<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The article is an analysis of materials management in different areas of functioning of manufacturing enterprises, with particular reference to the costs generated by it and all possible risk factors. The overall objective is to demonstrate, on the basis of the study in the furniture industry, that the occurrence of a risk factor in one area of a company has financial consequences for even a few more stages of the process. This affects the calculation of the actual cost of implementing the process and naturally carries consequences in the profit achieved by the company. For the analysis, the well-known algebraic principle of logic characterization of V.A. Gorbatov was applied.</abstract>

Importance of Costs of Risks in Material Management

<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The aim of the paper is the analysis of the household use of durables in Poland and other European countries. Relatively, the highest amount of money for household furnishing with durables was spent by the Bulgarians and the Italians (more than 7% of the total household expenses). In Poland, the highest expenditure occurred for the wealthiest households and those where the head of the household had a university degree while the least money was spent in numerous-family households. The best equipped households (quantity wise) were such that had one or two children and those where the household head had a university degree. The cluster analysis allowed distinguishing household groups of similar durables ownership level. These groups may be treated as consumer segments. The presented analyses also indicate the trends of the Polish consumers regarding the possession of durables.</abstract>

Warsaw University of Technology, College of Economics and Social Sciences, Warsaw, Poland

Warsaw University of Technology, College of Economics and Social Sciences, Warsaw, Poland krzetowska

Trends in the Consumption of Household Durables

<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">This article aims to elaborate on a model of information support for knowledge workers in Polish enterprises. Earlier research has explored the use of Web 2.0 technology for information sharing. Nevertheless, relatively little information has been published that focuses on the impact of information sharing among knowledge workers within a company and its subsequent influence on a firm’s effectiveness as identified via the number of new products created, number of completed research topics, or number of new patents. The author aims to analyze the effectiveness of information sharing in Polish enterprises based on the research results gained from the study described in this paper. In particular, this study pays attention to the likely consequences and results of information sharing by the use of employee web logs. This is followed by a discussion of the results of the empirical studies and of the supporting literature. The summary indicates potential directions for further work.</abstract>

A Model for Information Support for Knowledge Workers

<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">In the present paper, we propose a new approach to investigate the logistic function, which is commonly used in mathematical models in economics and management. The approach is based on indicating in a given time series, having a logistic trend, some characteristic points corresponding to zeroes of successive derivatives of the logistic function. We also give examples of application of this method.</abstract>

Logistic Function as a Tool of Planning

<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The aim of the article is to discuss the results of a study about the influence of one of the management functions, the motivational function, on the implementation of new concepts in enterprises. The research includes such issues as the use of new concepts in accomplishing objectives as well as factors, which make companies work more effectively once these concepts have been introduced. This presentation and the detailed analysis of the empirical research conducted gives insight into how new concepts of management are used in practice.</abstract>

Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Management, Warsaw, Poland

University of Ecology and Management, Warsaw, Poland

University of Warsaw, Faculty of Management, Warsaw, Poland

The Influence of the Management (Motivational) Function on the Implementation of New Concepts of Management in Business Practices

<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">In this article, author analyzes the application of CSR as a tool of building the competitiveness of business. She assumes that corporate social responsibility (CSR) could be a useful tool in giving a competitive edge to an enterprise. The idea of CSR as a part of the tool creating the position of the company in the market is explored by the author. Besides, an attempt to define and comprehend CSR is undertaken. The author explains the necessary requirements that must be fulfilled for CSR to play the role of a useful tool for creating the competitive edge and spheres of activity for the individual, which should be taken into consideration while creating strategic CSR.</abstract>

CSR as a Tool of Building the Competitiveness of Businesses

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