Motivation: As a result of economic changes over the last few decades, the structure of enterprise resources has changed significantly. Therefore, their development potential is concentrated on intangible resources. A reflection of these changes is the emergence of the Resource-Based View of the Firm (RBV) which has its roots in the works of scientists such as: J.A. Schumpeter, A. Marshall, or E.H. Chamberlin. The importance of the resource theory is mainly based on the technological potential, people’s knowledge or the improvement of management techniques. Aim: The aim of the article is to propose a method for assessing the strength and direction of the impact of intangible resources on the financial potential of high-tech enterprises. In the article, as a case study, the impact of intangible resources on the financial potential of CD Projekt SA was presented. from the high-technology industry (Section C, subclass 26.20.) in 2011–2019. The choice of the company as the research object was primarily determined by the type of business activity, the high position of the enterprise among the fastest growing companies and a significant share of intangible resources. Results: To achieve the aim of the article, the soft modeling method was used which allows to study the relationship between directly unobservable variables. In the constructed soft model, two unobservable (hidden) variables constituting the internal model were adopted: intangible resources (IR) and financial potential (FP). Hidden variables were defined based on the potential set of indicators (observable variables). Specification of the model of the soft impact of intangible resources on the financial result of high-tech enterprises based on the concept of the resource theory. Identification of the most important variables shaping the intangible resources of high technology enterprises, their impact on the financial potential of enterprises, together with the analysis of the dynamics of changes. Defining proposals for recommendations for high-tech companies based on the results of empirical research.

Motivation: The complexity of the phenomenon of competitiveness among contemporary enterprises implies the legitimacy of searching for sources of competitive advantages beyond traditional success factors. The concepts of enterprise competitiveness have evolved from classical economics to the present day and theories with a practical purpose such as: the theory of five forces by M.E. Porter and the theory of key competences by G. Hamel and C.K. Prahalad. Nowadays research on the phenomenon of the competitiveness of enterprises seeks answers to the following questions: what is the role of intangible resources in being competitive on the market and what types of intangible resources are the most important from the point of view of the research?Aim: The aim of the article is to examine the strength and direction of the impact of intangible resources on the competitiveness of listed companies. The article presents a theoretical model of the impact of intangible resources on the competitiveness of listed companies. The case study used for the empirical verification of the constructed model will be joint-stock companies from the Warsaw Stock Exchange selected according to the criteria defined in the article. Statistical data of the tested objects from 2021 will be implemented in the model in order to analyze its stability.Results: To achieve the aim of the article, the PLS-SEM method of modeling structural equations was used, which allows for the study of relationships between directly unobservable variables. The model consists of two parts: a structural (internal) model and a measurement (external) model. These models are also used in the parameter estimation process — they are interrelated. Two unobservable (hidden) variables were adopted in the constructed model: intangible resources (IR) and competitiveness of companies (CC). Hidden variables were defined based on a potential set of indicators (observable variables). The specification of the PLS-SEM model will make it possible to determine the strength and direction of the impact of intangible resources on the competitiveness of listed companies, based on the theory of key competences. Identification of the most important variables among intangible resources shaping the competitiveness of enterprises will contribute to the determination of theoretical conclusions and practical recommendations for listed companies in Poland.

The monograph by Anna Kowalczyk-Kroenke, Krystyna Leszczewska and Norbert Arszulowicz is a comprehensive study on the essence of entrepreneurship and expectations towards professional work in the context of the functioning of the youngest active generation on the labor market – Generation Z. The authors approach the subject taking into account two key perspectives – economic and psychosocial. The work contains a total of 5 chapters, and in the final part conclusions and recommendations.

The report is a comprehensive study devoted to the analysis of cooperation between vocational education and businesses in the context of the development of smart specializations in the Podlaskie Province. The main objective of the research was to assess the level and quality of links between vocational schools and businesses, and to identify directions for action to better adapt vocational education to the needs of the regional labor market and innovation processes. The authors of the report adopted a broad research perspective, combining an analysis of the theoretical foundations of the concept of smart specializations with an assessment of the practical experiences of cooperation between schools and enterprises. The study provides a detailed characterization of the region’s smart specializations and relates them to the challenges arising from the 4.0 and 5.0 industrial transformations. It also takes into account the legal and institutional conditions for cooperation between education and business.