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Artykuł dotyczy Programu Certyfikacji klas szkół ponadpodstawowych w zakresie edukacji penitencjarnej, prowadzonego przez Akademię Wymiaru Sprawiedliwości. Program pełni istotną rolę w systemie kształcenia przyszłych funkcjonariuszy służb mundurowych. Autorka przedstawia, w jaki sposób ten program wpisuje się w ogólny kontekst edukacyjny i jakie korzyści przynosi uczniom, którzy uczestniczą w specjalnych klasach objętych certyfikacją.W artykule analizowane są główne cele Programu Certyfikacji, w tym rozwijanie umiejętności interpersonalnych, zdobywanie wiedzy z zakresu penitencjarystyki oraz kształtowanie postaw odpowiedzialności społecznej. Artykuł podkreśla także znaczenie współpracy między szkołami a instytucjami penitencjarnymi oraz innymi służbami mundurowymi. Autorka argumentuje, że taka współpraca umożliwi lepsze dopasowanie programu nauczania do realnych potrzeb zawodowych oraz stwarza możliwość nawiązania kontaktów i zdobycia doświadczenia w środowisku służb mundurowych. W zakończeniu artykułu autorka podsumowuje główne korzyści wynikające z Programu Certyfikacji klas szkół ponadpodstawowych w zakresie edukacji penitencjarnej, podkreślając jego istotną rolę w formowaniu kompetentnych i odpowiedzialnych przyszłych funkcjonariuszy służb mundurowych.

RESEARCH OBJECTIVE: The aim of this paper is to discuss the efficiency of teaching process with use of the digitalized methods, emphasis laid on the use of video case studies.
RESEARCH PROBLEM AND METHODS: Since the vast majority of the students are now highly digitalized, their expectations towards the methods applied to teaching changes compared to past practices. Therefore with the use of observation of the in-class interactions and the quiz results of the teaching sessions, we compare the efficiency of using video and traditional case studies. The study is conducted on the sample of 119 undergraduate students of Inter­national Business.
THE PROCESS OF ARGUMENTATION: The paper starts with a brief summary of the existing research on using video case studies in teaching. Next we describe the reasoning for our own empirical research, followed by the research design and method explanation. We discuss the results in division for qualitative in-class observations and quantitative accuracy of the in-class quiz. The paper ends with conclusions including study limitations and future recommendations.
RESEARCH RESULTS: The study shows that application of up-to-date technological tools brings better efficiency to the teaching-learning process. The students perception of the subject is higher if the knowledge is passed with use – in our case – of the video.
CONCLUSIONS, INNOVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: The study confirms that diversifying the teaching methods and bringing tech­nology into class allows more efficient learning process. Therefore, it is recom­mended that – if possible – educators incorporate more interactive, virtual tools into their teaching programs.

Rywalizacja jest nieodzownym elementem działalności przedsiębiorstw; stanowi także motor postępu technologicznego oraz rozwoju branż, regionów i państw. Jednakże więzi, jakie nawiązywane są pomiędzy podmiotami w rzeczywistości gospodarczej nie przybierają wyłącznie formy konkurencji. Podejście to stało się szczególnie istotne w ostatnich pięćdziesięciu latach, w warunkach postępującej globalizacji, rozwoju technologii informacyjnych oraz rosnącej roli innowacji jako kluczowego czynnika sukcesu w działalności gospodarczej. Paradoksalnie wzrost natężenia rywalizacji doprowadził do wzrostu zainteresowania relacjami, w których partnerstwo przeplata się z konkurencją. Jednym z przejawów zainteresowania podmiotów gospodarczych zjawiskiem jednoczesnej kooperacji i rywalizacji, jako skutecznej postawy strategicznej, jest rozwój koncepcji klastrów. Celem niniejszego artykułu jest odpowiedź na pytanie, czy istnieją przesłanki pozwalające założyć, że klastry odgrywają pozytywną rolę w rozwoju branż. Przedstawione w artykule badania mają charakter badań jakościowych, wtórnych i polegają na studiach literaturowych. W pierwszej części artykułu przedstawiono branżę jako mezoekonomiczną jednostkę badawczą. W dalszej kolejności w rozważaniach skoncentrowano się na klastrze jako elemencie funkcjonowania branży. Następnie wskazano najważniejsze korzyści płynące z działalności klastrów. W świetle przeprowadzonych studiów literaturowych można uznać, że wpływ klastrów na branżę istnieje, jednak określenie warunków brzegowych, jakie muszą zostać spełnione, aby skutki te były realnie odczuwalne, wymaga dalszych badań.

"Following the British referendum held on the 23rd June 2016, voters supported the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Brexit), a starting point for the third round of European crisis, following the eurozone debt crisis and the migration crisis. This volume provides an overview of the process and consequences of Brexit for EU member states, with an emphasis on possible future EU-UK relations, and a particular focus on countries in CEE. The authors assess the extent to which firms in CEE states have already put in place strategies to counter the new economic reality post-Brexit and identify the strategies that firms are exploiting to better cope with the anticipated implications of Brexit. The book includes a ranking of countries most and least likely to be affected by Brexit; identification of the main determinants of the expansion of companies on the British market and the creation of a typology of strategies used by these companies in the face of Brexit. The book stands out as a complex and multidimensional research work that draws its roots from distinct yet simultaneously interlinked research areas. It will find a broad audience among academics and students across diverse fields of study, as well as practitioners and policy makers. It is a key reference for all those who want to better understand the complex nature of Brexit and its implications, not only for European Union member states but, first and foremost, the business environment"--

"This book addresses the economic impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on Central and East European countries and examines the effect the pandemic has had on organizations in the region. It focuses on the widely understood business environment, covering companies' responses to the crisis, the role of institutions in stabilizing markets, and the reshaping of global business trends. The book is a complex and multidimensional work that draws its roots from distinct yet simultaneously interlinked research areas. All of the chapters, whether they refer to macro-, meso- or micro-perspectives, always highlight how crises - global and regional - change the global trends we have observed in business in the last 20 years. The book includes the most topical issues that delineate public discourse on firms' resilience. In this way, it 'connects the dots' and uncovers the missing links necessary for any reader wishing to understand the specificity of contemporary companies' responses to unexpected events such as pandemics or geopolitical crises. Further, it tackles questions such as what role institutions play in building the adaptive capacity of companies, how companies build their resilience capacity for 21st century crises and what the significance of the uncertainty, the information asymmetry, and the bounded rationality concept on the company's decision-making process is. The book will find a broad audience among academics and students across diverse fields of study, as well as practitioners and policymakers. It is a key reference for all those who want to better understand the complex nature of uncertainty, crisis management, and its implications, not only for CEE countries but, first and foremost, the business environment."

Introduction. Poland thirty years on : 1989-2019 / Anna Visvizi, Anna Matysek-Jędrych and Katarzyna Mroczek-Dąbrowska -- Transition and transformation : the case of Poland / Anna Visvizi and Katarzyna Żukrowska -- Trade and financial openness of the Polish economy in the context of economic growth - the perspective of EU membership / Marta Wajda-Lichy, Paweł Kawa, Kamil Fijorek and Sabina Denkowska -- Poland's competitive position between 2005 and 2017--a road to success? / Katarzyna Mroczek-Dąbrowska and Aleksandra Kania -- The social effects of Poland's membership of the European Union : emigration in focus / Judyta Cabańska and Rafał Kuligowski -- Poland and the middle-income trap / Rafal Riedel -- State aid in Poland following accession to the EU / Adam A. Ambroziak -- Unemployment in Poland after EU accession : a success story? / Piotr Maleszyk -- Poland during the global financial crisis : factors behind the positive growth rate / Anna Matysek-Jędrych, Marta Wajda-Lichy, Kamil Fijorek and Sabina Denkowska -- Euro area reforms and Poland--the state of the game / Marta Götz -- Poland and the EU budget : what to make of it? / Magdalena Proczek -- Catching-up : a case for cohesion policy and regional development in Poland / Małgorzata Dziembała -- INTERREG CBC funds and cross-border markets at the Polish borders / Andrzej J. Żuk -- The Polish banking sector in the European Union--commonalities and differences / Renata Karkowska and Anna Matysek-Jędrych -- The single market and Poland's competitiveness : the case of German-Polish economic collaboration / Konrad Popławski -- From dependence to complementarity? Poland's economic relations with Germany / Sebastian Płóciennik -- Brexit and its potential consequences for Poland--the perspective of the single market principles / Anna Matysek-Jędrych and Katarzyna Mroczek-Dąbrowska -- Poland and the energy sector under transition : imperatives, actors, issues / Ewa Latoszek, Anna Visvizi, Michał Paszkowski and Anna Wójtowicz -- Poland thirty years after transition : looking ahead / Anna Visvizi, Anna Matysek-Jędrych and Katarzyna Mroczek-Dąbrowska.

By all accounts, the case of Poland and its segue to market economy and democracy is a success story: 30 years of uninterrupted growth and development, infrastructure expansion, and modernization of the economy and society. Epochal changes have unfolded in a timespan of merely three decades. Change has taken place so fast that children born in late 1980s and onwards cannot remember what life in Poland under communism was like and cannot relate to it. Also, many elderly people, easy victims of romanticizing their own youth, tend to forget. As a result, the uniqueness of Polish transition and transformation, the boldness and efficiency of reforms, and the success that Polish society mastered together, tend to be undermined today both domestically and internationally. Poland has now been a member of the EU for more than 15 years. During that time, Poland's image on the EU scene evolved from newcomer, through model child', champion of growth, to - in some respects - a maverick. This volume's objective is to remind society, old and young, researchers, scholars and practitioners, that Poland's success is an outcome of well-thoughtout and bold structural reforms implemented in a swift and timely manner, of society's support for these reforms, and of third actors' benign assistance. Looking back on the 30 years since the collapse of communism, and at the over 15 yearsof EU membership, this book offers an interdisciplinary, comprehensive and criticalinsight into factors and processes that have led to today's Poland.

Purpose
As women's position in the economy and society is often explained by cultural factors, this study aims to verify whether the observed changes in female empowerment in the region of Central and East European (CEE) countries of the European Union (EU) are associated with masculinity as a cultural trait.


Design/methodology/approach
The authors apply the k-means clustering method to group CEE countries into clusters with similar levels of female empowerment in two time points – 2013 and 2019. Next, the authors examine the clusters and cross-reference them with the national culture's masculinity to explore the interrelations between female empowerment and cultural traits in the CEE countries and their development in time.


Findings
The analyses reveal that female empowerment is not uniform or stable across the CEE countries. The masculinity level is not strongly related to women's position in these countries, and changes in female empowerment are not closely linked to masculinity.


Originality/value
Despite the tumultuous history of women's empowerment in the CEE countries, the issues related to gender equality and cultural traits pertaining to the region are relatively understudied in the literature. By focusing on the CEE region, the authors fill the gap in examining the independencies between female empowerment and cultural masculinity.