Janina Stankiewicz

Conditions necessary to maintain work-life balance of employees - in the light of the research results

Summary The article presents the results of research concerning worklife balance of employees of enterprises located in lubuskie voivodeship. The working conditions provided by employers were analyzed. The authors of research checked whether they favor, according to the respondents, the homeostasis between work and private life. The results showed some deficits in this area. This led to reflection on the potential remedial actions which can be applied in the organization, such as a policy of „family friendly employment”. Streszczenie W artykule zaprezentowano wyniki badań dotyczących równowagi między pracą zawodową a życiem prywatnym pracowników lubuskich przedsiębiorstw. Szczegółowej analizie poddano warunki pracy zapewnione przez pracodawców. Sprawdzono, czy sprzyjają one, w ocenie respondentów, zachowaniu homeostazy między pracą a życiem pozazawodowym. Uzyskane rezultaty badań ujawniły pewne deficyty w tym zakresie. Skłoniło to do refleksji nad potencjalnymi środkami zaradczymi, np. wprowadzeniem w organizacji polityki „zatrudniania przyjaznego rodzinie”.

Cultural conditioning of employees’ engagement

Abstract Cultural determinants of employee engagement The article presents the problem of employees’ engagement. Being aware that values are the basis of employees’ engagement it was assumed that it could be different in enterprises operating in diverse cultures. Taking the models of culture by G. Hofstede and H. Schwarz into consideration as well as factors influencing engagement the analysis of cultural conditioning of engagement was conducted. Streszczenie Kulturowe uwarunkowania zaangażowania pracowników W artykule zaprezentowano zagadnienie zaangażowania pracowników. Wiedząc, że wartości są podstawą zaangażowania pracowników założono, że może być ono inne w przedsiębiorstwach funkcjonujących w odmiennych kulturach. Uwzględniając model kultury G. Hofstede oraz H. Schwartza oraz czynniki mające wpływ na zaangażowanie dokonano analizy uwarunkowań kulturowych zaangażowania.

The methods of raising philanthropic funds in the management of non-governmental organization; determinants

Summary The methods of raising philanthropic funds in the management of non-governmental organization; determinants The article discusses the issues of obtaining financial resources by Polish non-governmental organizations, with particular emphasis on the philanthropic funds. The prevalence of the use of philanthropic resources by the analyzed entities was presented, as well as the determinants related to this process. Streszczenie Sposoby pozyskiwanie środków fi lantropijnych w zarządzaniu organizacją pozarządową; uwarunkowania W artykule omówiono zagadnienie pozyskiwania środków fi nansowych przez polskie organizacje pozarządowe, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem zasobów o charakterze fi lantropijnym. Przedstawiono powszechność wykorzystania środków fi lantropijnych przez omawiane podmioty, jak również wskazano na uwarunkowania związane z tym procesem

Motivation of management students to engage in volunteering (in the light of research results)

Summary Market of volunteers in Poland, especially those ones with specialized skills, is limited. An important reservoir of volunteer work are the universities. Non-governmental organizations should consider sustained cooperation with them. Volunteers predisposed to provide administrative support could be sought among the students of management. This article aims to answer the following questions: Are students of management want to get involved in the activities of non-governmental organizations? What are the motives of involvement in voluntary dominate among them? What benefi ts do they see, in collaboration with NGO’s? What actions can take the managers of these organizations to motivate volunteers?

Corporate core values and professional values of Generation Y from the perspective of the effectiveness of ethics programs

Summary In order for a business activity to be ethical, one needs ethical employees. Nevertheless, the ongoing generational change leads to the situation in which the values and the resulting standards of ethical behavior that have been thus far embraced in the workplace may no longer be unacceptable or respected by young people that enter the labor market. The article sets out to answer the following questions: what place do core values occupy in ethics programs of businesses; is there any relationship between them and the professional values of employees; why take into account individual preferences of organization members in terms of value when developing the agenda of corporate values. An important point of the discussion has become the values shared by those entering the labor market (the so-called Generation Y, or millennials) and the differences in this regard between them and the employees who have been pursuing their professional careers for years now (Generation X).

Young people as a subject of human resources management in the third sector organizations

Summary In democratic societies, citizens join as volunteers in the management of various areas of the social sphere. They do this by engaging in non-profit organizations’ activities. People are the basis for the functioning of these entities, so it is possible to use appropriately adapted HRM methods and tools. The important part of the social workforce of non-profit organizations is young people (up to the age -of 26). The article presents the results of research on the experiences of young volunteers - the characteristics of their involvement and their participation in personnel processes. The purpose of the article is to identify the number and types of third-sector organizations, which young people have been involved in, as well as the characteristics of work performed by them in those subjects. Moreover, the article’s aim is to diagnose of personal processes that these persons have been engaged in and to ascertain how do they evaluate their work experience in the organizations, which were analyzed.

Professional image creation by students on social media sites (in the light of empirical research)

Summary Internet has become an important way of our image creation, including the professional one. By participating in social media, it is possible to shape our own image not only in eyes of private persons, but also of potential employers. The aim of the article is to identify activities which were undertaken by young participants in labour market (students) associated with creating their own professional image in social media. It was found that they usually concentrated on shaping private relationships, as well as the development of their knowledge of the subjects which were not connected with work or job and also on sharing that knowledge with other users of social media. In contrast, much less attention they paid on creating their own professional image and the development of their careers.