On the basis of his personal observation Dr. Joseph Penbera has made an assessment both positive results and shortcomings of the transformation of the Polish economy during the period 1990-2006. He also offered some advice concerning the process in the years to come.

The main targets of the common agriculture policy aiming at sustainable development should be: increasing emphasis on fostering and maintaining sustainable development, promoting environmentally-driven high quality products, managing biodiversity and implementing environmentally-driven...

Despite many controversies that arose around terms linked to the second wave in the Internet evolution more and more companies use social software in their web activity. Nowadays organizations from different industries apply single tools (e.g. blogs or discussion lists), build complex community...

<p>The concept of knowledge management has gained significant recognition among theoreticians and practitioners over the past decade. The concept was introduced as a certain idea - a proposal intended to guarantee high performance. When radical changes take place in the economic, social and...</p>

This article presents the results of an innovation survey carried out in manufacture firms in San Luis Potosí, one Mexican city. The survey is part of a larger study which focuses on innovation systems in Mexican local contexts.

The American Hotel and Lodging Association (AH&LA) has released green guidelines for the hospitality industry. Those guidelines include information on effective energy usage, water conservation and waste management. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the literature to determine if the green...

The authors analyse the level of women's remuneration in Poland with particular emphasis on women-managers The first part of the study deals with an analysis of the women's salaries and wages in Poland. Next, we present women's remuneration at managerial positions.

Innovation is the engine of growth for many companies. Six Sigma on the other hand is an outgrowth of the quality movement and has found its way from manufacturing into the service industries. While many authors argue that the rigor of Six Sigma is in contradiction with the degrees of freedom an...