Swedish companies in Polish transition
Sammanfattning
After the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 a period of transition, with a move from socialism to capitalism, started and the long and tough process of opening up the
Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries began. Many foreign companies started to invest in production in this region. One of the benefits of the Foreign
Direct Investments is that they develop interfirm linkages with local suppliers that speed up the transformation process. Poland is a good country to study, since it
has attracted most FDI of all transition countries. Many of the investments come from the closely located country, Sweden. The purpose of this thesis is to analyze the local/regional impact of FDI on the linkages and future development of the supplier networks in Poland. For this study six different case companies, of different sizes and from different industries, have been used. All of them originate in Sweden, and started their production in Poland
at the beginning of the transition period. Many companies started producing in Poland as isolated islands, getting all their supplies from their home country. As the process continues on they are increasing their number of Polish suppliers aiming at using only local suppliers in the future. The interaction within the local supplier networks is augmenting, as Poland is getting closer to a membership in the European Union.
Examinationsnivå
Student essay
Universitet
Göteborg University. School of Business, Economics and Law
Samlingar
Datum
2002Författare
Golda, Katarzyna
Godet, Sarah
Nyckelord
FDI
Internationalization
Transition
Supplier Networks
Supplier Linkages/Relationships
Interaction
Poland
CEE regi
ISSN
1403-851X
Serie/rapportnr.
Masters Thesis, nr 2001:54
Språk
en