Assuming the analogy between discounting of monetary rewards in time and in social space, it is hypothesized that: (1) the rate of social discounting is higher in the case of choices between monetary reward for oneself and other person than in the case of choices between monetary rewards for...

The following paper discusses types of scientific postulative claims and their role in today’s mainstream economics. In the core part of the article the author shows how the fundamental theoretic axioms (especially those regarding underlying principles of human economic behavior) may lead to...

The article discusses the phenomenon of selfish punishment and its impact on the evolution of altruistic behavior. The paper presents the basic theoretical models explaining the mechanism of selfish punishment. Discussion of the practical implications of this concept is enriched with numerous...

In the first part of article the theory of product lifecycle were presented. Then the main features of e-commerce which have the influence on lengthening the product lifecycle were analysed. In the next part of article the results of undertaken research about relationship between the age of...

Polish Abstract: Celem pracy jest przedstawienie ogólnych kierunków zmian kultury konsumenckiej z uwzględnieniem jej wybranych związków z kapitałem ludzkim. W pracy przybliżono istotę kapitału ludzkiego w powiązaniu z kulturą konsumencką i konsumpcją, wybrane tendencje zmian kultury...

The aim of this paper is to present the concept of solution of the incentive conflict that exists within R&D cooperation between firms that share know-how. In the relevant literature formal and legally-based solutions to the above conflict are discussed, i.e. (i) know-how contracting and (ii)...

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...

Gregory Bateson is one of the most singular authors in communicational thought. He was himself a kind of outsider, placed in a novel unknown field, in a concern to outstand thought barriers. There is the possibility of grounding a more consistent idea on communication outstanding sociological...

Polish Abstract: Niniejszy artykuł przedstawia koncepcję etyki jako refleksji nad jakościowym potencjałem działalności gospodarczej. Sugeruje on, że ilościowo-instrumentalna użyteczność kategorii gospodarczych takich jak monetarne zyski i straty może się w pełni zmaterializować...