Individual and organizational ethnocentrism in subsidiaries of foreign corporations in Poland – research results Cover Image

Etnocentryzm indywidualny i organizacyjny w filiach zagranicznych korporacji w Polsce − wyniki badań
Individual and organizational ethnocentrism in subsidiaries of foreign corporations in Poland – research results

Author(s): Sylwia Przytuła
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: ethnocentrism; expatriates; foreign subsidiaries

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this article is to diagnose the symptoms of ethnocentrism in subsidiaries of foreign corporations in Poland on the basis of empirical research. This paper presents partial results of the study, which was conducted in two research projects. From the first titled “Staff expatriate managers in multinational companies in Poland” (No. UMO- 2011/01/D/HS4/01700) questionnaire surveys were obtained from 112 expatriates working in Poland, in which the questions were asked about approach to the management of a subsidiary in Poland. The second research project concerned “Perceptions of expatriate managers by the Polish-managers.” In the interviews 20 Polish managers working in branches of foreign corporations in Poland were involved.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 15
  • Page Range: 115-133
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Polish