Cluster organization as a pro-internationalization form of cooperation in the SME sector – a Polish case in the European context

• Authors: Barbara Jankowska
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Research conducted by some authors indicates that an internationalization strategy is less effective if SMEs cooperate in an informal manner. This could be due to the fact that informal cooperation may promote opportunistic behaviour. A formal way of cooperation can be implemented through cluster organizations.

Keywords

EN

Cluster organization; Internationalization; SME

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Katowicach
• Journal: Journal of Economics and Management
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 22
• Pages: 54-74

Contributors

author

Barbara Jankowska

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1732-1948