Expectations and Strategies of Enterprises in the Period of Joining the European Union

The paper is based on a questionnaire survey conducted by the Competitiveness Research Centre at the Corvinus University of Budapest in 2004. The author analyses expectations of company managers concerning the possible consequences of joining the European Union. Managers perceived increasing level...

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Main Author: Károly Balaton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Miskolc 2007-02-01
Series:Theory, Methodology, Practice
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Online Access:https://ojs.uni-miskolc.hu/index.php/tmp/article/view/1330
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description The paper is based on a questionnaire survey conducted by the Competitiveness Research Centre at the Corvinus University of Budapest in 2004. The author analyses expectations of company managers concerning the possible consequences of joining the European Union. Managers perceived increasing level of uncertainty parallel with getting closer to the time of EU enlargement. They expected more severe competition expecially by companies of the EU 15 countries. The overall expectation on consequences for the company’s performance is positive. The last section of the paper provides an overview on the strategic preparation of companies for the competition within the European Union.
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spelling doaj.art-88530d545ff04858bb6f15523ae3a0aa2023-10-27T04:14:02ZengUniversity of MiskolcTheory, Methodology, Practice1589-34132415-98832007-02-01401Expectations and Strategies of Enterprises in the Period of Joining the European UnionKároly Balaton0Corvinus University of Budapest The paper is based on a questionnaire survey conducted by the Competitiveness Research Centre at the Corvinus University of Budapest in 2004. The author analyses expectations of company managers concerning the possible consequences of joining the European Union. Managers perceived increasing level of uncertainty parallel with getting closer to the time of EU enlargement. They expected more severe competition expecially by companies of the EU 15 countries. The overall expectation on consequences for the company’s performance is positive. The last section of the paper provides an overview on the strategic preparation of companies for the competition within the European Union. https://ojs.uni-miskolc.hu/index.php/tmp/article/view/1330EU enlargementStrategies of Enterprises
spellingShingle Károly Balaton
Expectations and Strategies of Enterprises in the Period of Joining the European Union
Theory, Methodology, Practice
EU enlargement
Strategies of Enterprises
title Expectations and Strategies of Enterprises in the Period of Joining the European Union
title_full Expectations and Strategies of Enterprises in the Period of Joining the European Union
title_fullStr Expectations and Strategies of Enterprises in the Period of Joining the European Union
title_full_unstemmed Expectations and Strategies of Enterprises in the Period of Joining the European Union
title_short Expectations and Strategies of Enterprises in the Period of Joining the European Union
title_sort expectations and strategies of enterprises in the period of joining the european union
topic EU enlargement
Strategies of Enterprises
url https://ojs.uni-miskolc.hu/index.php/tmp/article/view/1330
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