów do tworzenia przewagi strategicznej. Omówiono między innymi: • współczesne dylematy terminologiczne towarzyszące zasobom organizacji, • obecne klasyfi kacje zasobów organizacji oraz ich znaczenie poznawcze i utylitarne, • rolę zasobów organizacji w budowaniu przewagi strategicznej, • podejście sytuacyjne do zarządzania zasobami, • rosnącą rolę kapitału relacyjnego.

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Amartya Sen o prawach człowieka

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Guczalska K.

Analiza i Egzystencja. Czasopismo Filozoficzne

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2014

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issue 28

37 - 72

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The article discusses the idea of ‘human rights’ and the Amartya Sen’s reflections on that topic. By assumption, Sen does not present a catalogue of human rights, yet he claims that the language of human rights can be used to talk about the so-called human capabilities (the main concept of Sen’s theory). The aporia that exists in the current paradigm of human rights consists in the fact that it has been based on a few (liberal) foundations, while, on the other hand, it has been extended into a broad system of individual rights/entitlements conflicting with their foundation. Each of those systems of rights entails a specific vision of social life. The liberal tradition postulates the existence of a minimal state, which guards freedom, life and property. In the leftist tradition, in contrast, there is postulated the existence of a welfare state, which satisfies people’s ever growing needs, based on an extensive bureaucracy and high taxes – under the patronage of the idea of social justice. Those social visions cannot be reconciled – they lead to conflicts. In this text, I present the problem of inconsistency and tension within the ‘human rights’, contrasting Amartya Sen’s theory with classical liberalism of John Locke. I claim that assessment of the contemporary ‘human rights’ theory should depend on whether a given theory is capable of proper determination and – at least to some extent – solving the problem of incoherence and tensions present in the Western ‘human rights’ paradigm. It seems that Sen’s conception cannot meet that challenge.

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A Softwaremodule for an Ethical Elder Care Robot. Design and Implementation

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Misselhorn C.

Ethics in Progress

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2019

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vol. 10

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issue 2

68-81

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The development of increasingly intelligent and autonomous technologies will eventually lead to these systems having to face morally problematic situations. This is particularly true of artificial systems that are used in geriatric care environments. The goal of this article is to describe how one can approach the design of an elder care robot which is capable of moral decision-making and moral learning. A conceptual design for the development of such a system is provided and the steps that are necessary to implement it are described.

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Value Co-Creation in Engineering Service Innovation: Resources and Capabilities Perspectives

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Gegužytė G., Bagdonienė L.

Central European Management Journal

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2021

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vol. 29(4)

91-123

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Purpose: This research focuses on firm resources and capabilities used for value co-creation in service innovation. Specifically, I investigated how service innovation is created in an in-ternational engineering company. The aim of this article is to reveal what resources and capa-bilities are employed by a service provider for value co-creation in the innovation project of engineering service and how they vary in particular stages of this project. Methodology: The research is based on qualitative methodology by a multi-case study strate-gy. Focus group discussion with senior managers and semi-structured interviews with project managers of the studied international engineering company were used as concrete data gather-ing methods. Data analysis was conducted using the content analysis method. Findings: The research revealed eight value co-creation activities accomplished by the engi-neering company and client during the engineering service innovation project. The activities are as follows: co-identification of the client’s problem, co-evaluation of ideas, co-defining of client’s requirements, co-analysis of environment, co-design, co-testing, and co-adoption, co-production, and co-activities after the launch. These activities are diffused in different project stages and demand a range of resources: expert knowledge, diagnostic, communication skills, trust, experience, technological equipment, human resources. Moreover, they require diverse capabilities: relational, innovative, analytical, negotiation, knowledge absorptive, planning, organizational flexibility, and cross-cultural. The intensity and variety of using the mentioned resources and capabilities differ relying on the value co-creation activity. Expert knowledge, communication skills as resources, and relational and innovative capabilities were empha-sized by the researchers most often. We hope these findings will represent a step toward a more coherent resource-based view (RBV) and service innovation theories. Implications: The study involved only one Lithuanian engineering company, so the research context may influence the findings. Another limitation is related to the small number of cases and research participants. Originality: Unlike previous studies that revealed the importance of single resources and ca-pabilities for service innovation, this study determined the range of resources and capabilities employed in different activities of engineering service innovation project stages, especially in the value co-creation activities performed by the engineering company and clients. Moreover, research also identified how resources and capabilities vary at different stages of these pro-jects.

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Nierówności społeczno-ekonomiczne a koncepcje sprawiedliwości dystrybutywnej Amartyi Kumar Sena i Johna Rawlsa

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Tuziak R.

Nierówności społeczne a wzrost gospodarczy

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2016

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vol. 47

236-246

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Analizy i rozważania filozoficzno-polityczne i społeczno-ekonomiczne dotyczące sprawiedliwości cechuje duża różnorodność. Wielość ujęć i perspektyw wynika nie tylko z faktu złożoności samego pojęcia, ale także z tego, że kwestia sprawiedliwości stanowi centralne zagadnienie dla odmiennych od siebie nurtów myślenia z zakresu teorii moralnej, teorii państwa i prawa, a także ekonomii. W świecie, gdzie istnieje ograniczona ilość dóbr określenie zasad ich sprawiedliwego podziału ma fundamentalne znaczenie. Ten fakt jest jednym z elementów uzasadniających ważność podjęcia problematyki sprawiedliwości dystrybutywnej. W szerszym wymiarze poznawczym analiza zagadnienia sprawiedliwości jest interesującym obszarem badań i refleksji także dlatego, że jest ono centralnym pojęciem ze sfery wartości tworzącym podstawę ładu społecznego. Odpowiedzi na pytanie o istotę sprawiedliwości osadzone są i wywiedzione z systemów wartości. Wartości z kolei są elementem kultury, którą tworzą i od której zarazem zależą. Kierunek i dynamika ewolucji poszczególnych składników kultury uwarunkowane są historycznymi przemianami w tej kulturze oraz tym, jak zmienia się świat ludzkich wartości, pojęć, idei i norm. Sposób pojmowania sensu i znaczenia pojęcia sprawiedliwości kształtuje się w zależności od tego, jakie w danej kulturze dominuje rozumienie prawa, moralności, religii. W niniejszym artykule skupiono się na teoriach sprawiedliwości dystrybutywnej Johna Rawlsa i Amartyi Kumar Sena, jako próbach wypracowania teoretycznych podstaw optymalnego mechanizmu podziału dóbr w społeczeństwie. W kontekście narastających nierówności społeczno -ekonomicznych we współczesnym świecie jest to zagadnienie doniosłe zarówno w wymiarze teoretycznym, jak i praktycznym. W opracowaniu przedstawiono zasadnicze elementy koncepcji teoretycznych J. Rawlsa i A.K. Sena w ujęciu analityczno-porównawczym, podejmując próbę odpowiedzi na pytanie, która koncepcja stwarza większe szanse na sprawiedliwy podział dóbr i ograniczenie skali nierówności społeczno-ekonomicznych.

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Analysis and discussions of philosophical-political and socioeconomic discourse on justice are characterized by great diversity. The multiplicity of approaches and perspectives stems not only from the fact of the complexity of the concept itself, but also from the reason that the question of justice is a central issue for differing from each other various currents of thought in the field of moral theory, the theory of state and law and economics. In a world where there is a limited amount of goods the definition of conditions of their fair division is of paramount importance. This fact is one of the elements justifying the importance of undertaking the issues of distributive justice. In the broader dimension of the cognitive analysis of the problem of justice, it is an interesting area of research and reflection also because it is the central concept from the realm of values creat-ing a basis for social order. Answers to the question about the essence of justice are embedded and derived from values. The values in turn are part of culture, which is formed and on which both depend. The direction and dynamics of the evolution of the individual components of culture are conditioned by the historical changes in the culture and dynamics of change in the world of human values, concepts, ideas and norms. Way of understanding the meaning and significance of the concept of justice is variable depending on what is the dominated understanding of the law, morality and religion in a given culture. This paper focuses on theories of distributive justice of John Rawls’ and Amartya Kumar Sen’s, as attempts to develop a theoretical basis for the optimal mechanism of distribution of wealth in society. In the context of increasing global socio-economic inequalities in the world today it is an important issue both in theoretical and practical dimension. The paper presents the essential elements of theoretical concepts of J. Rawls and AK Sena in terms of analytical and comparative attempt to answer the question of which concept creates more chances for a fair distribution of wealth and reducing the scale of socio-economic inequalities.

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Capabilities and Internal Conflicts from the Perspective of Nossrat Peseschkian’s Transcultural Positive Psychotherapy: A Counselling Context

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Ozimek J.

Studia Poradoznawcze

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2023

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vol. 12

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In the article, I present the tenets of transcultural positive psychotherapy founded by Nossrat Peseschkian. The main area of consideration will be, firstly, potentialities, interpreted as human capacities and capabilities, and secondly, intrapsychic conflicts resulting from the differentiation of actual capabilities. I discuss the work and selected theoretical and research writings of Peseschkian, whereby I focus on the formation of intrapsychic conflicts. I highlight the important role of the therapeutic process, which Peseschkian framed as the activation of one’s individual, social and family resources. The major elements of the therapeutic process I discuss include the Balance Model, the language of therapy and the use of metaphors, folk proverbs, parables or allegories. I explain that, in Peseschkian’s framework, the process of therapeutic interactions should be embedded in a broadly understood cultural context. I also seek to show that components of transcultural positive psychotherapy can be used in the counselling process.

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W artykule przedstawiono założenia transkulturowej psychoterapii pozytywnej. Przyjęto zasadę, że głównym obszarem rozważań będą po pierwsze, potencjalności interpretowane jako możliwości i zdolności człowieka, po drugie, konflikty intrapsychiczne wynikające z procesu różnicowania potencjalności aktywnych. Omówiono dokonania i wybrane prace teoretyczno-badawcze Nossrata Peseschkiana dotyczące procesu tworzenia się konfliktów wewnętrznych. Zwrócono uwagę na ważne zadanie procesu terapeutycznego, którym w zamyśle Nossrata Peseschkiana jest aktywizacja indywidualnych, społecznych i rodzinnych zasobów. Wskazano na elementy procesu terapeutycznego, którym są: Model Równowagi, język terapii, a także wykorzystywanie metafor, przysłów ludowych, przypowieści czy alegorii. Zwrócono uwagę na fakt, że w koncepcji twórcy transkulturowej psychoterapii pozytywnej współczesny proces oddziaływań terapeutycznych wpisywać się winien w szeroko pojęty kontekst kulturowy. Podjęto również próbę ukazania możliwości wykorzystania elementów transkulturowej psychoterapii pozytywnej w procesie poradniczym.

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Koncepcja zdolności Marthy C. Nussbaum

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Juruś D.

Roczniki Filozoficzne

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2019

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vol. 67

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issue 3

53-71

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W artykule w pierwszej jego części prezentuję wybrane, najważniejsze elementy zdolnościowej koncepcji (capabilities approach) współczesnej amerykańskiej filozof Marthy C. Nussbaum. W drugiej części poddaję krytyce pewne elementy tej koncepcji, traktując ją, zgodnie z deklaracją Nussbaum, jako przede wszystkim teorię polityczną, a nie moralną.

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In this article, in its first part, I present some selected and most important elements of the capabilities approach developed by contemporary American philosopher Martha C. Nussbaum. In the second part, I criticize certain elements of this concept, treating it, in accordance with Nussbaum’s declaration, as above all a political theory, not a moral one.

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European Union Battlegroups – a dillusion cornerstone of the EU military capabilities

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Llanos-Antczak A.

Colloquium Wydziału Nauk Humanistycznych i Społecznych AMW

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2022

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vol. 14

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issue 1

97-115

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Celem artykułu jest wskazanie roli, jaką mogą odegrać Grupy Bojowe Unii Europejskiej w budowaniu potencjału politycznego i militarnego. W artykule omówiono genezę grup bojowych, ich rodzaje, zasady działania i skład. Artykuł dostarcza także ocenę procesu decyzyjnego dotyczącego wykorzystania grup bojowych, ich zadań i celów. Artykuł zawiera również analizę faktycznego wykorzystania Grup Bojowych UE i kończy się omówieniem przyczyn słabości systemu. Podjęto próbę znalezienia odpowiedzi na pytanie: jaki mógłby być wkład grup bojowych w budowanie potencjału Unii Europejskiej i umacnianie jej pozycji na arenie międzynarodowej?

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This article aims at pointing out the role that could be played by the European Union Battlegroups in building its political and military potential. The article discusses the genesis of the battlegroups, their types, principles of operation and composition. It continues with the evaluation of the decision-making process regarding the use of battlegroups, their tasks and objectives. The article also provides the analysis of the actual use of the EU Battlegroups and ends up with the discussion of the causes of the system weakness. It tries to provide an answer to the following question: what is the contribution of the battle-groups to building the European Union’s potential and strengthening its position on the international arena?

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LOGISTICS POTENTIALS IN BUSINESS COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE CREATION

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Matwiejczuk R.

LogForum

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2013

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vol. 9

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issue 4

265-275

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Background: Companies constantly search for ways to achieve and sustain long-term competitive advantage. Among the factors influencing the competitive advantage creation there are so called logistics potentials, which constitute a component part of a business strategic potentials. Logistics resources, logistics capabilities and logistics competences are the main components of the logistics potentials structure and hierarchy. Methods: In order to recognize the logistics potentials which determine the competitive advantage creation one may use the assumptions and elements of contemporary management concepts, including strategic management. In particular the article deals with Resource-Based View (RBV), Dynamic Capabilities Concept (DCC) and - first of all - Competence-Based Management (CBM). Results and conclusions: Several significant research projects have presented a wide scope and a large number of possibilities of logistics potentials (and logistics competences in particular) influence on business competitive advantage creation. The article briefly presents the research results conducted by: (1) Michigan State University (USA), (2) European Logistics Association (ELA) in cooperation with A.T. Kearney, (3) Computer Sciences Corporation and (4) Capgemini. The research results have pointed out to differentiated but at the same distinctive symptoms of logistics competences influence on competitive advantage creation. The article also refers to the results of the research carried out by the Chair of Logistics & Marketing at Opole University (Poland) in companies operating in Poland. The research has been mainly dealing with the significance of logistics competences in competitive advantage creation.

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Wstęp: Przedsiębiorstwa stale poszukują sposobów osiągania i utrzymywania przewagi konkurencyjnej na rynku. Wśród czynników determinujących tworzenie tej przewagi można wy-mienić m.in. tzw. potencjały logistyki, stanowiące część składową potencjału strategicznego przedsiębiorstwa. Strukturę i - jednocześnie - hierarchię potencjałów logistyki tworzą w kolejności: (1) zasoby logistyczne, (2) zdolności logistyczne oraz (3) kompetencje logistyki. Metody: W celu rozpoznania potencjałów logistyki determinujących tworzenie przewagi konkurencyjnej warto wykorzystać założenia i elementy współczesnych koncepcji zarządzania, w tym zwłaszcza zarządzania strategicznego. Szczególną rolę w świetle problematyki niniejszego artykułu można przypisać koncepcji zasobowej, koncepcji dynamicznych zdolności oraz - przede wszystkim - koncepcji zarządzania opierającego się na kompetencjach. Wyniki i wnioski: Zakres oraz możliwości oddziaływania potencjałów - w tym zwłaszcza kompetencji - logistyki na tworzenie przewagi konkurencyjnej przedsiębiorstwa przedstawiono jak dotąd m.in. w kilku znaczących projektach badawczych. Zaprezentowane syntetycznie w niniejszym artykule wyniki badań przeprowadzonych przez Michigan State University, European Logistics Association we współpracy z A.T. Kearney, Computer Sciences Corporation oraz Capgemini, wskazały na zróżnicowane, ale jednocześnie wyraźne przejawy oddziaływania kompetencji logistyki na tworzenie przewagi konkurencyjnej przedsiębiorstwa. W artykule odniesiono się również do rezultatów badań Katedry Logistyki i Marketingu Uniwersytetu Opolskiego przeprowadzonych w przedsiębiorstwach w Polsce, dotyczących znaczenia kompetencji logistyki w tworzeniu przewagi konkurencyjnej.

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OPINIE STUDENTÓW O PRZEDSIĘBIORCZOŚCI W ŚWIETLE KONCEPCJI ZORIENTOWANEJ NA LUDZKIE MOŻLIWOŚCI

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Paszkowicz M. A.

Problemy Profesjologii

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2015

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issue 1

65-88

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W artykule przedstawiono analizę zjawiska przedsiębiorczości na podstawie dostępnej literatury oraz z perspektywy koncepcji opartej o ludzkie możliwości. Do ilustracji omawianego zagadnienia wykorzystano wyniki badań przeprowadzonych wśród studentów Uniwersytetu Zielonogórskiego.

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The article presents an analysis of the phenomenon of entrepreneurship on the basis of the available literature and from the perspective of human-based capabilities approach. To illustration of this issue there are use the results of the survey conducted among students from the University of Zielona Góra.

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