Characteristics of Polish family SMEs
Characteristis of Polish family SMEs

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes the characteristics and importance of family SMEs in the Polish economy. It is based on the largest, and so far the only, national representative research on family SMEs. The research was concluded in December 2009 and was conducted by a team of authors composed of Ł. Sułkowski, A. Kowalewska, J. Szut, B. Lewandowska, M. Kwiatkowska, A. Marjański and by the Pentor research company, on the commission of the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development. The research takes into consideration the postulates of methodological triangulation and makes use of representative survey methods, statistical analysis, as well as qualitative methods such as focus, free-formand expert interviews.

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