SEMINAR DESCRIPTION
Supervisor’s name and surname: Marlena Dzikowska
Faculty: International Business and Economics
Department: International Competitiveness
Email address: Marlena.dzikowska@ue.poznan.pl
Office hours:
Tuesday: 11.45A.M. – 12.45P.M., room 620a, Colegium Altum.
Wednesday: 03.15P.M. – 0.4.15P.M., room 620a, Colegium Altum.
Description of the seminar
The subjects of interest within this seminar are related to global sourcing, its origins and the
opportunities and risks that are associated with the use of this strategy. Subjects of students'
interests can also constitute particular forms of relocation (global sourcing), these are: in-house
sourcing, offshoring, outsourcing and offshore outsourcing. Finally, within the seminar students
may investigate relations of global sourcing and relocations with enterprise competitiveness. The
mentioned above issues can be analyzed as well from a global (world) and macro (country)
perspectives, as be analyzed from a microeconomic perspective of an enterprise. The scope of
the research area may also involve a various perspectives of global sourcing users, as it may
concern as well suppliers/vendors as buyers.
List of selected publications
Dzikowska M. [ 2013], Value chain module relocations and the competitive position of a
relocating company, 8th World Economy Research Institute’s Annual Conference on Fostering
Innovation and Competitiveness in the EU at National and Regional Level, Warsaw School of
Economics (SGH), Warsaw 2013.
Dzikowska M. [ 2013], Importance of relocations for competitive position of an enterprise: a
perspective of Polish companies from the clothing and automotive industries ,mimeo.
Dzikowska M. [ 2012], Value chain module relocations of Polish micro- and small-sized
companies [in:] (eds) Marinov M., Marinova S., Impacts of Emerging Economies and Firms on
International Business - Houndmills : Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 272-301.
al. Niepodległości 10, 61-875 Poznań
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Dzikowska M., Entrepreneurial opportunities from the perspective of value chain modularization
and relocation, [in:] (eds) Vojko Potočan, Marina Dabić, Maribor, Proceedings of the
International Conference on Entrepreneurship, Education Innovations: University of Maribor,
Faculty of Economics and Business, Maribor 2011.
Example topics of the thesis
Global sourcing strategy of a company - example of Inditex
Asia as offshore outsourcing vendor for clothing industry
Low cost advantage sources for Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)
Global sourcing as a tool to improve company competitiveness - example of Apple Inc.
al. Niepodległości 10, 61-875 Poznań
tel. 061 856 90 00