New socialized enterprises in small industry

In the 1990s a dynamic process of creating new socialized enterprises in small industry may be observed, despite various general developmental obstacles encountered by that branch of industry. The impulse to investigate the problems of founding and development of such enterprises came from the lack of detailed analyses and theoretical generalizations of that process and from the shortage of knowledge of factors which influence or hinder that process. The purpose of the article is to distinguish and characterize the factors influencing the growth of new enterprises in small industry and barriers hindering their development. Among detailed problems are: the origin of new enterprises, their current activity and developmental prospects, and (their ties with their surroundings. The article utilizes the results of inquiries made in 21 enterprises founded between 1983 and 1987. The research proved that basic motives of development of new enterprises in small industry are the strive of their founders to satisfy their own professional ambitions and to improve their living standard as well as their willingness to meet social and market demand. It also turned out that main developmental barriers come from the shortage of material factors of production. Another source of difficulties was located in great complexity and instability of economic legislation. Despite the above obstacles, newly created enterprises show great developmental potential.Digitalizacja i deponowanie archiwalnych zeszytów RPEiS sfinansowane przez MNiSW w ramach realizacji umowy nr 541/P-DUN/201