https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/104249 Mon, 06 Jul 2026 11:10:27 GMT 2026-07-06T11:10:27Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/104929 Title: Draft law on civil protection and the state of natural disasters as a prolegomenon to a new view on crisis management Authors: Dziubek, Ireneusz T.; Manasterska, Tatiana Abstract: PURPOSE: The article presents results of research investigating the issue of proposed changes and their influence on the functioning of the state’s organs and organizations dealing with crisis management in the light of government bill on civil protection and the state of natural disasters.; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH: Normative material analysis and applied dogma with the approach taking advantage of legal techniques used with a regard to interpretation and analysis of law has been applied in this research.; FINDINGS: In the course of research, it has been proved that published draft law includes a lot of significant legal concerns.; PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS: It has been indicated that the draft law on civil protection and the state of natural disasters does not meet basic legislative standards, and some of the proposed solutions are not compatible with the Constitution of the Republic of Poland. All these issues prove the necessity to implement some supplementary and remedial actions.; ORIGINALITY/VALUE: Research actions allowed to indicate the aspects in the draft law on civil protection and the state of natural disasters, which need to be changed. Sat, 01 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/104929 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/104927 Title: Financial liquidity management during crisis Authors: Ludwiczak, Anna; Czarnecki, Maciej Abstract: PURPOSE: The aim of the article is to verify a hypothesis stating that financial security of companies has been significantly violated in the scope of economic crisis caused by COVID19 pandemics. It has been assumed that traditional indicators of financial liquidity have declined and establishing the scale of the phenomenon constitutes a scientific problem.; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH: The research has been conducted as exemplified by a given sector: consumer goods and retail trade on the basis of data adapted from EMIS database. The research has regarded years 2018-2021. Statistical characteristics of two features have been used: current ratio indicator and quick ratio indicator, determining the location, spread, asymmetry and flattening characteristics. The analysis constructed in such a multidimension way was to enable a proper verification of the hypothesis stated.; FINDINGS: The results of the research has not verified the research hypothesis positively: the companies of a given sector had not compounded, and even improved their financial security measured with the use of traditional liquidity indicators.; PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS: The conducted research regarding the liquidity management in companies in a extraordinary time od crisis emphasizes the multifaceted nature and complexity of issues connected with financial security; simultaneously discussing the statement that the entrepreneurs’ concern over the extending period of uncertainty, lead them to a certain mobilization to secure from lack of liquidity and forced more awareness in the topic of liquidity.; ORIGINALITY/VALUE: In the process of data analysis certain characteristic features were observed: the average indicators in the sector are much higher than middle indicators which indicates the need to have a closer look at average data. In a researched sector most of the enterprises does not achieve the results suggested for liquidity indicators. Sat, 01 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/104927 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/104926 Title: Partnership and collaborative contracting in the procurement of public construction works projects in the EU and in Poland Authors: Lissowski, Olgierd Abstract: PURPOSE: The purpose of the paper is to present some findings as to the promotion and inclusion in the EU and Polish public procurement laws applicable to the delivery of large public construction works and infrastructural projects, approaches and solutions proposed by concepts of public-private partnership (PPP) and collaborative contracting (CC).; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH: Institutional approach. Basic research questions are: (1) how and to what extent the key approaches and solutions proposed by the partnership and collaborative contracting concepts are promoted and reflected in the EU and Polish public procurement law, (2) how the performance of public procurement systems in the EU Member States is currently measured and if it takes into account the promotion of partnership and collaborative contracting criteria.; FINDINGS: Regulatory approaches and solutions proposed by the partnership and collaborative contracting concepts are to a considerable extent promoted and reflected in the EU and Polish public procurement law, however without compromising other important principles and criteria, such as promotion of fair competition or value for money. Single Market Scoreboard measures the performance of public procurement systems using the limited number of formal evaluation criteria and indicators important in the contract formation phase.; PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS: Promoting partnership and collaborative contracting in public procurement of construction works and infrastructure projects should not compromise fair competition and material criteria of value for money. Further studies are needed on the conditions of effectiveness of partnership and collaborative contracting in the construction works and infrastructure projects.; ORIGINALITY/VALUE: The article points to important problem of the poor performance of large public works and infrastructure projects and selected, potential institutional remedies to that problem, applicable at the project’ procurement stage. Sat, 01 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/104926 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/104915 Title: The one who does not have knowledge cannot manage Authors: Maczasek, Anna Abstract: PURPOSE: Modern management has fallen into a serious crisis. There are two main reasons for such a state of affairs, lack of historical awareness connected with the origins of management and lack of knowledge and insufficient educational level of the contemporary managerial staff, shaped by wrongly understood, so called practical abilities and deprived of the access to knowledge. They were subjected to mass education of the working force instead of being taught to think as an attribute of educated people. The purpose of this article is to indicate the main reason of the management crisis.; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH: Three scientific methods have been adapted. 1. Observation: passive and transparent. 2. Interviews: narrative, due to which there was a possibility to obtain a report connected with a researched aspect. The report, not being a sum of questionnaire answers, constituted a condition of a spontaneous respondent’s narration, not disrupted by a research intervention; IDI (Individual In-depth Interview) individual conversations with respondents. 3. Literature review.; FINDINGS: The results of the conducted (initiative) research, without a shadow of a doubt shows that people holding managerial positions aged up to 50 years old, lack general knowledge, psychology but most of all real solid education. Why? Because it has been replaced by mock education. It is therefore obvious that lack of education, insufficient education, lack of general and psychological knowledge do not allow for proper and effective participation in the role called management. What is especially apparent: such a reality diagnosis has been stated by 57 respondents who graduated from higher education schools based on Bologna Process.; PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS: The results of the research can be used in a simple and at the same time difficult way – come back to real, solid education model, also with respect to the future managerial staff. Those who already manage, should be able to gain proper general and psychological knowledge and managerial knowledge instead of empty words or information from inexperienced people. Both groups should be given education instead of appearances of education.; ORIGINALITY/VALUE: The originality of the research and its value is based on showing a specific reason instead of the one that is comfortable or accepted as proper or welcome. Sat, 01 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/104915 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z