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Dr. Adrian Pyszka presented a paper at the XII International Conference in the series “Contemporary challenges of project and process management”

Modern organizations have faced the opportunity and at the same time the challenge of creating tools and structures based on virtual work. Therefore, it is necessary to ask ourselves more and more often how to achieve the flow effect in such work, that is, a high level of involvement in the task, at the same time combined with pleasure from the work performed. Dr. Adrian Pyszka presented the results of a study derived from the statements of 224 people working in virtual teams in Poland. The data was obtained as part of a broader CAWI-type survey. It turned out that

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Olaf Flak, PhD, spoke at the XII International Conference in the series “Contemporary Challenges of Project and Process Management”

The past 20 years have seen an explosion in the development of information technology, robotics and the replacement of human labor with machines or algorithms. It is widely believed that artificial intelligence (AI) can enhance human capabilities in teamwork, but it is still unclear how to implement management based on such solutions. Research on AI shows that it can enhance human teams in important ways, improving team coordination, increasing knowledge sharing and learning, supporting decision-making, and evaluating team performance. Therefore, the purpose of the paper that Olaf Flak, PhD, presented at the XII International Conference in the series “Contemporary Challenges

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We spoke at the VI Congress of the Polish Association of Organization Psychology

During the VI Congress of the Association of Organization Psychologists there was a presentation of the research team, implementing the grant project VT Flow and effectiveness of the virtual team. The congress took place 12.09 to 14.09 on the premises of the Institute of Psychology at the University of Lodz. “Different or the same? New Challenges in the Work Environment” was the theme of the event, and key issues included diversity and the importance of new technologies in the work context. The presentation by the team represented by Dr. Anita Pollak, Prof. of the University of Lodz, and Piotr Klimowicz,

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The XII International Conference of the series “Contemporary Challenges of Project and Process Management” is approaching, in which we will participate

In just a few days we will once again participate in the conference of the series “Contemporary Challenges of Project and Process Management”, organized every two years by the Department of Management Processes at the Cracow University of Economics. As every year, the conference will be held in Zakopane and will last from September 19 to 21, 2024. This year, the main objectives of the conference are to celebrate the scientific achievements of Prof. UEK Prof. Czesław Mesjasz, as well as to exchange knowledge and practical experience, present the results of scientific research, integrate the scientific community with the business

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The VI Congress of the Polish Association of Organization Psychology is coming up, in which we will participate

On September 12 – 14, 2024, the VI National Congress of the PSPO will be held. This conference opens a space to reflect on the changes in the functioning of organizations and the performance of work that technological and social developments of the last 20 years have initiated. It will discuss transformations in the hierarchy of shared values and lifestyles, challenges and hopes related to diversity in the work environment, the increasing automation and digitization of work processes, artificial intelligence. We will talk about the changing needs of employers and employees. There will also be a scientific discussion about the

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A series of workshop meetings within the VT-FLOW grant project

In cooperation within the VT-FLOW grant project, representatives of the University of Silesia in Katowice and the University of Lübeck took part in a series of workshop meetings aimed at jointly developing a plan for the analysis of variables relevant to the construct of collective communication (collective communication). The workshop was held on the premises of the University of Silesia from 29.07.2024-31.07.2024. The main purpose of the meetings was to exchange experiences and reflections on conducting analyses using specialized algorithms, jointly develop procedures to obtain relevant data, and juxtapose the solutions developed so far with the most current research practices

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Can your research project manager be a robot? We talked about it at the ESOF conference as part of Katowice City of Science 2024

At the ESOF conference, June 13, 2024, Olaf Flak, Ph.D., gave a presentation on replacing human managers with robots based on artificial intelligence. He has always been interested in robotics, and for the past 15 years has been involved in the search for a way to construct a robot manager. He is the creator of online manager tools on the TransistorsHead.com platform, aimed at monitoring manager’s performance and determining their behavior patterns, and then automating them and replacing the human manager with a robot manager. To do this, he developed a methodology for studying the organizational reality in which the

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We spoke at the ESOF conference as part of Katowice City of Science 2024 – we led a workshop on researcher competencies!

On June 13, 2024, we participated in the ESOF2024 conference. This is one of the most important international conferences with an impact on the transformation of science and the world. The conference was held in Katowice, as Katowice is the European City of Science this year. During the conference, scientists, entrepreneurs, politicians, journalists and residents discussed the latest developments in various fields of science and art and their impact on society. Participation in the conference was free of charge. In the workshop part, we conducted a training on research competencies. Participants were able to test their competencies using the tools

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We took part in the national conference “Sustainable enterprise. Dilemmas of sustainable development”

The conference will focus on the issue of building a sustainable enterprise in the context of the goals of modern business and trends in the environment. The concept of sustainable development encompasses issues relevant to a sustainable enterprise, i.e. primarily: corporate strategy, organizational governance, building dialogue with stakeholders, human rights, human capital management, environment, business ethics, customer and consumer issues, social development. In view of the above, it is possible to point out significant problems that are associated with the concept of sustainable development and with the efforts of modern companies to respond to the challenges inherent in the environment.

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We attended the 39th annual conference of the Society for Industrial Psychology in Chicago (SIOP)

The SIOP conference is one of the largest events for professionals in the field of industrial and organizational psychology. At this conference, attendees have the opportunity to participate in a variety of sessions, presentations, workshops and discussions on the latest research, trends and practices in the field. Here are some typical events that can take place at the SIOP conference: The SIOP conference is always an event full of inspiration, new opportunities and possibilities for scientific and professional exchange of ideas in the field of industrial and organizational psychology. During the conference, Prof. Dr. Barbara Kożusznik and Prof. Sharon Glazer

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