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  Relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility and Employee Motivation

  The impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on company performance is an important issue in organizational research and has been debated for decades. Only in recent years, however, have researchers turned their attention to aspects at the individual level, such as the relationship between CSR and job satisfaction or work engagement. ... The impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on company performance is an important issue in organizational research and has been debated for decades. Only in recent years, however, have researchers turned their attention to aspects at the individual level, such as the relationship between CSR and job satisfaction or work engagement. However, understanding of how CSR activities shape organizational performance by influencing employee motivation remains partial. This article contributes to its improvement by analyzing the impact of CSR activities on the intrinsic and extrinsic motivation of employees. The findings show that CSR activities at both the enterprise and supra-organizational levels have a positive impact on intrinsic motivation, while not affecting extrinsic motivation – social responsibility neither promotes nor inhibits extrinsic motivation. It follows that CSR commitment can be used as an effective tool to induce intrinsic motivation without compromising extrinsic motivation. In addition, the results show a non-additive impact of CSR engagement at both levels, indicating a complex joint impact of different organizational levels and activities on employees' intrinsic motivation.

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  Adaptive Management of Business Organizations in Turbulent Environment

  The questions and problems related to the management of business organizations in a turbulent environment acquire special relevance in modern management theory and practice. There is an objective need for new concepts, approaches and methods for managing business organizations. It is necessary to develop theoretical and practical questions that ... The questions and problems related to the management of business organizations in a turbulent environment acquire special relevance in modern management theory and practice. There is an objective need for new concepts, approaches and methods for managing business organizations. It is necessary to develop theoretical and practical questions that will expand the possibilities of their application, to examine the nature and content of adaptive management and to propose ways for its improvement and effective implementation.

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  Defining the Internet of Things: Analysing Approaches and Key Components

  The article attempts to define the essence of the Internet of Things (IoT). The definitions of IoT as part of the Internet and the so-called “enumerated components” approach with one (connectivity between devices, things) or a combination of several components (e.g. connectivity + networks; connectivity + data + networks + services) are studied. ... The article attempts to define the essence of the Internet of Things (IoT). The definitions of IoT as part of the Internet and the so-called “enumerated components” approach with one (connectivity between devices, things) or a combination of several components (e.g. connectivity + networks; connectivity + data + networks + services) are studied. The idea of a definition based on the entire set of constituent elements is considered unacceptable. Based on 150 different definitions, the main basic components (key characteristics) are highlighted and a personal definition of the essence of IoT is given. The approach of the five “core dimensions” of N. Goumagias, J. Whalley and O. Dilaver is also studied, as well as the sources of ambiguities related to the definition of IoT.