Piotr Zientara

• Head of Department at University of Gdańsk

Background Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disorder with debilitating complications such as perianal fistulas, affecting 14-38% of patients (1). Conventional treatments often achieve limited success, necessitating adjunctive approaches (2,3). Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT), known for its wound-healing and anti-inflammatory pr...

Introduction Crohn’s disease is a chronic, complex inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal tract. Among its most challenging complications are perianal fistulas. Aim This study aims to explore the efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) in reducing the activity of perianal fistulas in Crohn’s disease patients. Material and methods This...

University education significantly shapes individual values and views, influencing future managers' approaches to CSR and labor relations. This study, employing a survey and experimental vignette methodology, examines the impact of university education on economics students' attitudes toward CSR and organized labor. Our results indicate that while...

Many young individuals now prioritize involvement in collective action as a means to instigate societal change. Crucially, they have access to social media platforms, which help them connect with like-minded peers and coordinate efforts. Some of them may be thus more inclined to favour less conventional collective action over formal union membershi...

Purpose The study aims to delve into the influence of tourism on the happiness of city residents, grounded in the overarching concept of livability. It posits that prioritizing residents’ happiness is crucial for effectively addressing cities’ challenges in balancing development and distinctiveness. The study pursues three primary objectives: first...

Labour union organizing has experienced a resurgence of interest in the United States. However, a series of unionization drives have spotlighted the hostility of employers toward unionization. Despite numerous studies examining employer anti-unionism from a qualitative perspective, a significant gap remains as there is currently no available instru...

This study examines tourists’ use of public transportation through the lens of hierarchical leisure constraints theory. Drawing on data collected in 10 European capitals among 5,220 tourists, it aims to provide evidence supporting the relevance of the theory in this research domain, thereby deepening our understanding of the mechanisms underlying t...

This study investigates the sociopsychological mechanisms influencing the inclination to provide financial support for environmentally-oriented crowdfunding initiatives. It considers participation in these campaigns as a form of pro-environmental behaviour (PEB) and applies two theoretical frameworks, namely the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) an...

Despite the undeniable importance of targeted actions for environmental protection, the research on green crowdfunding campaigns remains limited. The present study aims to address this gap by identifying the factors that influence the intention to support pro-environmental crowdfunding campaigns, conceptualised as a form of pro-environmental behavi...

This study, which is based on a questionnaire survey conducted among UK hospitality workers, aims to unpick the mechanism underlying intention to join a union and intention to quit a job. Drawing on the Hirschman’s exit-voice-loyalty framework, it aims to ascertain how stress, psychological capital, social capital, job dissatisfaction and beliefs a...

This study, drawing on a questionnaire survey conducted among UK hospitality workers in July 2021, aims to ascertain factors affecting intention to leave the hospitality industry. In particular, it seeks to find out how the interplay between negative moods, job satisfaction, career satisfaction, work experience and perceived organizational support...

The pursuit of social sustainability has taken center stage in the public discourse in terms of the total cost of doing business, inclusive of economic and environmental factors. As social sustainability continues to become more salient in societal relevance, the organizational treatment of workers and the local community is instrumental in advanci...

The coronavirus crisis reignited the debate over the ethical dimension of employment practices in the hotel sector. This study, which draws on the findings from semistructured interviews conducted with 51 Polish hotel workers during the pandemic, aims to ascertain their views on fairness in the workplace, their well-being, the attractiveness of hot...

This study examines the relationship between tourism specialization economic growth, and human development in a transition economy. It proffers a conceptual link between tourism specialization and human development through a division of labor framework. Dynamic comparative advantage, Sen's capability approach, and the translog production function c...

Tourism is as an important driver of economic growth and a multifaceted societal phenomenon. Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, the tourism industry accounted for approximately 3% of the world’s GDP and generated employment for 5% of the global workforce. It follows that tourism, together with travel and hospitality, is a big revenue generator and...

This paper focuses on Hilton’s proprietary sustainability performance measurement system (SPMS) called LightStay (2010–2017). It draws on the case-study method and relies on three principal sources of information: in-house documents, a questionnaire completed by users of LightStay and interviews conducted with external experts. Specifically, the pa...

Purpose The purpose of this study is to find out how consumers respond to a proposed family-enterprise collective certification trademark and how they perceive family firms in general. Design/methodology/approach The paper employs a quantitative approach. It draws on a questionnaire survey conducted among 1,091 Polish consumers in January 2018. St...

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Constraints and stakeholder theories are used as a theoretical framework to explore civic engagement and participatory practices in cities. Based on data gathered in Gdansk, Poland, hierarchical level modelling examines the socio-psychological mechanism that underlies an individual stakeholder’s intention to participate in the operation of a facili...

The proliferation of certification marks and trademark symbols has led to a surge of interest in whether and how consumers respond to such imagery. Special attention has been paid to environmental certifications and eco-labels. However, relatively little is known about consumer responsiveness to trademarks associated with the products offered by fa...

Abstract The work-in-progress paper situates itself at the interface between consumer behaviour and semiotics in the wider context of family enterprises (FE) studies. It is based on a survey conducted among 1091 Polish buyers, supported by qualitative research in stages before and after the quantitative one. We investigated the potential of a conc...

This paper, drawing on a questionnaire survey conducted among 587 coal miners from six coal mines, seeks to ascertain whether the Polish coal mining industry is committed to organizational greening and whether its employees behave in environmentally responsible ways. Specifically, it explores—by means of hierarchical linear modeling (HLM)—the direc...

This paper focuses on the interplay between corporate social responsibility (CSR), future time perspective (FTP), altruism and affective attitudes. It questions the view that older workers are likely to be more responsive to CSR, as reflected by their greater satisfaction and organizational commitment, than their younger counterparts. We posit that...

Hotel work is characterized by long and unsocial shifts, and many hotel employees feel tired, treated unfairly, and dissatisfied with their jobs. There is a high incidence of part-time and temporary employment that translates into low pay, job insecurity, and limited access to training. Hotels in some countries – notably, Poland – are practically w...

This paper focuses on the issue of hotel accessibility and offers a case study of Scandic. Drawing on a qualitative-cum-quantitative methodology, it argues for a holistic approach to the idea of an accessible hotel. Specifically, it is based on semi-structured interviews and a questionnaire survey conducted among elderly and disabled guests. Accord...

This theoretical paper is offered in the spirit of advancing the debate on the socioemotional wealth (SEW) construct and its impact on how family firms conceptualize and practise corporate social responsibility (CSR). The study builds on Kellermanns et al.’s (Entrep Theory Pract 36(6):1175–1182, 2012) claim that the SEW dimensions can be positively...

The present paper, drawing on qualitative interviews with Polish former and current entrepreneurs based in the Opole region focuses on their experiences as it relates to movements from wage employment to entrepreneurship and from entrepreneurship to wage employment. In so doing, it seeks to find out why they decided to become entrepreneurs or to re...

This paper adopts a multilevel approach and uses hierarchical-level modelling, to explore the mechanisms that underlie organizational citizenship behaviour for the environment (OCBE) in four- and five-star hotels in Poland. It contributes both to organizational climate research and the organizational greening literature. More specifically, it exami...

This study, based on data collected from low-ranking employees working in Polish hotels, tests a research model that investigates whether there are links between corporate social responsibility (CSR), operationalized as “self-related” CSR experiences and “others-related” CSR experiences, and job satisfaction and organizational commitment, and betwe...

Publikacja zatytułowana „Dobre praktyki z zakresu zarządzania kompetencjami i zarządzania strategicznego” zawiera 14 studiów przypadku dotyczących zarządzania strategicznego i zarządzania kompetencjami. Niniejsze opracowanie adresowane jest przede wszystkim do przedstawicieli małych i średnich przedsiębiorstw zainteresowanych poprawieniem swej efek...

This paper, drawing on data from a questionnaire survey carried out amongst 1,063 Polish employees, explores their views on international labour mobility. Results indicate that—in line with our a priori assumptions—Poles hold favourable views on the cross-border movement of workers, are inclined to move (temporarily) abroad for work purposes and be...

Using the case study method, this paper evaluates and analyses Hilton's we care! programme for improving the environmental performance of the 70 Hilton Worldwide hotels in operation in Continental Europe in 2006–2008. It explores the practical dimension of “greening” hotel operations in the context of corporate social responsibility (CSR), and demo...

This article explores the involvement of Polish trade unions in social dialogue and workplace governance with a view to economic reform. Set against the background of modern theories of conflict and cooperation, and of social and political capital, it takes as its premise that Poland needs comprehensive structural change. For this to happen, howeve...

International migration, seen as a powerful force of truly global character that is shaping today's socio-economic reality, is a highly controversial and politicised issue. This paper explores its ramifications in the context of a growing backlash against immigration across the rich world. Specifically, it argues that the free flow of people - like...

This paper, based on two case studies from Polish localities, makes a case for a scalar interpretation of conflicts related to environmental protection and economic development. Poland, one of the poorest and least environmentally friendly member countries of the European Union, has to reconcile conflicting objectives and contradictory interests th...

Hospitality, constituting an essential component of the tourism industry, is a sector characterized by many feasible opportunities to cut carbon dioxide emissions and to reduce the use of resources. Hence this chapter, drawing on the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR), focuses on the way the hospitality sector copes with climate chang...

This paper reports findings from a questionnaire survey conducted among low-ranking public administration employees in the Polish region of Pomerania. It focuses on employee perceptions of human resources (HR) practices and whether they are positively correlated with job satisfaction and organizational commitment. Contrary to our a priori assumptio...

Globalisation has come in for a lot of criticism. With its emphasis on the unimpeded circulation of capital, it is increasingly regarded as a negative phenomenon that prompts 'creative destruction' of politico-economic spaces at various geographical scales. Globalisation is also thought to cause wage stagnation, widening inequalities, higher unempl...

This paper, based upon semi-structured interviews with 20 entrepreneurs and employees from Polish small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), discusses employer perceptions and attitudes towards senior employment, and older workers' motivations and expectations. It transpires, among other things, that all the entrepreneurs recognize the value of old...

The aim of this paper is to discuss the question of how hotel companies contribute to improving the quality of life in host communities and the well-being of their employees. A number of research techniques were employed, which allowed to see what the hospitality sector has done to further the aforesaid end. The findings are placed into the context...

The recent accession of the former communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe to the European Union significantly changed many of its social and economic characteristics. For example, a situation was created where income differences between regions in the EU are on a par with those between Britain and some African countries. Regional differe...

Drawing on Polish post‐war experience, this paper explores the relationship between creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship in an emerging economy that does not fare well in business‐friendliness, innovativeness and competitiveness rankings. It conceptualises creativity and innovation in a variety of contexts and examines their implications fro...

This research note aims to discuss policy implications for the development of tourism in Poland. It takes as its premise that the country has considerable tourist potential, which has not been fully tapped. Hence, with emphasis placed on Poland's destination attractiveness, we identify weaknesses that hold back the growth of the tourism industry. I...

Apart from periods of temporary profitability, Poland's state-owned coal industry has generated huge financial losses since 1989. Despite restructuring efforts that cost taxpayers billions of zÅotys, the government has failed to make Silesian pits economically viable. This stands in contrast to the experience of the Bogdanka colliery, which managed...

The aim of this paper is to discuss barriers to the employment of older workers in Poland, where, due to various structural weaknesses and institutional arrangements, this problem has taken on a particularly acute seriousness. After analysing the causes of inactivity amongst older workers, the paper concludes by making policy recommendations.

This research note provides an empirical analysis of the factors related to Polish employees desire to join and leave a union. Our regression analysis, based on a sample of 298 unionized and 338 nonunionized employees, shows that the desire to join a union is positively associated with career prospects and negatively with company commitment, while...

Corporate social responsibility (CSR), which takes as its premise that firms ought to justify their existence in terms of service to assorted stakeholders rather than mere profit, has been a subject of much debate. Yet, notwithstanding certain critical voices, more and more businesses, including hospitality companies, are embracing CSR. Some - like...

In the last decade, Poland has seen a dramatic increase in unemployment. Even though, mainly due to mass emigration, it has fallen, of late, the joblessness rate is still highest in the EU. It is pointed out that the strictness of employment protection legislation and high nonwage labor costs are behind this disappointing performance. The present a...

The shift to a knowledge‐based economy and the resurgence of interest in the region as a scale of economic organization have been a subject of much debate. Such concepts as innovation, learning, and knowledge diffusion have all come to be seen as crucial elements of regional development strategies associated with the new regionalism. Specifically,...

"In Poland, there is a widening gap between well-developed core regions and depressed peripheral ones. This article argues, on the one hand, that any EU- or government-funded assistance to less developed areas should be accompanied by nationwide liberalisation and, on the other, that lack of reform and increasing regional disparities might fuel dis...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss and assess the consecutive Governments' policy for coal (1989‐2006) in the context of the systemic transformation of the Polish economy. Design/methodology/approach The paper presents a critical analysis of the rationale and effectiveness of government efforts to restructure the Polish coal mining in...

"The trade union movement has played an important role in the modern history of Poland. Its activism precipitated the fall of communism. Yet, with the transition to a free-market economy gaining momentum, it turned out that Solidarity embraced a vision of a new socio-economic model. Its leaders understood it as being a variant of Franco-German welf...

"In modern developed economies it is the service sector that generates jobs. In Anglo-Saxon economies, where employment protection legislation is low and unions comparatively weak, services account for three-quarters of income and four-fifths of jobs. Yet in France, Germany and Italy, where the reverse is true, the service sector accounts for much...