Tomasz Dąbrowski

Critical analysis of research method based on RCT to evaluate effectiveness of public policies
The aim of this article is critical analysis of utilization of research method based on Randomized Controlled Trial to evaluate effectiveness of public policies. Due to the increase in importance of RCT method, resulting in more frequent elaborations presenting the recommended process of its implementation, this article represents an attempt which focuses more on describing the key issues related to utilization of the method and in particular: identity of the experimental group and the controlled group, selection bias, assigning individuals to groups, internal disruptions as well as the problem of utilizing devising the RCT method to evaluate multileveled policies.

Streszczenie
Celem niniejszego artykułu jest krytyczna analiza wykorzystania metody badań opartych na losowych grupach kontrolnych (Randomized Controlled Trial – RCT) do oceny efektywności polityk publicznych. Ze względu na rosnące znaczenie metody RCT, skutkujące coraz liczniej pojawiającymi się opracowaniami prezentującymi rekomendowany proces jej stosowania, w artykule skupiono się na przybliżeniu głównych problemów wiążących się z wykorzystaniem metody, w szczególności: tożsamości grupy eksperymentalnej i kontrolnej, obciążeń selekcyjnych, przydziału jednostek do grup, zakłóceń zewnętrznych oraz problemu wykorzystania RCT do oceny wielopoziomowych polityk.
 

Diversity Management as a Challenge to Cultural Organisations

The paper explains the concept of diversity management and answers the questions of whether, and if so – why, diversity management should be part of the cultural organisations’ strategy of preparing for the future. The article is an attempt to look at the phenomenon of diversity management in the cultural sector from the perspective of the challenges and benefits it brings to cultural organisations and managers. In this respect, the paper presents a fragment of a broader research project which discusses the five most-repeated arguments justifying a diversity-based approach: demographic changes, desire to reach the so-far-excluded groups of people and provide wider access, increasing innovation and adaptability, reducing risk, implementation of internal policies and/or legal requirements, and caring for a “better” work environment and commitment.