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Internacjonalizacja klastrów

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Jankowska B.

Gospodarka Narodowa. The Polish Journal of Economics

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2010

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vol. 240

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issue 5-6

19-40

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The paper deals with a process known in economic theory as the internationalization of industrial clusters. According to the author, clusters are subject to internationalization at two levels: the micro level, or the level of firms taking part in clusters; and the meso level, or the cluster as a whole-through the work of organizations responsible for coordinating the cluster’s operations. Industrial clusters have entered a new stage of development in their role as projects designed to stimulate competition, Jankowska notes. They no longer limit themselves to local, regional or national markets, but are increasingly eyeing international markets in their operations. This enables them to combine the benefits of clustering with the effects of internationalization, the author says. Jankowska uses a deductive approach to investigate the cluster internationalization process. Her research methods include an in-depth, critical literature review focused on the concepts, models and indicators of the internationalization of a firm and reports on the internationalization of cluster initiatives. Another research method is based on in-depth interviews with managers and coordinators of selected clusters in Poland. On the basis of the research, the author highlights the mechanism of internationalization of clusters and shows the degree of internationalization in some Polish clusters. The main conclusion is that Polish clusters are still only marginally involved in the process of value creation in international markets, according to Jankowska. Internal structural problems caused by the attitudes and policies of managers are a principal barrier that prevents Polish clusters from taking full advantage of the benefits of internationalization, Jankowska concludes.

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Próba pomiaru pozycji konkurencyjnej polskiej branży budowlanej

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Jankowska B.

Gospodarka Narodowa. The Polish Journal of Economics

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2005

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vol. 198

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issue 3

35-50

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The article addresses the problem of measuring the international competitive position of various economic sectors. The author describes measures such as the “revealed comparative advantage” indicator, the Grubel-Lloyd index and the Bruellhart measure, all of which are traditionally used to evaluate international sector competitiveness. However, these measures predominantly provide information on the character of intra-industry trade between analyzed countries. That’s why the author subsequently presents her own proposals on measuring international sector competitiveness. One of them is an “export-import” indicator that describes the competitiveness of products and services offered by companies from the analyzed sector on a specific foreign market, compared with the competitiveness of other suppliers competing for this market. The author’s concept is then used to assess the international competitiveness of Poland’s construction sector. The analysis is conducted in reference to European Union and Central and Eastern European markets of key importance for the sector (according to the state prior to May 1, 2004). The proposed methodological solution is supplementary with regard to concepts presented earlier in literature on the subject.

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Strategie konkurencyjne w polskiej branży budowlanej

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Jankowska B.

Gospodarka Narodowa. The Polish Journal of Economics

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2003

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vol. 187

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issue 10

43-62

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The article presents selected results of surveys of Polish construction companies, relating to international competitiveness of the Polish construction sector. The research was carried out in 2002 and covered 40 construction enterprises registered in Poland. The author presents, analyses and interprets this section of survey’s results which is focused on the structure of competition within the Polish construction sector, the relationships between Polish construction companies, and the rivalry, co-operation and avoidance strategies pursued by the mentioned enterprises. The results are presented in a breakdown into three market categories: the domestic market, the German market and other markets, as well as into companies representing different degrees of internationalisation.

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Konkurencja wewnątrzbranżowa jako determinanta konkurencyjności przedsiębiorstwa

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Jankowska B.

Gospodarka Narodowa. The Polish Journal of Economics

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2002

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vol. 175

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issue 4

66-82

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Wpływ grup interesów na konkurencyjność w świetle koncepcji rent-seeking

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Jankowska B.

Gospodarka Narodowa. The Polish Journal of Economics

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2001

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vol. 165

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issue 1-2

38-51

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

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Jankowska B.

Journal of Economics and Management

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2015

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vol. 22

54-74

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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.

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Klastry a konkurencyjność i internacjonalizacja przedsiębiorstw Wielkopolski

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Gorynia M., Jankowska B.

Gospodarka Narodowa. The Polish Journal of Economics

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2008

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vol. 224

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issue 5-6

91-109

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Polish businesses have faced a number of challenges in connection with the country’s membership of the European Union. First, companies must make efforts to increase their international competitiveness; second, they must make their operations more international in nature. The question is if Polish businesses can be supported in their efforts to improve their international competitiveness, while not deforming the market mechanism. Any form of supporting businesses should have a positive influence on their internationalization behaviors. A cluster theory put forward by American economist Michael Porter could provide inspiration in the search for ways to increase the international competitiveness and internationalization of Polish enterprises, the authors say. Porter argues that clusters have the potential to affect competition in three ways: by increasing the productivity of the companies in the cluster; by driving innovation in the field; and by stimulating new businesses in the field. Porter’s cluster theory is at the center of a survey conducted by Gorynia and Jankowska among enterprises in Poland’s Wielkopolska region in July and August 2006 and in April and May 2007. These surveys represent the principal part of a project dedicated to the role of clusters in supporting the international competitiveness and internationalization of Polish enterprises. The authors describe the results of their empirical studies of three clusters located in Wielkopolska: a furniture cluster, a heating-boiler cluster, and an automotive cluster. The authors present the opinions of the companies surveyed regarding the influence of the emerging clusters on the competitiveness and internationalization of participating companies. The surveys were conducted in the form of structured direct interviews with company executives. The main research tool was a questionnaire with 21 questions. The results obtained by the authors show that the development of each cluster depends on the behavior of enterprises and the activities of business self-regulation organizations, in addition to economic policy. A key factor is the promotion of the positive effects of exchanging knowledge among cluster participants. Participation in a cluster strengthens the ties between companies and increases their competitiveness and internationalization, the authors conclude.

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Wpływ klasterów na konkurencyjność i internacjonalizację przedsiębiorstw

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Gorynia M., Jankowska B.

Gospodarka Narodowa. The Polish Journal of Economics

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2007

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vol. 217

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issue 7-8

1-18

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The paper shows how business clusters promote cooperation among companies and how they contribute to the competitiveness and internationalization of enterprises. The authors prove that a business cluster improves the competitiveness of member companies primarily by adding to their competitive potential and boosting their competition strategies. At the same time, the cluster has only an indirect effect on the competitive position of these businesses, the authors say. The relationship between competitiveness and internationalization is unclear. It is difficult to determine on the basis of available data if greater competitiveness resulting from a company’s participation in a business cluster leads to this company’s greater involvement in international business. It may well be, the authors say, that the relationship goes the other way: greater internationalization leads to increased competitiveness.

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Teorie internacjonalizacji

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Gorynia M., Jankowska B.

Gospodarka Narodowa. The Polish Journal of Economics

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2007

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vol. 219

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issue 10

21-44

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The paper discusses some internationalization theories of the firm. The authors look for key factors behind internationalization processes, with a special emphasis on experience and knowledge as the determinants of the internationalization strategy of firms. The review begins with a presentation of the Uppsala model and the approaches to internationalization developed by Cavusgil; Bilkley and Tesar; Cieślik; and Korth. Then the authors highlight concepts perceiving internationalization as a kind of innovation in the strategy of the enterprise as well as the concept of simultaneous internationalization. At the end of the paper, the authors draw the reader’s attention to a network approach toward internationalization. The analysis made in the paper allows the authors to conclude that the key determinants of the firm’s internationalization process come from the competitive potential of the company as well as the firm’s environment. Some theories of the foreign expansion of enterprises focus on internal factors, while others stress external factors. It seems that the best method is an eclectic approach and taking advantage of the complementary character of the theories discussed, the authors say.

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Konkurencja w branży a internacjonalizacja i globalizacja

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Gorynia M., Jankowska B.

Gospodarka Narodowa. The Polish Journal of Economics

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2004

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vol. 196

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issue 11-12

19-33

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The article provides an analysis of internationalisation and globalisation consequences for competition on a specific domestic branch market, which is a market more and more opening up to foreign competition. Enterprises, which have been so far operating on domestic markets, make 2 decision to go out with their business operations (commercial or manufacturing) abroad. Some of them not only go outside their domestic markets, i.e. internationalise their activities, but even conduct their operations in a way integrated on a global scale, thus applying a global strategy. In view of such a company behaviour, in the case of many branches we may talk about internationalisation and globalisation of competition. During the discussion over internationalisation and globalisation consequences for branch competition, both static an dynamic aspects of the branch are taken into account. This means that changes to the branch structure are analysed along with behaviour of "domestic" enterprises as confronted with those entering the branch of foreign firms. Besides, indications are given for the global nature of competition as a process.

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Institutional factors fostering internationalisation. The case of Polish policy towards OFDI

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Götz M., Jankowska B.

Rocznik Integracji Europejskiej

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2016

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issue 10

447-460

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Artykuł podejmuje zagadnienie instytucjonalnych aspektów internacjonalizacji przedsiębiorstw. Autorzy koncentrują uwagę Czytelnika na roli, jaką odgrywają formalne instytucje w procesach umiędzynarodowienia przedsiębiorstw, w szczególności w zakresie zagranicznych inwestycji bezpośrednich. Celem artykułu jest prezentacja oraz próba oceny polityki wsparcia zagranicznych inwestycji bezpośrednich wychodzących z Polski po okresie globalnego kryzysu ekonomicznego 2008. Autorzy najpierw podjęli studia literaturowe w odniesieniu do instytucjonalnych aspektów umiędzynarodowienia, następnie przeprowadzili badania jakościowe z zastosowaniem metody wywiadu bezpośredniego z reprezentantami instytucji makro- i mezoszczebla (ministerstwo, władze regionalne, organizacje otoczenia biznesu). Wywiady pozwoliły na scharakteryzowanie podmiotowego oraz przestrzennego zorientowania polityki wsparcia zagranicznych inwestycji bezpośrednich wychodzących z Polski oraz na zasygnalizowanie wyzwań, jakie rysują się przed tą polityką po 2008 roku. Uzyskane rezultaty stanowią punkt wyjścia do dalszych, bardziej szczegółowych badań w przyszłości.* Projekt badawczy: No. 11430010 Small Grants Program of the International Visegrad Fund „Outward FDI policies in Visegrad Countries”.

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This article touches upon the institutional aspect of internationalization processes. It focuses on the role of formal institutions in pursuing foreign direct investment (FDI). By discussing and evaluating the current policy towards outgoing FDI (OFDI) in Poland, we seek to assess the significance of state support after 2008 global economic turmoil. Drawing on available literature and mainly expert survey as qualitative method, we exemplify some of the challenges involved in designing and implementing policy which aim at facilitating OFDI. Presented findings shall be seen as starting point for further more detailed research. * Research project, No. 11430010 Small Grants Program of the International Visegrad Fund „Outward FDI policies in Visegrad Countries”

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Entrepreneurial orientation versus the sustainability and growth of business clusters

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Gaweł A., Jankowska B.

Przedsiębiorstwo we współczesnej gospodarce - teoria i praktyka

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2012

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vol. 1

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issue 1

5-14

PL

Celem artykułu jest wykazanie związku między orientacją przedsiębiorczą firm uczestniczących w klastrze a trwałością i wzrostem klastra. Spomiędzy różnych wymiarów orientacji przedsiębiorczej, innowacyjność i agresja konkurencyjna wydają się mieć największy wpływ na funkcjonowanie przedsiębiorstw w klastrze. Największe szanse na trwały wzrost mają klastry zdominowane przez „spolegliwych innowatorów”, czyli przedsiębiorstwa charakteryzujące się niskim poziomem agresji konkurencyjnej i wysokim poziomem innowacyjności.

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The aim of this paper is to show how the entrepreneurial orientation of companies which belong to a business cluster affects the sustainability and growth of the cluster. Out of all the different dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation, innovativeness and competitive aggressiveness seem to have the greatest influence on the functioning of a company within the cluster. The clusters which have the greatest chances of sustained growth are those which operate in industries dominated by “acquiescent innovators”, companies characterised by low competitive aggressiveness and a high level of innovation.

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Wpływ przyjęcia euro ma międzynarodową konkurencyjność przedsiębiorstw Wielkopolski

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Gorynia M., Jankowska B., Pietrzykowski M., Tarka P.

Gospodarka Narodowa. The Polish Journal of Economics

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2009

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vol. 231

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issue 4

1-23

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Most previous analyses of Poland’s planned accession to the euro zone focused on the macroeconomic aspects of the move, while overlooking its microeconomic significance. The authors of this paper are concerned with the impact of euro adoption on the competitiveness and internationalization of enterprises. The basic question that they attempt to answer is how euro-zone entry will change the conditions in which Polish businesses operate, and how it will change the range of instruments companies use in the process of building a competitive advantage and in shaping their competitive strategies. Gorynia, Jankowska, Pietrzykowski and Tarka conducted empirical research among 50 enterprises in the western Polish region of Wielkopolska. They divided the companies into four groups by employment. Most of the companies supported Polish euro-zone entry, but the level of acceptance depended on the strategic potential of an enterprise. According to respondents, lower currency risk would be the most important benefit of the move, while the main threat is that soaring prices could harm domestic demand. The results of the research contribute to a nationwide debate on the implications of Polish entry into the common currency area. According to the paper’s authors, research in this area should be continued to cover not just individual regions but the whole country.

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Branża jako przedmiot badań w ekonomii

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Gorynia M., Jankowska B., Maślak E.

Gospodarka Narodowa. The Polish Journal of Economics

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2000

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vol. 158

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issue 3

36-54

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International Aspects and Challenges of Digital Transformation

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Götz M., Bartosik-Purgat M., Jankowska B.

Gospodarka Narodowa. The Polish Journal of Economics

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2018

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vol. 293

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issue 1

87-102

PL

Rewolucja cyfrowa, która wiąże się z koncepcją Przemysłu 4.0 i ze wzrostem popularności mediów społecznościowych, wywołuje diametralne zmiany w modelach biznesu oraz prowadzi do przenikania się rzeczywistości wirtualnej i realnej. Celem artykułu jest charakterystyka cyfrowej transformacji w kontekście międzynarodowym zarówno z perspektywy B2B, gdzie wyłania się ideologia Przemysłu 4.0, jak i z perspektywy C2B, gdzie ciągle rośnie rola i popularność mediów społecznościowych. W artykule podjęto próbę zidentyfikowania współzależności między czwartą rewolucją przemysłową a upowszechnianiem się mediów społecznościowych. Autorzy odwołali się do narracyjnego podejścia w badaniach w ramach nauk społecznych. Artykuł oparto na danych wtórnych i literaturze przedmiotu, nadając mu charakter eseju. Pokazano kluczowe przewagi, zagrożenia i przewidywane konsekwencje rozwoju Przemysłu 4.0 oraz mediów społecznościowych. Prezentowane rozważania osadzono w kontekście międzynarodowym, eksponując specyfikę czwartej rewolucji przemysłowej oraz użyteczność mediów społecznościowych w nowych procesach produkcji i komunikacji. Ograniczeniami przeprowadzonych badań jest ciągle brak danych pierwotnych i jeszcze ciągle niewielkie rozpoznanie tematu w literaturze przedmiotu.

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This paper aims to examine the international context of the digital transformation sweeping through advanced economies worldwide. The authors focus on both the business-to-business (B2B) and consumer-to-business (C2B) aspects of this process. The B2B perspective is linked with the idea of a fourth industrial revolution, a notion that is also referred to as Industry 4.0, while the C2B perspective involves the growing role and popularity of social media. The paper sets out to identify the interdependencies between these two dimensions of the digital transformation. The authors apply a narrative approach to lay out the main issues related to the process in the international context. The study is a balanced analysis of key issues related to the B2B and B2C streams of the digital transformation. It also outlines the major advantages and threats as well as expected implications of Industry 4.0 and social media. The research encountered a number of challenges that chiefly stemmed from the relative novelty of the discussed problems. These included a lack of first-hand data, a dearth of adequate literature references, and data confidentiality, compounded by firms’ unwillingness to share information. Nevertheless, the authors managed to identify some internationally embedded peculiarities of Industry 4.0 (B2B perspective) and demonstrated the usefulness of social media in new production and communication processes (C2B perspective).

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Efficiency of National Innovation Systems – Poland and Bulgaria in The Context of the Global Innovation Index

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Jankowska B., Matysek-Jędrych A., Mroczek-Dąbrowska K.

Comparative Economic Research. Central and Eastern Europe

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2017

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vol. 20

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issue 3

77-94

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Celem niniejszego artykułu jest wyjaśnienie, jak narodowe systemy innowacji (NSI) są używane do kreacji innowacji. Posługując się wskaźnikiem Global Innovation Index (GII) omówiono, co można rozumieć pod pojęciem innowacji oraz zasygnalizowano, jak innowacje mogą oddziaływać na gospodarkę. Pytanie badawcze oparto na założeniu, że im wyższe nakłady na innowacje, tym kraj jest w stanie osiągnąć lepsze efekty aktywności innowacyjnej. W celu weryfikacji tego założenia zastosowano metodę analizy klastrowej w odniesieniu do 228 gospodarek. Następnie przeprowadzono pogłębioną analizę dwóch przypadków (Polski i Bułgarii), które odbiegały od wzorca zidentyfikowanego w wynikach analizy klastrowej. Stosując analizę porównawczą próbowano nakreślić jak i dlaczego NSI nie zdołały (lub odwrotnie) wykreować pożądanego poziomu innowacji.

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The purpose of this paper is to explain how national innovation systems may transform innovation input into innovation output in different counties. Using the Global Innovation Index (GII) we discuss what can be understood by the term ‘innovation’ and how it is translated into the national level. The research question is founded on the assumption that the higher the innovation input, the higher the innovation output attained by a country. We use cluster analysis to verify our assumption, referring to a total of 228 countries. Afterwards we conduct a more in‑depth analysis of two cases (Poland and Bulgaria), where the research question does not find confirmation. Using the cross‑comparison method we aim to verify how and why national innovation systems failed (or succeeded) in creating innovations.

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Przystąpienie Polski do strefy euro a międzynarodowa konkurencyjność i internacjonalizacja polskich przedsiębiorstw

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Gorynia M., Jankowska B., Pietrzykowski M., Tarka P., Dzikowska M.

Ekonomista

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2011

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issue 4

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The Impact of the Global Economic Crisis on the Performance of Industries and Firms in Poland. Does Internationalisation Matter?

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Gorynia M., Jankowska B., Mroczek-Dąbrowska K., Trąpczyński P., Dzikowska M.

Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Oeconomica

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2018

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vol. 4

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issue 336

23-42

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W prezentowanym artykule autorzy podejmują próbę odpowiedzi na pytanie, na ile poszczególne branże polskiego przemysłu przetwórczego oraz przedsiębiorstwa reprezentujące te branże doświadczyły negatywnych następstw globalnego kryzysu gospodarczego. Sformułowano propozycję badawczą, z której wynika, że przedsiębiorstwa otwarte na współpracę zagraniczną (zarówno eksport, jak i import) były bardziej narażone na oddziaływanie turbulencji gospodarczych niż firmy skupione na rynku krajowym. Rezultatem przeprowadzonych studiów jest ranking 24 branż polskiego przemysłu przetwórczego, pokazujący, które z nich najbardziej ucierpiały w następstwie globalnego kryzysu gospodarczego. Natomiast wyniki badań pierwotnych, przeprowadzonych metodą wywiadów telefonicznych (CATI) wśród 701 firm aktywnych w branżach ujętych w rankingu, prezentują, jak kształtowała się pozycja konkurencyjna tych firm w zależności od stopnia ich umiędzynarodowienia w okresie globalnego kryzysu gospodarczego. W artykule podjęto próbę przedstawienia oddziaływania globalnego kryzysu gospodarczego zarówno na branże (perspektywa mezoekonomiczna), jak i na pojedyncze firmy (perspektywa mikroekonomiczna).

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The global economic crisis has significantly altered the landscape of contemporary business markets worldwide. This article aims to verify how severely the economic crisis affected Polish industries and changed the competitive position of Polish companies. The authors put forward a research proposition which states that companies open to foreign cooperation (both exports and imports) were more likely to suffer from economic disturbances than companies that were domestically focused. The outcomes of the study are twofold. First, 24 manufacturing industries were ranked to check which of them suffered the most and the least as the result of the economic crisis. Secondly, using the CATI method 701 companies operating in the above‑mentioned industries were surveyed. The analysis details how the competitive position of these companies was shaped depending on their degree of internationalisation. The obtained results were afterwards compared with a previously conducted literature review, and the article attempts to present the impact of the global economic crisis on both industries (mesoeconomic perspective) and individual companies (microeconomic perspective).

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Wpływ grup interesów na konkurencyjność w świetle koncepcji rent-seeking

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Branża jako przedmiot badań w ekonomii

International Aspects and Challenges of Digital Transformation

Efficiency of National Innovation Systems – Poland and Bulgaria in The Context of the Global Innovation Index

Przystąpienie Polski do strefy euro a międzynarodowa konkurencyjność i internacjonalizacja polskich przedsiębiorstw

The Impact of the Global Economic Crisis on the Performance of Industries and Firms in Poland. Does Internationalisation Matter?