Poland and Slovakia as the Location of Shared Services Centers – Comparative Analysis Cover Image

Polska i Słowacja jako miejsca lokowania centrów usług wspólnych – analiza porównawcza
Poland and Slovakia as the Location of Shared Services Centers – Comparative Analysis

Author(s): Beata Ślusarczyk
Subject(s): Economy, Business Economy / Management
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: shared services centers; Poland; Slovakia; location; comparison

Summary/Abstract: Nowadays, shared service centers are a very popular form of support for many companies in the realization of their internal processes. Sharing services by standardizing processes, allows organizations employing them reduce costs, and achieve benefits of economies of scale. Central and Eastern Europe is a special place on the map of the world, favoring the functioning of this type of units. Many factors support the investment attractiveness of the area, including relatively low labor costs, educated labor resources, or knowledge of foreign languages among university graduates. This article aims to make a comparison of Poland and Slovakia as the countries those can provide beneficial alternatives for shared services locating.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 48/1
  • Page Range: 79-89
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish