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The Role Of Academic Entrepreneurship And Spin-Off Companies In The Process Of Technology Transfer And Commercialisation, Irena Łącka Jan 2012

The Role Of Academic Entrepreneurship And Spin-Off Companies In The Process Of Technology Transfer And Commercialisation, Irena Łącka

Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Innovation JEMI

In developed countries, the academic entrepreneurship makes up a very important element of academic environment activities. For some time, the increase in the role of technology transfer and knowledge commercialisation has been also promoted in Poland. Strong connections between the scholarship and the economy (in the future, within the university of the third generation) have a chance to build an economy based on knowledge in our country. The flow of knowledge and the introduction of new solutions (results of scholarly research) in enterprises take place through the intermediary of various methods of transfer and commercialisation paths. Independent of the manner, …


Affective Management And Its Effects On Management Performance, Waratta Authayarat, Hiroyuki Umemuro Jan 2012

Affective Management And Its Effects On Management Performance, Waratta Authayarat, Hiroyuki Umemuro

Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Innovation JEMI

Affective management is a new concept which suggests that top managers should take stakeholders’ affective experiences into account when making their management decisions. To show that this concept could contribute to the improvement of management performance in organizations, this study investigated the correlations between the affectiveness of top management and management performance indices. Our questionnaire based on the Affective Management Scorecard was employed to assess top managers’ recognition of the importance, as well as the actual practices of affective management. Top managers from 43 Thai organizations participated in the study. A correlation analysis was conducted to observe whether affective management …


Global Business Networks And Cooperation Within Supply Chain As A Strategy For High-Tech Companies’ Growth, Milena Milena Ratajczak-Mrozek Jan 2012

Global Business Networks And Cooperation Within Supply Chain As A Strategy For High-Tech Companies’ Growth, Milena Milena Ratajczak-Mrozek

Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Innovation JEMI

The specificity of the operation profile of high-tech companies, including the necessity of operating at the international scale may account for the fact that these companies may find in network relationships, business networks and cooperation an essential determinant for growth and competitiveness. Foreign entities should be especially interesting business partners for hightech companies, as they are often seen as representing more advanced knowledge, resources and experience. The aim of the article is to point out to global business networks (i.e. including both local and foreign entities), and especially to cooperation within supply chain, as an important basis for a growth …


Age Management As A Tool For The Demographic Decline In The 21st Century: An Overview Of Its Characteristics, Jan Fabisiak, Sergiusz Prokurat Jan 2012

Age Management As A Tool For The Demographic Decline In The 21st Century: An Overview Of Its Characteristics, Jan Fabisiak, Sergiusz Prokurat

Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Innovation JEMI

This paper sets out to study recent developments in the relatively new area in management theory - Age Management. First the general labor and financial market conditions are specified which have led to the growing need of an age-oriented strategy for employment in the company. Next the concept of Age Management is defined, both from the macro, enterprise-level and individual perspectives. The next section studies the benefits derived from implementing Age Management for the company and its employees, followed by a section on specific Age Management tools and measures. The penultimate section explores the prerequisites for successful implementation. This paper …


Languages In Problem Solving And Modeling, Kazimierz Śliwa Jan 2012

Languages In Problem Solving And Modeling, Kazimierz Śliwa

Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Innovation JEMI

The article concerns the problem of languages used in modeling and solving problems. Its framework stems from the distinction between two problem solving approaches – expert and interactive approach. The language choice is particularly important for the latter; we cannot solve a problem using a language that has not been used for the problem description. The text presents some arbitrarily chosen problem modeling languages, including computer supported ones. Special attention is paid to the SEQUAL and System Dynamics language.


How To Strengthen Positive Organizational Behaviors Fostering Experiential Learning? The Case Of Military Organizations, Andrzej Lis Jan 2012

How To Strengthen Positive Organizational Behaviors Fostering Experiential Learning? The Case Of Military Organizations, Andrzej Lis

Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Innovation JEMI

The aim of the paper is to study the challenges concerning organizational behaviors crucial for Lessons Learned capabilities in military organizations as well as to indentify the solutions and recommendations to develop and strengthen positive organizational culture, climate and behaviors fostering experiential learning. The attention is focused around positive behaviors recognized by NATO as the key success factors for Lessons Learned capabilities such as: the engagement of leaders, positive mindset, willingness to share information and stakeholder involvement. The contents of the paper are mainly based on the interviews with Lessons Learned experts and practitioners representing both NATO commands, bodies and …


Female Entrepreneurship – An Appropriate Response To Gender Discrimination, Jacques Ascher Jan 2012

Female Entrepreneurship – An Appropriate Response To Gender Discrimination, Jacques Ascher

Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Innovation JEMI

This study aims to discuss one of the most significant economic and social developments in the world – the rise of the female entrepreneurship phenomenon. Women entrepreneurship needs to be studied as a separate field for two main reasons: (a). Female entrepreneurship is an important source of economic growth in creating new jobs and by being genetically different: women provide different solutions to management and business issues; (b). Female entrepreneurship has been neglected, particularly in business research. Although equal opportunity for men and women in the entrepreneurial field is not a reality in the short range, the progress towards its …