<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Our article presents the results of research on the use of modern management concepts in companies from the so-called traditional sectors of the economy in Lesser Poland and Silesia Voivodeships. The study group consists of 125 companies operating in metallurgy- and steel-related sectors such as machinery, coke, mining and energy. Studies have confirmed that the companies surveyed utilise modern management concepts in their activities, although such utilisation is highly diverse (only one company pointed out that it does not utilise any such concepts). The most popular management concepts are controlling and outsourcing. In contrast, Balanced Scorecard and Business Process Reengineering belong to the group of rarely used strategies.</p></abstract>

Our article presents the results of research on the use of modern management concepts in companies from the so-called traditional sectors of the economy in Lesser Poland and Silesia Voivodeships. The study group consists of 125 companies operating in metallurgy- and steel-related sectors such as machinery, coke, mining and energy. Studies have confirmed that the companies surveyed utilise modern management concepts in their activities, although such utilisation is highly diverse (only one company pointed out that it does not utilise any such concepts). The most popular management concepts are controlling and outsourcing. In contrast, Balanced Scorecard and Business Process Reengineering belong to the group of rarely used strategies.

Application of Modern Management Concepts by Polish Companies - Analysis of Research Results

Department of Management, Academy of Business in Dąbrowa Górnicza, ul. Cieplaka 1c, 41-300 Dąbrowa Górnicza Poland

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Our article presents the results of research on the use of modern management concepts in companies from the so-called traditional sectors of the economy in...

Application of Modern Management Concepts by Polish Companies - Analysis of Research Results

Pubblicato online: 03 apr 2012

Pagine: 41 - 49

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10051-012-0005-5

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