Annales. Etyka w życiu gospodarczym 2017, vol. 20 nr 8

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  • Ethical model of lobbying: An analysis of the codes regulating lobbying activity 

    Lewicka-Strzałecka, Anna (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)
    Self-regulation initiatives are undertaken by many lobbying circles in various countries. The key element of those initiatives are codes of ethics including a postulated model of lobbying activities, a specific pattern of ...

  • Entrepreneurship of Poles in the light of changes in value systems 

    Gruszewska, Ewa (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)
    Poland’s transformation is occurring in individuals’ attitudes and behaviour. Several years ago, the entrepreneur was associated in Poland with corruption and borderline legal activities. Today, many entrepreneurs are ...

  • Intricacies of modern consumption: Consumerism vs. deconsumption 

    Bylok, Felicjan (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)
    The subject of considerations in the paper is a reflection on modern consumption. The author, in search of an answer to the question what main orientations determine consumer behaviour in the market, formulates the hypothesis ...

  • Lobbying in Polish law and practice 

    Kubiak, Anna (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)
    This article presents both the legal regulations concerning lobbying in Poland and an evaluation of lobbying practices. It refers to the results of the sociological research conducted among the members of the Polish ...

  • The crisis of social market economy in the context of globalisation processes 

    Dylus, Aniela (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)
    In the context of globalisation processes, the social market economy (SME) is in crisis. A reflection on the features of this model is closely related to the scientific dispute over its designation. It could be perceived ...

  • Social economy as a new challenge 

    Filek, Janina (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)
    The article discusses the concept of the social economy. In the first part, some essential historical sources of the subject matter are described. The second part deals with the concept of social economy, taking into special ...

  • Moral dilemmas of the development of postmodern societies 

    Płachciak, Adam (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)
    The aim of the article is to present tensions that occur in social, cultural, political, and technological spheres as a result of the development of postmodern societies. The changes that have been taking place in those ...

  • Business Ethics in Poland: A metatheoretical analysis 

    Zadroga, Adam (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)
    From the beginning of the 1990s, a considerable interest in business ethics has been observed in Poland. It seems that the legacy of Polish researchers concerned with this academic discipline is already rich enough, and ...

  • The phenomenon of the precariat in the Polish labour market during Poland’s membership in the European Union 

    Cymbranowicz, Katarzyna (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)
    Studies of the scale of unemployment in Poland and in Europe conducted in recent years lead to the conclusion that one of the largest and growing problems of the modern labour market is the unemployment rate among young ...

  • The feminisation of precarity Poland compared to other countries 

    Polkowska, Dominika (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)
    Precarity applies to people who, in order to survive, need to work in a low-quality job, which is uncertain, temporary, low-paid, with no prospect of promotion, no security and no contract. In this sense, the precariat is ...

  • Socrates and Business Ethics. Considerations on the ethical origins of responsibility 

    Podrez, Ewa (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017)
    The presented work attempts to show a link between business and global responsibility, and the Socratic idea of self-knowledge. Today’s ethics discusses the fundamental issues of man’s place in the world. The human existence ...