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INFLUENCE OF ECONOMIC CRISIS ON ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL SITUATION OF ENTERPRISES – REGIONAL APPROACH

Author(s): Jacek Batóg
Subject(s): Economy, Geography, Regional studies, Supranational / Global Economy, Evaluation research
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: economic situation of enterprises; regional analysis; influence of economic crisis;

Summary/Abstract: In the paper results of research on influence of world economic crisis on economic and financial situation of Polish enterprises were presented. The analysis was conducted with use of regional data in 2006–2013. An assessment was based on observation of changes of two variables: sales revenues and employment. The sample consisted only firms which have employed at least 10 employees. Applied method was similar to the proposition of competitive advantage analysis of BCG. Two business cycle indicators: Aggregate Indicator of Business Cycle developed by Polish Central Statistical Office and Economic Sentiment Indicator elaborated by Eurostat were used for identification of turning points. Additional goals of the article were regional analysis of stability and similarity of changes of economic and financial situation of enterprises. The results have indicated that there was significant negative influence of economic crisis on economic situation of Polish firms and high regional diversification of crisis effects.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 45/2
  • Page Range: 143-156
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish