The aim of the paper was an attempt to show the essential terms of measurement of intellectual capital in agricultural farms. The meaning of this capital as a unique resource of enterprises, which distinguishes the enterprise from the others in a competitive market is discussed. Possible...

Selected problems of human capital in agriculture were presented. The quality of this capital and problems of its measurement have been also discussed. The role of human capital as a primary factor and a substance of intellectual capital was shown. Some typical features of human capital in...

This article looks at competitiveness from a regional perspective (NUTS-2). After the establishment of indicators for regional competitiveness in Poland, social and intellectual capital, the relations among the three were analysed for the 16 Polish regions using 2SLS. GDP per head is positively...

The aim of the paper is to determine the role of human capital quality of local authorities in the local socio-economic development. The research was carried out in Warmia and Mazury Province in 2008. A synthetic socio-economic development Hellwig index was calculated for all urban-rural and...

A high decline in employment was one of the negative consequences of economic transformation in Hungary in the past few decades. The activity of rural population continues to decrease in the EU. Agriculture has a very special role in forming the employment. The aim of the research is to examine...

Authors define and explain the meaning of two concepts, namely human and social capital and their influence on the socio-economic progress in agriculture and rural areas. The presented studies and analyses point to the link between the growing role of these two factors and the general...

Labour market in rural areas is determined by many factors. One of the most important barriers of rural areas development is poorly developed technical infrastructure. In this situation it is very important to implement activities aiming at creation of alternative sources of workplaces and...

Some conditions for changes in an enterprises in the knowledge-based economy were presented. A huge difference between the IUS 2011 indicator in the Polish and the EU-27 economies was shown. The author also underlined the role of human capital as the stimulating factor of changes. The special...

The article shows the changes in labor productivity that have occurred in the past decade, such as in 2000-2010, in the Polish food industry and its various sectors, measured value of sold production per employee. Improving the labour productivity was a common phenomenon and affect all sectors...

The role of endogenous factors of rural areas development has been discussed. The concept of cultural heritage, especially its spiritual and material character, has been referred to. The startup role of regions’ social capital and its use in the transition process has been underlined. The need...