Determinanty rozwoju kredytu kupieckiego – wyniki badań
Determinants of the Trade Credit Development – the Results of Research

Summary/Abstract: Purpose – The purpose of this article is to identify and evaluate the key factors that are taken into account by entrepreneurs in the process of granting trade credit. Methodology – The nature of the research problem determined as a basis the adoption of quantitative research, using comparative analysis, the arithmetic mean, structural indicators and the ranking of significance. There were also used the elements of qualitative research which was presented in the form of opinions and ideas of entrepreneurs regarding the motives for granting trade credit. The analysis was based on the survey results in which entrepreneurs had the opportunity for free speech. They were carried out in the years 2013–2014 on a sample of 193 industrial companies. Findings – The article presents the basic theoretical terms of trade credit motives. Moreover, the conducted empirical research revealed that a particularly important factor, influencing the development of commercial credit, is the relational motive described by such elements as: the period and the experience of the existing cooperation and financial motive characterized by a contractor’s credibility and its financial condition. Value – The author identifies and evaluates, through the prism of empirical studies, the basic determinants influencing the decisions of entrepreneurs in the process of granting trade credit. The research results may be used by other economic operators which wish to expand their business by using the deferred forms of payment.

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