The hard coal mining industry in the European Union (EU) is in decline, mostly due to a lack of price competitiveness. It is maintained, to a great extent, by state aid; a key objective of the industry’s existence is to provide energy security and guarantee employment in the mining regions. In...

Currently, the industry of mining machines and appliances in Poland, as a result of considerable economic improvement on the market of energetic resources, gains an incredible opportunity for further development. However, its use is de-pendent on the intensification of activity...

Polish hard coal mining has been struggling with numerous problems for many years. Currently, the main challenge for the industry is the need to improve efficiency. It is the prerequisite for survival of mining industry. Considering the importance and topicality of the issue there are threats...

Currently, the industry of mining machines and appliances in Poland, as a result of considerable economic improvement on the market of energetic resources, gains an incredible opportunity for further development. However, its use is de-pendent on the intensification of activity...

Polish hard coal mining has been struggling with numerous problems for many years. Currently, the main challenge for the industry is the need to improve efficiency. It is the prerequisite for survival of mining industry. Considering the importance and topicality of the issue there are threats...

Employees are reluctant to share knowledge for many reasons. Paper explores knowledge sharing and hoarding processes in organization through social exchange theory. Since it is lack of conceptual framework which would explain knowledge sharing process in coherent manner connecting micro level in...

The recent financial and economic crisis has shown that the world is acting as one and that actions on one part of the world can have substantial reactions on completely other parts of it. We can conclude that companies in 21st Century have to act locally but think and be prepared to react –...

Innovation networking can boost new knowledge production, innovation, knowledge transfer and also commercialisation of new knowledge. These are important factors influencing economic performance of any country. Governments have a central role in encouraging the cooperation among business...

In the contemporary business conditions, organisations definitely recognise that information and knowledge management is an inevitable process that can provide increase in productivity and business risk mitigation. In this context, the past decade has seen the emergence of Enterprise Content...

Any enterprise activity is inextricably linked to the concept of 'risk'. Risk assessment – this is a risk degree calculation by qualitative or quantitative methods. Risk analysis can be divided into two complementary types: qualitative and quantitative. Quantitative analysis should allow for...