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Dr. Katarzyna Szopik-Depczynska
Institute of Management, University of Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland

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Published: 07 May 2021 in Business Strategy and the Environment
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Over the past 10 years, the concepts and objectives of circular economy have been increasingly detailed and become strategic issues of international, European, and national policies. However, the transition towards circular production models continues to be affected by several barriers and critical factors that make the transition difficult to achieve. The paper tries to design a relationship between sustainable production and lean production, highlighting the opportunity to invest in reverse‐logistics and how Industry 4.0 system represents a breeding ground for circular economy targets application. The aim of the current study is to examine the relationships among sustainable production, lean production, and Industry 4.0 in order to evidence the need to adopt a lean methodology and Industry 4.0 technologies in a sustainable development perspective for companies. Following a holistic vision, the authors summarize the production principles and formulas, which, although in parallel, lead to similar results and therefore represent the pillars of a competitive and sustainable business. In conclusion, exploring the circular economy principles and production chain model, challenges, opportunities, and future outlooks are formulated.

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Cristina Ciliberto; Katarzyna Szopik‐Depczyńska; Małgorzata Tarczyńska‐Łuniewska; Alessandro Ruggieri; Giuseppe Ioppolo. Enabling the Circular Economy transition: a sustainable lean manufacturing recipe for Industry 4.0. Business Strategy and the Environment 2021, 1 .

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Cristina Ciliberto, Katarzyna Szopik‐Depczyńska, Małgorzata Tarczyńska‐Łuniewska, Alessandro Ruggieri, Giuseppe Ioppolo. Enabling the Circular Economy transition: a sustainable lean manufacturing recipe for Industry 4.0. Business Strategy and the Environment. 2021; ():1.

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Cristina Ciliberto; Katarzyna Szopik‐Depczyńska; Małgorzata Tarczyńska‐Łuniewska; Alessandro Ruggieri; Giuseppe Ioppolo. 2021. "Enabling the Circular Economy transition: a sustainable lean manufacturing recipe for Industry 4.0." Business Strategy and the Environment , no. : 1.

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Published: 11 March 2021 in Sustainable Cities and Society
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This paper analyses the impact of strategic sub-components of the Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) on the Logistics Performance Index (LPI). As a hypothesis, it is assumed that there is a relationship between the LPI and selected factors in GCI, which were grouped into three clusters: infrastructure, human factor, and institutions. The purpose is to investigate which of those groups has the most significant impact on the LPI - an interactive comparative analysis tool created by the World Bank that addresses logistics issues in a broad context against world regions' development or countries' economies. For this purpose, the LPI was used as the dependent variable, while a linear regression model measured some GCI components' influence. The study was conducted for Africa, Asia, and the EU, employing the ANOVA method. The paper finds the three clusters are related to higher efficiency. While the new method shows these clusters are essential for improving the logistics performance index, an extensive range of factors might affect logistics sector performance in both geography and stage of development. In Europe, human factor is far more critical for progressively improving the LPI, while necessary infrastructure remains crucial in Asia. All three factors are central to Africa's logistics development.

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Bruno S. Sergi; Vittorio D’Aleo; Sylwia Konecka; Katarzyna Szopik-Depczyńska; Izabela Dembińska; Giuseppe Ioppolo. Competitiveness and the Logistics Performance Index: The ANOVA method application for Africa, Asia, and the EU regions. Sustainable Cities and Society 2021, 69, 102845 .

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Bruno S. Sergi, Vittorio D’Aleo, Sylwia Konecka, Katarzyna Szopik-Depczyńska, Izabela Dembińska, Giuseppe Ioppolo. Competitiveness and the Logistics Performance Index: The ANOVA method application for Africa, Asia, and the EU regions. Sustainable Cities and Society. 2021; 69 ():102845.

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Bruno S. Sergi; Vittorio D’Aleo; Sylwia Konecka; Katarzyna Szopik-Depczyńska; Izabela Dembińska; Giuseppe Ioppolo. 2021. "Competitiveness and the Logistics Performance Index: The ANOVA method application for Africa, Asia, and the EU regions." Sustainable Cities and Society 69, no. : 102845.

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Published: 05 March 2021 in Sustainable Cities and Society
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Digital technologies integrated into port logistics are becoming increasingly decisive among port cities around the world. This growing importance is due to the need for policymakers, urban managers, port authorities, local administrators, shipping companies, couriers, and so on to develop increasingly digitalized and sustainable logistic processes. Therefore, in a global context characterized by intense datafication and globalization of trade, the data-based approach has become a necessary modus operandi to promote smart and sustainable logistics development. This forward-looking model of port logistics uses technologies such as IoT, sensors, cloud computing platforms, Big Data analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), GPS tracking systems, radars, drones, real-time monitoring stations, smart grids, and so on in order to collect, process, monitor and analyse data and information concerning the economic, environmental, social and technological sphere of port cities. In this sense, mobile and fixed platforms help logistics operators to optimize the management of flows (e.g., water, waste, emissions, raw materials, people, monetary investments, etc.) in an efficient and digitized manner. The study proposes a systematic literature review of the most recurring themes concerning smart and sustainable logistics initiatives within port cities in order to develop a multidimensional framework capable of holistically integrating the prevailing enabling factors (Ecosystem, Internal Organization, Data and Security, Policy and Regulation, Finance and Funding, and Digital and Technology), domains (Mobility, Environment, Economy, Telecommunications, Safety and Security, Government, and Community) and goals (Sustainable Development and Digitalization) that characterize smart and sustainable logistical development. To this end, the best practices of several pioneering port cities such as Rotterdam, Hamburg, Singapore, Los Angeles, Amsterdam, etc. implemented in partnerships with technology companies such as Cisco, IBM, Huawei and SAP were also analysed. Therefore, the results of this research show that smart and sustainable logistics initiatives in port cities: (a) have the potential to enhance the efficiency of the economic, environmental, social and technological flows; (b) increase the involvement and awareness of stakeholders such as couriers, shippers, shipping companies, citizens, port authorities, municipalities, security officers, gate and terminal personnel, and so on; and (c) provide a detailed overview of the enabling factors, domains and goals that must be activated by port cities to foster a smart and sustainable logistic transition.

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Gaspare D’Amico; Katarzyna Szopik-Depczyńska; Izabela Dembińska; Giuseppe Ioppolo. Smart and sustainable logistics of Port cities: A framework for comprehending enabling factors, domains and goals. Sustainable Cities and Society 2021, 69, 102801 .

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Gaspare D’Amico, Katarzyna Szopik-Depczyńska, Izabela Dembińska, Giuseppe Ioppolo. Smart and sustainable logistics of Port cities: A framework for comprehending enabling factors, domains and goals. Sustainable Cities and Society. 2021; 69 ():102801.

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Gaspare D’Amico; Katarzyna Szopik-Depczyńska; Izabela Dembińska; Giuseppe Ioppolo. 2021. "Smart and sustainable logistics of Port cities: A framework for comprehending enabling factors, domains and goals." Sustainable Cities and Society 69, no. : 102801.

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Published: 02 October 2020 in Procedia Computer Science
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After the financial crisis in 2007 started, many of the new innovative companies didn’t have the access to the capital. The chance for them was crowdfunding. Nowadays, facing the coronavirus pandemic, this innovative method of financing becomes a mainstay in development of video games as well. The video game market has developed rapidly over the last over a dozen years, but not all of the creators have the possibility for the traditional funding. This article presents the results of research aimed at examining the availability and use of crowdfunding - the innovative source of financing of projects on the video games market. The research methods used in the article are an observational method and a method of individual cases as well as the rational reasoning on the basis of achieved results.

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Katarzyna Szopik-Depczyńska; Angelika Kędzierska-Szczepaniak; Krzysztof Szczepaniak. Application of crowdfunding to video game projects financing. Procedia Computer Science 2020, 176, 2714 -2724.

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Katarzyna Szopik-Depczyńska, Angelika Kędzierska-Szczepaniak, Krzysztof Szczepaniak. Application of crowdfunding to video game projects financing. Procedia Computer Science. 2020; 176 ():2714-2724.

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Katarzyna Szopik-Depczyńska; Angelika Kędzierska-Szczepaniak; Krzysztof Szczepaniak. 2020. "Application of crowdfunding to video game projects financing." Procedia Computer Science 176, no. : 2714-2724.

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Published: 01 October 2020 in Technological and Economic Development of Economy
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The main purpose of the paper is to assess the level of EU countries’ ability to compete in a sustainable manner and to compare these results with achievements in the area of sustainable competitive position. In the paper, the definition of the new economic category – sustainable competitiveness and its main components: sustainable competitive capacity and sustainable competitive position, as well as these new terms’ measurement proposal were presented. The study is also an attempt to the exploration of relationship existing between those categories. For this purpose, the selected statistical methods were applied. The taxonomic measure of development as well as the correlation coefficients, were used to measure the multilevel relationship between those considered areas. Until now, those categories were presented only in the context of examining the countries’ ability to compete sustainably. However, the aspects of sustainable competitive position have been completely ignored. That’s why it should be emphasized that this kind of investigation is a novelty in the area of sustainable competitiveness. The research results confirmed the existence of relationship between the various areas that consist to the holistic concept of sustainable competitiveness. These relationships are not always strong though and this is the crucial fact for further research in this area.

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Katarzyna Cheba; Iwona Bąk; Katarzyna Szopik-Depczyńska. SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVENESS AS A NEW ECONOMIC CATEGORY – DEFINITION AND MEASUREMENT ASSESSMENT. Technological and Economic Development of Economy 2020, 26, 1399 -1421.

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Katarzyna Cheba, Iwona Bąk, Katarzyna Szopik-Depczyńska. SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVENESS AS A NEW ECONOMIC CATEGORY – DEFINITION AND MEASUREMENT ASSESSMENT. Technological and Economic Development of Economy. 2020; 26 (6):1399-1421.

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Katarzyna Cheba; Iwona Bąk; Katarzyna Szopik-Depczyńska. 2020. "SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVENESS AS A NEW ECONOMIC CATEGORY – DEFINITION AND MEASUREMENT ASSESSMENT." Technological and Economic Development of Economy 26, no. 6: 1399-1421.

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Published: 24 December 2019 in Sustainability
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For many years different scientists have published the results of research related to the usage of UDI (user-driven innovation) concept and its impact on innovation activity of enterprises. None of them, however, concerned the relationship between various determinants for developing the R&D (Research and Development) sphere. It is the reason why the main purpose of the study is to present the empirical evidence in finding the determinants for usage of “user-driven innovation” concept (UDI). The work focuses on using this concept in R&D departments, which are very often responsible for introducing this kind of innovation in a firm’s practice. The use of the UDI concept in R&D in the enterprise will be influenced by various factors which, in the literature, are divided into external, independent of the enterprise; and internal, which can be a result of adopted strategies, action plans and/or operating standards. The implementation of UDI in enterprises gives a number of benefits resulting from interaction with the environment, but also encounters barriers and internal problems that need to be neutralized. It is why, in this paper, the internal factors will be considered. To present the relationship between the selected variables, the correspondence analysis which constitutes one of the methods for multidimensional statistical analysis, was applied. The results presented in the paper allowed to formulate several important conclusions about the potential level of implementation of UDI concept in R&D departments in Poland. Firstly, it should be noted that in Poland, the UDI concept is still seen as new. This is why there are no scientific publications on this topic, as well as a lack of system solutions and strategic documents encouraging entrepreneurs to conduct research and development activity based on contacts with users. That is why authors have made some recommendations regarding the promotion of activities related to the use of UDI in research and development processes. Our research supplements the current knowledge in the field of internal conditions affecting the implementation of the UDI concept in enterprises which are starting to implement this concept.

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Katarzyna Szopik-Depczyńska; Katarzyna Cheba; Iwona Bąk; Giuseppe Ioppolo. User-Driven Innovation in Poland: Determinants and Recommendations. Sustainability 2019, 12, 171 .

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Katarzyna Szopik-Depczyńska, Katarzyna Cheba, Iwona Bąk, Giuseppe Ioppolo. User-Driven Innovation in Poland: Determinants and Recommendations. Sustainability. 2019; 12 (1):171.

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Katarzyna Szopik-Depczyńska; Katarzyna Cheba; Iwona Bąk; Giuseppe Ioppolo. 2019. "User-Driven Innovation in Poland: Determinants and Recommendations." Sustainability 12, no. 1: 171.

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Published: 09 December 2019 in Sustainability
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In some countries, such as Norway, there is significant growth in the proportion of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) among new registrations. This is not the case in Germany, where less than 1% of all newly registered vehicles are electric cars. This disparity raises the questions of whether the performance factors of current BEVs (e.g., driving range) are able to compete with petrol-powered cars and how they are perceived by potential customers. Using marketing methods, car manufacturers can influence attitudes towards products and increase purchase intentions. Most prior studies used experiments in different settings to find out the perceived value of BEVs among potential customers, taking into account a longer perspective. There are no prior studies on the influence of short test drives on the value perception of BEVs. The main objective of this article was to explore and assess the effects of a first-time experience on the evaluation of BEVs by potential consumers in the German market (around the city of Münster, in the North Rhine-Westphalia region). We utilized the concept of a sensory marketing approach in the form of a short (10–15 min) test drive experiment. The results showed that perceptions, in terms of acquisition costs and acceleration/driving pleasure in particular, are developing positively. Other increasing values are maintenance and energy costs, engine/battery reliability, range in km, and driving comfort. In addition, the perception of all other performance factors has developed positively. Also, willingness to buy a BEV increased after the short test drive. The experiment shows that short test drives with BEVs are a suitable means to support the widespread promotion of electric cars.

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Felix Hinnüber; Marek Szarucki; Katarzyna Szopik-Depczyńska. The Effects of a First-Time Experience on the Evaluation of Battery Electric Vehicles by Potential Consumers. Sustainability 2019, 11, 7034 .

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Felix Hinnüber, Marek Szarucki, Katarzyna Szopik-Depczyńska. The Effects of a First-Time Experience on the Evaluation of Battery Electric Vehicles by Potential Consumers. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (24):7034.

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Felix Hinnüber; Marek Szarucki; Katarzyna Szopik-Depczyńska. 2019. "The Effects of a First-Time Experience on the Evaluation of Battery Electric Vehicles by Potential Consumers." Sustainability 11, no. 24: 7034.

Journal article
Published: 22 August 2018 in Land Use Policy
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In the literature of field innovations, it has always been presented as the most important factor to achieve both the economic growth and the employment growth. Supporting innovations is also one of the aims of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (Goal 9. Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialisation and foster innovation). The measurement of the innovation level of world economies has been of interest for several years for both economic theoreticians and practitioners. However, the real innovation level of world economies can be evaluated on the basis of a much more limited set of diagnostic features available in official statistics. That is why the main objective of the work is to assess the level of innovation of the European Union Member States based on the composite index which was proposed by authors using variables indicated in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development strategy. The following specific objectives have been formulated as part of the main objective: (i) comparing the level of innovation of EU Member States based on the results of the ranking constructed by the authors; (ii) simplifying the tools for assessing activities undertaken under the 2030 Agenda strategy; (iii) building a tool that will allow for a long-term assessment of the effectiveness of measures to strengthen innovation within the framework of the sustainable development policy indicated in the 2030 Agenda; (iv) comparison of the results of the conducted research with the Summary Innovation Index (SII) published in the European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS), which in the literature on the subject is one of the most frequently used rankings for assessing the level of innovation in European countries. The comparative analysis carried out here is intended to highlight that the level of innovation of European Union member states can be described equally well on the basis of a limited set of diagnostic features. The taxonomic measure of development based on the Weber median vector was used in the paper to assess the innovation level of the EU Member States. The research was conducted based on the indicators applied by Eurostat to monitor the implementation of Goal 9 of the 2030 Agenda. The applied method and the results obtained can be used in subsequent years to examine the direction of changes observed also from the point of view of the particular EU Member States in the area of the application of innovations for the implementation of sustainable development policy.

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Katarzyna Szopik-Depczynska; Angelika Kędzierska-Szczepaniak; Krzysztof Szczepaniak; Katarzyna Cheba; Waldemar Gajda; Giuseppe Ioppolo. Innovation in sustainable development: an investigation of the EU context using 2030 agenda indicators. Land Use Policy 2018, 79, 251 -262.

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Katarzyna Szopik-Depczynska, Angelika Kędzierska-Szczepaniak, Krzysztof Szczepaniak, Katarzyna Cheba, Waldemar Gajda, Giuseppe Ioppolo. Innovation in sustainable development: an investigation of the EU context using 2030 agenda indicators. Land Use Policy. 2018; 79 ():251-262.

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Katarzyna Szopik-Depczynska; Angelika Kędzierska-Szczepaniak; Krzysztof Szczepaniak; Katarzyna Cheba; Waldemar Gajda; Giuseppe Ioppolo. 2018. "Innovation in sustainable development: an investigation of the EU context using 2030 agenda indicators." Land Use Policy 79, no. : 251-262.

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Published: 01 July 2018 in Ecological Indicators
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Katarzyna Szopik-Depczynska; Katarzyna Cheba; Iwona Bąk; Maciej Stajniak; Alberto Simboli; Giuseppe Ioppolo. The study of relationship in a hierarchical structure of EU sustainable development indicators. Ecological Indicators 2018, 90, 120 -131.

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Katarzyna Szopik-Depczynska, Katarzyna Cheba, Iwona Bąk, Maciej Stajniak, Alberto Simboli, Giuseppe Ioppolo. The study of relationship in a hierarchical structure of EU sustainable development indicators. Ecological Indicators. 2018; 90 ():120-131.

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Katarzyna Szopik-Depczynska; Katarzyna Cheba; Iwona Bąk; Maciej Stajniak; Alberto Simboli; Giuseppe Ioppolo. 2018. "The study of relationship in a hierarchical structure of EU sustainable development indicators." Ecological Indicators 90, no. : 120-131.

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Published: 01 November 2017 in Land Use Policy
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Katarzyna Szopik-Depczynska; Katarzyna Cheba; Iwona Bąk; Maja Kiba-Janiak; Sebastian Saniuk; Izabela Dembińska; Giuseppe Ioppolo. The application of relative taxonomy to the study of disproportions in the area of sustainable development of the European Union. Land Use Policy 2017, 68, 481 -491.

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Katarzyna Szopik-Depczynska, Katarzyna Cheba, Iwona Bąk, Maja Kiba-Janiak, Sebastian Saniuk, Izabela Dembińska, Giuseppe Ioppolo. The application of relative taxonomy to the study of disproportions in the area of sustainable development of the European Union. Land Use Policy. 2017; 68 ():481-491.

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Katarzyna Szopik-Depczynska; Katarzyna Cheba; Iwona Bąk; Maja Kiba-Janiak; Sebastian Saniuk; Izabela Dembińska; Giuseppe Ioppolo. 2017. "The application of relative taxonomy to the study of disproportions in the area of sustainable development of the European Union." Land Use Policy 68, no. : 481-491.

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Published: 20 November 2014 in Journal of International Studies
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Arkadiusz Świadek; Katarzyna Szopik-Depczynska. Business cycle and innovation activity of industrial enterprises in Poland - Mazowieckie region case. Journal of International Studies 2014, 7, 90 -99.

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Arkadiusz Świadek, Katarzyna Szopik-Depczynska. Business cycle and innovation activity of industrial enterprises in Poland - Mazowieckie region case. Journal of International Studies. 2014; 7 (3):90-99.

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Arkadiusz Świadek; Katarzyna Szopik-Depczynska. 2014. "Business cycle and innovation activity of industrial enterprises in Poland - Mazowieckie region case." Journal of International Studies 7, no. 3: 90-99.