The paper aims at describing the delicate matter of the relations between science and business units. Should the enterprises be encouraged to use the research outcome of universities, independent research and development units, Think – Tanks and other science – oriented organizations or...

Global financial crisis has caused deep changes in most areas of economic activity. Every sphere of business environment of international companies has been affected, including operating-, host – country- and global levels. The presented paper aims at familiarizing the reader with research...

Abstract: The notion of quality became a buzzword in today’s debates about higher education. But despite its popularity, there are still many uncertainties and misinterpretations. In our paper we take a look at most popular models of quality. We describe the specific features of higher...

The presented paper is a presentation of final results of research led throughout past years on a group of Polish and international SME’s. The essential aim was the elaboration of a decision – making model including both qualitative and quantitative factors that influence decision – making...

The paper describes a concept of economic development based on a non - material resource, such as knowledge. It presents the idea of a knowledge - based economy together with directions of its development. It shows the interdependencies between various institutions operating on the market as the...

The paper aims at analyzing the main determinants of International Corporations’ behaviours with application of Analytic Hierarchy Process method. In first instance the study focuses on describing the business environment of International Companies. It has been divided in three groups, namely...

The paper aims at answering the question how to persuade the managers of business units to use the research outcome of universities, independent research and development units, Think – Tanks and other science – oriented organizations. The basic assumption is that such an exchange should be...

The presented paper is a brief presentation of findings based on research lead on a group of small and medium businesses. The study has been made in conditions of global financial crisis and its effects, such as fall of production volumes in numerous companies. A number of indexes describing the...

The paper aims at analyzing the nature of relations between Non – Governmental Organizations and International Corporations. In first instance the study concentrates on identifying the key determinants of NGO’s behaviors. The following section is a description of business environment of...

The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is a method for multi – criteria decision making. It consists principally of three levels – Main Goal, Criteria and Alternatives. The Main Goal level can be extended into forces and actors influencing the decision making process, the Criteria level can be...