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"Przedmiotem rozważań podejmowanych w publikacji jest problematyka samozarządzania w strukturach organizacyjnych instytucji publicznych oraz wykorzystywania alternatywnych form dostarczania usług publicznych, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem tych, które angażują w te procesy samych obywateli. Jej celem jest przede wszystkim usystematyzowanie wiedzy w tych dwóch obszarach, zdefiniowanie powiązanych z nimi podstawowych pojęć i procesów oraz klasyfikacja opisywanych rozwiązań. Opisane na kartach książki zagadnienia nie były do tej pory kompleksowo analizowane przede wszystkim w literaturze krajowej, ale również międzynarodowej. Za nowatorskie należy uznać: -- propozycje związane z typologią samoobsługi; -- interesujące poznawczo zestawienie cech charakterystycznych modeli świadczenia usług publicznych; -- szczegółowe rozważania na temat samoorganizacji i samoświadczenia usług publicznych w praktyce. Publikacja adresowana jest do szerokiego grona odbiorców. Po pierwsze, do środowiska praktyków z sektora publicznego (przedstawicieli władz oraz pracowników administracji publicznej); po drugie, do przyszłych praktyków - studentów wybranych kierunków szkół wyższych; po trzecie zaś, do mieszkańców jako prosumentów usług publicznych."--

The employee profile in the business world is becoming increasingly diverse. This change shows that the working population structure of cities has also diversified. The entry of different generation members into business life may mean that they have different perspectives and expectations for the organisations they work for. The main aim of the paper is to investigate the importance of the influence of the characteristics of Generation X and Y employees on professional and urban life. From this perspective, a study was carried out on 235 white‑collar employees working in service, sales and marketing businesses in the private sector in Istanbul in order to investigate the effects of Generation X and Y employee characteristics on working and urban life. The data were obtained in the course of a quantitative study carried out by means of an interview questionnaire using the CAPI (Computer Assisted Personal Interview) technique. According to the literature, the entry of different generation members into business life means that they have different perspectives and expectations for the organisations and cities they work for. However, our research shows the completely opposite view that members of different generations do not have different characteristics and expectations.

Abstract
Business environment is constantly evolving and it is getting shrunk as managers acting in the market economy encounter some problems and a great deal of implicated solutions from one country can be applied in others. This situation leads to the rise of market systems where various agreements, which are reached, aim at liberalization of trade and cooperation [Penc J., 2003, pp.126-127]. The speed of forwarding messages, products, services, easiness in making relationships, blurring the time and spatial boundaries, and convergence of customer's tastes or standard unification enable trade and world's production to develop. It also causes the borders to be on the decline at the same time increasing enterprise competition level internationally. The objective of paper is to indicate and describe the selected aspects connected with enterprise internationalization. The analysis and review of national and international literature were provided in the article.

Polityka europejska determinuje i intensyfikuje działania zmierzające do realizacji celów rozwoju zrównoważonego. Jednym z obszarów tych działań jest wdrażanie modelu gospodarki cyrkularnej. W praktyce, działania te są ograniczane przez różnego rodzaju bariery i błędy funkcjonowania rynków. Kluczową grupą aktorów, angażującą się w tranzycie gospodarki w kierunku cyrkularności, są władze i instytucje publiczne. W tym kontekście, celem artykułu jest identyfikacja błędów funkcjonowania rynku będących udziałem podmiotów publicznych (ang. government failure), jako barier ograniczających możliwości skutecznego wdrażania założeń gospodarki cyrkularnej w Polsce. Przeprowadzone badania wskazują, że podstawowymi kategoriami barier są: obowiązujące regulacje prawne oraz sposób ich stosowania, a także kompetencje i skłonność do współpracy władz publicznych.

The European policy is dedicated to achieving sustainable development goals through intensified activities. One such area of focus is the adoption of the circular economy model. However, these efforts are often hindered by market barriers and market failures. A key group of actors engaged in the transit of the economy towards circularity are public authorities and institutions. In this context, the aim of the article is to identify government failure as barriers limiting the possibilities of effective implementation of circular economy assumptions in Poland. Our research highlights two main barriers: existing legal regulations and their application, as well as the competency and willingness to cooperate with and among public authorities.

Abstract

Objectives (1) assessing the effectiveness of resource allocation in the public utility sector groups during remote work, (2) examining the efficiency of remote work compared to stationary work from the entire public utility organization point of view.

Methodology To operationalize the research aim, ten research questions (RQ1-RQ9) and a research hypothesis (H1) were prepared for the identification of the effectiveness of resource allocation (Table 1).

H1. If remote work improves time management effectiveness for daily tasks, employees are willing to invest their resources to work remotely.

Research question RQ10 was prepared to achieve this goal, and the second hypothesis (H2) was formulated.

H2. Remote working reduces public utility sector institutions' resource consumption (utility expenses).

Findings (1) remote work requirements do not occupy a significant portion of annual budgets for public utility services, (2) remote work allows reducing the fixed costs of maintaining stationary working in the short term, (3) even if remote work is a cost-effective method for public utility services and decreases indirect employee costs, it has yet to be incorporated successfully.

Value added: Consequently, remote work saves resources and is cost-effective for employers. It lowers indirect employee costs (real tax deductible costs) in terms of utility expenses because employees work out of their institutions' premises in civil and administrative services. In addition, the employer does not finance the psychological and physiological needs of employees adapting to remote work in both services.

Recommendations Future research will be essential to assess whether remote work applications have improved in the public utility sector in this regard. Additionally, it would be best practice to conduct a study with a similar research concept in the private sector to compare findings and implementation strategies and offer solutions to the challenges caused by remote work.

Bike-sharing networks have achieved considerable success in many cities worldwide, gaining a growing number of supporters for this mode of transportation. While the existing literature covers various aspects related to bike-sharing, the exploration of the relationship between these networks and the financial benefits for residents when transitioning to cycling has been somewhat limited. Therefore, the main objective of our article is to identify the factors influencing urban residents' decisions to switch to cycling and to understand the significance of financial considerations in shaping changes in travel behaviour.
We assessed the perceived affordability of bike-sharing services by measuring respondent satisfaction (via Computer Assisted Personal Interviews – CAPI) with the rental prices of city bicycles. To examine the relationships between variables, we employed statistical tests, including the Fisher test, the chi-square test of independence, and the Mann-Whitney test. Our research findings confirmed that replacing public transportation with bicycles has the most substantial impact, while substituting car trips has a relatively minor effect. Furthermore, our analysis revealed statistically significant associations between price satisfaction and the decision to abandon car travel in favour of cycling, as well as the motivation to save costs and substituting walking and public transport with bicycle travel.

This publication is the outcome of a research project ' The Co-operation of Science and Business as a Factor Enhancing Innovativeness of the Lodz Region', co - financed by the European Union under European Social Fund