Adam Sulich

Background. The Careers Office is a part of Wroclaw University of Technology (Poland). It is responsible for job activation of students and graduates. Challenges and changes coming from dynamic job market relations encourage team members of the Careers Office to take a new approach in management and self-development.
Research aims. This paper presents some innovative actions undertaken by the office such as: researches of student’s expectations or organization change elements (i.e. involving students as volunteers). The aim of this article is to prove that Careers Office can be recognized as a learning organization. Second goal is assessment try of effectiveness rate of the Office in selected aspects of their activity backed by interviews and survey among students.
Methodology. The search for an appropriate framework of learning organization definition was based on scientific literature review. Exploration of actual action undertaken by the office was based on a survey among the students and partially standardized interview with employees of the office.
Key findings. The Careers Office can be recognized as a learning organization based on its multiple definitions elements. The majority of students assessed their Career Office as good in the survey, although their expectations towards organization and the university are very high.
 

The article discusses the issue of the development of medical tourism in Poland, in particular, the factors determining this development. It is a form of tourism that is becoming more and more popular not only in Poland but also in other countries around the world. The article is an analysis of the perspectives for the development of medical organizations offering medical treatment in Poland. The article assumes that the development of this selected branch of tourism entails investments and innovations also in the area of medical services and medicine. The method adopted in the article is the analysis of the results of research and existing data regarding the prices of medical operations and procedures in Poland, Germany, the USA, and the United Kingdom. The article aims to present the development factors of Polish medical tourism. 

* Projekt finansowany w ramach programu Ministra Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego pod nazwą „Regionalna Inicjatywa Doskonałości” w latach 2019–2022, nr projektu 015/RID/2018/19, kwota finansowania: 10 721 040,00 PLN.

The article presents a green and turquoise style of management, which is presented against the background of reflections on organizational culture. The issue of management styles is important for business practice. Management styles can be characterized by the colours and metaphors of the organization. Different management styles relate to the evolution of the perception of an organization in management sciences. Green and turquoise organizations have complementary formal and informal relationships, which increases employee engagement and flexibility. The article is descriptive and is the starting point for further relationships analyses between green and turquoise organizations.

JEL Classification: D23, M12