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Introduction
responsibilitypresumablyheldbytheglobalbrands.ThePolishmarketisalso
referredtoinChapter12whereR.Oczkowskatriestoevaluatethechanges
inthePolishretailtradethatareparticularlyexhibitedintherisinglevelofretail
tradeconcentrationandincreasingorganisationalandtechnologicalinno-
vativenessofbothPolishandforeignretailfirms.InChapter13E.Kichler
andP.R.HaissdiscussentrystrategiesofWesternbanks.Theauthorssuggest
thatabroaderleasingoffersoimportantforsmallandmedium-sizedenter-
prisesoftheregionmayactuallyprovetobeanappropriatemethodtocorner
theCEEmarkets.
PartIIIaddressesinternationalmarketingstrategiesoffirmsfromCentral
andEasternEuropethatruntheirbusinessactivitiesonforeignmarkets.Chapter
14writtenbyK.FonfaraincludestheresultsoftheempiricalresearchonPolish
firms’behaviourintheprocessofinternationalisation.Theresultsprovidesome
confirmationoftheexistingrelationshipsbetweenthetypeoffirm’sbehaviour
oninternationalmarket(particularlyincludingthereadinessforinternational
cooperationwithinnetworks),theleveloffirm’scompetitivenessanditsmar-
ketingorientationalongwiththeinternalmarketingimplementation.Chapter15
writtenbyR.Szczepańskiextendstheaboveresearchresults’presentation
inthefieldofoutsourcing.Theauthoridentifiesthereasonsforoutsourcing
anddescribestherelationshipsbetweenoutsourcingandthetypeoffirm’s
behaviouroninternationalmarket.StillanotherempiricalresearchintoPolish
firms’behaviouranditsinfluenceonfirms’competitivenessintheinternational
marketisdiscussedinChapter16.T.GołębiowskiandM.Lewandowskaana-
lysetheproblemofthecorecompetenciesandbusinessmodelsofPolishenter-
prisesintheengineeringindustry.Previouslyidentifiednormativebusiness
modelsarerelatedtothefirms’resourcesandactivitiesundertakeninthepro-
cessofbuildingcompetitiveadvantageontheEuropeanmarkets.Theresearch
resultsindicatetheimportanceofparticulartypesofresources,especially
theintangibleresources,e.g.themarketingknowledge.Theindustryapproach
isalsorepresentedinChapter17.P.BryłaandT.Domańskidemonstrate
theresultsoftheirempiricalresearchonmarketingstrategiesimplemented
byPolishfoodexportersontheEuropeanmarkets.Theyevaluatetheinfluence
ofthePoland’saccessiontoEUonthedevelopmentofthePolishfood-
processingindustryandidentifythekeysuccessfactorsoftheresearchedfirms.
PartIIIisconcludedwithChapter18whereN.Chukhraydescribestheresearch
resultsondomesticandinternationaldevelopmentstrategiesandbarriers
ofinternationalisationofUkrainianfirms.Theresearchcarriedoutinthecon-
textofeconomyundergoingthesystemictransformationprocessincludes
thecomparativeanalysisofPolishandUkrainianeconomicsystemsaswell.
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