Latest Communications of International Proceedings articles

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Dec
2020

Corporate Anti-corruption Disclosure: An Examination of the Coercive Pressure of Directive 2014/95/EU

Public Administration, Governance, and Smart Cities: 36PublicAdm 2020
Purpose: This study examined anti-corruption reporting practices across companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, by looking at both the extent of anti-corruption disclosure and the coercive determinants of that extent, in particular the potential pressure from the regulator that requires mandatory anti-corruption disclosure under…
17
Dec
2020

A Study of Lexical Semantics in the Vocabulary of International Trade

Strategy, Innovation, and Organizational Effectiveness: 36MGT 2020
Semantics theories have great relevance in human and business communication. As such, semantics as a subfield of linguistics emphasizes meaning in all spheres of life.  In this connection, semantics   has gone beyond the remit of the theoretical aspect of linguistics to the realm of providing…
17
Dec
2020

Five-Dimensional Approach to Complex Wellbeing Evaluation

Employee Relations and Strategic Human Resource Management: 36HR 2020
Current literature offers a large number of studies exploring the link between human resources practices and their influence on organizational outcome. Even though individual and organizational (financial) performance is commonly in the centre of managers attention, new approaches to HRM are on the rise. With…
17
Dec
2020

Energy, Entropy, Exergy (3E) Analysis of a Micro-Cogeneration Unit Using an Alpha Type Stirling Engine

Smart Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering: 36IndMGT 2020
In this paper, exergy analysis is used to evaluate the performance of a micro-cogeneration unit using an alpha type Stirling engine. Exergetic efficiency is calculated for the whole system according to the second law of thermodynamics. Exergy analysis of each sub-system leads to the choice…
17
Dec
2020

Divestments in Enterprises on the Example of Listed Companies in Poland

Finance, Markets, and Economic Stability: 36FIN 2020
The article presents the problem of divestment in enterprises. The purpose of the research was to determine the scale and character of the divestment operations undertaken by companies in Poland. The subjects of the research were companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange as part…
17
Dec
2020

Development of Theory and Practice of the Knowledge Management System as a Component of the Digital Economy

Challenges and Opportunities in the Digital Economy: 36DIGECO 2020
This article considers the development of the theory and practice of knowledge management as a component of the digital economy. The relevance of the article is due essentially to the powerful development of the digital economy and its impact on all areas of the state’s…
17
Dec
2020

Analysis of the Relationship between the Technological Potential of the Manufacturing Process and the Competitiveness of Products in the Metal Industry

Information Technology and Organizational Innovation: 36ISM 2020
The article presents the role and function of technology in the industry and the results of authors' research on the impact of the technological potential of manufacturing processes on the competitiveness of the product. The research was done by applying the original BOST© method developed…
17
Dec
2020

Evolution of the Health Care System in the USA – Obama and Trump Reforms

Health, Safety, and Healthcare Management: 36Health 2020
The evolution of the American health care system observed in recent years, caused by the reform of Barack Obama and the activities related to taking up office by Donald Trump, raises questions about the impact of the introduced changes on the health care system. In…
17
Dec
2020

Business Environment Institutions in Rural, Urban-Rural and Urban Municipalities in Poland as Subjects Supporting Development of Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship and Innovation in a Global Context: 36Entrep 2020
The present article strives to provide answers to the following research queries: (1) Within Polish municipalities, are there disproportions regarding the number and type of business environment institutions functioning on their territories? (2) Is there any, and if yes, what type of support is granted…
17
Dec
2020

The Problem of Reproduction in Agriculture

Agricultural Economics, Agri-Food Systems and Rural Development: 36AGRI 2020
The world is now being seriously overhauled, which is seen in economic digitalization and more frequent financial crises growing easily into global financial problems. Reproduction is an urgent matter both for the economic theory and practice, but the approaches towards its understanding have not changed…