Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Hubert Witczak Author-Workplace-Name: High School of Management and Banking in Poznań, Poland Title: The systemic-praxeological approach to the methodology of primary scientific activity of the management science system Publication-Status: Published Abstract: The scientific methodology of management science (MSc) is consistent in terms of direction with the overall methodology of sciences. Still, it continues to pose significant challenges. One such challenge is the problem of system characteristics of MSc methodology at the highest level of scientific practice, i.e. praxeology and systems theory. There are also the problems of MSc synthesis, i.e. the definition of its universal scope, in the light of its increasing diversity and specialisation of domains. This paper aims to elaborate on the achievements to date in management science on the grounds of the systemic-praxeological approach, scientific synthesis of methodology, with a particular focus on the role of reasoning and inference.  My assertion is that methodology is a subsystem of the core of primary scientific activity of MSc, comprising the com- ponents of scientific practice focused around the scientific method (methods). Its objective domain extends beyond the cognitive function, also encompassing value assignment, determination of post-diagnosis scientific action, decisions about scientific models and implementation of scientific models –CARNI system. The scientific methodology of MSc is specifically a product of scientific problems as well as the goals, principles and methods used to solve them, forming an exceedingly complex system.  Keywords: Action system; scientific functions of the MSc system; scientific methodology system of MSc; dialectics; paradox and chaos of the MSc methodology system Journal: Research Papers in Economics and Finance Pages: 7-17 Volume: 4 Issue: 2 Year: 2020 Month: September DOI: 10.18559/ref.2020.2.1 File-URL: https://journals.ue.poznan.pl/REF/article/view/101 File-Function: Abstract page File-Format: text/html File-URL: https://journals.ue.poznan.pl/REF/article/download/101/50 File-Function: Full text File-Format: application/pdf Handle: RePEc:jbl:ref000:v:4:y:2020:i:2:id:101 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Piotr Lis Author-Workplace-Name: Poznan University of Economics and Business Title: Preface Publication-Status: Published Abstract: Dear Readers, We are pleased to present the next issue of the Research Papers in Economics and Finance published by the University of Economics and Business in Poznan, Poland. We have selected five articles from different parts of Europe. This issue opens with a great paper, which received excellent reviews, written by Hubert Witczak, entitled “The systemic-praxeological approach to the methodology of primary scientific activity of the management science system”. The second paper entitled “International mobility of students in modern conditions of transformation in the global market of services (regional aspect)” has been written by two authors: Olena Bulatova and Оleg Zaikovskyfrom the Mariupol State University in Ukraine. The next paper concerns “The Belt and Road Initiative as a tool for promoting EU-China trade. Poland’s case”. This paper has been written by Alina Szypulewska-Porczyńska from the Warsaw School of Economics, Poland.  The fourth paper has been created by three authors: Volodymyr Tkachenko from The London Academy of Science and Business, England, Iryna Tkachenko from the Academy of the State Penitentiary Service, Ukraine and Polina Puzyrova from the Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design, Ukraine. It concerns “Fundamentals of financial and economic security management of Ukrainian enterprises”.  The whole issue ends with a great paper entitled “Examining market concentration levels of available global financial commodity products” which has been written by Subhakara Valluri from the Institute of Economics of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland. Keywords: Preface; Research Papers in Economics and Finance; Vol 4 No 2; Poland Journal: Research Papers in Economics and Finance Volume: 4 Issue: 2 Year: 2020 Month: September DOI: 10.18559/ref.2020.2.0 File-URL: https://journals.ue.poznan.pl/REF/article/view/104 File-Function: Abstract page File-Format: text/html File-URL: https://journals.ue.poznan.pl/REF/article/download/104/54 File-Function: Full text File-Format: application/pdf Handle: RePEc:jbl:ref000:v:4:y:2020:i:2:id:104 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Olena Bulatova Author-Workplace-Name: Mariupol State University, Ukraine Author-Name: Оleg Zaikovsky Author-Workplace-Name: Mariupol State University, Ukraine Title: International mobility of students in modern conditions of transformation in the global market of services (regional aspect) Publication-Status: Published Abstract: Modern global processes are stated to have significantly influenced transformations in the higher education system. On the other hand, internationalisation of higher education has become a key factor in the development of global processes. Accordingly, it becomes necessary to determine the specific nature of the internationalisation processes of higher education in different countries, as well as the involvement thereof in the processes of academic mobility at establishing the educational space transformation under the conditions of globalization, at grounding the changing place and role of universities as higher education internationalisation contribute to enhancing the convergence of national educational systems, providing a significant influence on the level of competitiveness of national economies. The authors define the peculiarities of attracting countries to mobility processes and systematise the waves of international student mobility, taking into account the geopolitical and geo-economic factors of positive and negative influence of institutional drivers. Furthermore, dynamic shifts in international student mobility are calculated and the regional distribution of foreign students by educational level is determined. The purpose of the article is to identify the waves and substantiate the factors of international student mobility in the context of the transformation of the global market of educational services. Keywords: geoeconomics; internationalisation; higher education; mobility; students Journal: Research Papers in Economics and Finance Pages: 19-27 Volume: 4 Issue: 2 Year: 2020 Month: September DOI: 10.18559/ref.2020.2.2 File-URL: https://journals.ue.poznan.pl/REF/article/view/103 File-Function: Abstract page File-Format: text/html File-URL: https://journals.ue.poznan.pl/REF/article/download/103/53 File-Function: Full text File-Format: application/pdf Handle: RePEc:jbl:ref000:v:4:y:2020:i:2:id:103 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Alina Szypulewska-Porczyńska Author-Workplace-Name: SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Institute of International Economic Policy, Poland Title: The Belt and Road Initiative as a tool for promoting EU–China trade. Poland’s case Publication-Status: Published Abstract: The aim of the study is to evaluate the potential role of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) for promoting EU – China trade, and especially Poland – China trade. We test two hypotheses: 1) Non-tariff barriers (NTBs), particularly related to railway transport, are significant for Poland – China trade, and 2) Poland – China trade fits railway transport well. Therefore, we start with a study of the significance of tariff and non-tariff barriers in mutual trade relations, including transport-related barriers. NTBs are mainly derived from the EU Market Access database, and as for transport-related barriers – the logistics performance index (LPI) is used. As the next step, we study the composition of bilateral trade in static and dynamic terms using the OECD TiVA database. In the light of the significant increase in NTBs on EU manufacturing products exported to China and the railway transport infrastructure performance in Poland, the BRI could become an effective tool for improving the business environment for EU exporters. By contrast, the BRI project is more suitable for China and the EU as a whole than for Poland in terms of commodity structure of bilateral trade. Keywords: BRI; trade barriers; Poland; China; trade in goods Journal: Research Papers in Economics and Finance Pages: 29-40 Volume: 4 Issue: 2 Year: 2020 Month: September DOI: 10.18559/ref.2020.2.3 File-URL: https://journals.ue.poznan.pl/REF/article/view/105 File-Function: Abstract page File-Format: text/html File-URL: https://journals.ue.poznan.pl/REF/article/download/105/55 File-Function: Full text File-Format: application/pdf Handle: RePEc:jbl:ref000:v:4:y:2020:i:2:id:105 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Volodymyr Tkachenko Author-Workplace-Name: The London Academy of Science and Business, England Author-Name: Iryna Tkachenko Author-Workplace-Name: Academy of the State Penitentiary Service, Chernihiv, Ukraine Author-Name: Polina Puzyrova Author-Workplace-Name: Kyiv National University of Technology and Design, Ukraine Title: Fundamentals of financial and economic security management of Ukrainian enterprises Publication-Status: Published Abstract: The financial and economic security of an enterprise is a complex system that includes a certain set of internal characteristics aimed to ensure the efficiency of corporate resources use in each direction of activity. The basis of the development of a complex system of financial and economic security of an enterprise should be a defined concept. Each enterprise is a system that includes different, interconnected components, which in order to ensure proper degree of protection against possible negative impacts should be considered comprehensively. The content and structure of the financial and economic security system depend on the specifics and nature of the activity of the enterprise, its potential, the markets that it operates, as well as its management. The financial and economic security system of an enterprise must be comprehensive and independent from similar systems of economic entities. Keywords: economics; finance; security; enterprises; Ukraine Journal: Research Papers in Economics and Finance Pages: 41-51 Volume: 4 Issue: 2 Year: 2020 Month: September DOI: 10.18559/ref.2020.2.4 File-URL: https://journals.ue.poznan.pl/REF/article/view/102 File-Function: Abstract page File-Format: text/html File-URL: https://journals.ue.poznan.pl/REF/article/download/102/52 File-Function: Full text File-Format: application/pdf Handle: RePEc:jbl:ref000:v:4:y:2020:i:2:id:102 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Subhakara Valluri Author-Workplace-Name: Institute of Economics of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland Title: Examination of the commodity products available in the global financial markets using their market concentration levels Publication-Status: Published Abstract: The primary objective of this study is to find the disparities in the commodity product offerings in various financial markets across the world along with their market concentration levels. Identifying the product gaps in commodity-based financial products offered by the worldwide financial exchanges can assist the decision makers to fill the existing gaps strategically and attain the worldwide competitive market of commodity exchanges for all nations. The Hirschman-Herfindahl Index, HHI, is used to measure market concentration grouped by geographical regions or exchanges. The disparity analysis until 2016 indicates a disparity between commodity products traded in several exchanges across different geographical regions. Asia covers the largest regions of the world and showcasing 26 commodity exchanges located in different countries with 2689 types of commodity products traded among these exchanges. North America’s 18 commodity exchanges show 8157 product types. Europe has 8 exchanges located in different countries with 1712 product types registered across these exchanges. Our analysis on market volume concentration for regions indicates that for the period 2012-2016, contract volume growth has increased. and reflects a high concentration of volume among all the regions. Our analysis of market volume concentration for exchanges indicates a moderate level of market concentration for 2012-2016. Keywords: commodity exchanges; market concentration; commodty products Journal: Research Papers in Economics and Finance Pages: 53-63 Volume: 4 Issue: 2 Year: 2020 Month: September DOI: 10.18559/ref.2020.2.5 File-URL: https://journals.ue.poznan.pl/REF/article/view/86 File-Function: Abstract page File-Format: text/html File-URL: https://journals.ue.poznan.pl/REF/article/download/86/51 File-Function: Full text File-Format: application/pdf Handle: RePEc:jbl:ref000:v:4:y:2020:i:2:id:86