Działalność eksportowa małopolskich przedsiębiorstw w procesie europejskiej integracji gospodarczej

The paper presents results of own empirical research conducted on a random sample of 323 enterprises localized in małopolskie voivodeship in the first half of the year 2007. The period of 3 years after the accession of Poland to the European Union allowed to preliminary evaluation of the enlargement impact on export activities of Polish enterprises. The paper consists of two main parts. In the first one the theoretical conception of export as a form of internationalization was introduced, while in the second one the research methodology as well as research empirical results were described.