This curriculum vitae summarizes the educational and professional experience of Piotr Zaborek. He holds a PhD in Economics from Warsaw School of Economics. His professional experience includes positions as a visiting professor in the US, assistant professor in Poland, and management roles. He has published extensively in English and Polish on topics related to marketing, management, and education.

1. Curriculum Vitae
Personal data
Name: Piotr
Surname: Zaborek
Date of birth: 5 October 1976
Nationality: Polish
Education: PhD in Economics
E-mail: pzaborek@gmail.com
Mobile: +48 502 119 774
Education
Institution Warsaw School of Economics
Time period September 2000 - July 2005
Obtained degrees and diplomas Diploma of graduation from a doctoral programme in
economics and management.
PhD in Economics defended with honours in July 2008.
Topic of the doctoral thesis: “The impact of Internet
technologies on efficiency of Polish manufacturing
companies”
Institution West Pomeranian Business School
Time period September 2000 – June 2001
Obtained degrees and diplomas Diploma of graduation from postgraduate program
titled “The Skills Needed in the Administrative
Integration with the European Union” taught in
English by lecturers from Germany and Denmark, co-
financed from the EU Tempus program.
Institution University of Szczecin; Department of Economics and
Management
Time period October 1995- May 2000
Obtained degrees and diplomas Master’s Degree in Economics, thesis title: “The Role
of Humour in Advertising”
Foreign languages
English – fluent, confirmed by language certificates issued by the British Council and the University of
Cambridge: CPE (Certificate of Proficiency in English), CAE (Certificate in Advanced English) and FCE (First
Certificate in English).
German and Russian - basic
Professional experience:

2. Time period August 2012 – November 2012
Place Richmond, VA, USA
Organization Robins School of Business, University of Richmond
Position Visiting Professor
Responsibilities Teaching a course in Marketing Research
Time period August 2011 – November 2011
Place Los Angeles, USA
Organization Graziadio Business School, Pepperdine University
Position Visiting Professor
Responsibilities Involved in teaching courses in Strategy and Cross-
Cultural Management
Time period September 2009 - 2014
Place Warsaw
Organization Warsaw School of Economics
Position Project Manager for the project “Doctoral program in
English as a means of strengthening SGH’s position
within the framework of the European Area of Higher
Education and the European Area of Research and
Innovation” co-financed by the European Social Fund
and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.
The project was competed reaching all of its stated
goals.
Responsibilities Authored the project application which came in the
second place in the project competition by the
Ministry of Science and Higher Education out of more
than 200 proposals from all over Poland.
Coordination and management of all activities
related to organizing the first edition of international
doctoral program in management and economics
taught entirely in English. Preparation of the most of
financial documents for the project purposes
Time period February 2009 - Present
Place Warsaw
Organization Institute of International Marketing and
Management at the College of World Economy of the
Warsaw School of Economics
Position Assistant Professor (“Adiunkt” in Polish)
Responsibilities Teaching graduate and post-graduate students in
Polish (courses in Marketing Research, Qualitative
and Quantitative Research Methodology, and
Marketing) as well as in English (Survey Methods and
Statistics, Marketing Research, Quantitative Data
Analysis in Social Sciences with SPSS)
Teaching Strategic Management in English to MBA
students in a joint programme with the Carlson
School of Management at the University of
Minnesota
Participation and management of research projects.
Time period August 2008 – February 2009

3. Place Police near Szczecin
Organization Infrapark Police S.A. – a company tasked with
management of the industrial park consisting mostly
of real estate no longer needed by the mother
company Police Chemical Plant S.A. A part of the park
had the status of a special economic zone.
Position CEO
Responsibilities General management of the company, supervision
over implementation of own investment projects,
representing company in relations with outside
entities, conducting negotiations with potential
investors in the industrial park.
Preparing financial analyses and forecasts for the
internal purposes of Infrapark Police S.A.
Time period October 2007 – July 2008
Place Police near Szczecin
Organization Infrapark Police S.A.
Position Development Director
Responsibilities Management of Infrapark’s projects co-financed from
EU structural funds, both of investment and „soft”
nature.
Acquisition of new funds from EU structural programs
for developmental undertakings.
Conducting negotiations and maintaining
relationships with key foreign customers.
Preparing financial analyses and prognoses for
internal purposes of Infrapark Police S.A.
Time period February 2006 – September 2007
Place Szczecin
Organization West Pomeranian Business School
Position Director of the E-learning Center
Responsibilities Coordination and management of blended e-learning
development program at the West Pomeranian
Business School and its four regional branches.
Authored grant proposal and successfully acquired 2
million zlotys from the European Social Fund for
initiating teaching in the e-learning mode at the
undergraduate and postgraduate level.
Time period October 2002 – September 2007
Place Szczecin
Organization West Pomeranian Business School
Position Lecturer at a postgraduate program on preparation
and management of projects co-financed from
European Union structural funds.
Responsibilities Teaching courses in: Project Planning, Preparing
Business Plans and Preparing Feasibility Studies for
Investment Projects.
Supervision of students’ diploma theses.
Time period April 2001 – November 2005
Place Szczecin
Organization West Pomeranian Business School

4. Position Deputy Director of International Cooperation Office
Responsibilities Preparation and management of international
projects of the West Pomeranian Business School.
Participation in talks with representatives of foreign
partner universities.
Time period October 2000 – October 2007
Place Szczecin
Organization West Pomeranian Business School
Position Lecturer in Department of Marketing
Responsibilities Courses taught: Marketing, Marketing Research,
Business Simulation Game, Statistics, Project
Management in Polish and English for international
group of students.
Time period 1997 - Present
Place NA
Organization Various customers from business and public area
Position Designing market research studies and statistical
analysis of the results
Responsibilities Various commission jobs related to designing and
statistically analyzing results from market and social
research studies. Analyses conducted using statistical
software packages including SPSS and Statistica.
Research projects focused different areas of consumer
market as well as different social issues of interest to
local and regional public organizations.
Publications in English
 Mazur J., Zaborek P., Organizational Culture and Open Innovation Performance in Small and Medium
Enterprises (SMEs) in Poland, International Journal of Management and Economics, 2016, 51(1), pp. 104-
138.
 Witek-Hajduk MK., Zaborek P., Antecedents and outcomes of cooperation with retailers from
manufacturers’ perspective, The 2016 Boston WEI International Academic Conference Proceedings, 2016,
pp. 126-142.
 Zaborek P., Elements of Marketing Research, Warsaw School of Economics Press, 2016.
 Witek-Haiduk MK, Zaborek P., Does Business Model Affect CSR Involvement? A Survey of Polish
Manufacturing and Service Companies, Sustainability, 2016, 8(93), 1-20.
 Tomczyk P., Doligalski T., Zaborek P., Does customer analysis affect firm performance? Qualitative
evidence from the Polish insurance market, Journal of Business Research, 2016, 69(9), pp. 3652-3658.
 Mazur J., Zaborek P., Open innovation in small and medium-sized Polish Enterprises, in Poland:
Competitiveness Report 2015, Warsaw School of Economics Press, Warsaw 2015, pp. 281-306.
 Doligalski T., Zaborek P., Sysko-Romańczuk S., Value Proposition and firm performance: segmentation of
Polish on-line companies, International Journal of Business Performance Management, 2015, 16(2-3), pp.
133-148.
 Zaborek P., Mazur J., Does engaging customers support SME’s innovation? A survey of Polish
manufacturing and service companies, Procedings of the 11th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE of ASECU
“OPENNESS, INNOVATION, EFFICIENCY AND DEMOCRATIZATION AS PRECONDITIONS FOR ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT”, 2015.

5.  Mazur J., Zaborek P., Validating DART model, International Journal of Management and Economics, 2015,
44(1), pp. 106-125.
 Zaborek P. et al., Factors affecting breast cancer treatment delay in Turkey: a study from Turkish
Federation of Breast Diseases Societies, European Journal of Public Health, 25(1), 2015, pp. 9-14.
 Zaborek P with Jacek Jassem and others, Delays in diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer: a
multinational analysis, European Journal of Public Health, 24(5), 2014, pp. 761-767.
 Zaborek P., CSR and financial performance: the case of Polish small and medium manufacturers,
International Journal of Management and Economics, 2014, 43(1), pp. 53-73.
 Zaborek P with Tymoteusz Doligalski and Sylwia Sysko-Romańczuk, Value Creation in E-Business and
Financial Performance: Researching Polish Online Companies with Amit and Zott’s Model, Proceding of
the 4th European Marketing Academy CEE Regional Conference in St. Petersburg, Russia on 25-27
September 2013.
 Zaborek P. with Jolanta Mazur, Exploring links between cooperation, internationalization and profitability:
a study of Polish manufacturing companies, International Journal of Management and Economics, 2013,
39(1), pp. 28-50.
 Zaborek P. with Jacek Jassem and other authors, Patient-related factors influencing the time between first
self-detected signs of breast cancer (BC) and registering for medical advice – an international survey, a
paper to be presented during poster session at 2012 ASCO Annual Meeting Conference in Chicago on June
1-5, 2012, senior writer status, designed research study, conducted statistical analysis and prepared final
report. Research was financed by La Roche Poland Ltd.
 Zaborek P., Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods in Management Science in "Selected
Methodological Issues For Doctoral Students" edited by M. Strzyżewska-Kamińska, Publishing Office of
Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw 2009, pp. 41-50.
 Zaborek P., Application of Multiple Case Study Method in Doctoral Dissertation, in "Selected
Methodological Issues For Doctoral Students" edited by M. Strzyżewska-Kamińska, Publishing Office of
Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw 2009, pp. 83-98.
 Zaborek P.: Interorganizational information systems as drivers of competitive advantage, in the collection
of papers submitted for the conference ”Competitiveness of the SME sector in the acceding countries on
the common market of the European Union, Publishing Office of the West Pomeranian Business School in
Szczecin, Szczecin 2004, pp. 463-471.
Publications in Polish
 Zaborek P. with Sylwia Sysko-Romańczuk and Tymoteusz Doligalski, Modele biznesowe polskich firm
internetowych. Sposoby i efektywność tworzenia wartości (Business of Polish internet companies:
performance and methods of value creation), a part of a book to be published later in 2013 by Warsaw
School of Economics Press
 Zaborek P. with Dominika Mirońska, Polacy wobec marketingu społecznie zaangażowanego - wyniki badań
sondażowych (Attitudes Towards Cause Related Marketing in Poland: Survey Research Results),
Marketing i Rynek, 21(1), 2014, pp. 32-41.
 Zaborek P et al., Uwarunkowania opóźnień w diagnostyce i terapii kobiet chorych na raka piersi w Polsce
związane z postawami chorych, Nowotwory Journal of Oncology, 2013, 63(4), pp. 286-294.
 Zaborek P. with Dominika Mirońska, Analiza wrażliwości polskich nabywców dóbr indywidualnych na
działania z zakresu marketingu społecznego podejmowane przez wytwórców dóbr i usług
konsumpcyjnych (Sensitivity of Polish consumers towards the CSR activities undertaken by producers of
consumer goods and services), Prace Naukowe Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu, 2013, pp. 115-
125.
 Zaborek P., Zróżnicowanie profili kształcenia w szkolnictwie ponadgimnazjalnym, (Diversity of educational
profiles in vocational education in Poland) in the book “ Zarządzanie siecią szkół ponadgimnazjalnych:
polityka oświatowa dużych miast (Managing the network of secondary schools: the policies of large cities in
Poland), Ośrodek Rozwoju Edukacji (Center for Education Development), Warsaw 2013, p. 59-94.
 Zaborek P. with Dominika Mirońska, Działania społeczne przedsiębiorstw a oczekiwania nabywców dóbr
konsumpcyjnych w Polsce, (Cause Related Marketing activities of companies and the expectations of
consumers in Poland), Handel Wewnętrzny (Journal of Domestic Commerce), 2013, 3, pp. 105-112.

6.  Sysko-Romańczuk S., Zaborek P. and Niedźwiedzka A., Sześć modeli zarządzania oświatą, (Six models of
management in education), Kadra Kierownicza W Administracji (Journal of Public Administration
Management), September 2012
 Sysko-Romańczuk S., Zaborek P., Niedźwiedzka A., Modele zarządzania oświatą w polskich samorządach
(Models of public education management in Polish local authorities), a chapter in Biblioteczka Oświaty
Samorządowej Tom 2: Zarządzanie Oświatą (A second book in the series „Local government library” titled
„Management in public education”) edited by J. Herczyński, Publishing Office of Interdisciplinary Center of
Mathematical Modeling at Warsaw University, Warsaw 2012, pp. 13-46.
 Zaborek P., Sysko-Romańczuk S., Metodologia identyfikacji modeli zarządzania (Methodology of
identifying models of management), a chapter in Biblioteczka Oświaty Samorządowej Tom 2: Zarządzanie
Oświatą (A second book in the series „Local government library” titled „Management in public education”)
edited by J. Herczyński, Publishing Office of the Interdisciplinary Center of Mathematical Modeling at
Warsaw University, Warsaw 2012, pp. 47-63.
 Zaborek P.: Wybrane zagadnienia pomiaru efektywności w przedsiębiorstwach na przykładzie technologii
informatycznych (Selected issues of measuring productivity in enterprices based on an example of IT
companies) , Gospodarka Materiałowa i Logistyka (Journal of Logistics and Procurement), issue 4/2012,
Polskie Wydawnictwo Ekonomiczne (Polish Economics Press).
 Zaborek P.: Badania marketingowe (Marketing research), Publishing Office of the West Pomeranian
Business School in Szczecin, Szczecin 2008, published on CD-ROM as part of a series of e-handbooks, ISBN:
83-85809-02-3, EAN: 9788385809029.
 Zaborek P.: Statystyka opisowa (Descriptive statistics), Publishing Office of the West Pomeranian Business
School in Szczecin, Szczecin 2008, published on CD-ROM as part of a series of e-handbooks, ISBN: 83-85809-
27-9, EAN: 9788385809272.
 Kępińska Jakubiec A., Stecyk A., Zaborek P.: Poradnik metodyczny dla autorów modułów i opiekunów
przedmiotów nauczanych w trybie e-learning (Methodological guide for authors of e-learning modules
and tutors of courses taught in e-learning), Publishing Office of the West Pomeranian Business School in
Szczecin, Szczecin 2006.
 Zaborek P.: Studium przypadku jako metoda badawcza (Case study as a research method) Chapter XVI of a
book titled.: Doktoranci o metodologii nauk ekonomicznych (Doctoral students on the methodology of
economics) edited by Kazimierz Kuciński, Publishing Office of Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw 2007, pp.
265-277.
 Zaborek P.: Projekt pod presją czasu – opis doświadczeń przy realizacji projektu pt. „Przygotowanie studiów
w trybie e-learning na dwóch specjalnościach kierunku ekonomia (Project under time-pressure – an
account of experiences from implementing the project „Preparation of e-learning programme of studies in
two majors of economics”), a paper presented at the conference „Risk in information technology
implementations” held by Technical University of Szczecin, Szczecin, 16 - 17 November 2006 r,
 Zaborek P.: Kryzysy finansowe na rynkach wschodzących – przegląd teorii (Financial crises in emerging
markets – a review of theories), Firma i Rynek (a Polish-language journal dedicated to Economics and
Management theory), no. 1, 2003,
 Zaborek P.: Uwarunkowania efektywności zastosowania technologii internetowych w sektorze bankowym
(Determinants of efficient application of internet technologies in banking sector), in “Nowoczesne
technologie w sferze usług finansowych” (Modern technological solutions in financial services industry),
edited by Beata Świecka, University of Szczecin , Szczecin 2002, pp. 232-251.
 Zaborek P.: Konsumenci w Internecie – cechy i profile zachowań (Consumers in the Internet: characteristics
and behavioural patterns), a paper given at the conference “ Komunikacja a przyszłość marketing”
(Communication and future of marketing), 23-25 May 2002, Będlewo near Poznań, conference organizer:
Higher School of Communication and Management in Poznań.
 Zaborek P.: Zastosowanie technologii internetowej w przedsiębiorstwie: model warności e-biznesu
(Application of internet technologies in enterprise: e-business value-creation model), Firma i Rynek (a
Polish-language journal dedicated to Economics and Management theory) , no. 4 (21), 2001, pp. 73-82.
 Zaborek P.: Efektywność humoru w reklamie (Efficient use of humour in advertising), Marketing i Rynek (a
Polish-language journal dedicated to Economics and Management theory) , no. 6, 2001, pp. 31-34.

7. Selected prepared and implemented projects co-financed from the UE funds
 “Doctoral program in English as a means of strengthening the SGH’s position within the framework of the
European Area of Higher Education and the European Area of Research and Innovation” – The project
involves a comprehensive set of tasks necessary to prepare and realize the first edition of international
doctoral program taught in English. The project is expected to create a new educational product for SGH,
which is meant to enhance its international competitiveness. Approved for financing by Ministry of Science
and Higher Education on 6 July 2009. Implementation period September 2009 – December 2014, project
value and amount of co-financing: 4.975 mil. PLN, source of co-financing: Operational Programme Human
Capital. Personal involvement: author of the project application and project manager
 „Increasing competitiveness of FOSFAN S.A. through installation of automated station for metering ,
mixing and granulation of powdered components of mineral fertilizers” – investment project consisting in
enhancing manufacturing capacity and improving product quality of a fertilizers producer from Szczecin.
Implementation period November 2008 – June 2009, project value 4.7 mil. PLN, amount of co-financing 2 mil.
PLN, source of co-financing Regional Operational Program of West Pomeranian Province. Personal
involvement: author of the project application
 „Infrastructure development of Police Industrial Park on the area of the restructured Police Chemical Plant
Inc.” – Investment project involving developing infrastructure for future green-field investments by
businesses operating in the industrial park. The infrastructure works included among others: building feeder
roads, parking places, high-capacity electric grid, industry-grade sewage and water supply system and high-
speed telecommunication network. Implementation period December 2005 – May 2008; project value: 32.5
mil. PLN; amount of co-financing: 29 mil. PLN; source of co-financing SPO WKP 1.3. Personal involvement:
participation in project management.
 „Increasing the quality of services for investors by INFRAPARK Police S.A.” – As part of the project ISO quality
management system was introduced, internal information system was enhanced and integrated, extensive
market research was completed, a set of expert analyses was carried out, a new web page was created. An
important element of the project was a wide promotional campaign aimed at Polish and foreign middle sized
companies from chemical industry. Implementation period: September 2005 – February 2008; project value:
0.819 mil. PLN; amount of co-financing: 0.716 mil. PLN; source of co-financing: SPO WKP 1.3; Personal
involvement: project manager.
 „Preparation of e-learning program of studies in two majors of economics” – Project involved
comprehensive preparation for initiating the first edition of graduate and post-graduate program, including
designing, writing and producing multi-media educational modules and setting-up e-learning platform.
Implementation period: May-September 2006; project value 2 mil. PLN; amount of co-financing: 2 mil. PLN;
source of co-financing: SPO RZL 2.1 c; Personal involvement: author of the project application and project
manager.
 „Bicycle tourism in Gryfice country – creating development plan”; implementation period: May 2004 – June
2005; project value: 50 000 Euro, amount of co-financing 38 000 Euro; source of co-financing: PHARE CBC.
Personal involvement: author of the project application.
 „Increasing institutional capacity of Non-formal Education Center with regard to couteracting
unemployment and vocational activation” – The project was distinguished by PARP (Polish Agency for
Entrepreneurship Development) and Polish Ministry of Economy as a best practice in designing and
implementing EU co-financed projects. Implementation period: July 2004 - August 2005; project value: 90
000 Euro, amount of co-financing 72 000 Euro; source of co-financing: PHARE. Personal involvement: author
of the project application and participation in project management.
 „Baltic Sea Virtual Campus”. Project implemented jointly by Gdansk University and West Pomeranian
Business School aimed at developing multimedia-rich e-learning courses. Implementation period: June 2003
– August 2004; Project value: 210 000 Euro; amount of co-financing 160 000 Euro; source of co-financing:
PHARE CBC. Personal involvement: author of the project application and participation in project
management.
 „Preparing concept and feasibility study of the regional entrepreneurship incubator for higher education
students and academic employees”. Implementation period: August 2002 – June 2003; project value: 40 000
Euro; amount of co-financing 30 000 Euro; source of co-financing: PHARE CBC, Personal involvement: co-
author of the project application and participation in project management.

8.  “Together in Europe” - project of organizing international conference on entrepreneurship in integrating
Europe. Implementation period: July 2003 – April 2004; project value: 53 000 Euro; amount of co-financing:
40 000 Euro; source of co-financing: PHARE. Personal involvement: author of the project application and
participation in project management.
 „Porta” – an international project dedicated to creating an effective e-learning solution allowing for fast
acquisition of basic foreign language skills by the traveling businesspeople. Implementation period: 2000-
2001, value of the project grant allocated to the Polish partner: 80 000 Euro, source of co-financing: Leonardo
da Vinci Fund, Personal involvement: participation in project management.
 „Web Education Bridge” an international project focused on developing a coherent set of measures for
mitigating the phenomenon of drop-out from the formal education system. The major approach was using
internet based learning and a network of local, non-formal education centres. Implementation period: 2002-
2003, value of the project grant allocated to the Polish partner: 150 000 Euro, source of co-financing:
Leonardo da Vinci Fund, Personal involvement: participation in project management.
 Authoring Local Development Plan for Gryfice county in 2005 and its revision in 2007.
 Writing more than a dozen business plans, feasibility studies and application forms for entrepreneurs
willing to obtain co-financing from EU structural fund for investment, training and consulting projects
Trainings received
 Workshops in project management
 Seminars and workshops on preparing applications for EU grants (on several occasions, various EU programs)
 Two-day course in preparing business plans and feasibility studies.
 Training for internal auditors of the ISO 2000 quality management system.
 Workshops on statistical analysis of quantitative data using SPSS.
 Course on preparing didactic materials in e-learning.
 Training in basics of programming and maintenance of Oracle e-learning platform.
 Various English language courses both in Poland and UK.