Michal Banka’s research while affiliated with Warsaw University of Technology and other places

The purpose of the article is to find out whether corporations differ in their readiness to cooperate with start-ups at three stages of their development (ideation, growth, scaling) in the context of assessing relevant risk factors. The research was based on a descriptive statistical analysis of CAWI survey data on a sample of 101 start-ups within one of ten Polish start-up sectors. These start-ups have been involved in corporate acceleration programs in line with a model of consortium accelerator. The results of this research allow us to conclude that the success of such cooperation is influenced by their ability to manage risks throughout the mentioned stages of start-up’s development. This article contributes to identifying and describing a number of risks that can be distinguished in such cooperation under the acceleration program. Additionally, different types of risks are highlighted in different stages of start-up corporation cooperation leading to different kinds and levels of cooperativeness (readiness to cooperate) between sides leading to the final success of the collaborative project.

Despite increasing awareness of the benefits of partnerships with start-ups, corporates are often hesitant to collaborate due to perceived barriers, resulting in failed or suboptimal collaborations. This paper explores and assesses the key barriers that hinder corporates from successfully collaborating with startups. Based on a CAWI interviews with corporations, it evaluates both the significance and the severity of these obstacles, as well as the challenges involved in establishing effective partnerships. Additionally, the study examines how various corporate characteristics—such as company size, experience with startups, strategic approaches, and methods of engagement—impact the success of these collaborations. The findings reveal that corporates face significant challenges in partnering with startups. Major barriers include difficulties in identifying suitable startups, a lack of understanding of startup innovations, and concerns over financial risks associated with startup projects. Other obstacles, though less prominent, include fears of reputational damage if collaborations fail and limited support from corporate leadership for engaging with startups. This research highlights the need for enhanced strategies and knowledge-sharing to overcome these barriers, ultimately leading to more effective corporate-startup collaborations. This paper makes a key contribution by filling a significant research gap in the evaluation of barriers to corporate-startup collaborations, particularly by identifying new and unexplored obstacles that have not been previously documented in the literature. By expanding the catalogue of known barriers and analyzing corporate characteristics that affect collaboration outcomes, the study offers valuable insights for improving strategies and fostering more successful partnerships between corporates and startups.

This study explores the influence of gamification on level of acceptance of digital banking by users in Vietnam. Thence, the level of impact, the theoretical contributions and practical values for policy makers are determined. Research hypotheses are developed base on the original TAM model combined with gamification and perceived value factors. PLS-SEM method is used to carry out the research process of finding relationships between factors affecting users’ acceptance of digital banking in Vietnam with 262 complete survey results. The main results of this study have shown that gamification has positive affection on perceived value, attitude and behavioral intention of digital banking users. Additionally, the study suggests potential areas for future research to enhance the understanding and the application of gamification in digital banking.

Start-up corporation collaboration is a phenomenon that is becoming more and more noticeable in the marketplace. Start-ups perceive such partnerships as an opportunity to scale up their solutions (products/services), while corporations open up to young companies to explore new business models. Understanding the collaboration goals is vital to secure collaboration benefits for each party. It seems interesting to find out to what extent this type of collaboration is critical to the start-ups, to what extent the corporate collaboration goals are defined, and if they are achieved. Therefore, diffusion of innovation theory and social network theory appear as a capable theoretical lens for analysing how 15 defined goals that start-ups use to guide them through establishing collaboration with corporations and verifying partnerships in the context of the adopted goals. The impact of the start-ups' experience on the perceived significance of the goals and their attainment level was examined. Moreover, a clear difference in the perception of expectations and the level of attainment of the set goals of partnership with corporations depending on the company development phase was highlighted, and it was presented how start-up awareness grows along with start-up development and the approach of start-ups to the studied variables changes.

El turismo es una industria de servicios en crecimiento intensivo en cada una de las economías mundiales. Esta industria juega un papel vital en la creación de crecimiento económico e impulso en términos de desarrollo nacional y crecimiento del PIB. Cada país del mundo necesita adquirir activamente, poseer y explotar sus recursos inherentes con el fin de lograr un turismo fuerte y, como resultado, un desarrollo socioeconómico. El turismo cultural es una de las tendencias más importantes en Vietnam. El artículo ha revisado completamente el marco teórico para la investigación del turismo cultural, incluidos los recursos del turismo cultural. En el frente de la investigación práctica y empírica, el artículo también examina la política de recursos del turismo cultural de Vietnam y las soluciones adecuadas y relevantes para explotar los recursos del turismo cultural y, en base a ello, desarrollar la industria del turismo cultural.

Comportamiento del consumidor de Internet en las etapas de las compras en línea Internet consumer behavior in stages of online shopping Comportamento do consumidor na Internet nas etapas de compras on-line RESUMEN Las compras online no pueden considerarse una tendencia emergente porque se han convertido en una forma estándar de hacer negocios. El interés de los minoristas online debe centrarse en el comportamiento del cliente durante el proceso de compra. El objetivo de este trabajo es describir y analizar el uso de Internet en la etapa de precompra de los clientes en países seleccionados. Encontramos que existe una correlación negativa significativa entre los indicadores de desarrollo de las naciones y el uso de Internet en la etapa previa a la compra de compras. Además, existe una diferencia significativa entre los consumidores europeos y asiáticos que utilizan Internet durante la etapa previa a la compra en varias actividades observadas.

Cet article étudie le panorama post-Covid-19 de l'industrie du tourisme au Vietnam, ainsi que la capacité entrepreneuriale et la performance entrepreneuriale des PME du pays. Ces dernières années, l'évolution de l'entrepreneuriat dans le tourisme, l'hôtellerie et les secteurs connexes a eu tendance à suivre la direction de la socialisation, c'est-à-dire vers une coopération globale plutôt que vers une concurrence directe. Pour comprendre cela, il est nécessaire de clarifier et de présenter pleinement le cadre théorique de base ainsi que la recherche empirique sur la capacité d'entrepreneuriat social et la performance de l'entrepreneuriat social spécifique à l'industrie du tourisme et à son contexte actuel. C'est le sujet que cet article souhaite approfondir pour analyser et proposer des solutions renforçant cette capacité et cette performance pour améliorer la qualité des services touristiques au Vietnam et atteindre de nouveaux sommets. Mots-clés : entrepreneuriat social ; capacité entrepreneuriale ; performance entrepreneuriale ; COVID-19 ; féminine ; industrie du tourisme ; Viêt Nam. 1. Introduction Pour le monde, 2020 est l'année d'une série d'événements mémorables. Les prix du pétrole brut ont chuté et la guerre commerciale sino-américaine s'est poursuivie. En outre, face aux tensions politiques croissantes entre les États-Unis et l'Iran, ainsi qu'aux conséquences négatives mondiales du changement climatique, la pandémie d'infections respiratoires aiguës causées par de nouvelles souches de micro-organismes, également connue sous le nom de pandémie de Covid-19 (pandémie), est la principale raison responsable de l'inquiétude économique mondiales. La pandémie a eu un impact négatif sur les conditions économiques de tous les pays du monde et le Vietnam ne fait pas exception. Dans le contexte d'une croissance économique mondiale lente, la situation socio-économique du Vietnam ne devrait pas s'améliorer. Cependant, des stratégies anti-pandémiques appropriées ont également créé une prémisse pour aider le Vietnam à sortir de la récession et à devenir l'une des quatre économies avec un taux de croissance positif en 2020. Le FMI a prédit que le taux de croissance du Vietnam en 2020 pourrait atteindre 2,4%, soit un taux inférieur à celui du Vietnam que le taux de croissance de 7,02 % en 2019, mais il s'agit d'un chiffre impressionnant dans le contexte où de nombreuses grandes économies du monde n'ont enregistré qu'une croissance négative en raison de l'impact de la pandémie. Le nombre de projets d'investissement et leur valeur totale enregistrés au Vietnam en mai 2020 ont enregistré la plus forte baisse avec des taux de 30% et 70% respectivement. Ces indicateurs se sont progressivement rétablis à mesure que la distanciation sociale a été progressivement levée et que le gouvernement