List of Figures

Chapter 3: Investing in Poland: The Experiences of German Enterprises

Figure 3.1: GDP development, Poland, 19942003 (annual growth rate, per cent)
Notes: 1 Planning data, Ministry of France. 2 Forecast, Ministry of Finance. Source: GUS, Warsaw.

Figure 3.2: Sources of Polands imports, 2001. Sources: GUS, Warsaw; TWG.

Figure 3.3: Germanys trade with Poland, by federal state, 2001 (percentage of total trade). Source: Federal Office for Statistics; Polish Embassy, Berlin.

Figure 3.4: Accumulated foreign direct investment in Poland, by country (US $million). Source: GUS, Warsaw.

Figure 3.5: Enterprises with foreign capital investment, 19892001 (absolute numbers ). Source: GUS, Warsaw.

Figure 3.6: German investment in major Polish regions . Source: TWG.

Figure 3.7: German enterprises main reasons for investing in Poland (percentage of all responses). Source: TWG.

Figure 3.8: The importance of Poland as a sales market. Source: TWG.

Figure 3.9: Expected market development in 2003 (percentage of total citations, multiple answers). Source: TWG.

Figure 3.10: The significance of Poland as a procurement market. Source: TWG.

Figure 3.11: Origin of machinery and equipment used by German firms in Poland. Source: TWG.

Figure 3.12: Performance of Polish workforce in comparison with German coworkers. Source: TWG.

Figure 3.13: Degree of competitiveness in Poland. Source: TWG.

Figure 3.14: Perceived business obstacles in Poland, 2002. Source: TWG.

Figure 3.15: Degree of satisfaction of German investors in Poland, 19992000. Source: TWG.

Figure 3.16: Expectations of German enterprises after Polands accession to the EU (number of citations). Source: TWG.

Chapter 4: Mass Privatization as a Condition for Change: The Role of Polish NIFs

Figure 4.1: Typical ownership structure of an NIF company. Source: National Investment Fund Program (1995), p. 11.

Figure 4.2: NIF structure

Figure 4.3: The evolution of NIFs

Chapter 5: Privatization, Restructuring, Corporate Governance and the Behaviour of Firms in Transition Economies

Figure 5.1: Path dependence of firms responses to transitions

Chapter 7: Case Study: Beiersdorf-Lechia SA, Poznan

Figure 7.1: Managerial scope of action at Pollena-Lechia prior to the acquisition

Figure 7.2: The Nivea relaunch strategy and its consequences

Figure 7.3: Introducing Nivea skin care and personal care products in Poland

Figure 7.4: Beiersdorf-Lechia SA, total sales, 11972001 (C=million). Source: Beiersdorf-Lechai SA.

Figure 7.5: Pollena-Lechia organizational structure, 1997

Figure 7.6: Tunnelling the structure

Figure 7.7: Beiersdorf-Lechia organizational structure, 2001

Figure 7.8: Phases of change at Beiersdorf-Lechia, 19982002

The organizational politics framework

Organizational politics and change

Figure 7.9: Integration of Beiersdorf-Lechia into the international corporate network

Figure 7.10: Elements of cultural change at Beiersdorf-Lechia

Chapter 8: Market Entry Strategies and Competitive Advantages in Poland

Figure 8.1: Strategic planning of market entry

Figure 8.2: The four pillars of the DCEI. Source: Adapted from Hornung (2002), p. 15.

Figure 8.3: Dunnings eclectic paradigm. Source: Dunning (1988), p. 12.

Figure 8.4: Empirically tested OLI motives for CEE market entry

Figure 8.5: CEE market entry forms (per cent)

Figure 8.6: Motives for setting up a cooperative venture

Figure 8.7: Characterization of clusters

Figure 8.8: Industry composition by cluster

Figure 8.9: Market entry forms per cluster

Chapter 9: Marketing Strategies of Western Consumer Goods Firms in Central and Eastern Europe

Figure 9.1: The entry of Philips Electronics into the CEE countries

Chapter 14: Simple Rules and Simple Solutions: The Dominant Logic of High and Low Performers in Turbulent Environments

Figure 14.1: The research model

Chapter 16: Klaus E. Meyer and Camilla Jensen

Figure 16.1: German FDI flows to South EU accession countries. Source : Deutsche Bundesbank (annually).

Figure 16.2: The trade and investment position of Germany vis-a-vis Poland. Sources : PAIZ (2002); Eurostat Comext Database.