scholarly journals Challenges and Threats Faced in 2020 by International Logistics Companies Operating on the Polish Market

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 359
Author(s):  
Halina Brdulak ◽  
Anna Brdulak
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Foreign Capital ◽  
Economic Recession ◽  
Internet Survey ◽  
Financial Indicators ◽  
Logistics Industry ◽  
Internet Surveys ◽  
External Conditions ◽  
Near Future ◽  
Practical Dimension

The main aim of the article is to present an analysis of the current challenges and threats to the Transport-Forwarding-Logistics (TFL) sector in Poland based on internet surveys. The aim of the article is, therefore, to investigate whether the challenges and threats described by managers in a two-year perspective are related to sustainable development. This area primarily concerns external conditions. On the other hand, in the surveys that were the subjects of the analyses, a section related to sustainable development in economic, environmental, and social terms was identified, in which the focus was primarily on the internal activities of the company. The article has a practical dimension. The article analyzes comments from managers posted in an internet survey. They constitute a separate part of the questionnaire, which mainly concerns financial indicators and other factors that determine the company’s competitiveness. Half of the respondents are companies with foreign capital, and half-Polish companies. Based on the comments over a three-year period with over sixty managers from logistics companies in Poland, an analysis of the most important challenges that companies in the logistics industry have to face in the near future was presented. The survey is a part of a broader research project that has been conducted in the form of a quantitative survey among approximately sixty TFL companies for twenty-five years on an annual basis. The results of the survey are supplemented with an attempt to analyze the current situation in 2020 related to the impending economic recession as a result of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) threat. The surveyed companies constitute a significant part of the TFL market in Poland. Thus, they are the benchmark for the entire industry. Therefore, an important value of the presented analysis is the up-to-date research, as well as the ability to relate the results and developed scenarios to the entire TFL sector.

scholarly journals Sustainable practices through green guerrilla marketing – an innovative approach

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harshita Gupta ◽  
Saumya Singh
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Vietnam War ◽  
Guerrilla Warfare ◽  
Marketing Concept ◽  
Socially Responsible ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Customer Base ◽  
Guerrilla Marketing ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Near Future

Sustainability is the need of the hour. Organizations that align the interests of all their stakeholders – customers, investors and employees are considered to act for sustainable development. But some of the organizations compromise to this fact. They are rather busy exploiting the resources. Bluffing the customers for making quick profits has become a prevalent notion. Amidst all these selfish motives, they tend to forget about the repercussions which we and our planet may endure as a whole in near future. There are many evidences when responsible companies have proved themselves performing better in the long run.Green Guerrilla Marketing is an innovative concept, trying to figure out various ways to successfully market the products and at the same time acting ethically and socially responsible towards the sustainable development. It revolves around being conscious about 3Ps which are People, Profits and Planet. Guerrilla Marketing is an unconventional marketing strategy that focuses on attracting huge customer base with least amount of cost involved. Roots of Guerrilla Marketing can be traced to guerrilla warfare that was off-center warfare technique using unusual tactics by the armed civilians during Vietnam War in the 1960s. Since then this marketing concept has attracted many business houses. So far, Guerrilla Marketing was considered only as a creative tool for promoting ones’ product and services but now it can be seen as a responsible tool as well, which works toward a better society at large under the broad head of Green Guerrilla Marketing. Therefore, the paper is a pioneer attempt in understanding the potential of Green Guerrilla Marketing in the light of both sustainability and innovation at the same time. Also, it discusses various guerrilla techniques to market the products ethically without compromising on the profits. In the end, the paper also evaluates the examples to examine the concept.

scholarly journals MONETARY POLICY OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 103-110
Author(s):  
Ilyasova Gulmira Garifollaevna ◽  
Bekmukhametova Assemgul Bauirzhanovna
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Monetary Policy ◽  
Central Banks ◽  
Inclusive Growth ◽  
External Shocks ◽  
Credit Policy ◽  
Methodological Research ◽  
National Bank ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Near Future

Purpose: Currently due to Kazakhstan's high vulnerability to external shocks, Kazakhstan needs new growth factors to accelerate and provide more inclusive growth. The National Bank of Kazakhstan, as the central bank, is responsible for the development and implementation of state monetary and credit policy within the framework of powers provided by current legislation. Objectives of monetary policy are primarily carried out to achieve this goal. Restoration of trust to actions of economic authorities is possible only if a balanced and responsible policy, supported by concrete actions and results, is implemented. Methodology: This study provides a literature review of domestic and foreign authors, who conducted the study of monetary policy of Central Banks of countries in various aspects of international experience.  The study gives an analytical overview of the current monetary policy of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Main Findings: The study discusses the importance of Kazakhstan’s monetary-credit regulation as only by means of effective monetary policy state can mitigate economic crises, restrain inflation growth and stimulate investments in various sectors of country's economy. The studies are systematized theoretical and methodological research aspects of the monetary policy of Kazakhstan of which the conclusions and recommendations proposed to improve the economy of our country. Implications/Applications:  This suggests that we should work in the near future, look for drivers of growth, so as to ensure not just an anti-crisis manual management of the economy, but to enter the rails of sustainable development.

Formation of Indicators in the Management Accounting System for Assessing the Sustainable Development of Companies (for Example, the Automotive Industry)

Auditor ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 22-29
Author(s):  
Svyetlana Grishkina ◽  
K. Chestnova
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Management Accounting ◽  
Accounting System ◽  
Financial Indicators ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Management Accounting System

The article shows the role of an effi ciently organized management accounting system in achieving sustainable development of companies in the automotive industry, substantiates the feasibility of forming fi nancial and non-financial indicators in the management accounting system for assessing sustainable development, and also updates the system of indicators corresponding to the specifi cs of the industry and modern trends in its development.

Sustainability Management and Local Governments

2018 ◽  
pp. 31-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabio De Matteis ◽  
Daniela Preite
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Financial Sustainability ◽  
Financial Indicators ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
Sustainability Management

After highlighting the breadth and complexity of the concept of sustainability and highlighting the role of local authorities in sustainable development, this chapter aims to interpret how sustainability management can consider the concept of financial sustainability in the context of local governments. It does this through the following specific objectives: 1) defining financial sustainability, considering it not only autonomously, but in an integrated manner with respect to the typical sustainability dimensions (environmental, social, and economic) that are usually involved in the local authorities activity; 2) proposing the main stages of the sustainability cycle in the local authorities to highlight the key moments and the role of financial sustainability; 3) analyzing some aspects of financial indicators as tools for measuring the financial side of the sustainability profile of a local government. In order to reach the aim of the chapter, the research methodology followed is the literature review.

Alternative Therapies

2021 ◽  
pp. 160-182
Author(s):  
Vijay Singh Gondil ◽  
Sanjay Chhibber
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Antibiotic Resistance ◽  
Antimicrobial Agents ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Alternative Therapies ◽  
Alternative Strategies ◽  
Health Concerns ◽  
Near Future ◽  
Antibiotic Dose

Antibiotic resistance is one of the leading public health concerns across the globe. Antibiotics are losing their effectiveness, leading to uncertainty in available treatment options to clinicians. Resistance to antibiotics is at an all-time high, and there is a pressing demand to look for alternative antimicrobial candidates other than antibiotics. Alternative therapies include use of bacteriophages, lytic proteins, nanoparticles, phytochemicals, quorum quenchers, and other antibacterial or antivirulent agents that can eradicate bacterial infection alone or in conjunction with antibiotics. Alternative therapies can replace or lower the effective antibiotic dose, which can help to tackle antibiotic resistance as well as counter its side effects. For sustainable development of antimicrobials against drug resistant bugs, novel alternative strategies need to be explored in the near future. Alternative therapies can help researchers to construct a toolbox containing a variety of antimicrobial agents, which can be used alone, in combination with other agents, or in rotation.

Precaution, Prediction, Proof, and Policy Assessment

2002 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 281-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Dovers
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Policy Change ◽  
Policy Goals ◽  
The Status ◽  
National Competition ◽  
Policy Systems ◽  
Ecologically Sustainable ◽  
Near Future

The challenge of sustainable development—the ultimate goal of precaution—demands that we shift our focus away from individual environmental problems and toward long-term integration of environmental, social, and economic policy. It also elevates protection of ecosystem processes and biodiversity to the status of significant policy goals. In this article, the author argues for a new use of the precautionary principle, as a means to assess broad policy decisions to target indirect or systemic rather than direct threats to sustainability. He draws on a case study of two Australian policies: the National Strategy for Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD), and the National Competition Policy (NCP). While the proposals are ambitious and may not be achievable in the near future, nonetheless, it is in the nature of institutional and policy systems that it is difficult to predict when opportunities for policy change will arise. It is crucial to develop and articulate strategies now, to be promoted during brief windows of opportunity for policy change.

scholarly journals How to Make E-Commerce More Successful by Use of Kano’s Model to Assess Customer Satisfaction in Terms of Sustainable Development

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (18) ◽  
pp. 4830 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuela Ingaldi ◽  
Robert Ulewicz
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Customer Expectations ◽  
Kano’S Model ◽  
Organic Products ◽  
Near Future ◽  
Online Shops ◽  
Potential Customers

Personalization, mobility, deliveries on the same day, and perhaps artificial intelligence—all of these elements will shape e-commerce in the near future. It is necessary to consider what features and standards online shops will have to meet in order to achieve success and to adapt to the changing preferences and requirements of the customer and their awareness of the perception of the environment through the prism of, for example, sustainable development. This means there is a need to specify a set of attributes that will influence the decision to use the services of a given e-shop. Despite all efforts, many online shops fail because they do not meet the expectations of customers. At the same time, meeting customer expectations is a big challenge for newly emerging e-shops. There are many studies on sustainable development in e-commerce, but there is no specific methodology for e-shop design, especially in the aspect of sustainable development. The authors propose a methodology based on Kano’s model and customer satisfaction to explore customers’ stated needs and unstated desires and to divided them into different groups with different impacts on customer satisfaction. In this paper, a case study on the attributes of customer satisfaction for a newly opened e-shop with organic products, which is to operate in the countries of Central Europe and takes into account selected assumptions of sustainable development, was presented. The research took the form of an original (authorial), universal survey that can be used in other similar research. A total of 1069 correctly completed surveys were taken into account for the analysis. Respondents indicated 16 must-have features for the e-shop in order to make customers benefit from its services and 11 one-dimensional features that will determine the level of customer satisfaction. Among the must-have features, there were those related to sustainable development, which indicates the environmental awareness of potential customers. The obtained results were given to the management of the research e-shop and were included during the design of its operation. After one to two years of e-shop operation, the results will be verified.

Smart City - A New Mentality for Resource-Based Cities’ Sustainable Development

2013 ◽  
Vol 748 ◽  
pp. 1130-1134
Author(s):  
Bang Fu ◽  
Chen Yu Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Industrial Structure ◽  
Economic Recession ◽  
City Management ◽  
Environment Protection ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Structure Adjustment ◽  
Industrial Structure Adjustment ◽  
Resource Exhaustion

The transformation and the sustainable development of the resource-based cities have been a global problem. Those resource-based cities are facing various crises such as resource exhaustion, economic recession, unemployment rate increasing etc. In this thesis, taking the construction of the Smart City as a breakthrough, industrial structure adjustment and sustainable utilization in resource-based cities would be impelled by using smart technology from city management, infrastructure construction and environment protection three factors. Meanwhile, those crises which have existed would be solved in the same way. Thus the sustainable development can be achieved in resource-based cities.

scholarly journals An Empirical Study on the Comprehensive Optimization Method of a Train Diagram of the China High Speed Railway Express

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 2141
Author(s):  
Xueqiao Yu ◽  
Maoxiang Lang ◽  
Wenhui Zhang ◽  
Shiqi Li ◽  
Mingyue Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Railway Transportation ◽  
Railway Network ◽  
High Speed Rail ◽  
High Speed Railway ◽  
Logistics Industry ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Express Train ◽  
Multiple Units

The rapid and stable development of China’s economy has driven the increasing demand for express transportation. Based on network operation, China Railway Corporation of High-speed Railway launched high-speed rail products, which have attracted wide attention from all walks of life. With the application of high-speed express trains, the market structure of express transportation in China will change dramatically, from highways as the main mode of transportation to high-speed railway transportation relying on a high-speed railway network, which will effectively reduce the environmental pollution caused by express transportation and further improve the sustainable development of the economy and the logistics industry. At present, the freight Electric Multiple Units (EMU) has been successfully developed and has entered the final test stage. In the last paper, we have introduced the theory and method of the high-speed rail express train operation plan. In addition, a train diagram is an important foundation of railway transportation organization. In order to ensure the sustainable development of high-speed rail express trains after they are put into use, based on the operation plan of high-speed rail express trains, this paper establishes a comprehensive compilation model of a high-speed rail express train diagram, considering train running time, freight flow distribution scheme, and the operation plan of freight multiple units, and an exact solution algorithm based on the Lagrange relaxation algorithm is designed. The computational results are encouraging and demonstrate the effectiveness of the model and solution method.

scholarly journals Management Accounting Change as a Sustainable Economic Development Strategy during Pre-Recession and Recession Periods: Evidence from Russia

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 3139
Author(s):  
Vasilii Erokhin ◽  
Dmitry Endovitsky ◽  
Alexey Bobryshev ◽  
Natalia Kulagina ◽  
Anna Ivolga
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Service Industry ◽  
Management Accounting ◽  
Economic Recession ◽  
Future Application ◽  
Strategic Adaptation ◽  
Sustainable Performance ◽  
Breakeven Analysis ◽  
Intention To Change

The volatility of both global and national markets has emerged in recent years. In response to the changes in the operating environment, organizations have been adopting various practices to ensure sustainable development by anticipating threats and managing risks. While many studies are focusing on the investigation of strategic adaptation to the volatile economic environment, there has been little research examining management accounting (MA) as a sustainable development strategy in times of economic turbulence. This study investigates the degree of variation in the use of MA practices induced by economic recession. Investigating the variations in management accounting practices in Russian organizations in 2000–2013 (pre-recession period) and 2014–2018 (economic recession), the authors explore the change across 54 MA tools split into operation, management, and strategy pillars. The contribution of this study to the literature involves the understanding of the use of particular MA tools across various types of organizations and industries before and during the economic recession, as well as discovering the intention to change the instruments in case the economic situation deteriorates. The survey of four types of organizations (micro, small, medium, and large) in five sectors (service, industry, trade, agriculture, and tourism) was conducted in seven territories of Russia differentiated on the level of their economic performance (well-performing, average, and declining). The survey revealed that, during the crisis, the respondents tend to drop using many of proactive sustainability-oriented MA tools and instead focused on achieving immediate and direct effects on sales, profits, and other performance parameters by employing less-sophisticated short-term MA instruments. The forecast of future application of MA tools in a falling economy revealed that, in an attempt to achieve durable and sustainable performance, the organizations of all types and sectors intended to focus on practices such as risk management variance analysis, rolling forecasts, payback, breakeven analysis, and activity-based management.

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