8th Edition – 2021

For the 8th edition of the competition, the best theses defended between October 1, 2020, and September 30, 2021, were submitted by the supervisors at the Faculty of Economics.

In the Bachelor's thesis category, the following theses were nominated:

• Kacper Kruk, Socially Responsible Investment Funds, supervisor: Iwona Sobol, Associate Professor
• Dominika Siemaszko, The Importance of Export in the Development of the Cosmetics Industry in Poland, supervisor: Hanna Treder, Associate Professor
• Julia Kołodziej, The Occurrence of the Veblen Paradox Among Consumers in Poland and Germany, supervisor: Joanna Bednarz, Associate Professor
• Paweł Tarka, Dollarization in Currency Settlements of Oil Trade, supervisor: Łukasz Dopierała, PhD
• Michał Roda, Brand Image Creation: The Case of Nike, supervisor : Marcin Krzaczek, PhD
• Magdalena Gackowska, Marketing and the Competence of Intermediaries in the Residential Real Estate Sales Process, supervisor: Tomasz Czuba, PhD

In the Master's thesis category, the following theses were nominated:

• Natalia Pucman, REITs Investment Funds as an Attractive Form of Investment in the Polish Real Estate Market, supervisor: Magdalena Mosionek-Schweda, PhD
• Marcin Hofman, Innovation as a Factor in Building Competitive Advantage in the International Smartphone Market: The Case of Apple Inc., supervisor: Hanna Treder, Associate Professor
• Ewelina Synak, Ecological Innovations in Polish Seaports, supervisor: Hanna Klimek, Associate Professor
• Paulina Kuna, Financial Controlling as a System Supporting Management and Assessing the Financial Condition of a Manufacturing Company: The Case of Żywiec S.A. Capital Group, supervisor: Iwona Sobol, Associate Professor
• Martyna Komenda, Relative and Absolute Rate of Return Strategy: A Study of Effectiveness Using ETF and Absolute Return Investment Funds, supervisor: Sławomir Antkiewicz, PhD

Based on the reviews conducted during the initial stage of the evaluation at the Faculty of Economics, the two top theses were chosen to advance to the national competition stage:

In the Bachelor's thesis category:

• Kacper Kruk, Socially Responsible Investment Funds, supervisor: Iwona Sobol, Associate Professor

In the Master's thesis category:

• Natalia Pucman, REITs Investment Funds as an Attractive Form of Investment in the Polish Real Estate Market, supervisor: Magdalena Mosionek-Schweda, PhD

At the national stage, the following theses were awarded:

In the Bachelor's thesis category:

1st place: Sławomir Szwajkosz, Internationalization of a Computer Games Company and Its Financial Performance: The Case of the CD Projekt Capital Group, supervisor: Krzysztof Wach, Professor, University of Economics in Kraków

3rd place (ex aequo): Julia Perek, The Impact of the Internet of Things on the Development of Cross-Border E-Commerce: The Case of Amazon, supervisor: Sylwia Talar, PhD, University of Economics in Katowice

3rd place (ex aequo): Oliwia Witecka, Business Angels in the European Market, supervisor: Tomasz Sosnowski, PhD, University of Łódź

In the Master's thesis category:

1st place: Michał Kulbacki, Sovereign Wealth Funds as an Element of Anti-Crisis Policy, supervisor: Krzysztof Falkowski, Associate Professor, Warsaw School of Economics

2nd place: Piotr Młynarz, Investment Attractiveness of the Polish Automotive Industry Compared to Other Visegrad Group Countries, supervisor: Marta Ulbrych, PhD, University of Economics in Kraków

3rd place: Tan Enzon, The Innovation Prism Model: Innovation Management in the Digital Economy, supervisor: Kowalski, Associate Professor, Warsaw School of Economics

The official announcement of the competition results will occur on June 3, 2022, at the national educational conference organized by the University of Łódź.