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Blurred borders. Entrepreneurial activity of Poles in Germany in the eyes of experts

Publication date: 12.12.2018

Migration Studies – Review of Polish Diaspora, 2018 (XLIV), Vol. 169, issue 3, pp. 41 - 58

https://doi.org/10.4467/25444972SMPP.18.034.9433

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Maria Nawojczyk
AGH University of Science and Technology, Adama Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Cracow, Poland
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Lidia Synowiec-Jaje
AGH University of Science and Technology, Adama Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Cracow, Poland
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Blurred borders. Entrepreneurial activity of Poles in Germany in the eyes of experts

Abstract

Th e inspiration for this article is the increasing number of businesses being established by Poles in Germany, especially in the eastern part of the country. Th e authors’ aim is to research the strategies of Polish entrepreneurs behind the western border and to point out the forms of their participation in the German labor market. We base our narrative on individual interviews with the experts in the fi eld of transnational entrepreneurship, and we discuss the motivations and the competitive advantages of Polish entrepreneurs. We describe their barriers and refl ect on the future of Polish entrepreneurship in Germany. As the context, we employ sociological theories relevant in the fi eld of migrations and entrepreneurship and look at statistical data illustrating the activity of Polish entrepreneurs in the Polish-German cross-border area. We answer questions about their ways of functioning there from the viewpoint of representatives of companies, institutions and organizations supporting them. In the article, we base our fi ndings on the knowledge, opinions and predictions of our experts.

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Information: Migration Studies – Review of Polish Diaspora, 2018 (XLIV), Vol. 169, issue 3, pp. 41 - 58

Article type: Original article

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Blurred borders. Entrepreneurial activity of Poles in Germany in the eyes of experts

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Blurred borders. Entrepreneurial activity of Poles in Germany in the eyes of experts

Authors

AGH University of Science and Technology, Adama Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Cracow, Poland

AGH University of Science and Technology, Adama Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Cracow, Poland

Published at: 12.12.2018

Article status: Open

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Maria Nawojczyk (Author) - 50%
Lidia Synowiec-Jaje (Author) - 50%

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