Degree of internationalization in mesoeconomic perspective

• Authors: Mroczek-Dąbrowska Katarzyna

Title variants

PL

Koncepcja poziomu internacjonalizacji w perspektywie mezoekonomicznej

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Although the degree of internationalization (DOI) is currently a well know concept, it still remains underresearched. It is most frequently cited in terms of firm’s international process, but it is much less applied for other levels of analysis. In this article we aim to propose an index of outward DOI that could be used for industry internationalization. We try to replicate Sullivan’s methodology except for the weights of components that we base on a Delphi study among Polish managers. We rank 73 Polish industries according to a DOI index composed of four single measures.

PL

Mimo iż stopień internacjonalizacji (DOI) jest konceptem powszechnie znanym, wciąż rzadko się stosuje badania z jego wykorzystaniem w praktyce. Najczęściej wykorzystuje się go przy badaniu procesu internacjonalizacji przedsiębiorstw, jednak zdecydowanie rzadziej w przypadku rozważań nad innymi poziomami analizy (w tym branżowej). Celem niniejszej publikacji jest, opierając się na osiągnięciach Sullivana, stworzenie indeksu zewnętrznej internacjonalizacji branży. Wagi indeksu zostały przypisane na podstawie badania metodą delficką. Indeks ten został następnie wyliczony dla 73 branż polskiej gospodarki.

Keywords

EN

Degree of internationalization; Industry; Mesoeconomics; Multi-item scale

PL

Branża; Mezoekonomia; Mierniki wielowymiarowe; Stopień internacjonalizacji

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Katowicach
• Journal: Studia Ekonomiczne
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 286
• Pages: 96-106

Contributors

author

Mroczek-Dąbrowska Katarzyna

• Poznan University of Economics and Business. Faculty of International Business and Economics. Department of International Competitiveness

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ISSN

2083-8611