The paper elaborates on succession planning among Polish family businesses. Research survey was conducted on a random sample of 496 family enterprises in first quarter of 2009 (first phase, survey) and 61 family enterprises in third quarter of 2009 (second phase, in-depth-interview). The main...

The main aim of the paper is to identify the succession strategies (especially the ways in which they attempt to balance the strive to maintain family’s control over the company with the goal of firm’s growth) of the first generation of Polish entrepreneurs. Research survey was conducted on...

The current situation creates potential and almost unrestricted possibilities of creating the new value of Polish enterprises on European markets. Preliminary governmental statistics as well as the presented results of own empirical research show, that Polish entrepreneurs successfully use...

The aim of the article is the presentation as well as the analysis of the most important directions of the European Union activities in favour of entrepreneurship, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The historical outline of SMEs’ community policy shaping was introduced....

Regional environment creates a set of factors that can be called either stimulants or barriers to the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Local governments should remove barriers, transforming them into promoters. An important feature that has to meet both the national...

In the history of management thought the conceptions of environment have very often changed. In different periods of history and different scientific schools of organization and management scientists has ascribed to the business environment different role and importance. The paper is a kind of...

The aim of the article is the presentation as well as the analysis of the most important directions of the European Union activities in favour of entrepreneurship, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The historical outline of SMEs’ community policy shaping was introduced....

The paper puts domestic and international conclusions of research results on structuralization of company environment regarding its dimensions or features in order. The author describes the process of identification and structuralization of company external environment regarding occurring...

The article elaborates on the regional business environment of small- and medium-sized enterprises. The aim of the paper is to put national and international classifications of mezoenvironment factors in order. The author quotes classifications of different domestic and worldwide scientists and...

The paper elaborates on the flexibility of Polish enterprises facing the European economic integration. The Author tries to show the impact of the accession of Poland to the European Union on the development of Polish enterprises as far as their flexibility is concerned. The paper includes...