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 Area: Population:
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Introduction of Poland Poland officially known as Republic of Poland (Rzeczpospolita Polska) is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine‚ Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast‚ a Russian exclave‚ to the north. The total area of Poland is 312‚679 square kilometers (120‚726 sq mi)‚ making it the 69th largest country in the world and 9th in Europe. Poland has a population of over
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the number of departures that people make from their country of usual residence to any other country for any purpose other than an activity remunerated in the country visited (World tourism organization‚ 2012). 3.1. Outbound tourism of Poland The 21st century began in many regions with the rising spatial mobility of both individuals and goods‚ and with opening borders. The rising spatial mobility of individuals is connected to the diversity of motivations such as leisure‚ shopping‚ work
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Table of Contents PESTE Analysis of Poland 1 1. Political 1 2. Economic 1 3. Social 2 4. Technology 4 5. Environment 5 Conclusion 5 Recommendation 5 PESTE Analysis of Poland 1. Political Type of government: Republic 1 Political stability: considered by the World Bank to be "politically stable" 2 Internal or external conflicts: As of May 2012 it contributed 2457 troops to ISAF 3 implemented the strict Schengen border rules to its eastern borders 1 Refugees and internally displaced persons: refugees
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The Invasion of Poland (1939): • Germany had lost land to Poland under the Treaty of Versailles. • Many German-speaking people lived in areas that were now part of Poland. • Germany viewed Poles as subhuman and wanted their land for lebensraum. • The Nazi-Soviet Pact ensured Russia would not stop Germany’s invasion of Poland. • Hitler thought Britain and France would not keep their promise to defend Poland. • On 1 September 1939 Hitler ordered the German army to invaded Poland. • Britain and
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Poland and the Role of Solidarity Marisa Saldana and Sofia Venegas Overview What is Solidarity? (August 14‚ 1980) ● Independent self-governing trading union ● It was a broad anti-communist social movement ● Used the methods of civil resistance to advance the causes of workers’ rights and create social change. ● Contributed to the fall of communism and sparked the later Revolutions of 1989 Critical figures Lech Walesa ● ● ● ● ● Most prominent leader of the Solidarity movement Persistent activism
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business norms vary from country to country. When a company tries to globalize their business and break into a foreign market‚ the firm must take many precautions in order to adhere to the country’s many social and cultural rules. In order to succeed in any foreign industry‚ extensive research is required‚ possibly in the form of an ethnographic study. Biznes (Business) Consulting will give a presentation to the board of a Canadian construction company who is considering expansion into the Polish market
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Do’s and taboos in Poland. Culture is an important part in people’s lives because it provides the messages that tend to shape their perceptions‚ judgments‚ attributions and various ideas of self and other. The cultures around the world are very different and very much the alike at the same time. The way people live around the world depends on the norms internalized by their societies. As I’m studying in Poland‚ I would like to tell about polish culture: its do’s and don’ts.
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The Solidarity movement in Poland was one of the most dramatic developments in Eastern Europe during the Cold War. It was not a movement that began in 1980‚ but rather a continuation of a working class and Polish intelligentsia movement that began in 1956‚ and continued in two other risings‚ in 1970 and 1976. The most significant of these risings began in the shipyards of the ’Triple City’‚ Gdansk‚ Sopot and Gdynia in 1970. The first and by far the most violent and bloody of the workers revolts came
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in the future. I love to learn about my own family history and for the two trips im going to go on are going to be from my maternal and paternal sides of the family. First my maternal side of the family is from Poland and I will plan a ten-day trip to the many various places to see in Poland. I also have family still there and would plan a side trip one of my days to go visit them. My paternal side of the family s Irish and I will visit Ireland. I will start my travel of a lifetime on July 1st in
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