Witold Nowiński

WSB Merito University in Poznan

This paper investigates whether entrepreneurial education (EE) contributes to the entrepreneurial intentions (EI) of university students in the Visegrád countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia). The results show several differences with regard to the impact of education and entrepreneurial self-efficacy (ESE) on entrepreneurial inte...

Although current research highlights the importance of prior exposure to entrepreneurial role models in the decision to start and pursue entrepreneurial careers, the mechanism through which role models strengthen entrepreneurial intentions has not been fully understood. Against this background, the current paper investigates the influence of role m...

This study investigates the link between perceived public support for entrepreneurship and individuals' entrepreneurial intention. Using samples from the US and Poland, we show that positive perception of public support is indirectly related to entrepreneurial intentions of university students. This takes place through relationships with personal a...

Despite the plethora of studies on SMEs’ export performance and survival, empirical works on export initiation are relatively limited. Thus far, extant literature has fallen short of determining a comprehensive set of factors affecting firms’ entry to export markets. For these reasons, building on from previous reviews involving export entry, we re...

In an attempt to extend the remit of the Theory of Planned Behaviour, this study investigates the moderating influence of corruption on the association between entrepreneurial exposure and individuals' entrepreneurial career intention. Also, to account for the influence of distinct sociocultural backgrounds, data were analysed from a sample of 1,06...

The covers diverse economic and business implications of the COVID-19 pandemic. It deals with both micro and macro implications, including such topics as reconfiguration of global value chains, impact on SMEs and their internationalisation, effects for the industry, capital flows and overall economic situation. The book looks at economic implicatio...

Purpose Scholars have typically examined family business exposure as an aggregate variable. However, it is probable that this trend oversimplifies the complexity of family exposure and its nuanced influence on entrepreneurial behaviour. Thus, to extend the theoretical boundary, this inquiry investigates distinct dimensions of family exposure in Nig...

Recognizing the extent of inconclusive findings in the environmental commitment – export performance nexus, this study examines this link in order to reduce theoretical ambiguity. The paper focuses on family firms in Poland and assesses the distinct rate of export intensity resulting from strategic commitment to environmental issues, through produc...

The literature has been enriched by studies examining the effect of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurial or goal intention. Yet, few articles have considered how entrepreneurship education affects nascent entrepreneurship as a more sought-after outcome. Similarly, some scholars assess entrepreneurship education as an aggregate rather than...

Notwithstanding the volume of literature assessing the link between entrepreneurship education and individuals’ entrepreneurial behaviour, the mechanism underlying this relationship remains misunderstood. In fact, a combination of inconclusive findings and a narrow focus on western contexts duly compel further research in this area. In the current...

The internationalization of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has been the focus of numerous studies. However, while the attention has thus far been on SMEs operating in developed countries, firms evolving in a developing context, including Africa, have been largely neglected. To address this, and drawing on a dual resources-based and netwo...

Objective: The main purpose of the paper is to show that blockchain technology may disrupt the existing business models and to explore how this may occur. Research Design & Methods: This is a theory development paper which relies on a literature review and desk research. The discussion of the reviewed sources leads to the formulation of three rese...

Purpose: The aim of this paper is to determine the performance implications of cross-border acquisitions by Polish multinationals. Additionally, the study considers specific factors affecting acquisition performance, such as acquirer's prior cross-border acquisition experience and the type of market (advanced versus emerging) in which the target i...

Raport przedstawia w kompleksowy sposób obecną sytuację edukacji przedsiębiorczości w polskim systemie szkolnictwa wyższego. Pokazuje z jednej strony jej słabości, a z drugiej wybrane dobre praktyki. Zawarte w nim badania i analizy posłużyły do sformułowania rekomendacji odnośnie kierunków zmian w edukacji (dla) przedsiębiorczości.

The paper emphasizes the importance of social networks in the gestation of international new ventures, particularly through their impact on the perceptions of nascent entrepreneurs. Their contribution consists not only in providing new information to assist new venture founders in identifying international opportunities but, and perhaps more import...

The purpose of the paper was to investigate the impact of cross-border acquisitions on shareholder value, to verify the impact of prior foreign presence for acquisition performance and to compare results of acquisitions into Eastern and Western European markets. Event method was applied for a sample of multiple acquisitions conducted by a single ac...

This paper deals with cross-border acquisitions (CBAs) conducted by Polish Multinational Companies. Its objective is to study tendencies in respect to CBAs after the year 2000. The analysis of data from EMIS Deal Watch database shows that until 2007 the number of CBAs was rising, while afterwards it fluctuated and did not display any clear trend. T...

As internationalization of firms, mostly new and young ones, becomes an increasingly widespread phenomenon, international entrepreneurship (IE) has been recognized as a major force in the global economy. As opposed to entrepreneurship, which is contextually bound, IE occurs simultaneously in at least two contexts – local and international – which m...

This paper contributes to SME internationalization theory by offering region-specific propositions on early internationalization of Central and Eastern European (CEE) firms. We suggest that special treatment of international new ventures from CEE transition economies is justified due to constraints faced by their founders, particularly not only li...

This study is focused on the issue of early in ternationalization. Its key research objective was to assess how endogenous and exogenous factors discussed in prior research on SME internationalization affect the speed of internationalization. The study is based on data collected via survey research conducted among small and medium private Polish ex...

The article deals with the determinants of the process of internationalization among small and medium-sized enterprises in Poland. In particular, the Authors study relationships between the intensity of exports and the geographical diversification of exports, on the one hand, and variables such as the experience of companies on foreign markets, the...

Wstęp Obecność przedsiębiorstw na rynkach zagranicznych świadczy o akceptacji ich produktów lub usług przez nie, a więc też o ich konkurencyjności międzynarodowej [2, s. 24]. O sukcesie na rynkach międzynarodowych decyduje często odpowiednio dobrana strategia, której elementem jest właściwa forma ekspansji międzynarodo-wej. Dla małych i średnich pr...

In order to fully exploit the export potential of Polish SMEs we need a sound export policy. Export assistance which is currently available for Polish small and medium enterprises comprises mechanisms which facilitate their access to foreign markets and international business knowledge as well as funds supporting their export strategies. Other assi...

Stopniowa czy przyspieszona internacjonalizacja analiza polskich prywatnych MŚP

Wśród nowych zjawisk, jakie obserwują badacze zainteresowani MSP oraz biznesem międzynarodowym jest zjawisko wczesnej internacjonalizacji przedsię-biorstw. Badacze generalnie zgadzają się, że możemy już mówić o specyficznej ścieżce internacjonalizacji, która polega na ekspansji zagranicznej niektórych firm z sektora MSP na wczesnym etapie ich funkc...

Praca doktorska. Faculty of Economics of the European University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder), 2005. Bibliogr. s. 403-429.