This article addresses the issue of electro-waste and the role of the consumer of electrical and electronic equipment within the organisation of a circular economy. The aim of the article is (i) to identify the attitudes of the consumers surveyed towards unused electrical and electronic equipment, (ii) to assess the consistency of the attitudes displayed with the principles of the circular economy, and (iii) to identify the most important factors influencing these attitudes. The theoretical part approaches issues such as consumers' subjective perception of electro-waste, the increasing amount of electro-waste globally, and the problems associated with limited recycling opportunities. The conducted study revealed the potential of the surveyed consumers for the organisation of the circular economy in the field of electro-waste management, as well as the risk factors in the form of depositing electro-waste into the municipal waste stream. The analysis also showed a correlation between attitudes towards electro-waste with factors such as age, gender and education. In the concluding part, the most underlying consumer problems related to electro-waste management were systematised; more thorough research was also signalled.

This article investigates the social attitudes towards forests and protected areas among the inhabitants of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland. The survey was used as a research tool. The respondents were asked about following issues: Willingness to pay (WTP) to preserve forest functions in the case of logging reduction, willingness to pay (WTP) to preserve protected areas, and the possibility of running business activities in protected areas. The study involved 1204 respondents. The collected answers were used for statistical analysis. Descriptive statistics and correlation analysis were used at this stage. The obtained results allowed to assess a relatively low willingness to pay among the surveyed respondents (WTP > 0 in the case of 24.8% of respondents to preserve forest functions in managed forests and 21.1% to preserve protected areas). The diverse factors, such as age, as well as professional and economic status, could be considered as related to this phenomenon.

W artykule dokonano charakterystyki wykorzystania Business Intelligence (BI), rozwiązań Big Data (BD) oraz Competitive Intelligence (CI), omówiono wykorzystanie tychże systemów w działalności organizacji. W dalszej części zaprezentowano wyniki badań dotyczące rozpoznania stopnia, zakresu oraz perspektyw wykorzystania rozwiązań systemów klasy BI, CI oraz Big Data w przedsiębiorstwach województwa śląskiego. Badanie opiera się na: (1) krytycznej analizie literatury przedmiotu dotyczącej BI, CI oraz BD, jak i na (2) prezentacji wybranych wyników badań ankietowych dotyczących wykorzystania wyżej wymienionych rozwiązań informatycznych w organizacjach. W ramach projektu badawczego przeprowadzono badania, które miały charakter bezpośredni i były wykonane za pomocą kwestionariusza ankietowego. Badanie przeprowadzono wśród firm z branży produkcyjnej, usługowej oraz handlowej.

The aim of this paper is to explore the issue of organizational creativity support and to propose a conceptual framework for the design of an organizational creativity support system. In order to achieve the research goal, the logic of the discourse is as follows. At the start, a critical review of the relevant literature is conducted to identify the issue of computer organizational creativity support. Next, a multi-agent approach is described as a foundation for the design of the organizational creativity support system. Then, a comprehensive framework for the design of information systems to support organizational creativity is proposed. Finally, the idea of organizational creativity support system based on different intelligent agents is discussed. In conclusion, theoretical contributions and practical implications of the study are presented.

The purpose of the article is to classify ecosystem disservices according to their impact on the quality of life. The research consisted of the following steps: (i) review of the literature on ecosystem disservices, (ii) preparation of a survey questionnaire on the perception of ecosystem disservices in the local environment, (iii) conducting survey interviews using the CAWI technique among adult residents of Poland in July-September 2023, (iv) statistical analysis using descriptive statistics and correlation analysis. The results indicate a complex approach to ecosystem disservices. Differences are revealed for characteristics such as age, education and place of residence (urban/rural areas). A limitation for a comprehensive analysis of the problem is the relatively small number of publications addressing the topic of ecosystem disservices. As a result, the article focuses mainly on Polish socio-environmental conditions. The article can be useful for a wide range of stakeholders (local authorities, spatial planners and local communities).