This paper summarizes a research project devoted to analyzing the development of outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) and emerging multinational companies from Visegrád countries: The Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia. After several years of foreign direct investment inflows to...

The aim of this paper is to shed light on the Polish outward foreign direct investments (OFDIs) with special attention on the growing interest of many Polish companies to expand abroad utilizing equity-based modes of entry. The paper shows that the increase of Polish OFDI in recent years...

The aim of this study was to examine the motives of foreign direct investment (FDI) of Polish enterprises. Our studies have confirmed that the market seeking and – to a lesser extent – resource seeking motives are most important for Polish companies investing abroad. The search for...

Kazakhstan is now widely regarded as a key player on world agricultural markets, with considerable export potential in the wheat, beef and dairy sectors. Based on unique farm-level data covering all production systems currently relevant, we offer new insights into the constraints that hamper...

Das Ziel der Arbeit ist es, (1) die Entstehung integrierter Strukturen im russischen Agrar- und Ernährungssektor seit Transformationsbeginn zu erklären, (2) deren Funktionsweise zu analysieren, (3) ihre Entwicklungsperspektiven und (4) ihre volkswirtschaftlichen Auswirkungen abzuschätzen....

Kazakhstan is now widely regarded as a key player on world agricultural markets, with considerable export potential in the wheat, beef and dairy sectors. Based on unique farm-level data, we offer new insights into the constraints that hamper further economic growth and provide an assessment of...

Используя данные, полученные в результате проведения анкетирования среди сельскохозяйственных производителей, мы предлагаем новые идеи касательно...

This article analyses the reasons for the prevalence of agroholdings in Russia's Belgorod <italic>oblast</italic>', focusing on the forces driving their emergence and persistence. It draws on both case study evidence and a unique farm-level dataset for 2001--07. It argues that, despite notable evidence for...

Against the global debate on socially responsible agro-investment, we explore the conditions, patterns, and impacts of recent agricultural recovery in Kazakhstan’s northern grain provinces. Vertically and horizontally integrated agroholdings brought outside investment and management to this...

Das Ziel der vorliegenden Studie war es, die Wettbewerbsprozesse innerhalb der polnischen fleischverarbeitenden Industrie während der ersten sechs Transformationsjahre empirisch zu untersuchen. Hierbei wurde zwei Fragestellungen nachgegangen. Wie hat sich die Intensität des Wettbewerbs in...