1. Doing Business in Poland (Socio-Cultural Aspects) Krzysztof Wach‚ PhD Cracow University of Economics Faculty of Economics and International Relations Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovation 2. 3. 4. 5. investment climate cultural dimensions Poland and classifications of cultures historical influence useful tips appendix 1: business legal forms appendix 2: starting up procedures © Dr Krzysztof Wach - Kraków 2010 2 Poland - Economic facts Part 1 Investment Climate in Poland
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Poland Poland is the sixth-largest country in Europe. It is bordered by Germany‚ the Czech Republic‚ and Slovakia in the west and south and by the former Soviet Union republics of Ukraine in the south‚ Belarus in the east‚ and Lithuania in the northeast. The northwest section of the country is located on the Baltic Sea. Named after the Polane‚ a Slavic tribe that lived more than a thousand years ago‚ Poland has beautiful countryside and rapidly growing cities. Rolling hills and rugged mountains
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capital of Poland is Warsaw. The absolute location of Warsaw is 52° 15” north and 21° east. Poland’s land area is 117‚571 square miles. The population in 1900 was 1‚456‚897 people; 24‚613‚700 people in 1950‚ and 38‚130‚302 people in 2010. Major landforms in Poland are The Carpathians‚ The Sydetan‚ and The Holy Cross Mountains. Major rivers in Poland are the Oder‚ Vistula‚ and Warta rivers. The climate in Poland is determined mainly by the country’s geographical location and geography. Poland is in the
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interprets the statistical characteristics of the Polish business cycle. It also identifies leading and lagging variables and shows that the economic fluctuations in Poland differ to some extent from those in other emerging and mature economies‚ with Polish growth notably more volatile and government expenditure highly erratic. The available data on GDP growth suggest that the Polish economy is approaching the peak of the second business cycle since the start of economic transformation from a
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POLAND The Slavic people where the first to settled in Poland in the 5th century. The Polans Duck Mieszko establish the Piast dynasty in 966‚ and converted Polans into Christianity. Bolesaw later became the duck of Poland and was an important figure in the Holy Roman Empire. Poland then created a new dynasty when Lithuania’s Grand Duck Jogaila and the Polish princess Jadwiga got married‚ causing Lithuanians to fold into Christianity. Poland later then entered constitutional monarchy‚ which caused
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SWOT analysis for wine in Poland This module assists exporters and BSOs in developing countries in becoming familiar with the strengths‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities and threats for a wine exporter planning to target the Polish market. It also helps DC exporters to make a SWOT analysis‚ specific to their company. A SWOT (Strength‚ Weaknesses‚ Opportunities and Threats) analysis helps you to audit your company in relation to market developments and competitors on selected markets. The SWOT shown below
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COMMUNISM IN POLAND ! ! By the end of the Second World War a Communist regime had taken power with the help of the Soviet Union. Poland was a satellite state of the U.S.S.R‚ and were ruled by a one-party Communist regime‚ since the takeover during the Cold War (1945). The Cold War was a brief time of tension between the Untied Sates of America (U.S.A) and the Soviet Union (U.S.S.R). Without actual combat‚ the war lasted from 1945 to 1991. The U.S.S.R was trying to gain total power and
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contributed to the emergence of a workers’ opposition movement in Communist Poland in the period 1956-1981. After World War II‚ the official communist party dominated all aspects of Polish politics‚ which soon became an issue with not only the working class of the country‚ but also the intellectual and educated Polish community. Between 1956 and 1981‚ there was an emergence of workers’ opposition against the communist party in Poland due to the blatant oppression and desperate living conditions of many
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Discuss Tesco’s priorities in the development of their Polish business. 2. To what extent is Tesco’s food retailing expertise transferable to Poland? The traditional retail sector in Poland started to modernize intensely in the later years of the twentieth century. After the collapse of communism entrepreneurship and privatizing in retailing was highly supported and approved by the government as this was economically important to Poland. Using this opportunity‚ Western European countries started
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