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...

The paper elaborates on the characteristic of a new definition of small and medium-sized enterprises. In May 2003 European Commission launched a new recommendation on the new definition of small and medium-sized enterprises, which will come into effect on January 1, 2005. One of the main...

This article discusses the two main factors, namely, the demographic parameters of enterprises and entrepreneurs, whcih impact on the development of small and medium-sized enterprises. The analysis is based on the author's own empirical research conducted on a random cample of 109 small and...

The prevalence of the idea of global village has caused similar lifestyles and ways of thinking everywhere. The similarity of customer needs in various parts of the globe is the main stimulus for standardization of products and/or services. Standardization of products and standardization of...

European Union, Europeanization or Europeanism are currently ones of the most popular phrases used in different titles of different elaborations, both scientific papers and popular magazines. At times there are used equivalently, while their meanings differ. The paper focuses on three main...

The paper focuses on two main streams. First, the author tries to describe the concept of Europeanisation, its nature and definition. The articles elaborates on the ways of defining the phenomenon of Europeanisation. The author distinguishes three types of this coin: uploading top-down,...

The paper discusses the concept of an economic man in economics and management. The concept of “homo oeconomicus” assumes the full rational behaviour of a deciding man and was applied in classical and neoclassical theories. Based on resent findings of the neuronal, cognitive and behavioural...

The subject literature distinguishes several factors that determine the establishment, survival , operations and development of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises in particular regions. In this article, the author presents a classification of these factors in terms of whether they are...