Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Hanna Mielniczuk Author-Workplace-Name: Brickendon Consulting, Warsaw, Poland Title: Norwegian organisational culture. A case study from a Norwegian organisation Publication-Status: Published Abstract: This paper presents the concept of organisational culture, with a particular emphasis on Norwegian organisational culture. It explains why organisational culture plays an important role in an organisation’s success and features the main determinants of Norwegian organisational culture which distinguish it from other organisational cultures and support the coherent functioning of the organisation. The assessment of Norwegian organisational culture showed that Norwegian organisations are dominated by a clan-like culture, also showing the features of female culture, and thus based on trust, cooperation and compliance of goals. The research carried out for the purposes of this study showed the compliance of the cultural profile of the studied enterprise with the profile of Norwegian organisational culture – the responses of the employees of the Beta Hotel allow us to draw conclusions that the company is also dominated by the clan culture and features of female organisational culture. The results of the study show that employees of an organisation identify with their internal system of values, which may translate into the effectiveness of their work and social relations, and, as a result, the success of the organisation. Keywords: organisational culture; dominant type of culture; questionnaire survey; enterprise; Norway Journal: Research Papers in Economics and Finance Pages: 7-14 Volume: 4 Issue: 4 Year: 2020 Month: March DOI: 10.18559/ref.2020.4.1 File-URL: https://journals.ue.poznan.pl/REF/article/view/112 File-Function: Abstract page File-Format: text/html File-URL: https://journals.ue.poznan.pl/REF/article/download/112/62 File-Function: Full text File-Format: application/pdf Handle: RePEc:jbl:ref000:v:4:y:2020:i:4:id:112 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 latest issue of the Research Papers in Economics and Finance published by the Poznan University of Economics and Business. We have selected a few scientific papers that we consider important for the academic discussion, inspiring and providing substantial added value. This issue opens with a great paper written by Hanna Mielniczuk from Brickendon Consulting Poland, entitled Norwegian Organizational Culture. A case study from a Norwegian organization. The author has identified the organisational culture profile of the selected Norwegian organisation culture and checked the compliance of the cultural profile of the organisation under study with the determinants of Norwegian organisational culture. The preferred type of culture in organisation showed the dominance of the clan culture. Employees of the organisation identified with their internal system of values, which increased the effectiveness of their work and social relations. It is worth emphasising that the author's research is based on several important variables: knowledge of the Norwegian language, experiencing Norwegian culture through living in Norway and numerous interpersonal contacts of the author of the paper. The second paper entitled The influence of effective human resource management on the success of SMEs in Gaziantep and its environment in 2018 has been written by Selim Corekcioglu, Deniz Horuz, Muhammed Paksoy from the Szent Istvan University in Hungary and Gaziantep University in Turkey. The authors examined Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) in Gaziantep. The survey was conducted on 136 companies, 89 of which stated that there are no organised human resources units and management systems in their enterprises. According to the authors, SMEs which perform human resources management effectively have been economically successful in terms of competitiveness, employee counts, employee performance, market growth and economic development. The third paper written by Israel Michael Nachzac from Israel is entitled The use of the risk management procedure in Hi-Tech project management. Following the author’s survey based on 21 completed questionnaires received from project managers who managed about 550 projects, there is a gap between the acting managers’ understanding of how to manage the actual project risk during a life cycle of the hi-tech and understanding the importanceof management in controlling the variety of risks. The author concluded that the implemented project risk management does not meet the PMs’ expectations and risk management is still at infancy. According to the author, the managers should pay more attention to inherent risks and those emerging in their projects through their management organisation as part of the overall traditional management, as well as emphasise the awareness of using the risk management procedure by all levels of management. The fourth paper entitled Analysis of music festival customers in Poland in 2018-2019 has been written by Agata Truszczyńska from the Academy of Music Managers in Warsaw, Poland. In the study, the author uses Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne’s concept of customer and non-customer analysis in the music festival industry in Poland. The conclusions of the paper are based on a questionnaire survey conducted by the author. Three layers of non-customers have been distinguished. The main issue for non-customers is a very poor catering offer in terms of food for vegans and vegetarians. A number of people feel fear and danger when they are in a crowd. Some non-customers like spending their free time at home instead of spending time at music festivals. The fifth paper entitled Innovative development of countries in the context of global economic imbalances has been written by M. Shkurat and A. Temerbek from Vasyl’ Stus Donetsk National University in Ukraine. According to the authors, the level of innovative development of the countries and technological equipment of industries create opportunities to improve the living standards of people and determine the level of economic development of countries. The authors explain that these processes deepen technological and economic gaps between the regions of the world. Furthermore, developed countries have more opportunities for active development of the innovative component in the national economy, but their indicators in innovation and high-tech industries have declined in contrast to developing countries.                   Yours faithfully, dr hab. Piotr Lis, prof. UEP, Editor in Chief Keywords: Preface; Poznań University of Economics and Business; Research Papers in Economics and Finance; Poland; ISSN 2543-6430 Journal: Research Papers in Economics and Finance Pages: 5-6 Volume: 4 Issue: 4 Year: 2020 Month: March DOI: 10.18559/ref.2020.4.0 File-URL: https://journals.ue.poznan.pl/REF/article/view/116 File-Function: Abstract page File-Format: text/html File-URL: https://journals.ue.poznan.pl/REF/article/download/116/67 File-Function: Full text File-Format: application/pdf Handle: RePEc:jbl:ref000:v:4:y:2020:i:4:id:116 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Selim Corekcioglu Author-Workplace-Name: Szent Istvan University, Budapest, Hungary Author-Name: Deniz Horuz Author-Workplace-Name: Szent Istvan University, Budapest, Hungary Author-Name: Muhammed Paksoy Author-Workplace-Name: Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey Title: The influence of effective human resource management on the success of SMEs in Gaziantep and its environment in 2018 Publication-Status: Published Abstract: In this paper, the authors investigate an impact of effective human resources management on the success of SMEs in Gaziantep, Turkey. A survey has been performed on small and medium sized enterprises that benefit actively from the support and grants of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Organisation of Turkey (KOSGEB) to learn about human resources management structures of small- and medium-sized enterprises in Gaziantep. The survey results have been analysed and evaluated by using the SPSS 18 statistical program. The information and results about human resources management structures and economic achievement of the SMEs have been obtained from the survey. It is shown that SMEs which perform human resources management effectively have been economically successful in terms of competitiveness, employee counts, employee performance, market growth and economic development. Finally, the effect of KOSGEB support which is aimed to improve human resources structures of small- and medium-sized enterprises has been investigated. It is shown from survey results that human resources management support and grants of KOSGEB have a positive impact on the development and success of small- and medium-sized enterprises. Keywords: Human Resources Management; SMEs; KOSGEB; Competitiveness; Turkey Journal: Research Papers in Economics and Finance Pages: 15-30 Volume: 4 Issue: 4 Year: 2020 Month: March DOI: 10.18559/ref.2020.4.2 File-URL: https://journals.ue.poznan.pl/REF/article/view/99 File-Function: Abstract page File-Format: text/html File-URL: https://journals.ue.poznan.pl/REF/article/download/99/63 File-Function: Full text File-Format: application/pdf Handle: RePEc:jbl:ref000:v:4:y:2020:i:4:id:99 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Israel Michael Nachzac Author-Workplace-Name: Poznan University of Economics and Business, Poznan, Poland Title: The Use of the Risk Management Procedure in Hi Tech Project Management Publication-Status: Published Abstract: To start doing anything a man should have an impulse. The author’s motivation to investigate the issue of "Risk Management Procedure in Hi Tech Project Management" derives from the commercial world of managing hi-tech projects. Such an impulse in the entrepreneurial world is called an entrepreneurial intention (B. Bird 1988). The 21stcentury technology is characterised by development and implementation of sophisticated products, which are subjected tovarious risks and incredible market competitiveness. The management of conventional and traditional projects hasobjective difficulties to cover all management components dictated by risks and the competitive market. The paper’s aimis to deal with the question of “whether risk factors receive enough attention by management?” and recommendexpanding the awareness among all the management and use risk management which will help with improving the abilityto cope with the management difficulties. Based on the author questionnaire results it was found that risk management should be part of project management, which fully meets the PMs’ expectations and has been found to meet the hypothesis assumptions. Keywords: Project Risk Management; Risk Management; Questionnaire; Project Management; Israel Journal: Research Papers in Economics and Finance Pages: 31-38 Volume: 4 Issue: 4 Year: 2020 Month: March DOI: 10.18559/ref.2020.4.3 File-URL: https://journals.ue.poznan.pl/REF/article/view/113 File-Function: Abstract page File-Format: text/html File-URL: https://journals.ue.poznan.pl/REF/article/download/113/64 File-Function: Full text File-Format: application/pdf Handle: RePEc:jbl:ref000:v:4:y:2020:i:4:id:113 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Agata Truszczyńska Author-Workplace-Name: Academy of Music Managers, Warsaw, Poland Title: An analysis of music festival customers in Poland in 2018-2019 Publication-Status: Published Abstract: The research was taken up because of the author’s interests. The author is an active participant of all mass events in Poland and goes to music festivals at least once a year. Being an attendee of such festivals and also a member of the community under investigation, the author started to notice the recurring behaviour of the visitors. The author’s main interest in this area is the motives the clients of the entertainment industry have when choosing the form of spending free time and how the organisers of music festivals in Poland can influence this decision. In order to gather the necessary data, the author used the theoretical division of client layers offered by W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne in the ‘Blue Ocean Strategy’. The data have also been supplemented with the author’s own knowledge about the practical side of this problem. By constructing an extensive yet very interesting form, the author got 1000 answers altogether related to the position of Poles in the surveyed area. Using a number of recommendations from the Marketing and Strategy positions, the collected results have been supplemented with noteworthy theory. Keywords: Non-customers; Customers; Blue Ocean Strategy; Usability Analysis; Poland Journal: Research Papers in Economics and Finance Pages: 39-48 Volume: 4 Issue: 4 Year: 2020 Month: March DOI: 10.18559/ref.2020.4.4 File-URL: https://journals.ue.poznan.pl/REF/article/view/114 File-Function: Abstract page File-Format: text/html File-URL: https://journals.ue.poznan.pl/REF/article/download/114/65 File-Function: Full text File-Format: application/pdf Handle: RePEc:jbl:ref000:v:4:y:2020:i:4:id:114 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Mariia Shkurat Author-Workplace-Name: Vasyl’ Stus Donetsk National University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine Author-Name: Alisa Temerbek Author-Workplace-Name: Vasyl’ Stus Donetsk National University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine Title: Innovative development of countries in the context of global economic imbalances Publication-Status: Published Abstract: The paper emphasises the fact that innovation is a driver for development and a leading factor in economic growth and ensuring a high level of competitiveness. The aim of the research is to determine the role of innovative development of a country in its economic development and competitiveness of the national economy. The world’s leading countries now face the challenge of building a competitive economy, so the dynamics of positioning countries in the Global Competitiveness Index and Global Innovation Index has been provided and the view that innovation plays an important role in the country’s development and the formation of its competitiveness confirmed. The authors have distinguished groups of countries by systematising the places they occupy. Furthermore, they have identified features of innovation strategies of the countries in the proposed groups. The paper also suggests integrated assessment of innovation and economic development of countries, which allows to determine their level, trace the dynamics and determine the relationship between innovation and economic development for every country.  Keywords: innovative activity; economic development; technology; technological and innovative development; Global Competitiveness Index Journal: Research Papers in Economics and Finance Pages: 49-60 Volume: 4 Issue: 4 Year: 2020 Month: March DOI: 10.18559/ref.2020.4.5 File-URL: https://journals.ue.poznan.pl/REF/article/view/115 File-Function: Abstract page File-Format: text/html File-URL: https://journals.ue.poznan.pl/REF/article/download/115/66 File-Function: Full text File-Format: application/pdf Handle: RePEc:jbl:ref000:v:4:y:2020:i:4:id:115