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Wyniki działalności przedsiębiorstw na tle wzrostu gospodarczego w Polsce
The Results of the Activity of Enterprises on the Background of the Economic Growth in Poland

Author(s): Joanna Stawska
Subject(s): Financial Markets, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Społeczna Akademia Nauk
Keywords: economic growth; enterprises; financial results of enterprises

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to analyze the relationships between the selected results of activity of enterprises and economic growth in Poland in the years 2000–2014. To achieve this objective the following research methods were used: a review of the scientific literature, statistical research methods and methods of graphical presentation of economic phenomena. Among the variables included in the analysis were used among other things: the revenues from total activity of enterprises, gross and net profit of enterprises, ratio of liquidity and return on assets ratio, investments and liabilities of enterprises. The research results point to the relevant dependence between economic growth and net financial results of the total enterprises and the revenues of enterprises as well as between the investment and the net financial result of companies. It should be emphasized that the biggest changes of the variables analyzed in the article were mainly caused by the economic slowdown 2001–2002 and financial crisis which started in 2008–2009.

  • Issue Year: 17/2016
  • Issue No: 9.2
  • Page Range: 311-323
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish