The construction industry is a booming sector of the Polish economy; however, it is stigmatised by a lower classification due to high occupational risks and an unsatisfactory state of occupational safety. Safety on construction sites is compromised by small construction firms which dominate the market and have high accident rates. This article presents the results of studies (using a checklist)...

This study’s goal is to investigate and better understand critical success factors (CSFs) for enterprise system (ES) adoption. The research setting embraces ES adoptions conducted in Polish companies, therefore it focuses on a transition economy environment. On the basis of research conducted among more than a hundred Polish companies that had adopted ES, an analysis based on grounded theory re...

This article shows growing popularity of knowledge-based economy and turns attention to the role of knowledge as an important factor of competitive struggle. It presents results of research concerning knowledge management in Polish companies and indicates forms of its acquisition and development. Main barriers and limitations in application of knowledge sources and introduction of knowledge man...

In this paper we test the hypothesis that the economic transition toward a market economy increases the efficiency of firms. We study 32 Polish electricity distribution companies between 1997-2002, by applying common benchmarking methods to the panel: the nonparametric data envelopment analysis (DEA), the free disposal hull (FDH), and, as a parametric approach, the stochastic frontier analysis ...

The document considers the performance and effectiveness of Ukrainian companies on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. With this end in view, the document examines the following issues: raising capital for investment, eliminating barriers for the Polish investors, capitalizing product reputation on the market, increasing investor recognition of companies, enhancing the corporate image. The document also...

OBJECTIVE This article aims to describe how Polish physicians cooperate with the pharmaceutical industry and show how this relationship may pose a threat to public health. METHODS It considers the results of an online survey of 379 physicians. The survey was hosted by surveymonkey.com with links from a Polish physicians' website (Medycyna Praktyczna) between 29 October 2013 and 31 December 20...