The study presents the results of the analysis of the Weberian bureaucracy descriptions in selected contemporary concepts of public management, i.e.: New Public Management, New Public Governance and Neo-Weberian State. The main argumentation is the thesis about changing perception of bureaucracy...

In the paper the authors analyse the subject matter concerning ways of grouping and arranging contemporary concepts and management methods. First the essentials of management methods’ classification are presented. Then the review of the chosen classification conceptualizations were discussed...

Global financial crisis has caused deep changes in most areas of economic activity. Every sphere of business environment of international companies has been affected, including operating-, host – country- and global levels. The presented paper aims at familiarizing the reader with research...

Purpose. To analyze the potential of selected social media tool – the youtube channel – in supporting knowledge transfer and diffusion from institutions that form tourism business environment to tourism enterprises. Method. The analysis was based on a case study of the Irish National Tourism...

The paper aims at presenting the results of initial research on the perception and understanding of quality of human life between young Europeans. A literature overview resulted in a brief presentation of actual state of knowledge about socio – economic understanding of quality of life. A list...

This article presents the last mile problem occurring in e-commerce. In the first part of the article we discusses the area of delivery to the customer. Next, we present the causes of the last mile problem, and we characterize the costs of dealing with this issue. In the next part the...

Polish Abstract: Rozwój współczesnych gospodarek nierozerwalnie związany jest ze zjawiskiem konkurencji i konkurencyjności rywalizujących podmiotów. Stają się one z jednej strony silami sprawczymi dynamizującymi procesy gospodarcze, a z drugiej wpływają na mechanizmy przyczyniające...

English Abstract: The growing importance of the service sector in economies, with the simultaneous intensification of competitive phenomena, prompt service enterprises to undertake expansion into foreign markets. Making the decision concerning internationalisation is connected not only with the...

Polish Abstract: Współczesne wysoko rozwinięte gospodarki określane są mianem gospodarek opartych na usługach. O tempie ich wzrostu decydują przedsiębiorstwa usługowe, z dominującym udziałem w tworzeniu PKB, miejsc pracy czy też strukturze podmiotów gospodarczych. Celem artykułu...