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TECHNOLOGY – VALUES – SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (Some Reflections on Changing Relations, Meanings and Social Practices)

Lech W. ZACHER

UNDERSTANDING TECHNOLOGY – THEORIES AND INTERPRETATIONS

Publication language: Polish

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Transformations No. 1–2 (88–89) 2016 Publication date: 12 May 2016

Abstract Narratives concerning technology and values relations requires an in-depth analysis of these two categories and also their contextualization. In social practice technology and values undergo significant changes, often revolutionary. They take systemic forms and they interact with each other. Since the [...] Read more.

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METHODOLOGICAL ANARCHISM AND ITS COGNITIVE VALUE

Magdalena SZPUNAR

Transformacje cywilizacyjne – między wiedzą, wrażliwością i wyobraźnią socjologiczną

Publication language: Polish

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Transformations No. 1 (112) 2022 Publication date: 30 March 2022

Abstract The aim of the article is to present the basic assumptions of Paul K. Feyerabend's epistemological anarchism. The article presents the value of methodological anarchism for the cognitive process, methodology and development of science, as well as the controversies associated with the application of [...] Read more.

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RECONFIGURATIONS IN THE WORLD SYSTEM – BETWEEN THE OLD DRIVING FORCES AND NEW NETWORKS

Lech W. ZACHER

Global Problems – Future – Politics – Values

Publication language: English

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Transformations No. 3-4 (78-79) 2013 Publication date: 13 November 2013

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OBSTACLES TO SUSTAINABILITY – IN PUBLIC DISCOURSE (the Case of a Transitional Economy – Poland)

Lech W. ZACHER

National Cases Augmented

Publication language: English

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Transformations No. 3-4 (94-95) 2017 Publication date: 30 November 2017

Abstract Requirements for the sustainability in economy and society should be tailored to a given country or region. General models which often dominate in academic discourse are an important part of necessary social knowledge (of decision makers, media, NGOs etc.). They are formulated in universally relevant [...] Read more.

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Jurisdictional arbitrage vs market efficiency: Who controls investment funds in the EU?

Krzysztof Adam GÓRSKI

Varia: Interpretations

Publication language: English

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Transformations No. 4 (111) 2021 Publication date: 27 December 2021

Abstract This article offers a broad theory on delegation arrangements existing between investment funds and third-party professional service providers under the European Union law. Limited delegation of portfolio management and risk management functions generally leads to an increase in operational efficiency [...] Read more.

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The Perilous Transformations of Regulatory Governance

Waldemar HOFF

Varia: Interpretations

Publication language: English

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Transformations No. 4 (111) 2021 Publication date: 27 December 2021

Abstract Recent decades have witnessed an invasion non-state regulations, a process usually accepted in the academia as beneficial and inevitable historical development. This article claims it is neither. Once a culture of denying states their primacy in rule-making has been established, it will act as a centrifugal [...] Read more.

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RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN WOMEN SERVING A CUSTODIAL SENTENCE AS A RISK FACTOR IN EDUCATING PRISONERS

Eva VÁŠOVÁ

Analysis of Contemporary Societies

Publication language: English

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Transformations No. 4 (111) 2021 Publication date: 27 December 2021

Abstract The aim of the paper is to acquaint the reader with a factor that can significantly influence the educational work of prison staff. The question is how to deal with such a situation if a special educator or instructor encounters it in practice. The author underlines that even a seemingly obscure topic [...] Read more.

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FIELD RESEARCH AND PREPARATION OF PUBLICATIONS AS AN EXAMPLE OF ACTIVATING YOUTH AS PART OF REGIONAL EDUCATION ORGANIZED IN CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS (on the Example of the Culture Researchers’ Club at the Municipal Culture Center in Czechowice-Dziedzice)

Agnieszka PRZYBYŁA-DUMIN

Analysis of Contemporary Societies

Publication language: English

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Transformations No. 4 (111) 2021 Publication date: 26 December 2021

Abstract The aim of the article is to present the activities of the Culture Researchers’ Club organized at the Municipal Cultural Center in Czechowice-Dziedzice, which is guided by several important assumptions: regional and intercultural education, preparation of young people for a deeper understanding of culture [...] Read more.

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TRANSFORMATIONS OF TOURISM IN THE SECOND DECADE OF THE XXI CENTURY. BASED ON AN ANALYSIS OF POLISH SOCIETY

Ewa BĄCZYŃSKA

Analysis of Contemporary Societies

Publication language: English

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Transformations No. 4 (111) 2021 Publication date: 26 December 2021

Abstract This paper examines changes in tourism and main factors determining them in the years 2010 - 2020. The conducted research concerns not only polish society but also the generally applicable theoretical background of the spatial mobility phenomenon as well as explanation and typology of tourism. The main [...] Read more.

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SOCIAL-PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS OF CHILDREN WITH PARENTS ABROAD. THE CASE OF REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

Angela MOCANU

Analysis of Contemporary Societies

Publication language: English

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Transformations No. 4 (111) 2021 Publication date: 26 December 2021

Abstract The author analyses the social-psychological problems of children with parents abroad on the example of Republic of Moldova. The phenomenon became widespread in the early 2000s. In search of a better life, the parents decided to work abroad and to leave their children with grandparents or other relatives [...] Read more.

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NEW DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES AND TRANSFORATION OF ACCOUNTANT’S PROFESSION

Anna MATUSZEWSKA

Impact of New Technologies

Publication language: English

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Transformations No. 4 (111) 2021 Publication date: 26 December 2021

Abstract Digital transformation in today’s global economy is a driving force of the future sustainable organizations. Duties assigned to accountants are also evolving dynamically. Duties strictly related to making records are more and more often carried out by technical and IT tools, whereas data analysis, economic [...] Read more.

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DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF SERVICES IN LIGHT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Jacek KAMIŃSKI

Impact of New Technologies

Publication language: English

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Transformations No. 4 (111) 2021 Publication date: 26 December 2021

Abstract Changes in the world related to advances in digital technologies and globalisation causing modern economies to emerge that assign an increasing role to services. The growth of services is related to the digital transformation of societies. The article explains why services are particularly vulnerable [...] Read more.

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THE ROLE OF SMART TECHNOLOGIES IN THEGEORGIAN TOURISM INDUSTRY

Nugzar TODUA, Ekaterine UROTADZE

Impact of New Technologies

Publication language: English

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Transformations No. 4 (111) 2021 Publication date: 26 December 2021

Abstract The article explores the role of smart tourism technologies in the modern tourism business. The main determinants of smart travel technologies in the paper are informativeness, accessibility, interactivity, personalization and security. Based on the conducted marketing research, the assessments of the [...] Read more.

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DIGITAL DIVIDE ON AGRICULTURE USING ICT DEVICES AMONG THE FARMERS IN WOLAITA ZONE, SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA

Marisennayya SENAPATHY

Impact of New Technologies

Publication language: English

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Transformations No. 4 (111) 2021 Publication date: 26 December 2021

Abstract Understanding the Digital Divide in Agriculture with the advent of the computer has been providing Information Technology with ICT tools have been providing many digital revolutions not only agribusiness but also agriculture. Information and Communication Technologies have been widely acknowledged as [...] Read more.