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Key location factors and the evolution of motives for business service offshoring to Poland

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Malik R.

Journal of Economics and Management

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2018

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tom 31

119-132

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Aim/purpose – The aim of the research is to study key location factors and changes in motives for business service offshoring. Design/methodology/approach – The empirical research was conducted on a sample of 200 managers employed in business service centers in Poland. Findings – The results of the research confirm human capital as the most important basis for the location selection of business-service offshoring to Poland. The study has revealed that the pursuit of cost reduction is currently the most important motive for the relocation of business services to Poland. It has been shown that the motives for business service offshoring undergo evolution. The importance of salary arbitrage is diminishing, while other motives are becoming increasingly crucial. In the near future, efficiency improvement and service quality are expected to become more important than cost reduction, while innovation improvement is expected to grow at the fastest rate. Research implications/limitations – In the global economy, the location of business services is becoming the subject of increasingly free choice. Transnational corporations transferring their business services implement various location strategies in search of specific advantages that reflect their expectations. The findings of the study could be extended to other transition economics. Originality/value/contribution – It is one of a few empirical studies on the evolution of motives for business service offshoring worldwide and the first performed in Poland, which has become an important host location for business service offshoring in Europe.

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The next 100 years – applying megatrends to analyze the future of the Polish economy

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Malik R. , Janowska A. A.

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tom 57

119-131

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The objective of the article was to assess a long-term exposure of the Polish economy to megatrends – key global changes influencing economies and societies worldwide. On the basis of the results of a structured literature review, the most cited global megatrends have been identified: digitalization, climate change, resource scarcity, population growth, population aging, urbanization growth. We operationalized these trends by selecting metrics based on existing indexes, forecasts and foresight studies. With the application of the metrics we created megatrend exposure indicators to measure a relative susceptibility of country economies to these trends. We used this tool to assess a relative exposure of the Polish economy to six megatrends and to create a country strategic profile. We applied a long-term perspective of up to 40 years and beyond. The outcome of the analysis shows that the exposure of the Polish economy is very high to population aging and high to digitalization. The exposure to urbanization growth and resource scarcity can be described as moderate. The exposure to climate changes has turned out to be low and to population growth very low. The novelty of our research is the structuring of megatrend exposure indicators and their application to foresight study for a country economy which, up to our knowledge, has not been attempted thus far. Knowledge of forthcoming changes and the degree of exposure to these megatrends can be used as input for strategic, long-term, analyses in various areas ranging from public policy to corporate investment.

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Celem artykułu była ocena długoterminowej ekspozycji polskiej gospodarki na megatrendy – istotne globalne zmiany wpływające na gospodarki i społeczeństwa na świecie. Na podstawie przeglądu literatury zidentyfikowano najczęściej cytowane globalne megatrendy: digitalizację, zmiany klimatyczne, niedobór zasobów, wzrost liczby ludności, starzenie się społeczeństwa, wzrost urbanizacji. Następnie dokonano operacjonalizacji tych trendów, wybierając mierniki oparte na istniejących indeksach, prognozach i badaniach foresight. Na tej podstawie stworzono wskaźniki ekspozycji na megatrendy do pomiaru względnej podatności gospodarek krajowych na te przemiany. Narzędzie to zostało wykorzystane do oceny względnej ekspozycji polskiej gospodarki na sześć megatrendów i stworzenia krajowego profilu strategicznego. W badaniu zastosowano długoterminową perspektywę do 40 lat. Wyniki analizy pokazują, że ekspozycja polskiej gospodarki jest bardzo wysoka i wyższa niż innych gospodarek na przemiany związane ze starzeniem się społeczeństwa i wysoka w przypadku cyfryzacji gospodarki. Podatność na przemiany związane ze wzrostem urbanizacji i niedoborem zasobów jest umiarkowana. Ponadto ekspozycja na zmiany klimatyczne okazała się niska, a na wzrost populacji bardzo niska. Nowością badania jest opracowanie wskaźników ekspozycji na megatrendy i ich zastosowanie do analizy przyszłości gospodarki krajowej. Takie ujęcie tego zagadnienia nie było dotychczas podejmowane w znanych nam pracach naukowych. Znajomość nadchodzących zmian i stopień ekspozycji na megatrendy można wykorzystać jako wkład w strategiczne, długoterminowe analizy w różnych obszarach, od polityki publicznej po inwestycje przedsiębiorstw.

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Megatrends and their use in economic analyses of contemporary challenges in the world economy

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Malik R. , Janowska A. A.

Prace Naukowe Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu

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2018

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nr 523

209-220

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The objective of the article was to perform a literature review to analyze the use of megatrends as an analytical framework in various areas of economic and social discourse. Following SALSA methodology, the scope of the research covers peer reviewed articles published between 2010 and 2018. The results show that the concept of megatrends has been utilized in analyzing the impact of fundamental economic and social changes in three main areas: foresight studies of selected industries, analyses of existing and anticipated changes in management and business practices, and other socio-economic topics. The content of the most frequently used megatrends covered: technology developments, environmental changes, demographic shifts, urbanization, and changes in geopolitics. The most coherently defined megatrends that are frequently envisaged to exercise influence on the contemporary world, and are expected to continue to do so in the future, are: digitization and development of ICT and related technologies, urbanization growth, scarcity of resources and climate changes.