The paper presents empirical results on the discounting of delayed payoffs which show that: (1) the best approximation of the discounting process is a hyperbolic function, (2) (both animals and humans) can reverse their preferences in time. The article presents theoretical conditions on the...

Polish Abstract: Tło rozważań: Kontekstem niniejszego tekstu jest tocząca się debata o roli badań jakościowych. Cele: Celem artykułu jest analiza sposobów opisu badań zrealizowanych metodą wielokrotnego studium przypadku opublikowanych w anglojęzycznych artykułach poświęconych...

The application of Nash bargaining solution to profit division in negotiation between opencast lignite mine and power plant has been discussed. Different proposals of status quo point usage and ways of its determination for profit sharing both in strategic and tactical/operational negotiation...

The paper presents methods of operational lignite quality control in the German power industry that base on blending on stockpiles with the extensive use of on-line analysers. Comprehensive improvements of mining and transportation machinery systems as well as burning process in power plants...

The method of variant capital and operational cost estimation of belt conveyors based on LCA (Life Cycle Analysis) with usage of Monte Carlo simulation of belt and idlers replacements for given distributions of their operational time is described. It is proposed to evaluate different variants of...

The dominant role of corporations in modern economy and observed widespread oligopolization are the sources of practical need for the theoretical concept of the enterprise explaining the operations of large companies, with a particular focus on their primary objectives and aims, and the role...

The dominant role of corporations in modern economy and observed widespread oligopolization are the sources of practical need for the theoretical concept of the enterprise explaining the operations of large companies, with a particular focus on their primary objectives and aims, and the role...

Polish Abstract: W artykule oszacowano — za pomocą metod DEA, SFA i StoNED — efektywność działalności dydaktycznej i naukowej 58 publicznych szkół wyższych w 2014 r. (analiza porównawcza wyników). Wyniki działalności dydaktycznej mierzono przeliczeniową liczbą absolwentów, a...