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Chapter 6:
Śliwiński, R., & Śliwińska, M. (2014). Growth in the Polish Fast Growing Enterprises on Foreign Markets and Its Limitations In: Knezevic, B. & Wach, K. (eds), International Business from the Central European Perspective. Zagreb: University of Zagreb Publishing Service.
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Abstract:
Objective: The purpose of this article is to
identify the factors positively and negatively affecting the growth of
fast growing Polish companies in the foreign markets.
Research Design & Methods: This study focuses on the
fast-growing, highly innovative and internationalized Polish companies.
Due to the aim of the research, i.e. gathering the qualitative
information about internationalization strategies of the Polish fast
growing firms, a qualitative multiple case study analysis was applied on
the sample of 19 companies.
Findings: The most important factor supporting growth
of researched companies on foreign markets was the product, technology
and competences of the company. The most important barrier of
internationalization however was finding the good partner and employee
on the international markets.
Contribution & Added Value: This research has not
confirmed that it is possible to create a universal list of factors
contributing to the growth of fast growing businesses in foreign
markets, neither a universal list of barriers internationalization.
However, clearly showed that there are individual factors of particular
importance to most companies, which could be mostly created by the
companies themselves and there is also a vital place which state aid
could occupy fostering the internationalization of fast growing
enterprises. There was no research done until now, which examined such
set of factors which helps and impedes to grow on foreign markets the
Polish fast growing companies, and particularly this group has the
highest chance for internationalization and should constitute a research
object.
Kewords:
internationalization, enterprise, competitiveness, fast growing firms, barriers of internationalization
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Contact:
Dr hab. Krzysztof Wach
Cracow University of Economics
wachk@uek.krakow.pl
www.wach.uek.krakow.pl
