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Introduction
tobeintroduced.PartIendswithChapter7whereP.Krumhuber
andP.R.HaissanalyseAustrianandTurkishrelations.Theyputforward
aquestionwhyeconomicbondsbetweenAustriaandTurkeyaremuchweaker
thanthosebetweenAustriaandtheCEEcountriesthatenjoycomparableeco-
nomicpotential.Theauthorspresenttheresultsofempiricalresearchinto
thereasonsforlowerinterestofAustrianinvestorsintheTurkishmarket,thus
providingvaluablereflectionsonthefactorsaffectinginvestmentinvolvement
offirmsfromWesternEuropeonthemarketsofthenewandpotentialEU
members.
PartIIofthemonographdealswithmarketingstrategiesofWesternEuro-
peanfirmsontheCEEmarkets,andbeginswithChapter8writtenbyR.Sprin-
ger.Theauthorreferstotheinfluenceexertedbythetransformationprocess
onelementsofmarketingenvironmentinthetransitioncountries(TC).
ThestrategiesofenteringandpenetratingtheCEEmarketsarefurthercharac-
terisedandspecialattentionispaidtothesuccessfactorsofWesternfirmsop-
eratingthere.Thechapteralsodiscussesaquestionofthemanagementstyle
diversityintheWestern,CentralandEasternEuropefirms,showingtheimpact
ofmanagers’behaviouronfirmsactivity.Theissuesrelatedtotheinternational
marketingstrategiesontheCEEmarketsarefurtherdevelopedinChapter9
byA.Schuh.However,inthiscaseawiderperspectiveisgivenbyraising
aquestionwhethertheCEEmarketswitnessglobalstandardisationoradap-
tationofinternationalmarketingstrategiesimplementedbymultinationalcorpo-
rations(MNCs).Therelevantliteraturereviewiscarriedout,leadingtothecon-
frontationoftwoopposingapproaches,i.e.thelocalisationperspective
andtheglobalisationone.Theempiricalresearchresultsprovethedomination
oftheglobal(orregional)approachoverthelocalapproach,whichis,among
others,demonstratedinthesizeofmarketsharesoftheinternationalbrands
ontheFMCGCEEmarkets.
IssuesofinternationalbrandsontheCEEmarketsarefurtherdiscussed
inChapters10and11.M.GręboszandJ.Ottodescribetheresultsoftheirem-
piricalresearchintofactorsthatinfluencetheselectionofbrandstrategiesim-
plementedonthePolishmarketbyFrenchcompanies.Theresearchproves
diversityofstrategiesintroduced,dependingonsuchfactorsas:firm’smarket
position,typeofsector,featuresofproductsand/orservicesandbrandrange.
InChapter12M.HajdasanalysestheresultsoftheresearchintoPolishcon-
sumers’perceptionofglobalbrands.Sheattemptstoanswerthequestions
concerningthequalityofglobalbrands,costsoftheirpurchase,thelevel
ofcustomers’needsandexpectationssatisfiedbythesebrandsaswellassocial
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