Joanna Ejdys

• Professor
• Head of Department at Bialystok University of Technology

Aim/purpose-This study aims to identify the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with specific reference to their targets, and to present good practices in this regard. Design/methodology/approach-This study adopts qualitative research based on an integrative literature review encompassing five...

The recent years have brought a rapid growth in the use of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly in medical applications. One of the areas where AI can find application is in medical diagnostics. AI has the potential to revolutionize the field of medical diagnostics by improving the predictive accuracy, speed and efficiency of the diagnostic p...

The aim of the conducted research was to assess the attitude of the Polish society towards the use of artificial intelligence in medical diagnostics. In the research process, we sought answers to three research questions: how trust in the use of AI for medical diagnostics can be measured; if societal openness to technology determines trust in the u...

One of the significant factors determining societal acceptance of the use of AI in medical diagnostics is the societal attitude towards technology and the overall level of knowledge. The aim of the conducted survey research on a representative sample of 1063 Poles was to understand their attitudes towards the increasing use of AI in medical diagnos...

Generative AI in the manufacturing process: theoretical considerations A B S T R A C T The paper aims to identify how digital transformation and Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI), in particular, affect the manufacturing processes. Several dimensions of the Industry 4.0 field have been considered, such as the design of new products, workforce...

Generative AI in the manufacturing process: theoretical considerations A B S T R A C T The paper aims to identify how digital transformation and Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI), in particular, affect the manufacturing processes. Several dimensions of the Industry 4.0 field have been considered, such as the design of new products, workforce...

The sustainable development of society depends, on the one hand, on the development of innovative technologies, on the other hand, on the positive and negative effects of this development. Social acceptance of new technological solutions seems to be also a key factor. One of the future technologies is 5G, which will undoubtedly have an unprecedente...

Objective: The objective of the article is to provide a comprehensive identification and understanding of the challenges and opportunities associated with the use of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) in business. This study sought to develop a conceptual framework that gathers the negative aspects of GAI development in management and economi...

Purpose The primary purpose of this paper is to examine how generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) such as ChatGPT may serve as a new context for management theories and concepts. Design/methodology/approach The paper presents the analyses of selected management theories on decision-making, knowledge management, customer service, human resource m...

The current situation in Ukraine has led to severe supply chain disruptions, contributing to a sharp increase in food and commodity prices globally and the limitation of fossil fuel imports from Russia to the EU. Moreover, to end Europe's dependence on semiconductor suppliers from Asian countries, it is necessary to take immediate action of a struc...

World Health Organisation projections indicate the population turning into a super-aged society by 2050. The ageing process will cause significant social and technological implications for many years ahead. The proposed solutions to social problems often include technologies dedicated to the elderly. The problem of technology acceptance by older ad...

Purpose This paper aims to explore the drivers of banking stability in the case of QISMUT+3 countries (Qatar, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Pakistan, Kuwait and Bahrain) focusing on social and governmental responsibility (SGR) determinants. Both main indicators of banking stability, namely, profitability and nonpe...

The article provided a classification of scientific research relating to European Green Deal (EGD) issues to assess their compatibility with areas identified in the EGD strategy document and identify emerging future research directions. A systematic literature review was based on bibliometric analysis and focused on articles in Scopus and Web of Sc...

Society is ageing at an unprecedented pace worldwide creating implications for the health and social care. Gerontechnology has been recognized as a solution that increases and supports the independency and well-being of older adults at home. This article aims to identify the most critical success factors effecting the adoption of an assistive geron...

With the growing interest in e-education, particularly in the context of the pandemic, more scientific studies have been undertaken recently to analyze and identify factors influencing e-learning acceptance. Indeed, e-learning acceptance depends on many different factors, but no consensus has been reached on factors that contribute most to the acce...

In the article, the authors describe their approach to creating regional nanotechnology development roadmaps. Original visualization and roadmaps for selected nanotechnologies are showcased. The creation of roadmaps was preceded by technology mapping and the selection of priority technologies, for which technology characteristics sheets were develo...

p> Pandemia COVID-19, która rozpoczęła się w Polsce w drugim kwartale 2020 roku wymusiła szybkie i nieoczekiwane zmiany z sektorze edukacji. Edukacja na wszystkich poziomach nauczania została przeniesiona do Internetu. Ta zmiana modelu kształcenia była w początkowej fazie źródłem wielu problemów o charakterze technicznym i społecznym. Dłuższy okres...

Szybki rozwój technologii informacyjnych i komunikacyjnych spowodował ogromne zmiany w każdym aspekcie życia, a nagły wybuch i gwałtowne rozprzestrzenianie się pandemii koronawirusa jeszcze bardziej wyeksponowały potrzebę ukierunkowania działalności człowieka na nowoczesne technologie. Długotrwałe zamknięcie instytucji edukacyjnych w wielu krajach...

The situation in higher education at the end of the first quarter of 2020 was both a surprise and a challenge for the University students, teachers and authorities. No one nowadays questions the advantages of e-learning, but the awareness of existing limitations may contribute to better implementation of e-learning and finally lead to higher effect...

The dynamic development of e-learning technologies caused by the global epidemiological situation during the last year has prompted the rapid adaptation of the education sector to new challenges. At the same time, many barriers and challenges have emerged, especially at the initial period of e-learning implementation. The identification of factors...

Service quality perceived by clients should be a crucial element in the process of co-creating sustainable services. This article aimed to examine relationships between five constructs: the usefulness of courier services, the ease of use of courier services, the trust in courier services, the service quality, and the future intention to use courier...

In the article, the authors describe their approach to creating regional nanotechnology development roadmaps. Original visualization and roadmaps for selected nanotechnologies are showcased. The creation of roadmaps was preceded by technology mapping and the selection of priority technologies, for which technology characteristics sheets were develo...

The article aims to examine relationships between five constructs: the usefulness of courier services (U), the ease of use of courier services (EU), the trust in courier services (T), the service quality (SQ), and the future intention to use courier services (FI).The research focuses on courier services. An electronic questionnaire was used to cond...

Bez względu na rodzaj, formę, zakres i charakter prowadzonej działalności zawsze występują możliwości narażenia człowieka na czynniki szkodliwe, uciążliwe lub niebezpieczne w środowisku pracy. Rodzaj zagrożeń oraz realizowana przez daną organizację polityka w zakresie bezpieczeństwa i higieny pracy determinują straty zarówno w środowisku pracy, jak...

It is widely recognized that one of the factors determining current and future socioeconomic development is the level of digitalization shaping a new type of society — the information society. One area of ICT application within information society is e-Government. A relatively low level of development of e-Government services in Poland was behind t...

The rapid transformation of the socioeconomic, political, and technological context predetermines changes in the expectations for higher education institutions that face numerous profound challenges. In order to survive and develop under changing conditions, universities need to drastically rethink their development strategies. The paper substantia...

Изменения социально-экономического, политического и технологического контекста диктуют новые требования к сфере высшего образования, ставя ее перед масштабными вызовами. Для того чтобы удержать свои позиции и развиваться в новых условиях, университетам предстоит кардинально пересмотреть собственные стратегии. В статье обосновывается эффективность п...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to point out the importance of technology trust and relationships between technology trust and trust antecedents. The paper aims to seek answers to the following questions: what determines technology trust (technology trust antecedents) and how to measure it in the case of the University Student Service System (...

Ageing population poses new social, technological, and research challenges. It is anticipated that, by 2080, Poland will be in the group of counties that will have one-third of their population aged over 65. Different strategies aim at dealing with the mentioned demographic challenge, including widespread use of humanoids in the care of older peopl...

The processes of an ageing population are becoming a challenge in the context of social, technological, and research policy. Also, according to the perspective 2080, Poland belongs to the group of counties with the prognosticated number of citizens over 65 to account for one-third of the population. Different strategies aimed at dealing with the me...

The multiple criteria decision-making (MCDM) utility-determining techniques are considered to be new development techniques that have been recently presented, extended and used by some scholars. In the current work, an attempt is made to present a systematic review of methodologies and applications of the MCDM utilitydetermining techniques discusse...

The dynamics of demographic changes manifested in the processes of an ageing population affect Poland . In response to the situation, gerontechnology is emerging as an interdisciplinary field of scientific research in which technology is directed towards the aspirations and opportunities of the older persons. One of the examples of technologies tha...

W raporcie zaprezentowane zostały wyniki badań przeprowadzonych na próbie 643 Polaków. Celem badań było poznanie ogólnej wiedzy respondentów w zakresie rozwoju zastosowania robotów humanoidalnych do opieki nad osobami starszymi, skłonności do ich wykorzystywania, postrzeganych zagrożeń i zaufania do analizowanej technologii. Główną przesłanką badań...

Poprawne rozumienie terminu produktywność, implikuje konieczność społecznej odpowiedzialności w szerokim znaczeniu jako troska o wszystkich interesariuszy

Na Wydziale Zarządzania Politechniki Białostockiej realizowane są innowacyjne badania dotyczące oceny wyłaniających się technologii. Jeśli zastanawiasz się: • Czy jest możliwe, by roboty były powszechnie wykorzystywane do opieki nad osobami starszymi? • Czy robot może wyręczyć człowieka w opiece nad osobą starszą? • W jakiej perspektywie czasowej...

Determinants of future development of technology Trust definition and typology Technology trust – why is so important? Technology trust literature overwiev Research methods and results Conclusions

The purpose of the paper is to present the methodological basis and an example of factor analysis supporting STEEPVL analysis in the identification of driving forces of technology development in foresight studies. The proposed approach allows for the identification of a limited number of the most significant driving forces of technology development...

The main purpose of the paper is to present the rationale, the methodological details and a practical example of the application of the enhanced SWOT analysis in the context of technological foresight. The authors take into account and propose an innovative extension of SWOT analysis by an additional dimension (expanding known in the literature SWO...

On the one hand, the instability of the environment makes it necessary for the organizations to possess the ability to detect weak signals, and on the other, to prepare for the signals generated by these changes. The article attempts to examine the proposed project, i.e. the New Silk Road (NSR), as a weak signal, determining the future development...

Technology development is determined by many factors which have different functions in the socio-economic system. Knowledge and skills in the process of selection of key factors and assign roles to other factors, plays an important part from the perspective of management of technologies. The purpose of the paper is to present the structural analysi...

Zaufanie najczęściej odnoszone do relacji międzyludzkich, z czasem zostało ukierunkowanie na obiekty techniczne co spowodowało zainteresowanie badaczy terminem zaufania do technologii i próbą jego operacjonalizacji, przejawiającą się w poszukiwaniu odpowiedzi na pytania: Jak definiować zaufanie do technologii?, Co determinuje zaufanie do technologi...

As a major challenge of a social, economic, and institutional nature, the phenomenon of population ageing is the basis for concern in terms of the direction of further socio-economic development. By the year 2050, the number of older people around the world will amount to more than 2 billion, constituting 22% of the total population. Over 75, peopl...

Construction of modern and durable asphalt and cement pavements requires high quality materials and suitable technologies that take into account sustainability concerns which are related to the environmental protection, mitigation and compensation for road construction effects on surface water and groundwater, soil, air, wildlife, land¬scape, vibra...

One of the forms of care for the elderly are the nursing homes, long-term care homes. Still, in many countries the low level of quality of such services is still the main criterion for the perception of objects as a final option, in the absence of alternative forms of care for an older person. The aim of the article is to seek answers to the questi...

Na każdym etapie cyklu rozwoju badań naukowych dotyczących określonej dyscypliny lub subdyscypliny naukowej, uwzględniając globalny charakter procesu upowszechniania wiedzy oraz dynamikę zmian, badacze zadają sobie pytania dotyczące potencjalnych obszarów badań, stopnia nasilenia dotychczas realizowanych badań, wiodących ośrodków naukowych i naukow...

Dokument przedstawia zakres prac wykonanych przez Główny Instytut Górnictwa i Politechnikę Białostocką i przedstawia syntetyczne wyniki konfrontacji rezultatów NPF przedstawionych w układzie tematycznym pól badawczych z zapisami podstawowych dokumentów strategicznych, operacyjnych, projektów foresight oraz wybranych ustaw.

W ramach raportu przeprowadzono weryfikację obszarów inteligentnej specjalizacji województwa podlaskiego na podstawie dotychczasowych raportów przygotowanych w ramach projektu przez wszystkich wykonawców projektu oraz przy uwzględnieniu dokumentów strategicznych województwa i kraju. Na tej podstawie przygotowano szereg wniosków metodycznych dotyczą...

Instytucje otoczenia biznesu (IOB) spełniają wiele funkcji usługowych, wypełniają lukę pomiędzy mechanizmem rynkowym a działalnością administracji publicznej. Tworzą sieciową infrastrukturę instytucjonalną, która pozwala przedsiębiorcom na tworzenie i realizację określonych strategii, a także zdynamizowanie procesów rozwojowych. Oceniane jako znajd...

The practice of using environmental management systems (EMS) ISO 14001 at the organisational level indicates that the efficacy of such solutions depends on many factors, both endogenous and exogenous in nature. This article aims to identify the fac- tors that determine the opportunities for the improvement of EMS in organisations, the analysis of t...

The objectives of this paper are foresight study of the anticipated needs and requirements as well as identification of development directions of materials and technologies for use in road construction in the time perspective of approximately 30 years. In order to address this goal, Delphi forecasting method was utilized in the Polish-nationwide st...

This research aims to examine the impact of marketing orientation on the innovation level among Small and Medium Size (SMEs) from Podlaskie Province. A survey utilizing a questionnaire was conducted among 137 companies in the Podlaskie Voivodeship. Altogether 3 hypotheses concerning marketing orientation and innovativeness level have been examined...

The objective of this study was to examine existing relationships between three constructs of strategic orientation: (i) marketing; (ii) learning and (iii) entrepreneurial orientation and innovativeness level of residential care units in Poland. The data used to achieved research goal of the study was drawn from 115 residential care. A survey metho...

Przedmiotem raportu jest identyfikacja potencjału naukowo-technologicznego inteligentnej specjalizacji województwa podlaskiego, na podstawie analiz z wykorzystaniem wskaźników lokacyjnych, map konwersji i wskaźników specjalizacji naukowo-technologicznej regionu. Raport składa się z trzech części oraz rekomendacji. W pierwszym oraz drugim rozdziale...

Interdisciplinarity, which is a part of the research paradigm in all fields of science, constitutes a real challenge in research. It manifests itself particularly in the diversity of the undertaken research topics, in the variety of the adopted research approaches (theoretical, methodological, normative, empirical-descriptive), and in the flexibili...

The aim of this chapter is to present good practices and potential benefits of using foresight studies in the process of creating the future of the broadly understood transport sector. To begin with, the authors define the concept of foresight and the characteristics of foresight studies. Next, they point to potential areas of application, leading...

The main goal of the paper is to present that, using the foresight approach, small and medium size enterprises can build their innovativeness strategy. Using the literature review methods, the author compares the level of innovativeness of Polish SMEs with the level of innovativeness of other European enterprises. Showing the potential way of impro...

Praca została zrealizowana przez Zespół Technologii Materiałów i Nawierzchni Drogowych pod kierunkiem prof. dr hab. inż. Piotra Radziszewskiego z Wydziału Inżynierii Lądowej Politechniki Warszawskiej przy współpracy z Politechniką Białostocką oraz Instytutem Ochrony Środowiska w Warszawie. Celem pracy była analiza kierunków rozwoju nowych materiałó...

The aim of this article is to present the concept of economic foresight. The model of economic foresight proposed by the authors was designed for application at the organization level. Foresight studies should be relevant to the size and capabilities of an organization (simplified, focused on a particular problem). However, in any case, the methodo...

Diversity and variability of organization’s environment have a certain level of uncertainty about the future states. Uncertainty which is the central theme of strategic management is a key factor for managing organizations, determining the company's competitive position in a long time. Uncertainty means that the ability of managers to predict futur...

In the article the results of the analysis of the state of strategic tourism management in the regions of Poland are presented. In particular, the applicability of foresight research was indicated, in order to facilitate the process of tourism management in the regions and eliminate the occurring problems.

Praca ma na celu przyczynienie się do budowy koncepcyjnego i funkcjonalnego pomostu pomiędzy scenariuszami przyszłości czyli "wewnętrznie spójnymi obrazami tego, co może się wydarzyć", a polityką państwa. Scenariusze mogą pomóc decydentom w uświadomieniu sobie zachodzących przemian gospodarczych i politycznych, w wyczuleniu na sygnały wczesnego ost...

Głównym celem artykułu jest wskazanie możliwości doskonalenia tworzenia strategii w przedsiębiorstwach przez wykorzystanie specyfiki badań foresight'owych, głównie w odniesieniu do foresight'u korporacyjnego. Wykorzystanie badań foresight'owych w zarządzaniu strategicznym umożliwia demokratyzację (uspołecznienie) tego procesu, zapewnia ciągłość bad...

Nanotechnology is a relatively new field of science and technology, but nevertheless more and more popularized in the modern world, focused on minimization. As a new field, it requires a number of regulations in legal, ethical, social and above all scientific and technical aspects. Therefore, most countries prepare appropriate strategic documents g...

W niniejszej monografii przedstawiono wyniki badań, odnoszące się do województwa podlaskiego i dotyczące kluczowych nanotechnologii, które w najwyższym stopniu przyczynią się do zrównoważonego rozwoju społeczno-gospodarczego województwa oraz potencjalnych możliwości wykorzystania nanotechnologii na rzecz istniejących oraz nowych branż przemysłu. Ba...

Zaprezentowana w monografii projekcja „Podlaskiej strategii rozwoju nanotechnologii do 2020 roku” jest wynikiem badań naukowych wykonanych w ramach projektu badawczego „Foresight technologiczny «NT FOR Podlaskie 2020» Regionalna strategia rozwoju nanotechnologii”. Autorzy, opierając się na empirii oraz na wynikach licznych procedur badawczych i ana...

Badania naukowe skutkujące rozwojem innowacyjności i podnoszeniem konkurencyjności regionu stanowią podstawę rozwoju społeczno-gospodarczego. Celowe i uzasadnione wydaje się być wytypowanie takich kierunków, które w czasach ograniczonego dostępu do środków fi nansowych przeznaczonych na badania i rozwój, wskazywałyby na priorytety polityki naukowo-...

The general purpose of the project was to elaborate a strategy of nanotechnology development up to 2020 based on the desired priority directions of the Polish Podlaskie province development oriented towards the application of nano-technologies and the identification of the key nanotechnology research trajectories.

Praktyka stosowania znormalizowanych systemów zarządzania wymaga podejmowania stałych działań z jednej strony dostosowawczych, z drugiej doskonalących. Jednym ze sposobów doskonalenia systemów i eliminowania słabych stron ich funkcjonowania może być wykorzystanie koncepcji zarządzania wiedzą, wskazanej w normie ISO 9004, jako podstawy procesów dosk...

Realization of EU goals with respect to the usage of renewable energy in Poland, will only be attainable in case of dynamic development of wind power plants. Localization of such wind power plants is frequently the reason of various social conflicts arising from noise diffusion. The aim of this article is to present selected factors, which in turn...

Foresight projects have been used across the world in the process of anticipating the future by governments, regional authorities, companies, and S&R institutes. Foresight, together with its specific research tools and terminology, is also becoming increasingly important in Poland. From nearly 50 foresight projects implemented in Poland, most of th...

Praca przedstawia wyniki badania ewaluacyjnego realizowanych w Polsce projektów foresightowych wykonanego na zamówienie Ministerstwa Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego przez zespół pracowników Wydziału Zarządzania Politechniki Białostockiej pod kierownictwem prof. dr. hab. inż. Joanicjusza Nazarko. Jej zakres obejmuje zakończone i będące w tym czasie (20...

Przedstawione w opracowaniu szczegółowe założenia metodologiczne oraz procedury badawcze na potrzeby prac paneli obszarów badawczych POB1, POB2, POB3 oraz panelu metodycznego PMTiKT w projekcie "Foresight technologiczny <<NT FOR Podlaskie 2020>> Regionalna strategia rozwoju nanotechnologii". Stanowiły one podstawę, na której oparte zostały dalsze b...

Diversity of contemporary management concepts, short life duration of some of them, fashion of implementing popular solutions, indiscriminate adoption of management systems in companies simultaneously with a long period of waiting for positive effects of implemented changes and decreasing involvement of employees lead to the situation in which many...

Studium STEEPVL dotyczyło identyfikacji, opisu oraz analizy czynników otoczenia wpływających na rozwój nanotechnologii. Czynniki te przypisano do siedmiu sfer: społecznej (Social), technologicznej (Technological), ekonomicznej (Economic), ekologicznej (Ecological), politycznej (Political), wartości (Values) oraz prawnej (Legal). W projekcie <<NT FO...

The concept of an occupational health and safety management system (OH&S MS) has become widespread over the past 20 years. However, there are few studies on the subject, they are generally methodologically weak and in many cases cannot be generalized. A formalized OH&S MS is a set of rules and connected elements of the general organization manageme...

Reasons of such situation is connected with existing general economic situation in Poland. Employment pressure and belief that entrepreneurs are responsible for generating new jobs appear as a main excuse of existing discontent. So that why arising unemployment factors influenced on negative picture of Polish entrepreneurs. We don't have to improve...