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Central European Management Journal

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Year 04/2024 
Volume 32 
Issue 1

Challenges of the MSE sector in the digital economy in Poland and Ukraine: comparative and statistical analysis

Marzena Remlein
Poznań University of Economics and Business, Poland

Svitlana Chugaievska
Institute of Economics and Finances, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University, Krakow, Poland

Grazyna Dehnel
Poznan University of Economics and Business, Poznan, Poland

Kateryna Romanchuk
Poznań University of Economics and Business, Poland

04/2024 32 (1) Central European Management Journal

DOI 10.1108/CEMJ-12-2022-0247

Abstract

Purpose – The authors aimed to examine how the level of digitalization in Poland and Ukraine affects the contribution of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to the countries’ gross domestic product (GDP).
Design/methodology/approach – The study involved a comparative analysis and statistical modeling of the impact of key economic factors on the contribution of SMEs to Poland’s and Ukraine’s GDP in the 2010–2020 period. The authors used principles of the theory of economic growth and calculated the coefficient of digital competitiveness as a composite indicator consisting of a number of global indices.
Findings – The study revealed significant differences between both countries, which can be attributed to a higher level of digitalization in Polish SMEs. The authors used the Polish experience to recommend how to reform Ukraine’s digital economy in postwar recovery.
Originality/value – The contribution of SMEs to Poland’s GDP is higher than that of Ukraine’s because of the higher entrepreneurship rate in the Polish micro and small enterprises (MSEs) sector. The authors found that a unit change in the integrated coefficient of digital competitiveness is related to the greatest change in the contribution of SMEs to the country’s GDP when the other factors in the model equation remain fixed.

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Remlein, Marzena & Chugaievska, Svitlana & Dehnel, Grazyna & Romanchuk, Kateryna (2024). Challenges of the MSE sector in the digital economy in Poland and Ukraine: comparative and statistical analysis. (2024). Challenges of the MSE sector in the digital economy in Poland and Ukraine: comparative and statistical analysis. Central European Management Journal, 32(1), 134-151. https://doi.org/10.1108/CEMJ-12-2022-0247 (Original work published 04/2024AD)

MLA style

Remlein, Marzena and Chugaievska, Svitlana and Dehnel, Grazyna and Romanchuk, Kateryna. “Challenges Of The Mse Sector In The Digital Economy In Poland And Ukraine: Comparative And Statistical Analysis”. 04/2024AD. Central European Management Journal, vol. 32, no. 1, 2024, pp. 134-151.

Chicago style

Remlein, Marzena and Chugaievska, Svitlana and Dehnel, Grazyna and Romanchuk, Kateryna. “Challenges Of The Mse Sector In The Digital Economy In Poland And Ukraine: Comparative And Statistical Analysis”. Central European Management Journal, Central European Management Journal, 32, no. 1 (2024): 134-151. doi:10.1108/CEMJ-12-2022-0247.