Title Problem Research Articles

Формирование корпоративной культуры организации как фактор повышения конкурентоспособности (на примере ООО «Торговая компания», г. Москва)

The relevance of the title problem is determined by the universal understanding that the formed corporate culture of the organization with its unique appearance in the eyes of partners and customers is one of the most important factors of the company’s competitiveness in market conditions. The object of the study is the corporate culture of LLC “Trading Company”, the subject is the factors influencing the corporate culture formation of LLC “Trading Company”. The purpose of the study is to identify and evaluate the main indicators that influence the corporate culture formation of Trading Company LLC. The tasks, in relation to Trading Company LLC, are to assess the effectiveness of the state of corporate culture, develop stages of organizational culture reform, formulate the mission of the organization, design a plan to change corporate culture. The methodological basis of the research is the dialectical principle and the principle of comprehensiveness, complex and systematic approaches. The solution of the tasks was carried out on the basis of the use of general logical methods: analysis, synthesis, induction, deduction. From private methods, the method of sociological survey is used. As a result of the study, it has been found that the management of the organization is ready to change the culture and introduce new values, which requires reforming most of the existing business processes, the system of relationships and communications. However, the implementation of changes requires a significant period of time, a stable human resource potential, as well as a certain management structure. In addition, financial resources are required for various events that contribute to the consolidation of new values and the identification of the organization in a new format. The proposed list of measures will have a positive impact on the indicators of the socio-psychological, labor climate of the organization, as well as on the indicators of the financial and economic activities of the organization.

Экономическая эффективность реализации спортивных студенческих проектов в контексте государственной молодёжной политики

In the Russian Federation, there is a high level of interest in the formation of a healthy lifestyle among the youth and the development of student sports. The relevance of the title problem is determined by the general understanding that those states that can effectively and productively use the innovative potential of development, the main carrier of which is the youth, will have strategic advantages. The object of the study is the Student Basketball Association (SBA) of Russia as one of the priority actors in the implementation of the state youth policy in the field of sports, the subject is the effectiveness of the implementation of student sports projects (on the example of the NCAA Russia Tour basketball tournament). The purpose of the study is to identify and evaluate the main indicators that affect the formation and effectiveness of the implementation of the basketball project. The task (in relation to the project of the NCAA Russia Tour basketball tournament) is to evaluate the effectiveness of the main performance indicators of the ASB. The methodological basis of the research is the dialectical principle and the principle of comprehensiveness, complex, activity and system approaches. The solution of the task has been carried out on the basis of the application of general logical methods: analysis, synthesis, induction, deduction. Of the private scientific methods, the method of a pilot sociological survey has been used. As a result of the study, it is found that the current state problem of the development of youth sports can also be implemented through the development of profitable basketball projects. As a result of the study, the structure of the main consumers of services and participants in the ABS was established; Calculation and evaluation of the financial indicators of CSB projects are carried out, which has showed that with professional management and marketing, basketball tournaments can be profitable. The main conclusion of the study is that the development and implementation of such projects contributes to the creation of favorable conditions for physical culture and sports, the promotion of the values of a healthy lifestyle for young people, the creation of conditions for the formation of a harmonious, constantly improving, erudite, competitive personality.

Are you sure the bankruptcy of the intellectuals?

Aleksander Nalaskowski's book The Bankruptcy of the Polish intellectuals [Bankructwo polskiej inteligencji] is an important position for a broader reflection not only on the condition of a certain social group, but more broadly - on contemporary culture, not only Polish culture. It seems, however, that the title problem of Nalaskowski's study touches upon a more general issue, which is the present situation of Polish and world (well, maybe only European) culture in general. Whatever we may think about ourselves and how we judge it, we are stuck in a process that affects culture - especially since 1945. As I have tried to sketch the broader background, the sources of this bankruptcy are deeper and not only the fault of the intellectuals itself. Perhaps there is some truth in what the already mentioned Gałczyński wrote (Gałczyński 1956, 189 [Notes from unsuccessful Paris retreats - Notatki z nieudanych rekolekcji paryskich], 1946): And when Your storm passes will you accept a coward into your paradises? Oh sweet night, summer night ... Outside the window, a Galilean flute. Probably many intellectuals would repeat these words after the poet; because there is too much wind for my wool (za duży wiatr na moją wełnę)... This also needs to be taken into account, the failure to settle accounts that affected us after 1939-1945. Here I see the sources of this bankruptcy (if it was bankruptcy), when our parents, relatives, found out that they deviated from the guideline…. Hence the lack of an answer to the question posed in the Little Violin Concerto from Niobe's poem - where is it? Originally the poet wrote - I know, I know. But this memory - did anyone need it? So, in my opinion, it was not the intellectuals that went bankrupt; these were those who decided that she deviated from the guideline (odbiegli od linii wytycznej)... they kind of ordered her to go bankrupt, to give up everything they had managed to save despite the years 1939-1945. And they tried to keep it, hide it, pass it on to others. That it didn't fully work out? Well - let me repeat - nec Hercules contra plures (which I cannot translate in the language of Mr. Piecyk or Walery Wątróbka).

An Accurate Computational Method for Buckling of Orthotropic Composite Plate with Non-Classical Boundary Restraints

New accurate buckling analysis for rectangular orthotropic thin plates with complicated non-classical boundary restraints are conducted through adopting the finite Fourier integral transform approach. Non-classical boundaries such as rotationally restrained edges increase the mathematical difficulty in processing problems of plates, which leads to rare analytical results for benchmark use. The proposed approach is implemented in the framework of integral transform theory, in which trial function for the deflection is not necessary, and offers uniform solution procedures for problems of plates with various boundaries via adopting different integral kernels. The main merits of the approach employed is to enable one to change the complicated title problem into dealing with linear algebraic equations easily solved. Via altering the rotational spring factors introduced, buckling behaviors of plates with Levy-type boundaries and non-Levy-type boundaries can also be studied. Finally, all the given results including critical load factor and mode shape match the FEM analysis exactly, which illustrate the accuracy and validity of the method.

New Analytical Free Vibration Solutions of Thin Plates Using the Fourier Series Method

This article aims at analytically solving the free vibration problem of rectangular thin plates with one corner free and its opposite two adjacent edges rotationally-restrained, which is difficult to handle by conventional semi-inverse approaches such as the Levy solution and Naiver solution, etc. Based on the classical Fourier series theory, this work presents a first endeavor to treat the two-dimensional half-sinusoidal Fourier series, which is quite similar to the Navier’s form solution, as the solution form of plate deflection. By utilizing the orthogonality of the present trial function and the Stoke’s transformation technique, the present solution procedure converts the complicated plate problem into solving sets of linear algebra equations, which heavily decreases the difficulties. Therefore, the present approach enables one to solve the title problem in a unified, simple and straightforward way, which is very easily implemented by researchers. Another advantage of the present method over other analytical approaches is that it has general applicability to various boundary conditions through utilizing different types of Fourier series and it can be extended for further dynamic/static analysis of plates under different shear deformation theories. Moreover, without any extra derivation processes, new, precise analytical free vibration solutions for plates under three non-Levy-type boundary conditions are also obtained by choosing different rotating fixed coefficients. Consequently, we present more than 400 comprehensive free vibration results for plates with classical/non-classical boundaries, all the present results are confirmed by FEM/analytical solutions and can be used as benchmark data for further research.

Theoretical and philosophical aspects of special powers of a political community with regard to counter terrorism security

The material scope of the analysis undertaken in the text covers the issues concerned with the relationship between two goods. Between the good constituted by community security on the one hand, and the good vested in the power to apply special measures falling within necessary defence and the state of higher necessity. The problem of the relationship between two goods, e.g. a conflict between two goods, can be observed in the competition between the common good and the good of the individual. A similar relation can be noted in the process of derogation from the obligations upon the contemporary political community as regards protection of life and other individual rights and freedoms. Special cases of the conflict between goods include the admissibility of the use of force, violence or restriction of individual freedom. Undoubtedly, situations in which individuals or groups are subjected to torture or have their life taken serve as the most extreme examples of violence use by the political community. All kinds of surveillance measures used by state institutions should be reckoned among the examples concerned with interference in individuals’ private lives.
 The main purpose of the analysis contained in the text is to present all manner of argumentation concerned with the possibility of applying special measures within or outside the bounds of necessary defence and the state of higher necessity by the political community. In order to elaborate the objective scope of the analysis, the following research questions have been formulated in the text: (1) To what extent is it possible, within the limits of the law and per analogiam to the individual’s adequate actions, for the political community to apply special measures (necessary defence or the state of higher necessity) with the aim of providing security (and in particular counter terrorism security) for itself?, (2) To what extent is it possible, outside the limits of the law and per analogiam to the individual’s adequate actions, for the political community to apply special measures (necessary defence or the state of higher necessity) with the aim of providing security (and in particular counter terrorism security) for itself?
 The presented analysis is chiefly an overview of a conceptual character with regard to the presentation of the issues concerned with the relationship between such goods as security and special powers of a political community. For the presentation of the legal aspects of this issue textual, functional and systemic interpretations have been applied. Next to the individual kinds of legal interpretation, in the course of argumentation a theoretical reflection on the law is used. The conceptual approach to the title problem makes use of argumentation per analogiam to appropriate actions by an individual when faced with a direct threat, and specified in the provisions of the Polish criminal law – necessary defence and the state of higher necessity.

O (nie)jednorodności zachowań składających się na czyn ciągły

The issue of homogeneity/heterogeneity of behaviors that make up a continuous act is neither new nor is it the subject of wider scientific disputes. This does not mean, however, that it has no significant theoretical and practical significance. Undoubtedly, however, this is a contentious issue that should be revisited in connection with the two amendments to the Penal Code (in terms of Articles 12 and 57b of the Penal Code), which should shed new light on the current perception of the title problem. Anticipating further considerations, it should be pointed out that only those behaviors that individually violate the same legal norms each time can be combined into a continuous act.

Достовірність реклами на думку українських та польських студентів

The aim of the article. The article aims to assess the credibility of advertising treated as a form of communication between the company and the market. Among the many different areas of advertising analysis, the message's credibility is an important issue, although it is not in the mainstream of research. Analyses results.The credibility of advertising is the subject of analysis within the framework of business ethics or marketing ethics. It has its content and importance both in science and in everyday life. Beyond ethics, credibility is of interest to sociology and every discipline that describes human behavior and social relationships shaped by information and mutual communication. In economic sciences, it combines with the identity and image of a company, the reliability of its way of communicating marketing activities, and the assessment of financial statements' quality (credibility). Thus, the title problem of the article expresses a new and original scientific concern in advertising research. It has a significant cognitive meaning and significant practical consequences - shaping the transparency of marketing communication and business ethics. In terms of methodology, the article focuses on joint research conducted among marketing and management students at two universities: the Kyiv National University of Economics and the University of Economics in Krakow. This research is an expression of many years of scientific cooperation between the Departments of Marketing of both universities. The research has produced interesting and scientifically valuable results. They show the similarity and differentiation of students' opinions from both countries regarding the function and importance of advertising. We put these assessments into a common perspective of the credibility of the advertisement. It is a fundamental problem per se, both for the consumer and the seller, critical to assessing the effectiveness of advertising in the marketing communication system and for the formation of social behavior of e-consumers. Research shows that the eight primary forms of online advertising are rated relatively low. This observation is a common opinion of students from both countries. The views of celebrities and personalities of advertising campaigns were also considered unreliable. Research on the positive and negative functions and significance of advertising produced results that varied in detail. However, we emphasize the high convergence of opinions of both respondents on the impact of advertising on purchasing decisions and negative consequences on society and the promotion of consumerism. The conducted research shows that students from Ukraine show a more positive attitude to advertising than students from Poland, thus a slightly more significant, positive assessment of the credibility of the advertising message. In the context of the credibility of advertising, the question of the legitimacy of strict state intervention in the online advertising market was relevant. Representatives of both surveyed groups generally agree on the legality of state intervention and regulation of the advertising market, i.e., creating a modern, transparent advertising law system. This system will create a framework for legal advertising creation strategies, devoid of information asymmetry in the message and manipulation of consumer behavior. Conclusions and directions for further research. In conclusion, we emphasize the need to continue research on the multidimensional role of advertising in the modern market. The preliminary study results presented in the article are a premise for undertaking such research in the future in international teams of Polish and Ukrainian researchers.

Stosunek pracy lekarzy na kontraktach w kontekście ochrony przed mobbingiem

The employment relationship of doctors under civil law contracts in the context of protection against mobbing Currently, the labour market shows an increase under civil-law employment. This also applies to doctors who are employed on the basis of civil law contracts, so-called contracts. Even though their work takes the features of employment relationship, they are not covered by protection against mobbing in comparison with employees in the meaning of article 2 of Labour Code. Mobbing, which is an extremely dangerous phenomenon, resulting in serious consequences, both in the professional and private sphere, can affect any professional group, regardless of the form of employment, and is increasingly visible among doctors. The protection against mobbing should be related not only to the labor law regime and the status of an employee, but also to the obligation to protect human dignity. The aim of this article is to examine the possibility of extending the protective function of labor law, primarily protection against mobbing, to health-care professionals employed under civil-law contracts. The article analyzes the provisions of the Labor Code and the Civil Code as well as exemplary provisions of service contracts concluded by doctors. The psychological background of the title problem was also discussed. A key conclusion of this article is necessity to take steps facilitating extending protection against mobbing provided for Labour Code on health-care professionals.

Meta Analisis Penerapan Model Problem Based Learning Dalam Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar IPA Siswa Sekolah Dasar

This study aims to determine how much influence the application of the Problem Based Learning model has in improving the science learning outcomes of elementary school students. Research with the title Problem Based Learning model in improving science learning outcomes has been done before. However, there is no further study regarding the results of research which is summarized and analyzes the effect of the application of Problem Based Learning in improving science learning outcomes. Data collection in this study was obtained by browsing journals from Google Scholar written by general authors and students. Keywords that are used to browse journals are: Problem Based Learning, science learning outcomes, elementary school. The data obtained is the result of research that has been done before which is then analyzed using a meta-analysis technique of influence or effect size. From the results of the analysis of 14 studies, the effect size calculation is 2.70 which indicates a high effect size value. Based on the results obtained, it can be concluded that the application of the Problem Based Learning model has a great influence in improving the science learning skills of elementary school students.

Micromechanical modeling of cyclic elasto-viscoplastic behavior of unidirectional metal matrix composites under elevated temperature

In this paper, a new format is proposed for rate-dependent cyclic behavior of unidirectional metal matrix composites, which combines the cyclic elasto-viscoplastic constitutive model with the parametric finite-volume direct averaging micromechanics theory (FVDAM). The cyclic constitutive model provides the capability of simulating materials rate-dependency for the FVDAM theory, and the FVDAM theory’s ability of calculating responses of composites makes it a suitable solution for the title problem. To verify the effectiveness of the proposed model, both experimental data and numerical simulations are adopted for comparison. The experimental data of unidirectional SCS-6/Timetal21S was compared with the simulation results of FVDAM, with a good agreement. A finite-element method (FEM) based unit cell model is constructed using ABAQUS; and both homogenized responses and local fields are compared. The excellent correlations prove the effectiveness of the proposed model. The effect of fiber orientations is also revealed. The generated results indicate that the FVDAM is well-suited for simulating the cyclic elasto-viscoplastic behavior of unidirectional metal matrix composites under elevated temperature.

Empirical Identification of Latent Classes in the Assessment of Information Asymmetry and Manipulation in Online Advertising

This study’s purpose was to perform an identification analysis of the latent class in assessing information asymmetry and manipulation in online advertising. The title problem fits into the current research on sustainability with the focus on sustainable advertising and the role of modern marketing. This article presents the results of a quantitative study (N = 138) conducted among young Poles. The obtained data were subjected to latent class analysis, which allowed for three groups of respondents to be distinguished. It turned out that the respondents differ from each other in terms of susceptibility to manipulation by online advertising and the awareness thereof, which is clearly distinguished by hidden variables. Therefore, in the discussion on information asymmetry in advertising, we should take into account the obvious demographic variables and the factors that respondents often do not declare in surveys and interviews.

Buckling analysis of rectangular thin plates with two opposite edges free and others rotationally restrained by finite Fourier integral transform method

AbstractThis paper investigates the classical buckling problem of rectangular thin plates with two opposite edges free and others rotationally restrained by the finite Fourier integral transform method. The rotationally restrained edges are typically practical boundary conditions in many engineering structures, such as bridge decks. However, these non‐classic edges bring mathematical difficulties in solving boundary value problems of governing partial differential equations of plate. Based on the integral transform theory, the title problem is transformed into solving regular linear algebraic simultaneous equations, which provides a more rational and theoretical solution process than traditional inverse/semi‐inverse approaches. The acquired comprehensive results of critical buckling load factors and mode shapes are in excellent agreement with the ones obtained by finite element method, which verifies the validity and accuracy of the present approach. In addition, classical boundary conditions, such as simply supported and clamped edges, can be investigated by choosing different rotational fixity factors. Furthermore, the features of the employed method that no preselection of trial function and the generality for various boundary conditions enable one to analytically solve static problems for moderately thick plates and thick plates.

An efficient approach for whirling speeds and mode shapes of uniform and nonuniform Timoshenko shafts mounted by arbitrary rigid disks

AbstractIn theory, the whirling motion of a shaft‐disk system is three‐dimensional (3D), however, if the transverse displacement in the vertical principal xy‐plane and that in the horizontal principal xz‐plane for the cross‐section of the shaft located at the axial coordinate x are represented by a complex number, then the mass moment of inertia for unit shaft length (at x) and that for each rigid disk i can be combined with their associated gyroscopic moments (GMs) to form the frequency‐dependent equivalent mass moments of inertia, respectively, in the equations of motion for the rotating Timoshenko shaft carrying arbitrary rigid disks. It is found that the above‐mentioned equations for the rotating 3D shaft‐disk system take the same forms as the corresponding ones for the associated stationary two‐dimensional (2D) Timoshenko beam carrying the same number of disks, so that the approaches for the free vibration analyses of the stationary 2D beam‐disk system can be used to solve the title problem for obtaining the whirling speeds and mode shapes of a rotating 3D shaft‐disk system. Since the order of the eigenproblem equation derived from the presented approach is much smaller than that derived from the conventional finite element method (FEM), the computer time consumed by the former is much less than that by the latter. In addition, the solutions obtained from the presented approach are exact and may be the benchmark for evaluating the accuracy of solutions of the other approximate methods. Numerical examples reveal that the presented approach is available for the uniform or nonuniform shaft‐disk system, and the obtained results are very close to those obtained from existing literature or the FEM. The formulation of this article is available for a shaft‐disk system with various boundary conditions (BCs), to save space, only the cases with pinned‐pinned BCs are illustrated.

Ethics of Sustainable Development from the View of A. Badiou’s Critique of Contemporary Ethics

The main problem of that article is effectiveness / ineffectiveness of an axiological system of the sustainable development as the base of a program of activities taken in individual and social-political scale. The problem was presented from the view of Alain Badiou’s ethics, which is a trial of overcoming weaknesses of the contemporary ethics of the mainstream, especially very low effectiveness of the ethics in the sphere of social practice. For developing the title problem there was applied the critique of contemporary ethics as the ethics of consensus, conducted by Badiou. Established research prospect has a limited application. It allows exclusively and only for drawing a conclusions in the matter of possible usability of the ethics of sustainable development in the activities leading to the change of dominant stereotypes of thinking and standards of conduct nowadays. From the point of view of Badiou’s ethics this is the first, but necessary step on the way to answer a following question – does the ethic of sustainable development have actual causative power and is it effective in initiating and performing social changes?

New Analytical Solutions of Buckling Problem of Rotationally-Restrained Rectangular Thin Plates

A double finite sine integral transform method is employed to analyze the buckling problem of rectangular thin plate with rotationally-restrained boundary condition. The method provides more reasonable and theoretical procedure than conventional inverse/semi-inverse methods through eliminating the need to preselect the deflection function. Unlike the methods based on Fourier series, the finite integral transform directly solves the governing equation, which automatically involves the boundary conditions. In the solution procedure, after performing integral transformation the title problem is converted to solve a fully regular infinite system of linear algebraic equations with the unknowns determined by satisfying associated boundary conditions. Then, through some mathematical manipulation the analytical buckling solution is elegantly achieved in a straightforward procedure. Various edge flexibilities are investigated through selecting the rotational fixity factor, including simply supported and clamped edges as limiting situations. Finally, comprehensive analytical results obtained in this paper illuminate the validity of the proposed method by comparing with the existing literature as well as the finite element method using (ABAQUS) software.

Accurate free vibration solutions of orthotropic rectangular thin plates by straightforward finite integral transform method

This paper aims to obtain the analytical free vibration solution of an orthotropic rectangular thin plate using the finite integral transformation. Due to the mathematical difficulty of complex boundary value problems, it is very hard to solve the title problem with common analytical methods. By imposing the integral transformation, the high-order partial differential equation with specified boundary conditions is converted into linear algebraic equation and the exact solutions with high precision and fast convergence are obtained elegantly. The main advantage of the proposed method is that it is simple and general, and it does not need to pre-determine the deflection function, which makes the solution procedure more reasonable. The method has a wide range of applications and can deal with other elastic plate problems, such as buckling and bending. The present results are validated by comparison with the existing analytical solutions that showed satisfactory agreement. The new analytical solution obtained can be used as a benchmark for validating other numerical and approximate methods.

New analytical free vibration solutions of orthotropic rectangular thin plates using generalized integral transformation

A first endeavor is made to obtain the analytical free vibration solutions of orthotropic rectangular thin plates utilizing the generalized integral transformation technique. Owing to the nature of the problem, it is very hard to get the exact solution of the title problem by common inverse/semi-inverse method. In solution procedure, the vibrating beam function is selected as the integral core to form the generalized integral transformation pair. Then, the high order partial differential equation under specific boundary conditions is converted to linear algebraic equations and the exact solution is achieved in a straightforward way. One of the advantages of the proposed method is its simplicity and versatility and does not require pre-determining the deflection function which makes the solving procedure more reasonable. The method has wide applications range and can handle other elastic plate problems, such as shear buckling, buckling, and bending. The present results are validated by comparing with the existing analytical solutions which show satisfactory agreement.

„Niezdeterminowanie” granic poznania w znaturalizowanym relatywizmie pojęciowym W.V.O. Quine’a

<p>W artykule opisano znaturalizowany relatywizm pojęciowy W.V.O. Quine’a w perspektywie problematyki granic wiedzy. Quine był jednocześnie relatywistą pojęciowym (mamy do wyboru wiele równoważnych pod względem epistemologicznym systemów pojęciowych) i empirycznym naturalistą (przyjmował naturalistyczną koncepcję treści empirycznej zredukowanej do pobudzeń odbieranych przez nasze powierzchnie sensoryczne w ramach behawioryzmu lingwistycznego). Ponadto bezpośrednio podejmował zagadnienie granic wiedzy, jednak jego główną intencją – jak sam zaznaczył – była przede wszystkim analiza i modyfikacja tytułowego problemu, a nie próba udzielenia na niego odpowiedzi. Krótko mówiąc, zdaniem Quine’a zagadnienie to można zredukować do kontekstu językowego.</p>

Analytical buckling solutions of rectangular thin plates by straightforward generalized integral transform method

In this study, the generalized integral transform method is applied for the first time to get the exact analytical buckling solution of a rectangular thin plate. In solution procedure, according to the boundary conditions of the plate the vibrating beam functions are adopted as the integral kernels to construct the integral transform pairs. Then the integral transformation is applied on the basic governing high order partial differential equation of plate, utilizing some inherent properties of beam function and transformed the title problem into a system of a linear algebraic equation where the exact analytical solution is obtained elegantly. The main advantage of this analytical method is that it is simple and general and does not require any pre-determined deformation function. Therefore, the solution obtained is reasonable and theoretical. To illuminate the correctness of the method the present results are compared with finite element analysis by the commercial software (ABAQUS) as well as the analytical results from the literature which shows good agreement.