Joanna Kurowska Pysz

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• Professor (Associate)
• Director of Research Institute on Territorial and Inter-Organizational Cooperation; Deputy Chair of the Doctoral School; Director of Technology Transfer Center at WSB University

ABSTRACT The relations of border regions are influenced by many factors, any of which may be assessed completely differently by each of the subjects of these relations. The Polish-Czech dispute over the future of the coal mine in Turów (Poland) has shown that the participants not only have different assessments of the need to maintain or close the...

Generation diversity as a challenge for organisations, managers, and employees working in multi-generational teams deserves more attention. There is a growing demand in organisations for a better understanding of how such teams function and are managed and whether their characteristics matter in managing such teams. Considering this, the paper aims...

This paper examines the mechanisms by which actors generate and share knowledge and skills during a regional sustainable energy transition. This case study analysis was conducted in the Polish Silesian Voivodeship which is one of the regions with the worst air quality in Poland and Europe. There, a LIFE-funded project has been set up to implement a...

Dossier 2: Proposal for an EU Regulation ‘Facilitating cross-border solutions’ – Cross-Border effects across European cross-border regions (ITEM-TEIN joint study) 22 October 2024 Authors: Susanne Sivonen, Martin Unfried, Pim Mertens (ITEM) Case study France-Germany: Clarisse Kauber, Maëlle François (Euro-Institut) Case study the Czech and Polis...

The escalation of the war following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24th February 2022 significantly intensified the outflow of the people from that country, especially across the Polish-Ukrainian border. This in many ways affected the regions bordering Ukraine, including their labour markets. The aim of the research presented in the article is...

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region has been experiencing a vibrant economy with heavy investment in higher education as an economic development driver. Being home to over 630 million people and more than 7,000 higher education institutions (HEIs) and over 12 million students, it was critical to evaluate the role of cross-bord...

The United States (US) as the second leading economy in global ecological pollution has become a fertile ground for a rigorous analysis of the ecological neutrality using load capacity factor (LCF) and carbon-based consumption (CCO2). This is important for the global drive of achieving environmental sustainability by 2050. The LCF is one of the mos...

Global transformational processes associated with the geopolitical fragmentation of the world, changes in supply chains, and the emergence of threats to food, energy, logistics security, etc. have impacted the increase in the freight traffic volumes through the Ukraine-European Union (Ukraine-EU) land border section. In this context, the transport...

This paper determines the profile of a family business that ensures the greatest engagement of family members in running a family business and has the strongest impact on the competitiveness of such an enterprise and its organisational effectiveness. The theoretical part addresses organisational effectiveness. It emphasises the variety of criteria...

This book addresses the complex socioeconomic situation in the Polish-Ukrainian borderland, in the context of the labour market, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It analyses and assesses the measures which influence the process of Ukrainian war refugees’ adaptation to the Polish labour market, surveying the engagement of local actors, such...

In each subsequent financial perspective, the priorities and conditions for using EU funds and the business environment in which projects co-financed from European funds are implemented change. In the years 2014–2022, the Śląskie Voivodeship used funds from the Regional Operational Program of the Śląskie Voivodeship 2014–2020 to strengthen competit...

Under current conditions of growing interdependence of national economies, global supply chains are being transformed and trade flows are being reoriented. The dynamics and scale of these processes are largely determined by the efficiency of international transport corridors. Investments in transport corridors have a significant multiplier effect o...

The Scientific and Analytical Report presents policy recommendations for national and regional authorities in Ukraine regarding the development of multimodal terminals and the experience of implementing the European Green Deal by the V4 countries and Romania. In particular, the institutional framework for the implementation of the European Green D...

The Turów lignite coalmine, a decisive economic actor and employer, is situated on the Polish side of the trilateral Euroregion Neisse–Nysa–Nisa. The decision to continue coal mining until 2044 was disputed, as Czech authorities raised concerns about its negative impact on the environment. This resulted in a Czech–Polish dispute that ended with an...

The development of cross-border cooperation in the European Union requires the refinement of organisational and legal instruments which support the cooperation of the local and regional authorities in neighbouring border regions. One such instrument may be the Cross-Border Functional Area (CFA). The authors of the article were in charge of the impl...

Q analysis is a frequently used, multivariate exploratory technique in the social sciences which seeks to identify and analyse commonalities and differences in the respondents' rankings of a set of relevant individual qualitative statements. It has some intrinsic weaknesses which may be overcome by widening and deepening the underlying multivariate...

The paper discusses the impact of inter-organizational cooperation on the development of a region's Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH). Based on the results of quantitative and qualitative research conducted in 2023, the authors characterized inter-organizational cooperation in the process of creating services based on the Intangible Cultural Herit...

The aim of this research was to explore whether and how various components of cross-border sociocultural competence were attended to in bilingual schools serving Polish minorities in the Zaolzie border region. Zaolzie is on the Czech side of the Polish-Czech border region, where the Polish minority play an important role in cross-border relations....

Introduction A core challenge for the implementation of bilingual programs is ensuring that linguistically minoritized students have equitable access to instruction that honors and values their linguistic and cultural assets and strengths. To understand how leaders of bilingual programs might address this challenge, this study sought to identify di...

The research aims to identify the factors that can significantly affect the creation and development of economic activity zones set up in recent years in many Polish communes as an alternative to special investment zones centrally created by the state. The research was conducted in 2020–2022 in an interpretational mode with the application of a...

The development of tourist function in cross-border areas requires appropriate instruments supporting cross-border cooperation. One such instrument is the Cross-Border Functional Area (CBFA). This paper presents pioneering works leading to the creation of the Tourist Cross-Border Functional Area (TCBFA) in the Lithuanian-Polish borderland. Its main...

THe idea that all people and places had to get the same level of Sustainable Development Goals indicators is strange because if places are different and people have similar needs, similar people should prefer different goals in different places. The chapter uses a Q analysis to perceive the preferences of people accross different cities in Europe a...

This study aims to provide advice on designing the possible OSI in the tourism sector addressing the TCBFA and the Ełk Subregion to be defined under Appendix 3 of the Programme and assessing their relevance and the level of readiness for implementation. An additional objective was to identify any potential specific opportunities for further develop...

The analytical report presents the results of the study of international and transit cargo flows across the Ukraine-EU border section. An analysis of the development of transport (roads, railways, international transport corridors, including TENT) and border infrastructure (network of checkpoints, terminals for storage and transshipment of goods, l...

Background: The study concerns the intergovernmental dispute between the Polish and the Czech governments on the planned Turów coalmine expansion and its impact on the cross-border cooperation between the Polish and the Czech entities, particularly in the sphere of cross-border partnerships conducting microprojects financially supported by the INTE...

The chapter examines the physical-geographical and human-geographical characteristics of the Czech-Polish-German Three-border region, particularly the Turoszów Spur in Poland and its surroundings behind the borders. These characteristics differ within the region and influence socioeconomic settings and cross-border flows. Resulting asymmetries beca...

By analysing asymmetry in socioeconomic and environmental development in the Polish-Czech borderland, we contribute to the discussion on its impacts as a factor weakening resilience and integration for the purposes of sustainable development in the region. In the article, we use the results of the studies under the Project The crisis at the Turów M...

Media in a minority language is an essential tool for intra-minority communication in non-territorial autonomy settings, yet minority language media outlets face several challenges. Usually , their potential audience (viewers, subscribers) is too small to operate in a financially sustainable way. Moreover, the challenges for print media are more se...

The paper aims to recognize the changes in the barriers to cross-border educational projects, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The research focused on the European borderlands, where the level of maturity of cross-border cooperation is diverse (the Franco-German and Polish-Czech borderlands). The author utilised qualitative resea...

Short chapter in the brochure: Wissenschaft & Praxis im Dialog in unsicheren Zeiten. Grenzüberschreitende Daseinsvorsorge in der Euroregion Pro Europa Viadrina & anderen Regionen im Vergleich / Nauka i praktyka w dialogu w niepewnych czasach. Transgraniczne usługi użyteczności publicznej w Euroregionie Pro Europa Viadrina i innych regionach w poró...

This study aims to develop and evaluate a model that seeks to measure the impact of Accounting Information System Quality, Internal Control System Quality and Non-Financial Information Quality on company success (Decision-Making Success and Non-Financial Performance). This model is empirically tested with data obtained from the managers of 381 Port...

Life quality and its determinants represent a topic which is essential to all civilizations, past and present. This paper employs common methods for inspecting factors of correlation with the aim of assessing the influence of geographical location on life quality and happiness. After setting a stable theoretical cornerstone, the article works with...

The article aims to specify conditions of inter-sectoral cooperation of key actors on the capital market i.e., representatives of science, business, and the legislative and economic environment, supporting innovation processes. The objective of the article was achieved by determining key soft and hard competences of representatives of these sectors...

The formula of engaging an energy service company (ESCO) in Poland is not a new form of accounting for investments in improving energy efficiency. The results of our survey confirm that many entities still lack sufficient knowledge about this subject. The research problem this paper is concerned with is the conditions of applying the ESCO formula (...

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Abstract: Purpose: The objective of this paper is to determine the benefits for students of practical training in a multi-sectoral environment, involving practitioners, outside the university. Design/Methodology/Approach: The research was conducted in the scope of an international project based on the following research methods, questionnaires, in-...

Anex no 2 presents the research results concerning cross-border cooperation in healthcare on the Polish-Czech and Polish-Slovak borderland conducted by prof. Joanna Kurowska-Pysz. It is a part of the report prepared by prof. Fabienne Leloup which analyses the role of Cohesion Policy as regards cross-border cooperation in healthcare, with a particul...

The paper provides an overview of the most important documents related to EU climate change policy, and then discusses the implementation of this policy using the example of the Silesian Province (Poland) - one of the most environmentally polluted regions of the European Union. Climate change, as a key environmental issue today, affects not only ma...

English: As part of the study, the authors have considered the Interreg Programme from the point of its line related to the cross-border cooperation development. The projects granted from «Russia— Lithuania» Interreg Cross-Border Cooperation (CBC) Programme 2014 — 2020 and «Poland — Russia» Interreg CBC Programme 2014 — 2020 have been the research...

This paper considers the issue of minority participation in local cultural development, as illustrated by the case of the Lithuanian minority in Puńsk, Poland. The authors identify some factors which support engagement of the national minority in cross-border cultural cooperation. The illustrative case demonstrates how cross-border cooperation base...

This project served to assess whether it is possible to establish on the Polish-Lithuanian borderlands a tourist cross-border functional area (TCBFA), dynamizing the cooperation of local governments, entrepreneurs, non-governmental organizations and other stakeholders, as well as local communities. The studies conducted (desk research, interviews,...

This project served to assess whether it is possible to establish on the Polish-Lithuanian borderlands a tourist cross-border functional area (TCBFA), dynamizing the cooperation of local governments, entrepreneurs, non-governmental organizations and other stakeholders, as well as local communities. The studies conducted (desk research, interviews,...

This project served to assess whether it is possible to establish on the Polish-Lithuanian borderlands a tourist cross-border functional area (TCBFA), dynamizing the cooperation of local governments, entrepreneurs, non-governmental organizations and other stakeholders, as well as local communities. The studies conducted (desk research, interviews,...

The report is a final output of the project “INNOVATIVE EDUCATION – NEW CAREER OPPORTUNITIES” co-financed by the European Union from the European Social Fund under the Knowledge Education Development Operational Program, that b was realized by Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship (Marshall Office of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship) in Kielce. The project call...

Raport jest końcowym rezultatem projektu „INNOWACYJNA EDUKACJA – NOWE MOŻLIWOŚCI KARIERY” współfinansowanego przez Unię Europejską z Europejskiego Funduszu Społecznego w ramach Programu Operacyjnego Wiedza Edukacja Rozwój, b realizowanego przez Województwo Świętokrzyskie (Urząd Marszałkowski Województwa Świętokrzyskiego woj.) w Kielcach. Projekt „I...

The sixteenth century was a fertile period in the economic field, with the transition from feudalism to mercantilism, the widening of business geography, the West meeting the East by sea (Cape Route), ships, maritime instruments and cartography were high-technology, as well as great political and social uncertainties – kingdoms in permanent conflic...

Inter-organizational cooperation is based on the development of relationships between partners who have attractive tangible or intangible values which may be the subject of exchange. In inter-organizatio-nal cooperation, at least two key stages of relationship development can be distinguished. The first con-cern is initiating ties between potential...

The research problem is minority participation in local development, illustrated by the case of the Lithuanian minority's activities in Poland. The aim of the paper is to analyse actions conducted by the Lithuanian minority in Poland (Puosk) and to point out some factors supporting cross-border cultural cooperation engaging the national minority, b...

The research problem concerns the mechanisms in public management focused on issues regarding sustainable development, especially the solutions against climate changes and the implementation to this process. The authors investigated two different approaches based on inter-sectoral links between different groups of stakeholders illustrated by two di...

Druga dekada XXI wieku przynosi nowe możliwości, szanse i zasoby istotne dla dalszego rozwoju Śląska Cieszyńskiego. Z drugiej jednak strony, poza istotnymi korzyściami, niesie również ze sobą pewne wyzwania i zagrożenia związane z wykorzystaniem jego potencjału. Depopulacja, zanieczyszczenie środowiska (w tym pogorszająca się jakość powietrza), czy...

During the times of the COVID-19 pandemic, nations have issued unprecedented border closures around the world, yielding abrupt impacts on the movement of goods and people. This has heavily affected the quality of life in border regions, which are often found to be at a disadvantage when compared to other regions in terms of employment, accessibilit...

On March 5, 2020 both authors co-organised a major international meeting on both sides of the well-known double town of Cieszyn/Český Těšín – on the Polish and the Czech side. The participants from the Polish-Czech borderlands and from other European border regions – in total from eleven countries – shared their ideas, fears and proposals for the f...

This chapter analyzes the territorial policies for the implementation of the Mercosur Waterway. The study contributes to the existing gap regarding the repercussions of the territorial policy of the Mercosur Waterway. The context is set around the Brazil/ Uruguay border within its relations to South America and Mercosur. Authors analyze the coopera...

The chapter concerns the implementation assessment of cross-border projects supported by the INTERREG VA Poland-Slovakia 2014-2020 Program. The authors diagnosed the state of implementation of the Program (2018), and analyzed the conditions for managing cross-border projects on the Polish-Slovak borderland. The chapter outlines the role of a cross-...

The chapter concerns the implementation assessment of cross-border projects supported by the INTERREG VA Poland - Slovakia 2014-2020 Program. The authors diagnosed the state of implementation of the Program (2018), and analyzed the conditions for managing cross-border projects on the Polish-Slovak borderland. The chapter outlines the role of a cros...

This chapter analyzes the territorial policies for the implementation of the Mercosur Waterway. The study contributes to the existing gap regarding the repercussions of the territorial policy of the Mercosur Waterway. The context is set around the Brazil/Uruguay border within its relations to South America and Mercosur. Authors analyze the cooperat...

The article aims at assessing the possibilities of developing network cooperation at the Polish and Ger-man border, where cross-border bilateral partnerships dominate. The solution to this specific fact is analysed in a case study regarding a trans-border project dedicated to the protection of Polish-German cultural heritage, and using it to the ad...

Cross-border public services are considered to be one of the possible tools to eliminate the periphery position of border regions. The Czech part of the Gmünd/ ˇ Ceské Velenice divided twin town faces the problem of very distant healthcare, as the closest hospital on its side of the border is at around a 50 min car-drive, whereas the hospital in Au...

Opracowana strategia to kluczowy rezultat współpracy Cieszyna i Czeskiego Cieszyna oraz Stowarzyszenia Rozwoju i Współpracy Regionalnej „Olza” z siedzibą w Cieszynie (zwanego dalej OLZA) i Regionalnego Stowarzyszenia Współpracy Terytorialnej Śląska Cieszyńskiego z siedzibą w Czeskim Cieszynie (zwanego dalej RSTS) w ramach projektu „Český Těšin/Cies...

It is taken for granted that new challenges require new approaches. Based on such principles, new methods and strategies allow spatial planning to still evolve as the specific case of the cooperation between sovereign territories. Euro-cities are one of those examples. To reach higher growth and development performances, cross-border cooperation pr...

Political commitment and transparency have been previously identified as critical factors for territorial success, as well as factors which allow the achievement of stronger cohesion and sustainable growth of cross‐border cooperation projects and strategies. The present study is aimed at a more thorough analysis of these factors. Throughout the ana...

This research report integrates the study of influences on cross border entrepreneurship, especially in Euroregion Beskydy (Polish part and Czech part of euroregion). The authors use the questionnaire surveys and structured interviews as well as the multi-criteria decision analysis. Results indicate the important areas in the Euroregion Beskydy tha...

This research report integrates the study of influences on cross border entrepreneurship, especially in Euroregion Beskydy (Polish part and Czech part of euroregion). The authors use the questionnaire surveys and structured interviews as well as the multi-criteria decision analysis. Results indicate the important areas in the Euroregion Beskydy tha...

The research problem of the report concerns multiple catalysts for the development of cross-border cooperation in Euroregions, and in particular their impact on public institutions and NGOs. The theoretical part of the raport presents three key sets of catalysts for the development of cross-border cooperation, related to: 1. the adopted model of c...

The research problem of the report concerns multiple catalysts for the development of cross-border cooperation in Euroregions, and in particular their impact on public institutions and NGOs. The theoretical part of the raport presents three key sets of catalysts for the development of cross-border cooperation, related to: 1. the adopted model of c...

WPROWADZENIE Rozwój procesu uczenia się we współczesnych organizacjach niesie szereg implikacji dla ich kultury organizacyjnej, poziomu innowacyjności i konkurencyjności oraz relacji z otoczeniem. Organizacje poszukują okazji do efektywnego uczenia się, nie tylko w oparciu o własne zasoby wiedzy, ale także wiedzę zewnętrzną, pozyskaną od innych p...

Bearing in mind the relationships between the territorial management and the achievement of sustainable development, studies regarding the land use changes are seen as pivotal. What is more, they can also enable us to understand the dynamics and variables for proper territorial management. Therefore, a retrospective study has been carried out regar...

Although the issue of sustainable cooperation is not an unfamiliar subject to any of the entities operating on the borders, among many of them there is a lack of spontaneous tendency to develop it. Meanwhile, the development of inter-organizational cross-border cooperation (CBC) may present positive or negative impacts over it, and the quality and...

The European territories, due to their large number of contact areas - border territories; comprises several cross-border cooperation projects and strategies. Some of these projects, became larger and actually they do not only commit to city-to-city cooperation but they go in a regional level – forming euroregions. In this regard, and considering t...

Cities have been designed according to their needs and challenges-i.e., structural, social, and technological advances. The city can be understood as a centre where our past, present, and future coexist. Furthermore, cities reflect the actual tendencies and directions, as exemplified by globalization and cross-border cooperation. Similarly, the cre...

Cities have been designed according to their needs and challenges-i.e., structural, social, and technological advances. The city can be understood as a centre where our past, present, and future coexist. Furthermore, cities reflect the actual tendencies and directions, as exemplified by globalization and cross-border cooperation. Similarly, the cre...

In modern business one observes numerous changes in the sphere of functioning of the companies. These trends include inter alia globalization, rapid technical and technological growth, cooperative ventures between the companies (irrespective of their forms), occurrence of new management concepts and others. Under these new circumstances, effective...

In today's dynamically evolving competitive environment, characterized by uncontrollable globalization, the beginning of digitization of phenomena and processes or the shared economy result in the deepening of the fourth industrial revolution. In this competitive environment, it is necessary to focus on regions where the socioeconomic development o...

The research problem of the paper concerns multiple catalysts for the development of cross-border cooperation in Euroregions, and in particular their impact on public institutions and NGOs. The aim of the paper is to determine whether in a specific Euroregion environment, cooperating public institutions and non-governmental organizations are affect...

The study was conducted in 2018. The final report was supervised by prof. Joanna Kurowska-Pysz. The main goal of the study has been the market niches and innovative entrepreneurs plans identification – based on the European Union subsidies gained in the financial perspective 2014-2020 in Świętokrzyskie province. The problems and obstacles in the R...

The study entitled The program for the development of Cieszyn and Czech Cieszyn culture is the first cross-border strategy, aimed at solutions supporting the development of cultural cooperation between two neighbouring border cities, which are an example of the so-called divided city. In the 21st century, the subject of culture is increasingly bein...

The study entitled The program for the development of Cieszyn and Czech Cieszyn culture is the first cross-border strategy, aimed at solutions supporting the development of cultural cooperation between two neighbouring border cities, which are an example of the so-called divided city. In the 21st century, the subject of culture is increasingly bein...