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On theoretical and practical aspects of resistance system of the company

Publication date: 29.12.2015

Jagiellonian Journal of Management, Volume 1, Issue 3 (2015), pp. 229 - 252

https://doi.org/10.4467/2450114XJJM.15.017.4474

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Sławomir Wyciślak
Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Gołębia 24, 31-007 Kraków, Poland
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On theoretical and practical aspects of resistance system of the company

Abstract

The volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous environment means growing challenges for companies. New ideas could be inspiring for managers who cope with complex problems. One of the fields within which academics look for solutions is nature. The mechanism behind immunology system could also bring some stimulants for managers’ thinking. The response towards a disturbance factor of the immune system is an inspiration for identifying a resistance system of the company. From the methodological point of view, the system approach constitutes a framework for building comparisons between two different research areas, respectively – immunology and the company. The external barriers subsystem, the non-specific defence subsystem, the fuzzy specificity subsystem and the target-oriented (specific) defence subsystem constitute the resistance system of the company. In business practice, the resistance system was analysed with reference to the activities of one of the small companies.

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Information: Jagiellonian Journal of Management, Volume 1, Issue 3 (2015), pp. 229 - 252

Article type: Original article

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English:

On theoretical and practical aspects of resistance system of the company

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On theoretical and practical aspects of resistance system of the company

Authors

Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Gołębia 24, 31-007 Kraków, Poland

Published at: 29.12.2015

Article status: Open

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Sławomir Wyciślak (Author) - 100%

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