Sustainability Culture of Polish Universities in Professionalization of Management

Łukasz Sułkowski, Katarzyna Kolasińska-Morawska, Robert Seliga, Piotr Buła and Paweł Morawski
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Łukasz Sułkowski: Department of Electronic Economy and Logistics, University of Social Sciences, 90-113 Lodz, Poland
Katarzyna Kolasińska-Morawska: Department of International Management, Management Institute, Cracow University of Economics, 31-510 Cracow, Poland
Robert Seliga: Department of Electronic Economy and Logistics, University of Social Sciences, 90-113 Lodz, Poland
Piotr Buła: Department of International Management, Management Institute, Cracow University of Economics, 31-510 Cracow, Poland
Paweł Morawski: Department of Management, Lodz University of Technology, 90-361 Lodz, Poland

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 24, 1-22

Abstract: The process of management professionalization is progressing in many universities in the world. It results from the growing importance of technology, globalization, social and economic transformations, including the requirement of competitive operation in market conditions. This process is based on the principles of social responsibility for the quality of services provided with transparency as well as respect for the idea of sustainable development. The subject of the considerations in the article is the impact of sustainable development on the culture of the quality of professionalization of management in universities operating in Poland. The exploratory inspiration came from the authors’ own experiences and secondary sources, including books, articles and reports. The research methods used were participant observation and critical analysis of the content of the collected materials. The obtained results made it possible to design and conduct a descriptive and explanatory nomothetic study based on survey with direct questionnaire. The collected material became the basis for implementation of the idea of sustainable development and its impact on the quality culture of professionalization of university management in the future. The suggestions proposed by the authors may be used by university managers to define a development roadmap in the field of professionalization of teaching and organizational processes management based on the concept of sustainable development.

Keywords: sustainability culture; higher education; professionalization of management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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