The article sets out to present a set of instruments to measure the advancement of globalization processes at the mesoeconomic level. This necessitates efforts to bring order to terminology involving the microeconomic aspects of globalization. The author offers an analytical arrangement for the examination of the influence of globalization processes on enterprises. The proposed instruments to measure the advancement of globalization processes at the mesoeconomic level are an attempt to straighten out the terminology and outline general rules and directions of further research, which should serve both company managers and researchers. The data presented by the author show the scope and dynamism of globalization and provide an analytical framework to determine the effect of globalization processes on enterprises. The proposed methods of measurement indicate the importance of knowledge about the advancement and dynamism of globalization in the sector as well as the formulation and implementation of enterprise strategies. The diagnosis of the advancement of globalization processes in Wielkopolska’s manufacturing industry confirmed the usefulness of the developed method. The analysis points to a clear intensification in the effect of globalization on enterprises in the Wielkopolska region in the analyzed period, coupled with a high probability of further intensification of globalization changes in the area of individual measures.
The analysis starts with a comprehensive presentation of underlying factors of internationalisation and globalisation processes. Next, seven groups of theories of firm are analysed, leading to a conclusion that the authors of these concepts do not address directly the issues involved with internationalisation and globalisation of enterprise activity. Internationalisation topics are taken up implicitly, and it is difficult to draw from them far-reaching conclusions On the other hand, the issues of internationalisation and globalisation of enterprise activity are widely tackled by a numerous group of "lower-level theories" (meaning a lower level of generality), which are in a way specialised in this kind of problems. An attempt to draw up a "market map" of theories explaining foreign expansion of enterprises is covered by the following part of the study. The transaction cost theory has been found to be a very promising line of studies on theoretical foundations of foreign expansion of enterprises in conditions of intensive internationalisation and globalisation of activities. Its main advantage is that it allows to cover all forms of international expansion of enterprises with an analysis. The mentioned concept has certain drawbacks, which have been identified. At the same time, this allows to outline directions for further studies.
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