The results of the case study showed that the organizational identity includes the attributes that affect the organization's ability to be agile. Comparison of 2 companies, one of which has the characteristics of an agile organization and the other that operates in the traditional manner, showed that the evaluation of these attributes is some kind of a prerequisite for assessing the agility of the organization. This issue may become the next research problem. The article also presents the results of a study concerning the values important for Wielkopolska residents. Analysis of the results shows that Wielkopolska residents have the potential to take agile action and develop agile organizations. The role of managing staff in this organizations is to make the proper use of available social capital and to develop entrepreneurial and pro‐innovative attitudes among their subordinates.
Streszczenie: W artykule przedstawiono wyniki badań ankietowych dotyczących aktualnej praktyki organizacji procesów zakupowych w organizacjach gospodarczych oraz nakreślono kierunki zmian następujących w kontekście obserwowanego wzrostu rangi zaopatrzenia. Próba badawcza objęła 101 podmiotów stanowiących zarówno przedsiębiorstwa krajowe, jak i zagraniczne koncerny. Uzasadnieniem podjęcia badań jest brak systematycznych analiz z obszaru zakupowego oraz zapotrzebowanie na tego typu informacje płynące z praktyki gospodarczej. W artykule przedstawiono, w jaki sposób realizowane są zakupy w przedsiębiorstwach, jaka jest ich rola, jakie są wykorzystywane strategie zakupowe, a także sposób, w jaki dzieli się asortyment na pozycje zakupowe. Zaprezentowano również działania planowane przez menedżerów w najbliższych 2-3 latach w obszarze zakupów.Słowa kluczowe: zakupy zaopatrzeniowe, strategie zaopatrzenia, rola zakupów w przedsiębiorstwie, forma organizacji zakupów w przedsiębiorstwie. Summary:The paper presents the results of surveys on the current practice of organization of procurement processes in business organizations and outlines the directions of changes that occur in the context of the observed increase of the importance of procurement. The research sample covered 101 enterprises both domestic and foreign companies. Rationale for the study is the lack of systematic analysis of the area of procurement and the need of such information for business practice. The article shows how purchase is performed in companies, what their role is, what procurement strategies are used, and how they are divided into purchase items. It also outlines the actions that managers are planning to take over the next 2-3 years in the area of procurement.
Nowadays, in the era of dynamically developing IT services, online shopping is becoming more and more popular all over the world. Owners of online stores, wanting to focus their activities on customer service aspects, are increasingly deciding to use logistics outsourcing to entrust many processes to specialists. This premise has become the reason for undertaking research in the area of analysis of one of the logistic models used in online stores-dropshipping. The article presents the results of the SWOT analysis and Business Model Canvas for the dropshipping logistics model. The publication also contains the results of surveys conducted among respondents running an online store using pure and partial dropshipping. The test results were processed using cardinality analyses. The summary indicates the key success factors for using this model in an online store.
Background: The article presents the results of studying process awareness in organisations. The target group comprised operational staff working in commercial companies. Survey questionnaire, which included standardised questions asked directly to employees carrying out basic processes during anonymous interviews, was used as a research tool. Obtained answers were analysed in quantitative terms, taking into account the specific industry and the size of a specific organisation. Companies representing industrial processing industry and the TSL sector, declaring high process awareness, constituted over a half of the studied group. The analysis of answers proves the lack of process awareness among employees performing operational actions. Methods: The purpose of the study was to gain knowledge on the awareness of functioning processes among people who carry out basic activities. The study uses a survey questionnaire which, to make sure that employees understand the questions better, purposefully includes references to specific professional experiences, not to the knowledge on process management. Results: The result of the study was a quantitative analysis of answers, providing for the size of the organisation being the object of the study (micro-, small and medium). The results have borne out the hypothesis that, despite the fact organisations have defined processes, persons responsible for their effective execution (process owners) and persons who design process changes (business analysts), process awareness of operating staff boils down to the knowledge of notions and rules (it is semantic, not practical). The persons performing process activities lack a sense that they are the ones expected to initiate changes in processes.
Foresight, a tool for creating common future (visions), relies on monitoring significant developments and formulating strategic objectives for enterprises, sectors or regions. The article presents a comparative analysis of the findings of identity studies carried out in 2010 and 2016 in the Region of Greater Poland (also referred to by its Polish name of Wielkopolska) as part of a foresight project that relied on business networks to foster innovation. Region's identity translates into its potential and propensity to change, as it is interpreted as the synergy of key skills and common values, The discussion below identifies trends in building the region's identity and shows whether such an identity will support the development of cooperation networks. The above research has shown an identity as being a factor in the assessment of coexisting formal structures and relationship networks, which constitutes a significant potential of a region. While noting the incorporation of regional identity into foresight research, the authors emphasize the need for regular studies. Knowledge on regional identity helps formulate measures that support a sense of community and reveal the opportunities which the decision-makers involved in building Innovative Wielkopolska can use to make a difference. The study findings show that significance of identity components changes along with transformations in public expectations.
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