Entrepreneurship and Business Environment Unit​

At the Entrepreneurship and Business Environment Unit of the Warsaw School of Economics, we combine a theoretical scientific approach with practical aspects of business operations.

Our research aims not only to understand but also to support the development of enterprises in a sustainable and responsible manner, allowing for a deeper comprehension of the mechanisms governing the contemporary world of entrepreneurship.

Our research activities cover a wide range of topics, from the analysis of employee competencies and sustainable business development to economic geography and the determinants of regional development. We focus on how different regions can support business growth, as well as the impact of modern technologies and globalization on entrepreneurship. We also examine how businesses can contribute to the development of local communities and economies, analyzing the changing demands of the labor market and the adaptation of companies to these changes.

dr hab. Joanna Żukowska, prof. SGH - Head of the EABEU
Joanna Żukowska

dr hab. Joanna Żukowska, prof. SGH

Deputy Director at the Institute of Enterprise
Head of Entrepreneurship and Business Environment Unit

joanna.zukowska@sgh.waw.pl

She holds an International Trainer Certificate in Coaching, Learning and Development is issued by Edexcel and BTEC Professional Qualifications. Accredited ICF coach. Tutor.

Head of the Academy of Professional Coaching and Postgraduate Studies. 
She specialises in strategic workforce management, coaching, forms of employee competence development, design thinking, and creating client relationships. 

She has held internships at the University of Bologna and Fordham University in New York City. She was a visiting professor at Toulouse Business School. She has lectured at GIPA Tbilisi, FGV Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo, Universitat Autonoma Barcelona, Chulalongkorn University Bangkok, FEP Porto, BICOCCA Universita degli studi di Milano, Universita di Firenze, ISCAP Porto, , Budapest Business School, ISCTE Lisbon, Nottingham Business School, Turku School of Economics or Vilnius Business School.

Coordinator and lecturer of the Global Business Practicum course at MBA-SGH.

Internships 

  • University of Bologna
  • Fordham University in New York
prof. dr hab. Hanna Godlewska-Majkowska

 

Hanna Godlewska-Majkowska

prof. dr hab. Hanna Godlewska-Majkowska

Director at the Institute of Enterprise

hanna.godlewska-majkowska@sgh.waw.pl

Professor of Economic Sciences, Representative of the Rector of SGH for Equal Treatment. From 2016 to 2020, she served as the Vice-Rector for Cooperation with the Environment at SGH.
Mentor of the Shesnnovation program of the Perspektywy Foundation and the Mentoring Programs of the Business Leaders Foundation Ernst & Young and SGH. Initiator and Chair of the Jury of the SGH Business Sails Competition, member of the Mazovia Innovation Council.

She specializes in research on intelligent organizations in local government units and business. She conducts research on business location, local and regional entrepreneurship, and the investment attractiveness of regions. She is the author of over 200 publications. She has supervised 6 doctoral candidates. She holds an International Certificate in Business Mentoring issued by EMCC.

Major Achievements

  • Medal of the National Education Commission (2023)
  • Silver Cross of Merit (2019)
dr hab. inż. Paweł Bartoszczuk, prof. SGH
Paweł Bartoszczuk

dr hab. inż. Paweł Bartoszczuk, prof. SGH

pawel.bartoszczuk@sgh.waw.pl

A graduate of Biotechnology at Warsaw University of Technology, Ph.D in Economics, researcher at the School of Economics, Institute of enterprise. Government scholarship - Japan Society for Promotion of Science. Lecturer and intern at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago US, and the University of Aarhus in Denmark. Expert at working groups and task forces Eurostat  Environmental 3Sustainability. Head of research projects funded by the National Science Centre. Member of the organizing committee and international scientific conferences Enviroinfo, Water Economics and Statistics, Risk analysis, international workshops on statistical modelling. Author of over 90 scientific publications focused on water, global water modeling, natural resource, environmental problems, particularly interested in the circural economy, bioeconomy () as a possible way to solve the problem of the depletion of natural resources, including water,biodiversity. Member of Polish Association of Environmental and Natural Resources Economists Management Board for the term 2022-2026:

Presenter of the papers on international conferences in China, Japan, USA, Austria, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Greece, Italy, Denmark. Member of the international societies, organisational committees of the international conferences. Expert in international projects related to the implementation of the Water Framework Directive. Author of expertise for the European Commission in the field of environment and Water and the World Bank. An author pof the chapter in Eco-innovations in the circular economy, in: The economics of sustainable transformation. Routledge. Author of the paper Empirical Analysis of Renewable Energy Contributions Considering Green Consumer Values—A Case Study of Poland

Major Achievements

  • Expert of Eurostat Task Force 2,  Measuring Environmental Sustainability: preparing and publishing reports. Paris
  • Project Manager at the National Science Centre’s Opus projects, Committee for Scientific Research
  • Conference Scholarship from the Foundation for Polish Science, Erasmus Teaching: St. Petersburg State University of Economics
  • Member of the scientific committee for international conferences Enviroinfo, Water Economics and Statistics, Risk Analysis, international workshops on statistical modelling.
  • Member of the Presidium of the Polish Association of Environmental and Water Resource Economists
  • Member of the Presidium of the Water Section of this Association
  • Head of Postgraduate Studies in Future Technologies and Processes

Internships

  • Visiting professor, Arhus University, School of Business, Denmark – Project ”Young teachers project management courses co-funded by the ESF under the Human Capital Operational Programme, Priority IV “Higher Education”, Sub-4.1.1 “Strengthen the capacity of university teaching”
  • Visiting professor, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago USA – Project ”Young teachers project management courses co-funded by the ESF under the Human Capital Operational Programme, European Union,  Priority IV “Higher Education”, Sub-4.1.1 “Strengthen the capacity of university teaching”
  • Teaching of Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Health Economics, mathematical modelling, of natural resources. Modelling in GAMS, optimisation, seminars.
  • Presentation of paper on NEXUS Water summit, Chicago 2013.”Municipal water prices” and  Geothermal Natural resources- Economics – a Case of PEC Geotermia Podhalańska S.A. in Poland (With dr R. Sasin)
dr hab. Dariusz Turek, prof. SGH
Dariusz Turek

dr hab. Dariusz Turek, Prof. SGH

dariusz.turek@sgh.waw.pl

Major Achievements

  • First prize for the doctoral dissertation entitled Cultural and ethical factors of enterprise management vs. employee attitudes and behavior, won in the competition for the best master’s and doctoral theses in the field of labor and social policy organized by the Institute of Labor and Social Affairs under the auspices of the Minister of Labor and Social Policy. (17.12.2010).
  • First Award of Awards for Excellence - Outstanding Paper awarded by the Emerald Publishing House as part of the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence for a scientific article published in the journal Management Research Review, entitled The Significance of Perceived Social-organization Climate for Creating Employees’ Innovativeness: The Mediating Role of Person-Organization Fit. (05.2017)

Education

  • Habilitation (social sciences) - Warsaw School of Economics.
  • Ph.D. (management sciences) - Warsaw School of Economics
  • Completed doctoral studies - Warsaw School of Economics
  • Master’s degree in psychology - Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw
  • Master’s degree in philosophy - Maria Curie Sklodowska University in Lublin
  • Research internships

Internships

  • Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago (USA)
dr Tomasz Pilewicz
Tomasz Pilewicz

dr Tomasz Pilewicz, MBA

tomasz.pilewicz@sgh.waw.pl

Tomasz Pilewicz, PhD, MBA, Assistant Professor in Entrepreneurship and Business Environment Unit in College of Business Administration, SGH, Warsaw. In scholar and professional work focused on smart organizations and technology entrepreneurship. Graduate of SGH, Vienna University of Economics and Business and Technical University of Vienna. 

Major Achievements

  • Second Degree Team Prize from Warsaw School of Economics for organizational achievements in 2018 for efficient performance of SGH
  • First Degree Team Prize from Rector of Warsaw School of Economics for book “Management and Finance of Public Sector”, 2015

Education and Internships

  • Vienna University of Economics and Business and Vienna University of Technology – Professional MBA in Entrepreneurship & Innovation. Degree with distinction. External residency at Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston University, and Babson College finished within the programme (2014-2016)
  • Warsaw School of Economics - PhD in Economics, field of Innovativeness of Economy. Degree with distinction (2011-2014, PhD defense - 2016)
  • Warsaw School of Economics - Postgraduate studies, diploma in Audit, Internal Control and Accountancy (2010-2011)
  • The University of Warsaw, master’s degree in social policy, degree with distinction (2005-2010)
mgr Robert Strelau
Robert Strelau

mgr Robert Strelau

robert.strelau@sgh.waw.pl

Assistant in the Entrepreneurship and Business Environment Unit, a graduate of Gdańsk University of Technology and the Warsaw School of Economics. His scientific interests focus on coaching, personal development, competency development, marketing, and the use of artificial intelligence in business and its impact on competency changes among employees.

Coordinator of the Coaching Conference organized at the Warsaw School of Economics – a platform promoting professional coaching, connecting professionals from various fields with the aim of exchanging knowledge and experiences in the field of coaching support for personal and professional development.

His professional experience includes not only the academic environment but also the practical side of business, where as a consultant, he supports companies in building a strong online presence. He also works as a coach, assisting individuals in achieving their intended goals.

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