Large Enterprise Branches : the Case of the Czech Republic

• Autorzy: Jan Suchacek
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Importance of largest enterprises is steadily augmenting. In contrast to small- and middle-sized firms, their large counterparts influence individual territorial economies with much higher intensity. The Czech Republic, which represents an object of the article, is acountry, where big companies traditionally played a relevant role. While headquarters of large enterprises have been subject to several solid analyses, an attention devoted to their first-tier affiliates is far from sufficient. In order to find meaningful similarities among location factors of first- tier affiliates of one hundred largest enterprises in the country, cluster analysis proved to be useful. Generally, attitudes of managements responsible for the location of first-tier affiliates turned out to be driven largely by pragmatism as a strategy to succeed in contemporary turbulent socioeconomic environment. The paper contributes to filling mainly in informational gaps. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Large enterprises; Organisational structure; Cluster analysis

PL

Duże przedsiębiorstwa; Struktura organizacyjna; Analiza skupień

• Czasopismo: Economics & Sociology
• Rocznik: 2015
• Tom: 8
• Numer: nr 4
• Strony: 82--93

Twórcy

autor

Jan Suchacek

• VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic

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DOI

10.14254/2071-789X.2015/8-4/6