<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> When studying literature on the issue coopetition it may be found that this issue has become more and more popular in recent years. However, this finding was not confirmed in economic practice. Reluctance or concerns about coopetition result from caution and distrust of Polish entrepreneurs in relation to other players on the market. In the previous socio-political conditions this approach was successful. However, the current situation forces small and medium-sized enterprises to draw attention to the strategy of “sleeping with the enemy.” In this context, the objective of the study was to answer the question of what factors influence establishing coopetition in south-western Poland in a simulative or detrimental way.</p></abstract>

When studying literature on the issue coopetition it may be found that this issue has become more and more popular in recent years. However, this finding was not confirmed in economic practice. Reluctance or concerns about coopetition result from caution and distrust of Polish entrepreneurs in relation to other players on the market. In the previous socio-political conditions this approach was successful. However, the current situation forces small and medium-sized enterprises to draw attention to the strategy of “sleeping with the enemy.” In this context, the objective of the study was to answer the question of what factors influence establishing coopetition in south-western Poland in a simulative or detrimental way.

Selected Determinants of Coopetition of Industrial Enterprises in South-Western Poland in 2009–2011

Ph.D. University of Zielona Góra Faculty of Economics and Management Departament of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Licealna 9, 65-417 Zielona Góra, Poland

Folia Oeconomica Stetinensia

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When studying literature on the issue coopetition it may be found that this issue has become more and more popular in recent years. However, this finding was...

Selected Determinants of Coopetition of Industrial Enterprises in South-Western Poland in 2009–2011

Published Online: Dec 11, 2014

Page range: 102 - 115

Received: Oct 07, 2013

Accepted: Jun 05, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/foli-2014-0108

Keywords
coopetition, coompetition, cooperation

© University of Szczecin

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Selected Determinants of Coopetition of Industrial Enterprises in South-Western Poland in 2009–2011

Published Online: Dec 11, 2014

Page range: 102 - 115

Received: Oct 07, 2013

Accepted: Jun 05, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/foli-2014-0108

Keywordscoopetition, coompetition, cooperation

© University of Szczecin

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
coopetition, coompetition, cooperation