Selected Determinants of Coopetition of Industrial Enterprises in South-Western Poland in 2009–2011

• Authors: Marek Tomaszewski
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

When studying literature on the issue coopetition it may be found that this issue has become more and more popular in recent years. However, this finding was not confirmed in economic practice. Reluctance or concerns about coopetition result from caution and distrust of Polish entrepreneurs in relation to other players on the market. In the previous socio-political conditions this approach was successful. However, the current situation forces small and medium-sized enterprises to draw attention to the strategy of “sleeping with the enemy.” In this context, the objective of the study was to answer the question of what factors influence establishing coopetition in south-western Poland in a simulative or detrimental way.

Keywords

EN

coopetition; coompetition; cooperation

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Folia Oeconomica Stetinensia
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 14
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 102-115

Dates

published

2014-06-01

received

2013-10-07

accepted

2014-06-05

online

2014-12-11

Contributors

author

Marek Tomaszewski

• Ph.D. University of Zielona Góra Faculty of Economics and Management Departament of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Licealna 9, 65-417 Zielona Góra, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/foli-2014-0108