Faculty of Organization and Management
Coordinator of the area:
Associate Professor Małgorzata Koszewska PhD, DA
Potential supervisors:
Professor Agnieszka Baruk, PhD, I83
Professor Magdalena Grębosz-Krawczyk, PhD, DSc., I83
Associate Professor Małgorzata Koszewska, PhD DA, I83
Associate Professor Andrzej Marcinkowski, PhD, DSc., I83
Contact person:
Associate Professor Małgorzata Koszewska PhD, DA malgorzata.koszewska@p.lodz.pl
Scope of activities:
Multidisciplinary studies on different aspects sustainable production and consumption in the area of management: like circular business models, consumer behaviour, sustainable value chains, product quality and safety, LCA -challenges for specific industries.
- circular economy models: implementation strategies with special regard for the specificity of selected industries
- Consumer behaviour in the context of sustainability and circular economy
- Life-Cycle Assessment and Life-Cycle Costing – application in the area of management
- Environmental and social labels as a communication tool
- Human, safety and environmental factors in management
- Smart city in the context of sustainable development and circular economy.
Present activities:
Project SAPIENS – Sustainability and Procurement in International, European, and National Systems, Horyzont 2020: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, Research Networks: Innovative Training Networks (ITN), project coordinated by University of Turin, implemented in years: 2021-2025. Lodz University of Technology will implement the following research topics:
- SAP (sustainability and procurement) tools for circular textiles: Supervisor: Małgorzata Koszewska (TUL), Co-supervisor E. Andersson (University of Copenhagen – Center for textile research)
- Delivering SAP through collaboration: supervisor: Rodrigo Lozano University of Gävle) Department of Engineering and Sustainable Development / Center of Logistics and Innovative Production (CLIP), co-supervisor: Małgorzata Koszewska (TUL)
- Advanced Training Course ATC: Sustainability in the Supply Chain (Lead: Koszewska, Lodz University of Technology; EW; OVAM), Lodz (Poland).
Future activities:
Research projects in the area of management for sustainable development
Publications/patents, awards, projects:
Publications:
- Bielawska K., Grębosz-Krawczyk M., Consumers’ Choice Behaviour Toward Green Clothing, European Research Studies Journal, Vol. XXIV(2), 2021, pp. 238-256
- Grębosz-Krawczyk M., Zakrzewska-Bielawska A., Glinka B., Glińska-Neweś A., Why Do Consumers Choose Photovoltaic Panels? Identification of the Factors Influencing Consumers’ Choice Behavior regarding Photovoltaic Panel Installations, Energies, Vol. 14, 2021
- Grębosz-Krawczyk M., Place branding (r)evolution: the management of the smart city’s brand, Place Branding and Public Diplomacy, Vol. 17, 2021, pp. 93-104
- Marcinkowski A., Kopania J., Environmental performance of noise reduction system in cogeneration plants – a life cycle assessment study, Energies, 14(5), 2021, 1324
- Koszewska M., Rahman O., Dyczewski B., Circular Fashion – Consumers’ Attitudes in Cross-National Study: Poland and Canada, Autex Research Journal, 20(3), 2020, pp. 327-337
- Rahman O., Koszewska M., A study of consumer choice between sustainable and non-sustainable apparel cues in Poland, Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management, Vol. 24, No. 2, 2020, pp. 213-234
- Koszewska M., Bielecki M., How to make furniture industry more circular? The role of component standardisation in ready-to-assemble furniture, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability, Issues 7(3), 2020, pp. 1688-1707
- Baruk A., Multidimensional aspects of final purchasers’ marketing activity in the conditions of dynamic market changes, Folia Oeconomica Stetinensia, vol. 20, iss. 2, 2020, pp. 36-48
- Marcinkowski A., Gralewski J., The comparison of the environmental impact of steel and vinyl sheet piling: life cycle assessment study, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 17(9), 2020, pp. 4019-4030
- Baruk A., Goliszek A., A valuable natural area as a system marketing product versus expectations of tourists as active purchasers, Acta Acientiarum Polonorum. Oeconomia, vol. 18, 2019, no. 1, pp. 5-12
- Grębosz-Krawczyk M., Siuda D., Attitudes of Young European Consumers Toward Recycling Campaigns of Textile Companies, Autex Research Journal, Vol. 19(4), 2019, pp. 394-399
- Marcinkowski A., The Spatial Limits of Environmental Benefit of Industrial Symbiosis – Life Cycle Assessment Study, Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems, 7(3), 2019, pp. 521-538
- Koszewska M., The role of ecolabels in creation of life-cycle criteria. The case of textile and clothing products, In Cost and EU Public Procurement Law, Routledge: Abingdon, Oxon, New York, NY Routledge, 2019, pp. 123–157
- Koszewska M., Circular Economy — Challenges for the Textile and Clothing Industry, Autex Research Journal, 18(4), 2018, pp. 337-347
- Goliszek A., Baruk A., Iwanicka A., Szymanowska A., Atrakcyjność turystyczna obszarów cennych przyrodniczo a poziom świadomości rynkowej i ekologicznej nabywców finalnych, Zeszyty Naukowe Politechniki Śląskiej. Organizacja i Zarządzanie, no. 118, 2018, pp. 159-170
- Goliszek A., Baruk A., Iwanicka A., Szymanowska A., Aktywizacja społeczności na obszarach cennych przyrodniczo, Wiadomości Zootechniczne, no. 5, 2017, pp. 203-209
- Baruk A., Iwanicka A., The effect of age, gender and level of education on the consumer’s expectations towards dairy product packaging, British Food Journal, vol. 118, iss. 1, 2016, pp. 100-118
- Kowalski A.M., Marcinkowski A., Clusters versus Cluster Initiatives, with Focus on the ICT Sector in Poland, European Planning Studies, Vol. 22, No. 1, 2014, pp. 20-45 19. Marcinkowski A., Kowalski A.M., The problem of preparation the food packaging waste for recycling in Poland, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 69, 2012, pp. 10-16.
Projects:
- Koszewska M., (project coordinator in PŁ), SAPIENS – Sustainability And Procurement in International, European, and National Systems, Horyzont 2020: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, Research Networks: Innovative Training Networks (ITN), projekt koordynowany przez University of Turin, implementation period: 2021-2025, https://sapiensnetwork.eu/: SAP (sustainability and procurement) tools for circular textiles: Supervisor: Małgorzata Koszewska – PŁ, Co-supervisor E. Andersson (University of Copenhagen- Center for textile research) Delivering SAP through collaboration: supervisor: Rodrigo Lozano University of Gävle) Department of Engineering and Sustainable Develop. / Center of Logistics and Innovative Production (CLIP), cosupervisor: Małgorzata Koszewska – PŁ.
- Koszewska M., (project coordinator), Visegrad Strategic Grant Prospects of the Visegrad cooperation in promoting a sustainable consumption and production model, Visegrad Fund, No. 31410066, implementation period: 2014- 2016.
- Baruk A., (member of the team carrying out a task in the field of marketing), project “The uses and the conservation of farm animal genetic resources under sustainable development”, no. 297267, National Centre for Research and Development (NCBiR), program BIOSTARTEG II, implementation period: 2016-2019.
- Baruk A., (project manager), research project „Prosumption as a form of shaping relations with the final purchaser - a model approach ”, no. UMO-2013/11/B/HS4/00430, National Science Center (NCN), implementation period: 2014-2017.
- Grębosz-Krawczyk M. (manager), international project „Place branding (r)evolution – the management of the smart city brand”, no. PPN/BEK/2018/1/00154/DEC/1, National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA), Bekker`s Program, 2019.
- Marcinkowski A., (manager), project „Life cycle assessment of selected objects”, financed by the statutory activity of the Faculty of Management and Production Engineering of the Lodz University of Technology, implementation period: 2018-2020.
- Marcinkowski A., (manager), project „Life cycle assessment of ground heat exchangers”, financed by the statutory activity of the Faculty of Organization and Management of the Lodz University of Technology, implementation period: 2013-2017.
- Marcinkowski A., (manager), project „Sustainable resource management”, financed by the statutory activity of the Faculty of Organization and Management of the Lodz University of Technology, implementation period: 2011-2012.
- Marcinkowski A., (country leader), international project „Material, energy and water management in industrial parks: industrial symbiosis”, financed by the Flemish Government , implementation period: 2009- 2011.
- Marcinkowski A., (contractor), research and development project „Study on organizational and technical conditions of creating symbiotic relationships in industrial parks in Poland. Designing eco-industrial parks”, no. R11 019 02, Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MNiSW), implementation period: 2007-2009.
Keywords:
circular economy, business models, sustainable development, LCA, consumer behaviour, brand management
List of internship proposal in this research team:
- Prosumeric behaviours related to environmentally friendly products.
- Purchase behaviours related to environmentally friendly products.
- Creating the image of a smart city in the context of sustainable development.
- Life cycle assessment of the system for collection and disposal of waste packaging.
- Consumer behaviour in the context of circular economy – cross national perspective.
The portfolio of research groups was created as part of the Programme "STER" – Internationalisation of doctoral schools” as part of the realization of the project “Curriculum for advanced doctoral education & taining – CADET Academy of Lodz University of Technology”.
Faculty of Organization and Management
Coordinator of the area:
Professor Agnieszka ZakrzewskaBielawska, PhD, DSc
Potential supervisors:
Prof. Agnieszka Baruk, PhD DA, I83 Prof. Agnieszka Zakrzewska-Bielawska, PhD, DSc., I82 Prof. Magdalena Grębosz-Krawczyk, PhD, DSc. I83 Associate Prof. Anna Adamik, PhD DA, I82 Associate Prof. Dariusz Siudak, PhD DA, I82 Associate Prof. Anna Walecka, PhD DA, I82
Contact person:
Professor Magdalena Grębosz-Krawczyk, PhD, DSc, magdalena.grebosz@p.lodz.pl
Scope of activities:
Studies on organizations from a relational view while cooperating both with internal and external stakeholders:
- Inter-organizational relations from the strategic perspective (value creation and appropriation mechanism choice, relation partners choice, ways of cooperation choice expressed through cooperation characteristics and/or coopetition and strategy creation mode choice),
- Business relational capital in counteracting against crises,
- Business relationship network in business value creation perspective,
- Consumer co-creation processes and other marketing offer elements,
- Relations in brand management
Realisation of projects within the area of cooperation with the internal and external partners.
Evaluation of the current and development of the future business strategy, relational capital development consulting, bidder and buyer value co-creation research, development of co-branding strategy.
Present activities:
Research projects:
- Relational strategy sensu largo of enterprises operating in Poland.
- Nostalgia in brand management.
- Relational capital of companies and their resilience to crisis.
- The Dynamic Analysis of the Interlocking Directorates’ Impact on Firm’s Market Value Creation.
- Prosumption as a form of shaping the relations with a final purchaser.
- Partnering as a solution to raising competitiveness of the SME sector in the regions affected by deep restructuring.
Future activities:
Research projects:
- Organization in the era of Industry 4.0.
- Ambidextrous Strategy - Antecedents, Strategic Choices, and Performance
- Cooperation and coopetition of organisations’ strategies
- Strategic partnership as an element of the positive potential of contemporary organizations
- Managing brand in social media – local and global perspective
- The consumer in the world of video games
- Network approach in management
- Relational capital of the company in the international context
Publications/patents, awards, projects:
Publications:
- Siudak D., A network analysis of the value migration process on the financial market. The effect of value migration network structure on stock returns, Expert Systems With Applications, 191, 116129, 2022
- Zakrzewska-Bielawska, Ambidextrous Strategy: Antecedents, Strategic Choices, and Performance, Routlege /Taylor & Francis Group, New York, 2021, pp. 239
- Zakrzewska-Bielawska A., Lewicka D.,A company’s relational strategy: Linkage between strategic choices, attributes, and outcomes, PLOS ONE 16(7): e0254531, 2021
- Adamik A., Change and Relational Strategies: Through an Organizational Intelligence Lens, [in:] K.J. Klimczak, Y. Shachmurove (eds.) Organizational Change and Relational Resources, New York, Routledge, 2021, pp. 47-78
- Baruk A., Co-creation of a food marketing offer by final purchasers in the context of their lifestyles, British Food Journal, Vol. 123, No. 4, 2021, pp. 1494-1512
- Grębosz-Krawczyk M., Zakrzewska-Bielawska A., Otto J., The role of social media in communication of nostalgic brands, Procedia Computer Science, Vol. 192(4), 2021, pp. 2413-2421
- Baruk A., Relationships between Final Purchasers and Offerors in the Context of Their Perception by Final Purchasers, Energies, Vol. 14, No. 11, 2021, 3271
- Baruk A.I., Wesołowski G., The Effect of Using Social Media in the Modern Marketing Communication on the Shaping an External Employer’s Image, Energies, Vol. 14, 2021, 4177
- Baruk A.I., The Preferences of Active Final Purchasers Regarding the Environment of Cooperation with Offerors and Benefits Achieved Thanks to Such Cooperation, Energies, Vol. 14, 2021, 4631
- Baruk A. I., Prosumers’ Needs Satisfied Due to Cooperation with Offerors in the Context of Attitudes Toward Such Cooperation, Energies, Vol. 14, 2021, 7821
- Grębosz-Krawczyk M., How nostalgia affects brand equity? Consumers’ attitudes towards nostalgic generational and transgenerational brands, European Research Studies Journal, vol. XXIII, no. 4, 2020, pp. 1019-1034
- Siudak D., The Influence of Interlocking Directorates on the Propensity of Dividend Payout to the Parent Company, Complexity, vol. 2020
- Zakrzewska-Bielawska A., Staniec I. (red.), Contemporary challenges in cooperation and coopetition in the age of industry 4.0, Springer Nature Switzerland AG, Cham 2020
- Grębosz-Krawczyk M., Nostalgia w zarządzaniu marką, C.H. Beck, Warszawa 2020
- Baruk A., Chosen Aspects of Co-creating an Employer’s Image by Employees as Prosumers, [in:] A. ZakrzewskaBielawska, I. Staniec (eds.), Contemporary Challenges in Cooperation and Coopetition in the Age of Industry 4.0, Springer International Publishing, 2020, pp. 407-426
- Baruk A., Grzesiak M., Cooperation between Final Purchasers and Offerors in the Online and Offline Environments vs. the Benefits Derived by Active Purchasers, Sustainability, Vol. 12(24), 2020, 10462
- Grębosz-Krawczyk M., Attitudes of young consumers towards international nostalgic brands – the comparative study, Economics and Sociology, Vol. 12(3), 2019, pp. 181-191
- Baruk A., The effect of consumers’ ethnocentric attitudes on their willingness for presumption, Heliyon, Vol. 5(7), 2019, pp. 1-9
- Zakrzewska-Bielawska A., Recognition of relational strategy content: insight from the managers’ view, Eurasian Business Review, Vol. 9(2), 2019, pp. 193-211
- Walecka A., Kapitał relacyjny a odporność przedsiębiorstwa na zjawiska kryzysowe, Wydawnictwo Politechniki Łódzkiej, Łódź 2019
- Grębosz-Krawczyk M., The impact of nostalgia on the brand equity in economy with post-communist background, Economics and Sociology, Vol. 11(2), 2018, pp. 216-228
- Adamik A., Nowicki M., Szymańska K., Openness to co-creation as a method of reducing the complexity of the environment and dynamizing companies’ competitive advantages, Management & Marketing, Vol. 13(2), 2018, pp. 880-896
- Zakrzewska-Bielawska A., The relationship between managers’ network awareness and the relational strategic orientation of their firms: findings from interviews with Polish managers, Sustainability, Vol. 10(8), 2018, pp. 1-20
- Zakrzewska-Bielawska A., Strategie rozwoju przedsiębiorstw. Nowe spojrzenie, PWE, Warszawa 2018
- Walecka A., Analysis of the relationship between the enterprise and the environment in the context of managing the Relational Capital, Management-Poland, Vol. 22(2), 2018, pp. 25-41
- Siudak D., Analiza dynamiczna wpływu usieciowienia na wartość przedsiębiorstwa, PWN, Warszawa 2018
- Baruk A., Prosumpcja jako wielowymiarowe zachowanie rynkowe. Zakres aktywności marketingowej współczesnych nabywców, PWE, Warszawa 2017
- Grębosz-Krawczyk M., Kazimierska M., New product development (NPD) process – an example of industrial sector, Management systems in production engineering, Vol. 25(4), 2017, pp. 246-250
- Baruk A., Białoskurski S., Goliszek A., Iwanicka A., Komor A., Wesołowski G., Nowoczesne rozwiązania marketingowe na rynku produktów konsumpcyjnych, WUP, Lublin 2017
- Baruk A., Contentment of employees vs their prosumeric activity in the scope of recommending an employer, Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, Vol. 32(5), 2017, pp. 742-751
- Grębosz M., Otto J., Standardisation Versus Adaptation – Marketing Communication Strategies of Multinational Companies on the European Textile Market, Fibres & Textiles in Eastern Europe, Vol. 3(123), 2017, pp. 8-13
- Baruk A., Iwanicka A., The effect of age, gender and level of education on the consumer’s expectations towards dairy product packaging, British Food Journal, Vol. 118(1), 2016, pp. 100-118
- Baruk A., Iwanicka A., Polish Final Purchasers’ Expectations Towards The Features of Dairy Product Packaging in The Context of Buying Decisions, British Food Journal, Vol. 117(1), 2015, pp. 178-194
- Adamik A., Partnerstwo strategiczne a konkurencyjność przedsiębiorstw. Perspektywa MSP, Wydawnictwo Politechniki Łódzkiej, Łódź 2015
- Grębosz M., Partner brands selection in co-branding projects, Lambert Academic Publishing, Saarbrücken, Germany 2015
- Siudak D., Sankowska A., The impact of organizational trust on a firm’s market value. The effects of firm size, Argumenta Oeconomica, Vol. 35(2), 2015, pp. 105-122
Projects:
- Zakrzewska-Bielawska A., “Relational strategy sensu largo of enterprises operating in Poland”, National Science Centre (NCN), OPUS, 2015/17/B/HS4/00982, implemented in years: 2016-2020.
- Grębosz-Krawczyk M., “Nostalgia in brand management”, National Science Centre (NCN), 2015/17/B/HS4/00945, implemented in years: 2016-2020.
- Grębosz-Krawczyk M., “Determinants and methodology of partners brands selection in co-branding projects”, National Science Centre (NCN), 2011/01/D/HS4/03442, implemented in years: 2011-2015.
- Walecka A., “Relational capital of companies and their resilience to crisis”, National Science Centre (NCN), 2014/15/D/HS4/01170, implemented in years: 2014-2020.
- Siudak D., “The Dynamic Analysis of the Interlocking Directorates’ Impact on Firm’s Market Value Creation”, National Science Centre (NCN), 2013/11/B/HS4/00466, implemented in years: 2014-2018.
- Baruk A.I., “Prosumption as a form of shaping the relations with a final purchaser”, National Science Centre (NCN), 2013/11/B/HS4/00430, implemented in years: 2014-2017.
- Adamik A., “Partnering as a solution to raising competitiveness of the SME sector in the regions affected by deep restructuring”, the research project funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education NN115 136034, implemented in years: 2008 -2012.
Keywords:
organisation, relations, enterprises, strategy, relational capital, partner, consumer
List of internship proposal in this research team:
- Cooperation and coopetition of organisations’ strategies (Coordinator: Prof. Agnieszka Zakrzewska-Bielawska).
- Strategic partnership as an element of the positive potential of contemporary organizations (Coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Anna Adamik, PhD).
- Managing brand in social media – local and global perspective (Coordinator: Prof. Magdalena Grębosz-Krawczyk, PhD).
- Network approach in management (Coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dariusz Siudak, PhD).
- Relational capital of the company in the international context (Coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Anna Walecka, PhD).
The portfolio of research groups was created as part of the Programme "STER" – Internationalisation of doctoral schools” as part of the realization of the project “Curriculum for advanced doctoral education & taining – CADET Academy of Lodz University of Technology”.
Faculty of Organization and Management
Coordinator of the area:
Professor Filip Chybalski PhD
Potential supervisors:
Professor Filip Chybalski, PhD DA, I82
Associate Professor Edyta Marcinkiewicz, PhD DSc., I82
Associate Professor Karol Klimczak, PhD DA, I82
Contact person:
Professor Filip Chybalski PhD DA filip.chybalski@p.lodz.pl
Scope of activities:
The studies conducted within the research area are focused mainly on social, economic and financial environment of an organization. Quantitative analysis and forecasting methods are widely employed in studies on retirement systems, welfare state models, intergenerational relations, labor markets, financial markets or energy markets. Among the conducted research projects, many could be characterized as analyses in macro scale, while the outcomes are related to the organization level. In this manner changes in a dynamic organizational environment are identified at national and global scale. A change impact on the functioning of modern organizations is analysed retrospectively as well as prospectively.
Present activities:
The realization of the following research projects:
- Chybalski F. (Project Leader): Intergenerational fairness across welfare state regimes: A comparative cross-country study, National Science Centre (NCN), call: Opus 12, realization: 2017-2022.
- Marcinkiewicz E. (Project Leader): The role of homeownership as a source of pension income: Between the state and the market, National Science Centre (NCN), call: Opus 16, realization: 2019-2022.
- Klimczak K. (Project Leader): The evolution of corporate reporting language: textual-analysis with computer methods, National Science Centre (NCN), call: Opus 18, realization: 2020-2022.
Future activities:
the research on the development of the methods of environment analysis and the evaluation of its impact on the organization functioning
Publications/patents, awards, projects:
Publications:
- Klimczak K. M., Sison A. G., Prats M., & Torres M., How to Deter Financial Misconduct if Crime Pays? Journal of Business Ethics (w druku)
- Klimczak K. M., Machowiak W., Shachmurove Y., & Staniec I., Perceived collaborative risk in small and medium technology enterprises, Journal of Small Business Management, OnlineFirst, (w druku)
- Klimczak K. M., Text Analysis in Finance: The challenges for efficient application, [in:] Innovation in Financial Services: Balancing Public and Private Interests, Routledge 2021, pp. 199-216
- Chybalski F., Marcinkiewicz E., Incorporating pro-family and pro-female components into empirical welfare state classification: some new evidence for European countries, Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research, 2021 (IF=1,279)
- Marcinkiewicz E., Chybalski F., A new proposal of pension regimes typology: empirical analysis of the OECD countries, Journal of Economic Policy Reform, Vol. 22(1), 2019, pp. 84-99 (IF=1,00).
- Marcinkiewicz E., Voluntary pensions development and the adequacy of the mandatory pension system: Is there a trade-off?, Social Indicators Research, Vol. 143(2), 2019, pp. 609-636 (IF2017=1,74)
- Chybalski F., Gumola M., The similarity of European pension systems in terms of OMC objectives: A cross – country study, Social Policy & Administration, Vol. 52(7), 2018, pp. 1425-1440 (IF=1,27)
- Marcinkiewicz E., How Generous Are Contemporary Pension Systems? A Comparative Study of the European Countries, [in:] Bilgin M., Danis H., Demir E., Can U. (eds), Eurasian Economic Perspectives. Eurasian Studies in Business and Economics, vol 8/2, Springer, Cham 2018
- Klimczak K. M., Dynel M., Evaluation Markers and Mitigators in Analyst Reports in Light of Market Response to Stock Recommendations, International Journal of Business Communication, 55(3), 2018, pp. 310-337
- Klimczak K.M., Dynel M., Pikos A., Corporate Financial Communication in Poland, Edu-Libri, Kraków/Legionowo 2017
- Klimczak K. M., Krasodomska J., The Role and Current Status of IFRS in the Completion of National Accounting Rules – Evidence from Poland, Accounting in Europe, 14 (1–2), 2017, pp.158–163
- Chybalski F., The Multidimensional Efficiency of Pension System: Definition and Measurement in Cross-Country Studies, Social Indicators Research, Vol. 128(1), 2016, pp. 15-34 (IF=1,74)
- Chybalski F., Marcinkiewicz E., The Replacement Rate: An Imperfect Indicator of Pension Adequacy in CrossCountry Analyses, Social Indicators Research, Vol. 126(1), 2016, pp. 99-117 (IF=1,74)
- Klimczak K. M., Dynel M., Pikos A., Goodwill Impairment Test Disclosures under Uncertainty, Journal of Accounting and Management Information Systems, 15(4), 2016, pp. 639–660
Projects:
- Chybalski F. (Project Leader): “Intergenerational fairness across welfare state regimes: A comparative crosscountry study”, National Science Centre (NCN), call: Opus 12, realization: 2017-2022.
- Marcinkiewicz E. (Project Leader): “The role of homeownership as a source of pension income: Between the state and the market”, National Science Centre (NCN), call: Opus 16, realization: 2019-2022.
- Klimczak K. (Project Leader): “The evolution of corporate reporting language: textual-analysis with computer methods”, National Science Centre (NCN), call: Opus 18, realization: 2020-2022.
- Marcinkiewicz E. (Project Leader): “Determinants of the development of voluntary forms of saving for old age”, National Science Centre (NCN), call: Sonata 8, realization: 2015-2019.
- Chybalski F., (Project Leader): “Income adequacy, redistribution and efficiency in pension systems. Comparative analysis with the application of quantitative methods”, National Science Centre (NCN), call: Opus 5, realization: 2013-2017.
- Klimczak K. (Principal Investigator): “Impact of qualitative characteristics of financial information on investor behavior”, National Science Centre (NCN), call: SONATA 2, realization: 2012-2016.
Keywords:
pensions, intergenerational relations, public policy, quantitative methods, labour market, business forecasting, corporations, financial markets, reporting, data analysis, machine learning, artificial intelligence, energy markets
List of internship proposal in this research team:
- Pension plans in organizations.
- Intergenerational relations in organizations.
- Text Mining and Natural Language Processing in business communication studies.
- Machine Learning for research in business strategy.
- International financial reporting.
- A modern approach based on artificial intelligence to modelling electricity markets.
The portfolio of research groups was created as part of the Programme "STER" – Internationalisation of doctoral schools” as part of the realization of the project “Curriculum for advanced doctoral education & taining – CADET Academy of Lodz University of Technology”.
Faculty of Organization and Management
Coordinator of the area:
Associate Professor Anna Adamik PhD DSc.
Potential supervisors:
Prof. Andrzej Szymonik, PhD, I82
Prof. Agnieszka Zakrzewska-Bielawska, PhD, DSc., I82
Associate Prof. Anna Adamik, PhD DSc., I82
Associate Prof. Robert Stanisławski, PhD DSc., I82
Contact person:
Associate Professor Anna Adamik PhD DSc., anna.adamik@p.lodz.p
Scope of activities:
The main interests of the research area are new technologies in management processes in selected branches (textile, medical, automotive, energy, food, hightech etc.) and as well novel applications as technological solutions usage issues in modern organizations (e.g.marketing innovations in social media, internet search engine advertising, IT supporting logistics, warehousing, production, management, cooperation between businesses).
Special attention is given to innovative aspects, especially typical for systems, methods, strategies and tools facilitating innovation as well as open innovation in an innovative development of Polish and European businesses. Other important issues are also diiferent issues of creation, functioning and development of intelligent organizations, especially: security management, (eco)logistics and creating a socially responsible competitive advantage.
Present activities:
The realization of the following project: SAPIENS – Sustainability And Procurement in International, European, and National Systems, Horyzont 2020: Marie Skłodowska- Curie Actions, Research Networks: Innovative Training Networks (ITN), coordinated by University of Turin implementation date span: 2021-2025. The following topic is covered as part of the project: Industry 4.0 for Sustainable Procurement: supervisor: D. Dragos: Babeş-Bolyai University – Public Management and Administration, co-supervisor A. Adamik
Future activities:
- Creation and development of the international research group "Advanced technologies in organization management".
- Conducting scientific research to deepen the knowledge of the role and possibilities of using new technological solutions for the purpose of increasing the efficiency of various processes, including: strategic management, production management, supply chain management, distribution management, HR management, logistics or marketing management, and overall competitiveness modern enterprises of various industries.
- Extending the offer of cooperation with business.
Publications/patents, awards, projects:
Publications:
- Staniec I., Kaczorowska-Spychalska D., Kalinska-Kula M., and Szczygiel N., The Study of Emotional Effects of Digitalised Work: The Case of Higher Education in the Sustainable Development, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, no. 1: 576, 2022 (IF=3,390)
- Grębosz-Krawczyk M., Zakrzewska-Bielawska A., Glinka B., Glińska-Neweś A., Why Do Consumers Choose Photovoltaic Panels? Identification of the Factors Influencing Consumers’ Choice Behavior regarding Photovoltaic Panel Installations, Energies, Volume 14, Issue 9, 2674, 2021
- Grębosz-Krawczyk M., Zakrzewska-Bielawska A., & Flaszewska S., From Words to Deeds: The Impact of ProEnvironmental Self-Identity on Green Energy Purchase Intention, Energies, 14(18), 5732, 2021
- Stanisławski R., Szymonik A., Impact of Selected Intelligent Systems in Logistics on the Creation of a Sustainable Market Position of Manufacturing Companies in Poland in the Context of Industry 4.0., Sustainability, vol. 13(7), 2021, pp. 1-26
- Adamik A., Sikora-Fernandez D., Smart Organizations as a Source of Competitiveness and Sustainable Development in the Age of Industry 4.0: Integration of Micro and Macro Perspective, Energies 14, no. 6: 1572, 2021
- Adamik A., Liczmańska-Kopcewicz K., Pypłacz P., & Wiśniewska A., Involvement in Renewable Energy in the Organization of the IR 4.0 Era Based on the Maturity of Socially Responsible Strategic Partnership with Customers—An Example of the Food Industry, Energies, 15(1), 180, MDPI AG, 2021 (IF=3,004)
- Marciniak P., Stanisławski R., Internal Determinants in the Field of RPA Technology Implementation on the Example of Selected Companies in the Context of Industry 4.0. Assumptions. Information, vol. 12(6), 2021, pp. 1- 19
- Szymonik A., Stanisławski R., Impact of Selected Intelligent Systems in Logistics on the Creation of a Sustainable Market Position of Manufacturing Companies in Poland in the Context of Industry 4.0. Sustainability, 13(7), 2021, pp. 1-26
- Szymonik A., The Application And Assessment Of The Importance Of The Least Used Intelligent Logistics Systems In Manufacturing Enterprises In Poland - Part Two, published at the 37th IBIMA Conference, Cordoba, Spain, Conference proceedings, USA 2021, pp. 7836 -7842
- Stanisławski R., Determinants of innovative development and their importance for small and medium-sized enterprises in Poland, International Journal of Innovation and Learning, vol. 29(1), 2021, pp. 67-88
- Szymonik A., Stanisławski R., Błaszczyk A., Nowoczesna koncepcja ekologistyki, Difin, Warszawa, 2021
- Adamik A., Nowicki M., Barriers of creating competitive advantage in the age of Industry 4.0 – conclusions from international experience, [in:] A. Zakrzewska-Bielawska, I. Staniec (Eds), Contemporary Challenges in Cooperation and Coopetition in the Age of Industry 4.0, Springer, chapter 1, 2020
- Adamik A., SMEs on the way to SMART World of Industry 4.0, Proceedings of the 25th Eurasia Business and Economics Society Conference, M. HuseyinBilgin, H. Danis (Ed.), serie: Eurasian Studies in Business and Economics, Volume 2, Springer, Cham, 2020
- Stanisławski R., Open Innovation as a Value Chain for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Determinants of the Use of Open Innovation, Sustainability, vol. 12(8), 2020, pp. 1-24
- Adamik A., Nowicki M., Pathologies and paradoxes of co-creation. Contribution to the discussion about the social responsibility of building a competitive advantage in the age of Industry 4.0, Sustainability, 11(18), 4954, Special Issue Sustainable Business Models and Innovation in the Knowledge Economy, 2019
- Adamik A., Inteligencja organizacji w erze IR 4.0, Studia i Prace Kolegium Zarządzania i Finansów, (161), 2019, s. 81-97
- Adamik A., Nowicki M., Preparedness of Companies for Digital Transformation and Creating a Competitive Advantage in the Age of Industry 4.0., Proceedings of the International Conference on Business Excellence, 2018
- Szymonik A., Ekologistyka Teoria i Praktyka, Difin, Warszawa 2018
- Stanisławski R., Open innovation a rozwój innowacyjny mikro, małych i średnich przedsiębiorstw, Politechnika Łódzka, Łódź 2018
- Szymonik A., Bielecki M., Logistics system safety as part of the concept of Total Logistics Management, [in:] Annals of Faculty Engineering Hunedoara – International Journal Of Engineering, t. XIII, Fascicule 1, 2015, pp. 155-159
- Szymonik A., Bielecki M., Bezpieczeństwo systemu logistycznego w nowoczesnym zarządzaniu, Difin, Warszawa 2015
- Zakrzewska-Bielawska A., Flaszewska S. (red.), Kulturowe uwarunkowania kreowania wiedzy i innowacji w organizacjach, Wydawnictwo Politechniki Łódzkiej, Łódź 2014
- Zakrzewska – Bielawska A., Kultura organizacyjna jako czynnik rozwoju przedsiębiorstw innowacyjnych i opartych na wiedzy, [w:] A. Zakrzewska-Bielawska, S. Flaszewska (red.), Kulturowe uwarunkowania kreowania wiedzy i innowacji w organizacjach, 2014, s. 23-35
- Zakrzewska–Bielawska A., Zasoby firm high-tech w świetle badań empirycznych, Organizacja i Kierowanie, (1A), 2014, s. 291-301
- Flaszewska S., Zakrzewska-Bielawska A., Organizacyjne uczenie się jako atrybut przedsiębiorstwa sektora hightech, Prace Naukowe Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu, 310, 2013, s. 311-320
- Zakrzewska-Bielawska A., Coopetition in high-technology firms: resource-based determinants. Recent advances in management, marketing and finances, WSEAS Press, Cambridge, 2013, pp. 51-56
- Zakrzewska – Bielawska A., Zarządzanie strategiczne w przedsiębiorstwach wysokich technologii, [w:] J. Werewka (red.). Zarządzanie projektami w przedsiębiorstwie informatycznym. Metodologia i strategia zarządzania, Wyd. AGH, Kraków 2012, s. 87-116
- Zakrzewska‐Bielawska A., The strategic dilemmas of innovative enterprises: proposals for high‐technology sectors, R&D Management, 42(4), 2012, pp. 303-314
- Zakrzewska-Bielawska A., Relacje między strategią a strukturą organizacyjną w przedsiębiorstwach sektora wysokich technologii, Wydawnictwo Politechniki Łódzkiej, Łódź 2011
- Zakrzewska-Bielawska A., High technology company–concept, nature, characteristics, Proceedings of the 8th WSEAS International Conference on Management, Marketing and Finance, WSEAS Press, Penang, 2010, pp. 93- 98
Projects:
- Adamik A., (co-supervisor), thematic area: Industry 4.0 for Sustainable Procurement: supervisor: D. Dragos: Babeş-Bolyai University - Public Management and Administration, within SAPIENS - Sustainability And Procurement in International, European, and National Systems, Horizon 2020, implementation period: 2021-2025.
- Adamik A., (manager), project "Cooperative mechanisms of dynamising the competitive advantage of enterprises - building and testing a tool", implemented in 2017-2018.
- Adamik A., (co-contractor / co-researcher), grant "Dynamics and conditions of co-operencja in the development of high tech enterprises" / "Dynamics and Determinants of Coopetition in the Development of High-tech Enterprises”, Ministry of Science and Higher Education, N N115 006040, project Bio -Tech Transfer. Internships and Biotechnology Training in INNO-GENE SA ", co-financed from the HC OP, POKL.08.02.01-30-006 / 11-00, implemented in 2011-2014
- Zakrzewska-Bielawska A., (head), the project "Determinants and dynamics of co-operation in the development of high technology enterprises, Ministry of Science and Higher Education, National Science Center, NN 115006040, implemented in 2011-2014.
- Zakrzewska-Bielawska A., (head), project "Relationship management, strategy-organizational structure in hightech enterprises, Ministry of Science and Higher Education, National Science Center, NN 115128434, implemented in 2008-2011.
- Stanisławski R., (manager, main contractor), project "The concept of “open innovation” in small and medium-sized enterprises - models, trends and conditions for development", project number: 2012/07 / B / HS4 / 03085, National Science Center, implemented in 2013-2018.
- Stanisławski R., (manager, main contractor), project "Policy of supporting innovation in the sector of small and medium-sized enterprises in Poland - analysis of conditions and evaluation of implementation", project no. 0586 / B / H03 / 2108/34, Ministry of Science and Higher Education, implemented in 2008-2011.
- Stanisławski R., (manager, main contractor), project "Structural funds for the socio-economic development of Łódź and the Łódź Voivodeship - present state and future prospects", project no. Ed. VII.4346 / U-88/2008, financed by the City of Łódź.
Keywords:
Industry 4.0, new technologies, innovative development, sustainaible development, smart world, competitive advantage, smart organizations, smart management, smart csr,smart logistics, open innovation
List of internship proposal in this research team:
- OPI 4.0 Research Group (Coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Anna Adamik PhD DSc ): - Competitive advantage based on new technologies,- new technologies vs competitive advantage; - CSR in the SMART WORLD- new technologies vs CSR; - Problems of Smart Organizations Management - new technologies vs organizational management.
- Research Group IDEA INDUSTRY 4.0 IN LOGISTICS (Coordinator: Assoc.Prof. Robert Stanisławski PhD DSc): - New technologies in production and Smart Logistics - new technologies vs productions processes; - Innovation and open innovation among small and medium enterprises- new technologie vs SMEs; - Design for Logistics for Industry 4.0. and Total Logistics Management.
The portfolio of research groups was created as part of the Programme "STER" – Internationalisation of doctoral schools” as part of the realization of the project “Curriculum for advanced doctoral education & taining – CADET Academy of Lodz University of Technology”.