scholarly journals The Complementary Currency Zielony in Poland and Its Importance for the Development of Local Economy Entities during the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 9184
Author(s):  
Nina Stępnicka ◽  
Grzegorz Zimon ◽  
Dariusz Brzozowiec
Keyword(s):  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Local Economy ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Expert Interview ◽  
Complementary Currencies ◽  
Complementary Currency ◽  
The Impact

The article aims to present how the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown affects the functioning and circulation of complementary currencies in entities that have joined the complementary currency system with a special focus on the complementary currency Zielony (PLZ) in Poland. The main research problem of the paper is formulated in the form of a question concerning the impact of the lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic on the use of the Zielony in Poland in commercial transactions by entities belonging to the local currency system. In order to achieve the objective and solve the main problem, the article uses such research methods as: the method of critical analysis of literature, historical method, statistical method, comparative method, observational method, free expert interview, as well as analysis and synthesis, deduction and induction and abstraction. We conducted a critical analysis of the literature and analysis of statistical data of the complementary currency Zielony in Poland in the period from March 2015 to June 2021, and the results of the expert interview showed that this currency is not a tool to support the functioning of local economy entities during non-financial crises, such as COVID-19 pandemic. This is influenced by, among other things, full or partial lockdown and other restrictions on the functioning of commercial entities during a pandemic. The consequences of such solutions include the weakening of economic activity and a decrease in the value of turnover of entities operating in various sectors of the local economy, especially entities of a service nature, which constitute about 80% of the structure of the Zielony complementary currency system in Poland. The main conclusion resulting from the conducted research is as follows: the complementary currency Zielony in Poland can influence the creation of local entrepreneurship and sustainable development and support the activities of the sector of small- and medium-sized enterprises, but these benefits are possible to achieve primarily in conditions of stable and undisturbed functioning of the economy. The realization of the payment function of the complementary currency, the Zielony, and its use in payments of entities belonging to those industries covered by lockdown and other administrative restrictions is impossible (or insignificant) at this time due to the absence (or hindered) of its circulation in the economy. The research results and conclusions presented in the article meet the assumptions of the application objective and can provide the entities of the micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprise sector with knowledge about the dependencies resulting from the use of the complementary currency in the lockdown period by the entities that implement the assumptions of the system of complementary currencies.

scholarly journals Методы государственного регулирования предпринимательской деятельности: теоретические подходы и опыт реализации в развитых странах

2020 ◽  
pp. 100-112
Author(s):  
София Калинина ◽  
Екатерина Кузнецова
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
Scientific Methods ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Foreign Experience ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

В работе систематизирован зарубежный опыт в направлении использования методов и инструментов государственного управления малым и средним предпринимательством. Статья основана на применении процессного подхода к изучению вопроса исследования, в рамках которого акцентируется воздействие субъекта на объект, то есть под управлением в данном исследовании будет пониматься процесс воздействия субъекта управления на управляемый объект для достижения определенной цели, при наличии обратной связи, осуществляемого с учетом воздействия внешней среды. Результаты представленного исследования вносят вклад в развитие и систематизацию теории и практики предпринимательства. Создание благоприятных условий, в частности благодаря изучению зарубежного опыта, будет способствовать развитию как малого и среднего предпринимательства, так и динамичному прогрессивному развитию территории, повышая тем самым благосостояние её населения. Будущими направлениями исследования станут анализ и оценка инфраструктуры поддержки и управления предпринимательской деятельности на локальной территории региона. The purpose of this paper is to systematize foreign experience in applying the public management methods and tools for small and medium-sized businesses. The main research methods were as follows: a group of general scientific methods within the framework of comparative, logical and statistical analysis, as well as the structure analysis; a group of empirical methods, including a review of the literature and performance. A combination of the following scientific methods was used to process the factual information: dialectical, logical, comparative, method of scientific generalizations, as well as the tabular analysis. The sources were the results of the scientific research in studying the concept of "public administration method" and more specialized methods of public administration - administrative-legal and economic, as well as the regulations of the executive authorities and the official published reports of the Government Banks. The research methodology is based on the works of domestic and foreign scientists in the field of public administration, based on administrative-legal and economic methods to stimulate the entrepreneurial activity in the small business sector. This paper is based on the application of the process approach to studying the research issue, which emphasizes the impact of the subject on the object, that is, management in this study will be understood as the process of the control subject impact on the controlled object to achieve a certain goal, with feedback, carried out in response to the impact of the external environment. The results of the research contribute to the development and systematization of the entrepreneurship theory and practice. The creation of favorable conditions, in particular due to the study of foreign experience, will contribute to the development of both small and medium- sized businesses and the area progressive and dynamic development, thereby improving the well-being of its population. Future areas of the research will include the analysis and evaluation of the business support and management infrastructure in the local area of the region.

scholarly journals Complementary Currencies for Humanitarian Aid

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 557
Author(s):  
Leanne Ussher ◽  
Laura Ebert ◽  
Georgina M. Gómez ◽  
William O. Ruddick
Keyword(s):  
Import Substitution ◽  
Production Capacity ◽  
Red Cross ◽  
Local Market ◽  
Assistance Programs ◽  
Jane Jacobs ◽  
Local Supply ◽  
Complementary Currencies ◽  
Complementary Currency ◽  
The Impact

The humanitarian sector has gone through a major shift toward injection of cash into vulnerable communities as its core modality. On this trajectory toward direct currency injection, something new has happened: namely the empowerment of communities to create their own local currencies, a tool known as Complementary Currency systems. This study mobilizes the concepts of endogenous regional development, import substitution and local market linkages as elaborated by Albert Hirschman and Jane Jacobs, to analyze the impact of a group of Complementary Currencies instituted by Grassroots Economics Foundation and the Red Cross in Kenya. The paper discusses humanitarian Cash and Voucher Assistance programs and compares them to a Complementary Currency system using Grassroots Economics as a case study. Transaction histories recorded on a blockchain and network visualizations show the ability of these Complementary Currencies to create diverse production capacity, dense local supply chains, and data for measuring the impact of humanitarian currency transfers. Since Complementary Currency systems prioritize both cooperation and localization, the paper argues that Complementary Currencies should become one of the tools in the Cash and Voucher Assistance toolbox.

scholarly journals Sustainability of Commercial Banks Supported by Business Intelligence System

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 4754
Author(s):  
Remigiusz Tunowski
Keyword(s):  
Business Intelligence ◽  
Commercial Banks ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Intelligence System ◽  
Condition Indicators ◽  
Financial Condition ◽  
The Impact

This article was focused on establishing whether Business Intelligence (BI) systems provide sustainability to commercial banks by influencing their financial condition. As part of the search for a solution to the research problem, a hypothesis was formulated which assumes that the use of the Business Intelligence management system improves the financial condition of commercial banks. To assess this impact, a novel comparative method was used, which assumed comparing financial condition indicators in three aspects: before and after the implementation of the Business Intelligence system (comparison over time), with average indicators of a group of banks (comparison to the industry), with reference to changes in the overall economic situation. As a result of the method used, a synthetic indicator of the impact of using Business Intelligence (ABI) was calculated. This study was conducted in relation to six out of the thirteen largest commercial banks listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange in 2020, which have implemented the Business Intelligence system since 2001. The assets of the examined banks cover 60% of the assets of commercial banks in Poland. As a result of the study, a positive impact of using the BI system on selected areas of the financial condition of commercial banks was identified. In particular, this impact relates to areas of productivity, the quality of assets and liabilities, profitability and debt. The generalized results of this study allow for the determination of cause and effect relationships between the use of the BI system in commercial banks and the improvement of the financial condition indicators as well as sustainability banking.

scholarly journals The potential of digital entrepreneurship in Serbia

2021 ◽  
Vol 57 (45) ◽  
pp. 97-115
Author(s):  
Milan Krivokuća ◽  
Dragan Ćoćkalo ◽  
Mihalj Bakator
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Main Research ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Digital Entrepreneurship

The development of digital technologies has fundamentally changed all segments of the functioning of human societies and ways of doing business in all activities. Digital entrepreneurship has emerged as a consequence of the development of digital technologies and digitalization. The subject of research conducted in this paper is digital entrepreneurship as a new paradigm of business due to market globalization. The main research problem addressed in this paper is the analysis of the impact that digital entrepreneurship has on business. Within the work, empirical research was conducted, on a sample of 147 respondents, which aimed to point out the potentials that digital entrepreneurship has in the Republic of Serbia. The research conducted in this paper aimed to point out the importance of digital entrepreneurship, as a new business paradigm in global markets, and the potential of digital entrepreneurship in the Republic of Serbia. In addition to a comprehensive analysis of secondary data sources, the results of which are presented in the literature review, the paper also used primary data sources, i.e. the results of research on the potential of digital entrepreneurship in the Republic of Serbia, conducted by the author through an online survey.

scholarly journals The Cultural Constituents of the urban environment; the impact on the patterns and nature behavior (University space as a model)

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-45
Author(s):  
Ameera Jaleel Ahmed ◽  
Saba Jabbar Neima
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environment ◽  
Human Behavior ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Experimental Approach ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Human Interaction ◽  
Urban Spaces ◽  
Aesthetic Quality ◽  
Main Research ◽  
The Impact

Human's relationship with the environment is strong and mutually beneficial, with thedevelopment of this relationship, a person develops and increases his awareness. The urban environment isa natural, physical, social and cultural milieu that a human lives in it, and get from him the life Constituents.As well as it is a product of human interaction with it, so the urban environment represents what has animpact on human behavior. It effects on human physiology and psychology then represented the relationshipconceptually, socially, and physically. the Cultural Constituents of the urban environment plays a criticaland essential role in user behavior, because they are part of the project they must be included in making thedesign decision as well as in treatment of urban spaces. on the other side, the comprehensive behavioralstudies are still few in this field, especially those studies that are based on ecological behavioral trend andthrough observing of behavior in the urban environment .The current study seeks to draw out a theoreticalmodel for developing ecological behavior measures, to evaluate the role of Cultural Constituents indetermining patterns and nature of human behavior through the experimental approach. Through theprevious literature has been identified the main research problem is represented ) There is a lack ofknowledge in the distribution of behavioral patterns in urban environments that have a high aestheticquality, also there are few objective measures that can be used as an indicator to evaluate the aestheticquality of the urban environment before its development and presenting urban designs in urban space andspecial organization (.According to the research problem, the goals and hypothesis of the research weredetermined, and an inductive experimental approach was defined theoretical and practical axes, also theresearch samples were identified (ten urban spaces in University of Babylon) were observing during (2018-2019),furthermore survey questionnaire sent to the experts In architecture, urban design and psychologyfield .Finally, the results were analyzed and the research found that aesthetic quality plays an important andmajor role in determining patterns and nature of behavior.

scholarly journals The locals and their new university – A case study of social innovation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katalin R Forray ◽  
Tamás Kozma
Keyword(s):  
Social Innovation ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Local Economy ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Main Research ◽  
The Social ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Do So

AbstractWhat happens, if a university moves to a town that never had a higher education institution previously? What is the impact of this development both on the community and the institution? The aim of this paper is to answer this question. The authors use the concept of ‘social innovation’ for understanding the developments. An institute may initiate, organise and coordinate all kinds of learning that takes place in a given community (Bradford, 2003). To do so, the institute may have to change its missions (not only its third, but also its first, second and third ones. These developments could be interpreted as a ‘social innovation’ during which the local economy and society was challenged and they looked for new responses. As suggested in the ‘social innovation’ literature the main research method was participatory research, combined with structured and semi-structured interviews, story-telling and narrative analyses. As a result, three interest groups could be described with various requirements different demands toward the university; while the university had to modify its structure, curriculum and communications. The main lesson to learn is that ’social innovation’ as a frame of interpretation can be used to understand the developmental processes that occurred between the locals and a new university.

scholarly journals Savings and Investment Decisions in the Polish Energy Sector

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 553
Author(s):  
Arkadiusz J. Derkacz ◽  
Agnieszka Dudziak
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Investment Decisions ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Energy Sector ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Private Investments ◽  
Economic Reality ◽  
The Impact

The paper presents the results of empirical studies of the energy sector in Poland in the period 2005–2020. The main research problem was the impact of gross savings of changes in gross investment levels in this sector. To this end, we used a formula determining the value of private investments from the theory of the economic dynamism of M. Kalecki. First, we checked its adjustment to the economic reality of the energy sector and analysed the impact of individual independent variables on gross investment levels. We calculated linear regression and correlation coefficients in two variants due to delays between investments and investment decisions. The results of the studies justified the hypothesis. According to it, gross investments in the Polish energy sector are determined by the level of gross savings of companies.

scholarly journals Impact of Choppies Enterprise in Southern Africa: An Exploratory Study on Strategic Management Perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-38
Author(s):  
Taelo Simon ◽  
Abdur Rakib Nayeem ◽  
Md. Khorshed Alam ◽  
Md. Shahab Ali Raja
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Management ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Retail Sector ◽  
Distribution Centers ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
The Impact

Organizations nowadays are increasingly impacting in using strategic management to improve their performance; this study has mainly focused on the impact of strategic management on the performance of Choppies Enterprises. Choppies Enterprise Botswana-based Choppies is an investment holding company operating in the retail sector across sub-Saharan Africa. Its operations are food and general merchandise retailing as well as financial services transactions supported by centralized distribution channels, through distribution centers and logistical support assets in Botswana, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Kenya, and Zambia. This study focused on the strategic management of Choppies Enterprises. The main research problem was to make an in-depth analysis of its competitive strategy and how to implement it. The main research method was qualitative research by analyzing their company data, annual reports, and making interviews with the manager, staff, and customers in Botswana shops. The result shows a clear image of the process of strategic management by Choppies' case. Some recommendations made for Choppies help to improve their sustainable developments and support a vivid example for many companies. In the theoretical part, it described the definition, process, benefit, and challenge of strategic management. In the practical part, an exhaustive analysis of the company's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats was made by using the detailed figures.  

scholarly journals DETERMINATION OF MARRIED DISPENSATION NUMBER: 008/Pdt.P/2018/Tgm AND 0012/Pdt.P/2019/Tgm IN MASLAHAH PERSPECTIVE

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 163
Author(s):  
Tiswarni Tiswarni ◽  
Jayusman Jayusman ◽  
Aimas Soleha Rohilati
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Library Research ◽  
The Impact

This paper aims to analyze the judges’ considerations of the Class I B Tanggamus Religious Court in the case of the determination of the Marriage Dispensation Number 008/Pdt.P/2018/PA. Tgm and 0012/ Pdt.P/2019/PA.Tgm, and the reasons put forward by the petitioners, as well as reviewing them from the maslahahah side. This research method is descriptive qualitative, with the Ushul Fiqh approach. Collecting data through documentation and library research, using sources related to the main research problem, both primary and secondary sources with philosophical, juridical, and logical approaches, and content analysis techniques. As a result, the panel of judges gave its decision based on the fact that their marriage could be carried out immediately because the applicants were consensual and always together, and there was a concern that unwanted things would happen in religion or the law. The reasons for parents to marry off their children at a young age (under 19 years) are due to cultural factors, releasing the burden on parents, and because they are pregnant outside of marriage. From the view of maslahah, this dispensation of marriage does not bring benefit, but rather brings harm. Because the impact after marriage, it turns out that one of them always quarrels in his household so he doesn’t live together anymore. And one other even though they still live together, but their lives are very deprived and unworthy.

scholarly journals Conditions of cooperation between enterprises and business environment institutions using the Podlasie region as an example

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 18-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrzej Daniluk
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Limited Extent ◽  
Innovation Development ◽  
Specific Approach ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Innovation Activities ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Cooperation in the field of innovation activities means active participation in joint projects with other companies and business environment institutions. Some of these institutions are involved in cooperation with entrepreneurs to a very limited extent, which makes the help ineffective. The aim of this article is to define the impact of this kind of cooperation in in the context of innovation development in the Podlasie region. According to the author of this article, the research problem is the low level of cooperation between companies and institutions of the business environment. There are not many publications regarding the identification of the degree of readiness to cooperate by companies in the regional context. The article uses the method of critical analysis of literature and statistical analysis of data. The results show the degree of interest in taking up cooperation between entities. Aiming to improve the level of cooperation, a more proactive and specific approach of the business environment institutions is recommended.

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