Anna Bąkiewicz
University of Social Sciences, Warsaw, Poland

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The SMEs during Economic Slowdown in Poland. The Experiences from the Latest Global Financial Crisis. Anna Bąkiewicz
International Journal of Small and Medium Enterprises and Business Sustainability Vol. 1 No. 1 (2015): July
Publisher : Lembaga Penerbit Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis Universitas Trisakti

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The paper explores the reaction of small and medium enterprises in Poland to the latest economic slowdown. In order to show some regularities that occurred in the way the small businesses responded to the crisis numerous studies that represented different perspectives and methodologies are summarized in the paper. The experiences of Poland provide some convincing evidence that the resistance to the negative external factors of particular subsectors of the SMEs depends on the specific futures of small businesses. Moreover, it becomes evident that conservative business strategies adapted by the majority of the SMEs make the later more resistant to the crisis. Generally, the results of the study stand in opposition to the popular view in which small businesses are identified with dynamic entrepreneurship and development.
Entrepreneurship in Indonesia and Poland Development, Obstacles and Prospects Anna Bąkiewicz; Tulus T.H. Tambunan
International Journal of Small and Medium Enterprises and Business Sustainability Vol. 1 No. 2 (2015)
Publisher : Lembaga Penerbit Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis Universitas Trisakti

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The paper examines the role played by the middle class in the development of European and Asian capitalism. In particular, this comparative study of Indonesia and Poland is to enlarge understanding of the actual and potential importance of the development of entrepreneurship for economic, political and social development. Especially, it aims at drawing some lessons from the experiences of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), which are generally viewed as the important basis of both entrepreneurship and middle class development in the two countries. This study is based on some premises and observations concerning both the selected economies, the development of entrepreneurship, and the role of MSMEs. This paper presents static and dynamic comparisons of MSMEs development in Indonesia and Poland. Next, the discussion of the determinants of the MSMEs development follows. It covers factors on both global and national levels with the economic policy included. Finally, it tries to identify the consequences of the expansion of the entrepreneurship and the middle class in the two economies for their economic, political and social development. In conclusions the paper suggests some ideas concerning both the role of entrepreneurship in development, the modernization of the MSMEs sector and finally, the institutional support instruments that seem to be economically reasonable