ISSN 1640-3622 INTERCATHEDRA No 33/2 POZNAŃ 2017 2 Intercathedra 33/2, 2017 INTERCATHEDRA SCIENTIFIC QUARTERLY OF THE ECONOMICS DEPARTMENTS OF EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES THE SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL Chairman of the Scientific Council: Dr hab. in ż.Wojciech Lis, prof. nadzw.- Pozna ń University of Life Sciences Members of the Scientific Council: Assoc. Prof. Josef Drábek , PhD - Technical University in Zvolen Doc. Ing. Václav Kup čák , CSc. - Česká zem ědělská univerzita v Praze Prof. Ing. Igor Liberko - Prešovska univerzita v Prešove Doc. Ing. Renata Nováková , PhD - Slovak University of Technology Assoc. Prof. Hubert Paluš , PhD. - Technical University in Zvolen Prof. dr hab. Walenty Poczta - Pozna ń University of Life Sciences Dr.hc prof. Ing. Mikuláš Šupín CSc. - Technical University in Zvolen Prof. dr hab. Wacław Szymanowski - University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn Prof. dr hab. Leszek Żukowski – Warsaw University of Life Sciences REVIEWERS OF INTERCATHEDRA Prof. Dr sc.b. Mladen Figuri č Prof. Ing. Dušan Šebo, PhD. Dr hab. Eugeniusz Ko śmicki , prof. nadz. Assoc. Prof. Andrea Sujová , PhD. Prof. Ing. Alexander Linczényi, PhD. Prof. dr hab. Michał Sznajder Assoc. Prof. Rastislav Rajnoha, PhD. Doc. Ing. Anna Zaušková, PhD. Dr Leszek Wanat Doc. Ing. Peter Trebu ňa, PhD. THE EDITORIAL BOARD Wojciech Lis – Chief Editor El żbieta Mikołajczak – Scientific Secretary Włodzimierz Popyk –Subject Editor, Internet Editor, Marek Tabert – Scientific Editor, Jarosław Lira – Statistical Editor Agata Nieboj – English Language Editor All graphics and photos in this volume are published at the sole responsibility of the authors, not the publisher Published by: Department of Economic and Wood Industry Management Pozna ń University of Life Sciences, ul. Wojska Polskiego 38/42, 60-627 Pozna ń, Poland [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] © Department of Economics and Wood Industry Management - Pozna ń University of Life Sciences, Poland ISSN 1640-3622 (print) original version www.intercathedra.pl Pozna ń 2017 Printed in 500 copies Intercathedra 33/2, 2017 3 CONTENTS Agata Balińska .....................................................................................................................................7 CULINARY TOURISM IS A FORM OF RURAL TOURISM AIMED AT SENIORS .........................................7 Hanna Doroz-Tomasik, Grzegorz Jankowski......................................................................................14 WATER TOURISM AS A CHANCE OF RURAL TOURISM DEVELOPMENT BASED ON THE EXAMPLE OF MAŁA PANEW VALLEY ...............................................................................................................14 Piotr Gabryjończyk, Katarzyna Kułaga...............................................................................................21 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AGRITOURISM LODGINGS AND NATURE CONSERVATION IN EASTERN REGION OF POLAND .................................................................................................................21 Zbigniew Gołaś ..................................................................................................................................29 THE STRUCTURE AND ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL RESULTS OF THE FURNITURE INDUSTRY IN SELECTED EU COUNTRIES ..........................................................................................................29 Piotr Dominik, Józef Grochowicz, Michał Koskowski.........................................................................38 CULINARY HERITAGE AND ITS ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TOURIST PRODUCT ON THE EXAMPLE OF AGRITOURISM OFFER IN POLAND ...........................................................................38 Tomasz Grzegorczyk, Robert Głowiński.............................................................................................43 PATENT PROTECTION: FUNCTIONS AND WEAKNESSES .................................................................43 Sylwia Klus .........................................................................................................................................48 DETERMINANTS OF GAINING COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE OF A BANK FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF RETAIL BRANCH MANAGERS ......................................................................................................48 Wojciech Lis, Marek Wieruszewski, Włodzimierz Popyk...................................................................54 IMPACT OF INFLATION ON ECONOMIC PROCESSES IN THE POLISH TIMBER INDUSTRY ....................54 Sylwia Marek .....................................................................................................................................63 FINANCING THE PROMOTION OF RURAL TOURISM AND AGRITOURISM WITHIN SOCIAL AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP..................................................................................................... 63 Elżbieta Mikołajczak ..........................................................................................................................70 IMPACT OF LEGAL REGULATIONS ON THE ACCESSIBILITY OF WASTE PAPER AND CARDBOARD AS A SOURCE OF RAW MATERIAL FOR PAPER INDUSTRY .....................................................................70 Marek Tabert.....................................................................................................................................77 METHODS TO DETERMINE BATCH SIZE IN MANUFACTURING PROCESSES IN WOOD INDUSTRY ENTERPRISES ............................................................................................................................77 4 Intercathedra 33/2, 2017 Katarzyna Mydlarz .............................................................................................................................85 PROMOTION OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS ILLUSTRATED WITH AN EXAMPLE OF A MACHINE MANUFACTURER FOR WOOD INDUSTRY .....................................................................................85 Jarosław Uglis, Magdalena Kozera-Kowalska ....................................................................................90 DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOCIAL FUNCTIONS OF FOREST AREAS KRUCZ FOREST DISTRICT CASE STUDY ...............................................................................................................90 Wieruszewski Marek, Lis Wojciech, Malinowski Zbigniew................................................................96 THE EFFICIENCY OF BEECH TIMBER PRODUCTION FOR THE DOMESTIC MARKET .............................96 Intercathedra 33/2, 2017 5 Dear Readers! 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Wojciech Lis 6 Intercathedra 33/2, 2017 Intercathedra 33/2, 2017 7 Agata Bali ńska 1 CULINARY TOURISM IS A FORM OF RURAL TOURISM AIMED AT SENIORS Abstract : The main objective of this paper is to analyze the opportunities of culinary tourism (food tourism) development within the framework of rural tourism (rural culinary tourism). The paper focuses on culinary tourism, the role of food products in tourism and examines the relationships between rural tourism and other forms of tourism, including culinary tourism. The paper argues that culinary tourism may potentially appeal to senior tourists. The study involved a survey conducted among active senior tourists which shows their interest in culinary tourism. Key words : culinary tourism, rural tourism, seniors INTRODUCTION In recent years there has been a growing interest in culinary tourism. Tourists are keen to discover local and traditional dishes and get to know how to prepare them, etc. In response to this trend tourism market offers food experience which is not just meant to meet basic biological needs but is supposed to be a leading tourist attraction. Culinary tourism is not attributed to a particular area and it can develop both in rural areas and in the city. It can be perceived as a subset of rural tourism, which will be further discussed in this study. Rural tourism is characterized by a great dynamics of development. Owners of agritourism farms and other rural facilities improve the quality of offered services and diversify and customize their offer for expectations and needs of different customer groups. Senior travellers are an important segment of the recipients of tourist services. Due to demographic changes (population aging), their proportion in society is increasing. This is why this study will explore the needs of this group of consumers. In the individual aspect, old age is a biological phenomenon that is part of the human life cycle. From a gerontological point of view ‘aging’ is a dynamic process while ‘old age’ is a static state [Porzych et al. 2004]. Usually old age is sub-grouped into three