How to Investigate Polish Clusters' Attractiveness for Inward FDI? Addressing Ambiguity Problem

• Autorzy: Marta Götz , Barbara Jankowska , Cezary Główka
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The aim of the paper is to assess whether, and in what fashion, managers of Polish cluster organizations perceive the attractiveness of foreign direct investment in Polish clusters This research is exploratory and qualitative in nature. The complex nature of Polish clusters, which can benefit from and be competitively challenged by, FDI are identified and a conceptual framework for assessing that nature is proposed; specifically, research using the grounded theory method (GTM). (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Business cluster

PL

Klastry

• Czasopismo: International Journal of Management and Economics
• Rocznik: 2014
• Numer: nr 43
• Strony: 74--93

Twórcy

autor

Marta Götz

• Institute for Western Affairs in Poznań

autor

Barbara Jankowska

• Poznań University of Economics, Poland

autor

Cezary Główka

• Leszno Printing and Advertising Cluster

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