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History of Communism in Poland and its Fall, 2004.
An in-depth analysis into how Polish companies have reacted to ethical issues and changes in business standards since the fall of Communism in 1989.
19,289 words (approx. 77.2 pages), 14 sources, MLA, $ 249.95
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The dissertation looks at the history of communism in Poland and its fall. The dissertation then looks at the economy of Poland, the main natural resources, the economy under Communism, the centrally planned economy, and the economy after the fall of Communism. The dissertation then moves on to looking at the processes of marketization and stabilization in Poland and the macroeconomic indicators for the crucial 1990-1991 period. The privatization process in Poland follows, and the subsequent structure of the economy is analyzed. The main markets supporting the economy, i.e., fuels and energy, industry, agriculture, fishing and forestry, banking and finance, and foreign trade are examined. Once the economic history of Poland has been discussed and analyzed, the dissertation then moves to looking at how Polish companies have reacted to ethical issues and changes in business standards since the fall of communism in 1989. This takes the form of looking, principally, at what constitutes ethical business in Poland, how ethical business is regulated and monitored in Poland, how changes have been made so far in business ethics in Poland since the fall of Communism, and how these changes relate to changes over the same period at an international level. A discussion of the merits of entering into the EU, in terms of business ethics, is also provided.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Poland?s Economy Pre-Communism?s Fall
Section 1.1. Poland?s Natural Resources
Section 1.1.1. Minerals and Fuels
Section 1.1.2. Agricultural Resources
Section 1.1.3. Labor Force
Section 1.2. The Polish Economy Under Communism
Section 1.2.1. System Structure
Section 1.2.2. Development Strategy
Section 1.3. The Centrally-Planned Economy
Section 1.3.1. Establishing the Planning Formula
Section 1.3.2. Retrenchment and Adjustment in the 1960s
Section 1.3.3. Reliance on Technology in the 1970s
Section 1.3.4. Reform Failure in the 1980s
Chapter 2: Poland?s Economy After the Fall of Communism
Section 2.1. Poland After the Fall of Communism
Section 2.2. Fall of Communism
Section 2.3. Marketization and Stabilization
Section 2.3.1. Required Short-Term Changes
Section 2.3.2. The Shock Strategy
Section 2.3.3. Initial Results
Section 2.3.4. Long-Term Requirements
Section 2.4. Macroeconomic Indicators for 1990-91
Section 2.4.1. Price Increases
Section 2.4.2. Impact on Productivity and Wages
Section 2.4.3. Statistical Distortions
Section 2.4.4. Agricultural Imbalances
Section 2.4.5. Causes of Decline
Section 2.5.The Polish Post-Communism Privatization Process
Section 2.6. Structure of Poland?s Economy: Post-Communism
Section 2.6.1. Fuels and Energy
Section 2.6.2. Coal
Section 2.6.3. Oil and Gas
Section 2.6.4. Power Generation
Section 2.6.5. Industry
Section 2.6.6. Light Industry
Section 2.6.7. Automotive Industry
Section 2.6.8. Construction Machinery
Section 2.6.9. Banking and Finance
Section 2.7. The State Banking System
Section 2.8. Banking Reform, 1990-92
Section 2.8.1. Insurance and Securities Reform
Section 2.8.2. New Financial Institutions
Section 2.8.3. Foreign Loans and Money Supply
Section 2.8.4. Foreign Trade
Section 2.8.5. The Foreign Trade Mechanism
Section 2.9. Post-communist Policy Adjustments
Section 2.10. The Role of Currency Exchange
Section 2.11. Foreign Investment
Chapter 3: Business Ethics in Poland
Section 3.1. Introduction
Section 3.2. What is Meant (and Understood) by the Term ?Business Ethics? in Poland?
Section 3.3. Developing Standards of Business Ethics in Poland
Section 3.3.1. The Polish Transition
Section 3.3.2. Difficulties in Adjusting
Section 3.3.3. Identifying the Problem: Polish Chamber Survey Results
Section 3.3.4. Setting Ethical Standards
Section 3.3.5. Letting Market Forces Work
Section 3.3.6. The Highlights from the Polish Chamber's Sample Code of Ethics
Section 3.3.7. Western Aid In Fighting Corruption
Chapter 4: Conclusions
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The Culture of Poland, 2009.
A discussion of the history and development of the culture in Poland, particularly since World War II.
2,280 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 11 sources, APA, $ 70.95
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This paper discusses the history and culture of the country of Poland. It describes the government, the demographics, the language and the religion of the country. The paper then describes the revival of Jewish life in Poland since the horrors of the Holocaust. Finally, the paper discusses family issues in Poland and the role of women. The paper contains graphs.
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Introduction
Historical Poland & Present Day Government
Current News
Poland, The Family, And The Special Role Of Women
Family Issues Faced By Poland & Europe At-Large
Summary & Conclusion
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"The original capital of Poland was Cracow (Krakow) however, in 1611, the capital was moved to Warsaw and today remains the current seat of government in Poland. Poland's principal action is the central state administration is formulation of funding principles and cultural policy objectives. Critical for the development of the culture in Poland are the "National Theatre, National Opera, State Art Gallery 'Zacheta', Centre of Contemporary Art, the Royal Castel in Warsaw, and the Royal Castel of Wawel." (European Culture Portal, 2008) The governmental body responsible for the legislation field and for mapping out the cultural policy of the state and for monitoring the implementation of the same is the Ministry of Culture. The Ministry of Culture is responsible for maintaining an observation of the changing which are ongoing in the system and for identification of new solutions "in the sphere of financing sources for the cultural sector." (European Culture Portal, 2008) The core tasks of the Ministry of Culture include the setting of "...legal, financial and program frameworks to encourage the development of culture at the national level." (European Culture Portal, 2008)"
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Business in Poland, 2005.
A discussion on conducting business in Poland.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper considers some of the values and cultural differences that are critical to understanding in order to conduct business successfully in Poland. The paper concludes that Poland and the European Union need to build personal relationships to ensure business success.
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"All business relationships require that the parties involve have an understanding of the others' needs and requirements. This can be difficult when all of the parties-suppliers, customers, shareholders, employee ..."
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The University of Greenwich in Poland, 2004.
This paper is a marketing analysis of the potential entry of the University of Greenwich, London, into Poland.
2,800 words (approx. 11.2 pages), 22 sources, APA, $ 83.95
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This paper explains that the University of Greenwich, located in Greenwich, London, plans to offer Masters level courses in strategic marketing management in Poland, assumedly through online courses. The author points out that, in addition to individual students, the Greenwich University also should target local businesses in the region to encourage these entities to send their staffs for further education to improve their knowledge base and consequently gain a competitive edge, especially because of Poland?s entry into the E.U. The paper relates that students have been entering the field of higher education in Poland in growing numbers, but the participation, or market penetration, of students in Polish universities for higher degrees is lower than many other countries in the E.U.
Table of Contents
Country Selection and Economic Conditions
Entry Strategy
Targeting and Positioning
Marketing Mix
Conclusion
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"In such an environment (in flux), offering the population and the business in the region access to education can help companies define and create smart strategies. In turn, these can help the citizens grow and prosper in the periods following the entry into the EU and over the long-term. The indications are that the Poles have been able to embrace new technology relatively rapidly. They can use the information to help the country improve productivity. This shows that the population that has been wanting changes for several generations and is willing to make the necessary improvements. The economy in the region is still basically manufacturing and agriculture. By offering the knowledge in strategic marketing and distribution, Poland can become a gateway for movement of products into the other more eastern block countries."
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France and Poland: A Study in Contrasts, 2004.
Compares the history of France and Poland during the last years of the 18th century and into the 19th century.
1,229 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 41.95
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This paper compares the different histories of France and Poland and how the Catholic Church affected those histories. The paper points out how Poland's embrace of the Catholic Church was what helped Poland maintain its national identity and encourage Polish attempts at resistance against oppression.This is compared to the way France rejected what it saw as the medieval system of Church and State and how this, in turn, united the French people into a single indivisible entity and allowed for the rapid modernization and industrialization of the country.
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"Few countries in Europe have such widely differing modern histories as France and Poland. Both began the modern era as ancient Catholic monarchies. Each nation covered a large expanse of territory and could claim, at least in theory, to be a power within its own region. There however, the comparison stops. France was a relatively well-organized, and fairly coherent state under the rule of a powerful king and a centralizing absolute monarchy. Poland, on the hand, was a hold-over from the medieval past, an elective monarchy dominated by an overweening, exceedingly numerous aristocracy. While France was destined to enter the Nineteenth Century as a powerful empire, and to become more highly centralized than ever before, Poland would, at almost the very same time, completely disappear from the map. Absorbed into Russia, Germany, and Austria, the Polish people would be condemned to a long continuation of the Middle Ages, and to an equally long fight for freedom and for membership in the modern world."
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The Nazi Occupation of Poland and France, 2007.
This paper examines WWII and the differences in the way the Nazis treated their subjects after their invasions of Poland and France.
3,315 words (approx. 13.3 pages), 14 sources, MLA, $ 94.95
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This paper stresses that many of Germany's policies in both Poland and France during the occupation were similar as far as the Jewish population was concerned; however, the people of France clearly showed more willingness to cooperate with these policies than the Poles, despite the fact that Poland had a much larger Jewish population, in both numbers and per capita, than France. The author further points out that the Germans systematically destroyed the economy of Poland for the solitary purpose of helping the German war effort; whereas, the Germans gave many resources to the French economy to help reestablish it after the devastation from WWI. The paper relates that, in the sphere of government, France was given autonomy through the Vichy government, whereas the Poles, seen as nothing better than pack animals, barely more worthy of life than Jews, were given no such autonomy.
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"One of the first actions of the German administration of Northern France was to try to make the region economically stable again. This was not done out of the goodness of the Nazis' hearts, but rather because France could become a valuable factory for war material and food. This area of France was also where the proposed invasion of Britain, "Operation Sealion", was to be launched. The iron, steel, and other natural resource industries were nationalized in order to give the Germans better control. In order to try to prevent wartime inflation and shortages, price controls were instituted."
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Transition in Poland, 2002.
Discusses political and economic changes in Poland since the fall of communism.
3,900 words (approx. 15.6 pages), 8 sources, $ 142.95
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This paper examines the process of economic and political transformation that has occurred in Poland since 1989. In both political and economic terms the transformation of Poland has led the Eastern European countries. This paper examines the process, the benefits and the problems of transition in Poland.
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Germany's Invasion of Poland, 2009.
An argument that the invasion of Poland triggered the start of the Second World War.
2,480 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 75.95
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The paper provides the historical background of the Second World War in order to demonstrate how the invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 was the catalyst for the start of the war. The paper discusses how some consider the invasion of Poland as Germany's excuse for engaging in the war. The paper notes, however, that the European powers were well aware of the fact that the invasion of Poland would mean the start of the war.
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"The Second World War represented one of the most important events in the history of our world. it marked the emergence, peak, and decline of some of the most powerful state forces the world has ever known. The conflict started by Germany's Hitler with traditional conventional forces resulted in the end in the use of the most destructive weapon even produced or used by the human being. The atomic bomb and the tragedies in Hiroshima and Nagasaki showed precisely the range of war waged with different weaponry and using different tactics. However, the war began as World War One had begun, it the traditional way of aggression."
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Marketing in Poland, 2003.
Discusses culture, environment, and marketing strategy for Ford cars in Poland.
8,050 words (approx. 32.2 pages), 35 sources, APA, $ 135.95
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This paper discusses culture, environment, and marketing strategy for Ford Motor Company cars in Poland. It examines Polish history and recent events in Poland, and presents a cultural and economic profile upon which to base a marketing strategy. The paper considers Poland a viable market for Ford.
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"This report focuses on Poland a country which has experienced significant economic reforms and privatization in the wake of political changes taking place after Poland has enjoyed rapid growth in ..."
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The Labor Market in Poland, 2009.
This paper examines changes in Poland since 1990 specifically relating to the labor market.
2,660 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 79.95
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Before 1990 a labor market, in the common sense of the term, did not exist in Poland. However with the fall of communism in Eastern Europe, Poland underwent a period of great transition characterized by drastic changes in the nation's economic sphere. There are various aspects to the labor market that can help one understand the nature of these changes which have shaped Poland over the last decade. The paper examines the most notable, employment and unemployment, and their common relationship effects on job vacancies and inflation.
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Overview
Employment
Private Sector Employment
Unemployment
Unemployment, Vacancies and Inflation
Conclusion
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"Over the last decade Poland experienced a great transformation in the size of its labor force. This transformation brought a large decline in numbers of the working population (employed) and employees (working for a wage or salary) within the civilian economy. This was attributed to the great change and re-allocation of the labor force. Levels of employment have been declining quite systematically since 1990. Many workers lost their jobs, either for a limited time or permanently. Another substantial number of workers changed employment quite rapidly, barely without a small period of unemployment between their old and new jobs. The transition also has brought a larger number of pensioners as a result of the introduction of early retirement schemes, as well as an increase in the number of disability claims. People who were afraid that they might lose their jobs had they exposed their health problems were now able to get disability status. In Poland the number of old age pensioners and disabled people increased by 1 438 000 in the period from 1990 to 1996."
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Collapse of Communism in Poland, 2005.
This paper discusses the end of communism in Poland and looks at the causes of this collapse.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 8 sources, $ 80.95
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This paper takes a very detailed look at the events leading up to and the reasons behind the collapse of Soviet-brand Communism in Poland. The essay begins in post World War Two Poland and then follows the adherence of the Polish people to the Catholic Church throughout the years of socialist rule. The writer looks at the creation and influence of Solidarity, the workers' union, and finally sees how changes in the Soviet Union allowed all of these factors to lead to the end of Communism.
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"As the Holy Father of the international Catholic Church lies in a state of sickness, a tracheotomy in his throat and willing caretakers and hangers-on at his side, the worldwide media is all agog, cameras outside his window looking for a wave, wire-services and websites intent on the latest information and updates. Yet, these newshounds often forget who this man they know as Pope John Paul used to be and where he is from. Karol Wojtyla, the man who would become pope twenty-five years ago, is Polish."
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Final Solution Policies in Poland: 1939-1942., 2002.
Dscusses the principal policies and approaches taken by the Nazi occupiers of Poland to the Jews
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 8 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper discusses the principal policies and approaches taken by the Nazi occupiers of Poland to the Jews of that country in the period between September, 1939 and June 1942. In addition, the paper analyzes to what extent these actions prepared the ground for the ensuing implementation of the Final Solution in Poland.
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Transition in Poland: 1989-2001, 2002.
A look at the political transition in Poland from a socialist to capitalist state.
3,650 words (approx. 14.6 pages), 50 sources, $ 133.95
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This paper examines Poland's transition from socialism to capitalism. Initially, it outlines historic factors that played a role in transition. Then it examines the economic programs and changes that have occurred in the country since 1991. It is concluded that Poland is one of the most successful transition economies in Eastern Europe.
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Germany and Poland, 2006.
An analysis of the results of the relationship between Germany and Poland that led to the start of World War II.
2,692 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 80.95
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This paper examines the German rationale for the attack on Poland in 1939. It attempts to compare the real reasoning for the attack with the reasoning that the Germans presented to the world before the war began. It chooses the city of Danzig as an example to highlight the contrast between different rationales.
Outline
Introduction
German Pressure on Poland after Munich
New Direction in Polish-German Relations
Tensions Raises Over Danzig
Unexpected Polish Diplomacy
Crisis in Polish-German Relations in Summer of 1939
Conclusion
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"During the summer of 1939 the Germans provoked several border-line conflicts and used them to increase tensions with Poland. They made Danzig their main base for coordinating provocative action. Gradually the executive committee of Danzig's government moved to Berlin. They allowed systematic violations of the city's constitution; Nazis in Danzig increasingly discriminated against Polish citizens and their government. A large amount of weapons and machinery were secretly delivered to the city. More and more "volunteers" joined Nazi gangs in Danzig."
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Levi Strauss in Poland, 2003.
Discusses Levi Strauss' inroads into the heart of Poland.
690 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 23.95
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This paper discusses the significant challenges as well as significant opportunities of Levi Strauss' entry into Poland after the break-up of the Soviet Union, and the economic and cultural opening of Eastern Europe. The appeal of the All-American image of Levi jeans, a Cold War black market item in Eastern Europe, is discussed. It examines Levi's Polska's growth in Poland where it makes up about 25 percent of the Polish jeans market.
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"As Levi Strauss makes inroads into the heart of the Polish consumer it faces the twin conditions of the entrepreneurial condition..."
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