{"title":"The Use of Recruitment Portals Functionality in the Selection of Workers by the SME Sector in the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship Illustrated with the Case Study of pracuj.pl Portal","authors":"Paulina Natywa","doi":"10.12775/JCRL.2017.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12775/JCRL.2017.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55697,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Corporate Responsibility and Leadership","volume":"4 1","pages":"55"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48808148","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Background: When one hears that company X achieved success, adopted a strategy, or struggles with difficulties, there is always a company board behind this news. Typically, a company board is a reflection of decisions taken by the owner; in practice, there is no rule as to how to appoint a company board. However, if we consider the long-term interest of the company, we may suggest a few ideas that will allow the company to better adapt to the market; they may also help to build the competitive advantage and have a positive impact on the company’s market position. This article presents a belief that the company board composition should evolve from merely reflecting the goals of the owner and the professionalism of the members, into a board, whose structure reflects employees and the market in which the company operates. This approach stems from the need to adapt to the market condi-tions, which is easier when the process of change starts with the company board. To illustrate these ideas, a fictitious example of a limited liability company will be used, for which we developed various board models based on the market situation. Purpose: The aim of this article is to develop a new approach to board of directors’ creation, through the lens of decision-making theory, sustainable development and business performance. Design / methodology / approach: To build a new model of a board of directors, a critical-realistic approach was used along with a case study of a fictitious limited liability company. Hypo-thetical-deductive technique was a base of the analysis. Findings: Conceptual models of a board of directors – which reflected human capital of the company and market structure – were developed. Research and practical limitations/implications: A guidance for businesspeople on how to compose a board of directors is provid-ed. As this is a theoretical work, it may be a base for future market/ real testing of the presented ideas. Originality/value: The article responds to a lack of research and wider works on connections between a board of directors and developing company performance, so this paper will be of par-ticular value to those involved in the appointment of directors. In conclusions, we propose how to create better boards of directors. Paper type: Conceptual article.
{"title":"Searching for a Perfect Composition for a Board of Directors","authors":"J. Hernik, A. Vera","doi":"10.12775/JCRL.2017.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12775/JCRL.2017.002","url":null,"abstract":"Background: When one hears that company X achieved success, adopted a strategy, or struggles with difficulties, there is always a company board behind this news. Typically, a company board is a reflection of decisions taken by the owner; in practice, there is no rule as to how to appoint a company board. However, if we consider the long-term interest of the company, we may suggest a few ideas that will allow the company to better adapt to the market; they may also help to build the competitive advantage and have a positive impact on the company’s market position. This article presents a belief that the company board composition should evolve from merely reflecting the goals of the owner and the professionalism of the members, into a board, whose structure reflects employees and the market in which the company operates. This approach stems from the need to adapt to the market condi-tions, which is easier when the process of change starts with the company board. To illustrate these ideas, a fictitious example of a limited liability company will be used, for which we developed various board models based on the market situation. Purpose: The aim of this article is to develop a new approach to board of directors’ creation, through the lens of decision-making theory, sustainable development and business performance. Design / methodology / approach: To build a new model of a board of directors, a critical-realistic approach was used along with a case study of a fictitious limited liability company. Hypo-thetical-deductive technique was a base of the analysis. Findings: Conceptual models of a board of directors – which reflected human capital of the company and market structure – were developed. Research and practical limitations/implications: A guidance for businesspeople on how to compose a board of directors is provid-ed. As this is a theoretical work, it may be a base for future market/ real testing of the presented ideas. Originality/value: The article responds to a lack of research and wider works on connections between a board of directors and developing company performance, so this paper will be of par-ticular value to those involved in the appointment of directors. In conclusions, we propose how to create better boards of directors. Paper type: Conceptual article.","PeriodicalId":55697,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Corporate Responsibility and Leadership","volume":"716 1","pages":"19-38"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41262995","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Purpose: Although diversity management as a concept and a term has been used since the 1980s, it is still a relatively seldom-used strategy in Polish organisa-tions. As previous research shows, organisations define and implement diversity management in various ways, which consequently leads to the usage of different instruments. Therefore, the main goal of this paper is to present the different diversity management instruments used by Polish organisations. Special emphasis was put on the question whether the organisations have a dedicated budget for diversity management and whether they include diversity information in their reports. The aim of the paper was to present an overview of the instruments used by the organisations – leaders of diversity management in Poland. Design/methodology/approach: For the purpose of this paper telephone-depth-in-terviews (TDIs) with representatives from companies implementing diversity management were conducted. The enterprises were chosen through purposive sampling. The organisations were firstly screened for implementing diversity management through an analysis of their web sites and reports. The organisations implementing diversity management and informing stakeholders about it through their web sites and reports were further included into the study. The respondents chosen for the TDIs were representatives of the organisations responsible for diversity management or indicated by the company itself as the most competent to give information about the organisation’s diversity management related actions. Findings: The conducted research has shown the variety of diversity manage-ment instruments used in the interviewed organisations is large. The instruments differ from simple ones like organising a diversity day and promoting the idea of diversity and inclusion through simple channels to complex systems of moni-toring and assessing the implementation of diversity management. Furthermore, all organisations declare that they include diversity in their reports. Additionally, almost all of them admit that they do not have a separate budget for diversity management actions and initiatives. Research and practical limitations/implications: For the purpose of this paper a qualitative research approach was chosen. Therefore, the presented results are not representative, but, due to the fact that only a few organisations in Poland implement diversity management, the entities interviewed for the purpose of this paper can be treated as flagships of this strategy in Poland and as a kind of good practices. Originality/value: The paper presents an overview of diversity management instruments used by Polish organisations with special emphasis put on bud-geting and reporting. It defines diversity budgeting in terms of assessing every action from the perspective of its consequences towards all diversity dimensions represented in the company, while taking into account the human and financial resources. Paper type: Research paper.
{"title":"Diversity Management Instruments in Polish Organisations","authors":"J. Maj","doi":"10.12775/JCRL.2017.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12775/JCRL.2017.003","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: Although diversity management as a concept and a term has been used since the 1980s, it is still a relatively seldom-used strategy in Polish organisa-tions. As previous research shows, organisations define and implement diversity management in various ways, which consequently leads to the usage of different instruments. Therefore, the main goal of this paper is to present the different diversity management instruments used by Polish organisations. Special emphasis was put on the question whether the organisations have a dedicated budget for diversity management and whether they include diversity information in their reports. The aim of the paper was to present an overview of the instruments used by the organisations – leaders of diversity management in Poland. Design/methodology/approach: For the purpose of this paper telephone-depth-in-terviews (TDIs) with representatives from companies implementing diversity management were conducted. The enterprises were chosen through purposive sampling. The organisations were firstly screened for implementing diversity management through an analysis of their web sites and reports. The organisations implementing diversity management and informing stakeholders about it through their web sites and reports were further included into the study. The respondents chosen for the TDIs were representatives of the organisations responsible for diversity management or indicated by the company itself as the most competent to give information about the organisation’s diversity management related actions. Findings: The conducted research has shown the variety of diversity manage-ment instruments used in the interviewed organisations is large. The instruments differ from simple ones like organising a diversity day and promoting the idea of diversity and inclusion through simple channels to complex systems of moni-toring and assessing the implementation of diversity management. Furthermore, all organisations declare that they include diversity in their reports. Additionally, almost all of them admit that they do not have a separate budget for diversity management actions and initiatives. Research and practical limitations/implications: For the purpose of this paper a qualitative research approach was chosen. Therefore, the presented results are not representative, but, due to the fact that only a few organisations in Poland implement diversity management, the entities interviewed for the purpose of this paper can be treated as flagships of this strategy in Poland and as a kind of good practices. Originality/value: The paper presents an overview of diversity management instruments used by Polish organisations with special emphasis put on bud-geting and reporting. It defines diversity budgeting in terms of assessing every action from the perspective of its consequences towards all diversity dimensions represented in the company, while taking into account the human and financial resources. Paper type: Research paper.","PeriodicalId":55697,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Corporate Responsibility and Leadership","volume":"4 1","pages":"39-54"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43752663","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The 1st International Scientific Conference The challenges of contemporary management in the global economy: Leadership, strategies, social responsibility was held on 13 – 14 March 2017 in Toruń, Poland. The conference was organised by the Department of Business Excellence, the Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland as an event of the Welconomy Forum 2017. The aim of the conference was to present, analyse and discuss the issues related to: – Leadership including: contemporary concepts of leadership, roles played by top, middle and first line managers, challenges (both external and intra-organisational) faced by leaders journAL of CorporAte responsibiLity And LeAdership
{"title":"The 1st International Scientific Conference on the Challenges of Contemporary Management in the Global Economy: Leadership, Strategies, Social Responsibility","authors":"A. Lis, M. Tomanek","doi":"10.12775/JCRL.2017.006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12775/JCRL.2017.006","url":null,"abstract":"The 1st International Scientific Conference The challenges of contemporary management in the global economy: Leadership, strategies, social responsibility was held on 13 – 14 March 2017 in Toruń, Poland. The conference was organised by the Department of Business Excellence, the Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland as an event of the Welconomy Forum 2017. The aim of the conference was to present, analyse and discuss the issues related to: – Leadership including: contemporary concepts of leadership, roles played by top, middle and first line managers, challenges (both external and intra-organisational) faced by leaders journAL of CorporAte responsibiLity And LeAdership","PeriodicalId":55697,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Corporate Responsibility and Leadership","volume":"4 1","pages":"93-98"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43987189","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Community Involvement in Pharmaceutical Companies in Poland","authors":"Martyna Kruszyńska","doi":"10.12775/JCRL.2016.022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12775/JCRL.2016.022","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55697,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Corporate Responsibility and Leadership","volume":"3 1","pages":"39"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46211863","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The article raises the issue of creating value for consumers, who are increasingly frequently invited by companies to participate in this process. Including consumers in the process of creating products, which are expected to provide them with superior satisfaction, means that both sides are responsible for the final effect. Taking into account the fact that buyers normally have limited knowledge of the manufacturing conditions of the products which are of interest to them, it can be called into question whether engaging the end-users, even if they are willing to participate and, in effect, holding them partly accountable is the right thing to do. The article is conceptual in nature and the assumptions adopted here refer to potential negative consequences of transferring a part of the responsibility to consumers. The issues discussed in the paper may become a stimulus for undertaking empirical research, which would allow for establishing the actual scale of the described phenomenon.
{"title":"Corporate Responsibility in the Process of Creating Customer Value in the Context of Information Asymmetry","authors":"Z. Waśkowski","doi":"10.12775/JCRL.2016.026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12775/JCRL.2016.026","url":null,"abstract":"The article raises the issue of creating value for consumers, who are increasingly frequently invited by companies to participate in this process. Including consumers in the process of creating products, which are expected to provide them with superior satisfaction, means that both sides are responsible for the final effect. Taking into account the fact that buyers normally have limited knowledge of the manufacturing conditions of the products which are of interest to them, it can be called into question whether engaging the end-users, even if they are willing to participate and, in effect, holding them partly accountable is the right thing to do. The article is conceptual in nature and the assumptions adopted here refer to potential negative consequences of transferring a part of the responsibility to consumers. The issues discussed in the paper may become a stimulus for undertaking empirical research, which would allow for establishing the actual scale of the described phenomenon.","PeriodicalId":55697,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Corporate Responsibility and Leadership","volume":"3 1","pages":"95-106"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47918354","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This paper presents the synthetic sociobiological concept of human nature as devised by Edward Wilson and then expanded by Richard Dawkins and Robert Trivers, which on the one hand is subjected to critical analysis, and on the other hand verifies the consistency of the author’s concept of the hedonistic nature of human action. As part of the analysis, the concept of maximum fitness with regard to humans is proven partially erroneous and the consistency of the remaining principles of sociobiology according to the author’s concept of human action are demonstrated.
{"title":"Genetic Determinants of Human Nature and their Consistency with Human Hedonism","authors":"G. Hoppe","doi":"10.12775/JCRL.2016.021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12775/JCRL.2016.021","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents the synthetic sociobiological concept of human nature as devised by Edward Wilson and then expanded by Richard Dawkins and Robert Trivers, which on the one hand is subjected to critical analysis, and on the other hand verifies the consistency of the author’s concept of the hedonistic nature of human action. As part of the analysis, the concept of maximum fitness with regard to humans is proven partially erroneous and the consistency of the remaining principles of sociobiology according to the author’s concept of human action are demonstrated.","PeriodicalId":55697,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Corporate Responsibility and Leadership","volume":"3 1","pages":"27-37"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49570607","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Purpose: The paper concerns the concept of moving away from a linear economy to a new global idea – the circular economy. The aim of the study is to present the idea of the practical application of the opportunities offered by the circular economy in the terms of corporate social responsibility. The authors focus on the example from the Transport-Shipping-Logistics (TSL) industry. I n addition, they also present previously used pro-environmental solutions in TSL and Courier-Express-Parcel Services (CEP) area. Design/methodology/approach: The paper is based on the analysis of literature related to pro-ecological activities and the idea of linear and circular economy in the context of the corporate social responsibility concept. Findings: The result of the study is a consolidation the concept of the circular economy in terms of pro-ecological aspect of corporate social responsibility in TSL enterprises. Research and practical limitations/implications: The article points out that the circular economy and other pro-environment practices are the guidelines of conduct for designing and developing corporate social responsibility strategies in the companies operating in the Transport-Shipping-Logistics industry. Originality/value: The issues presented in the paper cover innovative aspects according to the latest European Union guidelines indicated in COM(2015) – Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Closing the Loop – An EU Action Plan for the Circular Economy. Paper type: theoretical paper.
{"title":"Circular Economy in the Transport Industry in Terms of Corporate Social Responsibility Concept","authors":"K. Turoń, P. Czech","doi":"10.12775/JCRL.2016.025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12775/JCRL.2016.025","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: The paper concerns the concept of moving away from a linear economy to a new global idea – the circular economy. The aim of the study is to present the idea of the practical application of the opportunities offered by the circular economy in the terms of corporate social responsibility. The authors focus on the example from the Transport-Shipping-Logistics (TSL) industry. I n addition, they also present previously used pro-environmental solutions in TSL and Courier-Express-Parcel Services (CEP) area. Design/methodology/approach: The paper is based on the analysis of literature related to pro-ecological activities and the idea of linear and circular economy in the context of the corporate social responsibility concept. Findings: The result of the study is a consolidation the concept of the circular economy in terms of pro-ecological aspect of corporate social responsibility in TSL enterprises. Research and practical limitations/implications: The article points out that the circular economy and other pro-environment practices are the guidelines of conduct for designing and developing corporate social responsibility strategies in the companies operating in the Transport-Shipping-Logistics industry. Originality/value: The issues presented in the paper cover innovative aspects according to the latest European Union guidelines indicated in COM(2015) – Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Closing the Loop – An EU Action Plan for the Circular Economy. Paper type: theoretical paper.","PeriodicalId":55697,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Corporate Responsibility and Leadership","volume":"3 1","pages":"83-94"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48805910","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Szczecin Innovations Management and Cluster Management Conferences 2016","authors":"Katarzyna Kazojć, A. Lis","doi":"10.12775/JCRL.2016.027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12775/JCRL.2016.027","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55697,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Corporate Responsibility and Leadership","volume":"3 1","pages":"107"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42677905","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Corporate social responsibility undeniably provides multiple benefits for the company. The social and environmental actions that businesses engage in are bound to bring advantages also to society. Nevertheless, the concepts has also some weaknesses. Engaging in social responsibility issues should be a deliberate decision and companies should consider its pros and cons. The aim of this paper is to discuss the advantages of CSR, but also to point out a few defects of the concept. The narrative review of literature is applied in order to achieve the aforementioned aim.
{"title":"The Benefits from CSR for a Company and Society","authors":"Paulina Księżak","doi":"10.12775/JCRL.2016.023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12775/JCRL.2016.023","url":null,"abstract":"Corporate social responsibility undeniably provides multiple benefits for the company. The social and environmental actions that businesses engage in are bound to bring advantages also to society. Nevertheless, the concepts has also some weaknesses. Engaging in social responsibility issues should be a deliberate decision and companies should consider its pros and cons. The aim of this paper is to discuss the advantages of CSR, but also to point out a few defects of the concept. The narrative review of literature is applied in order to achieve the aforementioned aim.","PeriodicalId":55697,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Corporate Responsibility and Leadership","volume":"3 1","pages":"53-65"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46247177","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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