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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
Journal article
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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QUASI-REALITY AND THE CONDITIONS FOR ACHIEVING SUCCESS IN IT
Ewa POLAK
Information Society – Cyberspace
Publication language: Polish
Journal article
Transformations No. 1-4 (72-75) 2012, Publication date: 20 October 2012
Abstract Artificialization of reality accompanies the contemporary world"s transformation. It concerns social structures, economic activity and effects, forms of political activity, interpersonal relations, communities, a professional, family and home environment, the natural environment, human reactions etc [...] Read more.
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT – THEORY AND PRACTICE
Konrad PRANDECKI
Sustainable Development – Eco-innovations
Publication language: Polish
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Transformations No. 1-4 (72-75) 2012, Publication date: 20 October 2012
Abstract The theory of sustainable development is based on the assumption that it is necessary to avoid possible future threats likely to constitute a barrier to the development of humanity. Such an approach requires numerous restrictions, in particular linked to the excessively heavy consumption. These initiatives [...] Read more.
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FACTORS DETERMINING THE INCREASE IN IMPORTANCE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PARADIGM IN CORPORATE WORLD
Wojciech PRZYCHODZEŃ
Sustainable Development – Eco-innovations
Publication language: Polish
Journal article
Transformations No. 1-4 (72-75) 2012, Publication date: 20 October 2012
Abstract Today, no one seriously denies the need for sustainable business practices—the viability of a business depends on healthy ecosystems and just societies. Rather than merely promoting their socially responsible activities, firms should combine their unique resources and expertise to build sustainable [...] Read more.
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THE ROLE OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY IN PROMOTING ECO-INNOVATION (REVIEW OF LITERATURE)
Justyna PRZYCHODZEŃ
Sustainable Development – Eco-innovations
Publication language: Polish
Journal article
Transformations No. 1-4 (72-75) 2012, Publication date: 20 October 2012
Abstract Environmental policy is one of the main eco-innovation determinants. It influences companies’ behavior by determining its competitive environment, financial performance and future development. Environmental policy is effective in promoting ecoinnovation when it is properly designed and when companies [...] Read more.
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INSTITUTIONAL DIMENSIONS OF THE ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT
Roman BURYTA
Innovations - Risk
Publication language: Polish
Journal article
Transformations No. 1-4 (72-75) 2012, Publication date: 20 October 2012
Abstract Today’s world described by Zygmunt Bauman as “Liquid Times” is subject to frequent and major transformations. Poland, as a part of the world"s economy, is also undergoing constant social and economic modernization. Part of this change is an adaptation of risk recognition and an assessment in the management [...] Read more.
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IN SEARCH OF THE RISK DEFINITION
Paweł ŻUKOWSKI
Innovations - Risk
Publication language: Polish
Journal article
Transformations No. 1-4 (72-75) 2012, Publication date: 20 October 2012
Abstract The main aim of the article is to review the various definitions of risk as a means towards formulating a definition of risk. Being a universal phenomenon risk has a dual nature. On one hand it is positive (as a chance). On the other hand it is negative (as a danger). The dual meaning and its prevalence [...] Read more.
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INNOVATION AND INDUSTRIAL CREATIVITY
Marzenna CHROMIŃSKA-OLSZANKO
Innovations - Risk
Publication language: Polish
Journal article
Transformations No. 1-4 (72-75) 2012, Publication date: 20 October 2012
Abstract Innovation is a special tool for entrepreneurs, which helps to creates new opportunities for beginning a new enterprise or providing a new service. In Polish companies there are many possibilities of the introduction of innovation, based on the innovative industry operational programme (Program Operacyjny [...] Read more.
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PARTICIPATION OF NEW EMERGING STATES IN INTERNATIONAL SPORT AS A MEANS OF MANIFESTING THEIR GEOPOLITICAL SUBJECTIVITY
Michał Marcin KOBIERECKI
World Economy – Geopolitics
Publication language: Polish
Journal article
Transformations No. 1-4 (72-75) 2012, Publication date: 20 October 2012
Abstract The purpose of this article is to analyze participation in international sport as a means of achieving political goals. The research is focused on new emerging states that have been gaining independence after World War II, mostly in Asia and Africa. Their leaders’ ambition was to play an important role [...] Read more.
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SOME ASPECTS OF STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN THE WORLD ECONOMY (2008-2010)
Mirosław GEISE
World Economy – Geopolitics
Publication language: Polish
Journal article
Transformations No. 1-4 (72-75) 2012, Publication date: 20 October 2012
Abstract The article describes the structural changes in the global economy in the period of rapid economic fluctuations 2008-2010. In this short time, East Asia, especially China, strengthened their competitive positions internationally. The key international corporations clearly changed their position in the [...] Read more.
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SELF–FULFILLING PROPHECY – DEFINITION, IDENTIFICATION AND CHALLENGES
Grzegorz MALINOWSKI
Thinking of the Future
Publication language: Polish
Journal article
Transformations No. 1-4 (72-75) 2012, Publication date: 20 October 2012
Abstract Self – fulfilling prophecy is a well known phenomenon for economists. It is usually defined through a popular example known as a “run on banks". However, it is very hard to find any elaboration, where this subject is being studied precisely. An underlying purpose of this article is to fill this gap [...] Read more.