Managerial Economics
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ISSN 1898-1143
e-ISSN: 2353-3617
Issue Date
2018
Volume
Vol. 19
Number
No. 1
Description
Journal Volume
Managerial Economics
Vol. 19 (2018)
Projects
Pages
Articles
RIPRAN - one of the best project risk analysis methodologies
(Wydawnictwa AGH, 2018) Hrazdilová Bočková, Kateřina; Lajčin, Daniel
Project risk management is an important aspect of project management. According to the PMBoK, risk management is one of the ten knowledge areas in which a project manager must be competent. Project risk management remains a relatively undeveloped discipline, distinct from the risk management used by operational, fi nancial, and underwriters' risk management. This gulf is due to several factors: risk aversion (especially public understanding and risk in social activities), confusion in the application of risk management to projects, and the additional sophistication of probability mechanics above those of accounting, fi nance, and engineering. The aim of the presented paper is to demonstrate how to use RIPRAN (the Czech project for risk analysis) as a main part of a feasibility study of a new product project in a manufacturing company. To fulfi ll this primary aim, we formulated these secondary aims: - To provide a critical analysis of the available information sources dealing with risk management in new product projects in manufacturing companies. - To study and profoundly understand RIPRAN, project risk analysis, its history, application, principles, rules, and exceptions. - To discuss with the author of RIPRAN about the RIPRAN application in new product projects in manufacturing companies of non-Czech origin. - To compile a feasibility study of the new product project. All of these highly cited secondary aims were fulfi lled. A short overview of the risk management topic as well as RIPRAN's characteristics and defi nition are part of the presented paper. To process this theoretical part of the paper, we used mostly analysis, synthesis, comparison, and deduction. We studied monographs, journals, and internet links with the impact of a source's topicality. The used sources are cited in the list of references. During the process of a feasibility study of a new product project provided through the analysis of our own experience, we discussed the application of the RIPRAN method to the new product project with the author of this method. We realized e-mail correspondence, phone discussions, and fi nally a personal meeting to control the whole RIPRAN analysis document and discuss the method's application in the non-Czech origin business environment. To fulfi ll the primary aim of the presented paper, we decided to use the case study method.
Bank policies towards SME sector in Poland and selected countries worldwide
(Wydawnictwa AGH, 2018) Duda, Joanna; Woźniak, Maciej
Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are very signifi cant for the economy. However, they face many problems when trying to fi nance their development. In connection to the above, the authors set four research questions that are connected with bank policies towards SMEs. Then, they make an analysis in order to answer the questions. The conclusions, recommendations. and limitations are presented at the end of the paper.
Impact of ATM location on its profi tability in Malopolskie and Podkarpackie provinces
(Wydawnictwa AGH, 2018) Gurgul, Henryk; Suder, Marcin
The first decade of the 21st century saw a dynamic development in ATM networks. This was reflected in the growth of the number of ATMs and number of withdrawals. However, in the beginning of the second decade, a slowdown in the dynamic development of this part of the banking system has been observed in Poland. The significant reduction of interchange (which is the main source of revenue for ATM network deployers) and growing availability of cashless payments tempered a further intensive development of these networks. Over the next 3 years, this regression was reflected in the declining number of withdrawals from ATMs and the insignifi cant growth of the number of ATMs. Therefore, ATM owners are forced to search for new solutions that could guarantee more profits. One way is the suitable choice of locations for new ATMs and removal of ATMs from non-profi table locations. In this paper, the authors have attempted to indicate the locations with the largest number of withdrawals on the basis of the number of withdrawals from the ATMs of the one of the largest ATM network deployers. The ATMs with the largest number of withdrawals are sources of the largest profits due to interchange. The authors have also indicated those locations where ATMs can be a source of losses.
Managing volunteer engagement in reference to empirical research
(Wydawnictwa AGH, 2018) Janik, Tomasz; Beck-Krala, Ewa
Engagement and volunteerism are important issues in the area of Human Resource Management. Organized in Krakow in 2016, World Youth Days (WYD) exposed many phenomena related to these areas, creating an interesting research field. This paper identifies and explains the terminology and concepts existing in the literature that concern engagement and characterizes the volunteering issue in the context of Polish social reality. The article also contains selected findings of a survey conducted among World Youth Days volunteers. Based on it, this paper shows the characteristics of selected relationships and the social and demographic conditions of volunteerism in that specific research perspective. Research has shown that, within the volunteers' groups, it is possible to use professional and modern management methods. Our findings lead to a set of suggestions for team leaders that have the potential of creating a higher level of engagement among participants and may enable better organizational management.
Descriptive representation about transformation of company by using current technologies and tools for analytical processing and evaluation of diverse data
(Wydawnictwa AGH, 2018) Koman, Gabriel; Holubčík, Martin|Kubina, Milan
Companies are currently producing and processing larger and larger amounts of data that they were not able to effectively process and subsequently use in the management of company processes in the past. There are several technologies and tools for the analytical processing and evaluation of diverse data, such as the Big Data technology. The Industry 4.0 concept (which is closely linked with the IoT) will bring an enormous growth of produced data into the company sphere. The information value of such data can significantly affect managing and decision-making processes in a company. Here, we can see a synergy between man and technology where each influences the other. The purpose of this paper is to support the following statement: in the present business environment, we are facing the transformation of a company that, for efficient management and decision-making, needs: a) to capture and process all available data, b) to implement new tools into strategic decisions, and c) to integrate data through a single system. This article describes the possibilities of deploying the efficient use of new technologies (Big Data, Industry 4.0, and IoT) in management.