The Worldview and Values – Analysing Relations

Abstract

The described study serves as a basis for analysing relationships between two constructs: a worldview and values. In case of the former one, three types of worldview are considered: traditional, modern and postmodern (the Borowiak Questionnaire “How do you view yourself and the world around you?”). For the latter, the article refers to the Schwartz circular model of values: 19 values are located in two bipolar dimensions: conservation – openness to change and self-transcendence – self-enhancement (the Schwartz Portrait Value Questionnaire – PVQ-R3). Values were also classified into collective and individual types. The study involved 368 people. The aim was to find an answer to the question: which values are associated with the indicated worldviews? It appeared that collective values (the pole conservation and partially self-transcendence) were connected with the traditional worldview, individual values (the pole openness to change and partially selfenhancement and self-transcendence) – with modern and postmodern worldviews. The indicated regularities do not concern two individual values – “hedonism” and “achievement”, where the correlations with the postmodern worldview were not statistically significant.

The Problem of Labour Resources as a Development Barrier to the Polish Economy – the Application of the Delphi Method

“…In order to determine the strategic importance of particular theses for the economic growth of the country, indicators of significance (Is) were determined according to the following formula [7], [10], [35]:…”

“…Moreover, the indicators relating to the degree of influence of factors (If) on the execution of the thesis were determined. The indicators were calculated according to the formula [7], [10], [35]:…”

“…The authors also determined indicators relating to the importance of barriers to the implementation of the issues raised in the thesis of barriers (Ib). The indicators were calculated according to the formula below [7], [10], [35]:…”

“…It is worth noting that a number of actions are currently being taken in Poland to solve the problem of the brain drain [22]. The vast majority of Polish migration processes concern young peopledynamically changing group in the labour market [6], [7]. One of the key actions in relation to this group is to reduce the mismatch between the competences of young people and the needs of the labour market and to support the education system [41].…”

Cultural Differences as a Reason for Failure of Investment Projects in the Polish Banking Sector

“…The international nature of global financial institutions more and more frequently leads to blurring the line between different business models. As a result of conducting interconnected activities in different countries, corporate systems now form channels transmitting new technical, economic, organizational patterns and methods as well as moral and social transformations on an international scale [35][36]. The nationality of investors, board members and other persons managing the bank increasingly loses significance.…”