INFLUENCE OF CEO CHARACTERISTICS ON INTERNATIONALISATION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PARKS
EVIDENCE FROM POLAND
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.12775/TIS.2025.005Keywords
science & technology parks, internationalisation, CEO characteristicsAbstract
Purpose: Evaluation of the influence of some characteristics describing chief executive officers who manage science and technology parks in Poland on internationalisation of these units.
Methodology/approach: The study was carried out in 2022 among 18 from 33 of all science and technology parks (STP) in Poland using a survey method and original questionnaire. In order to examine the internal consistency of the variables describing the factors involved in the internationalisation, the Cronbach’s Alpha reliability coefficient was calculated. The value of this coefficient was α=0.829; the factors selected for the analysis were than consistent. The τ Kendall’s test was employed to determine the strength and direction of relationships between: benefits versus the internationalisation index values, obstacles versus the internationalisation index values, characteristics of the park managers and the internationalisation index values.
Findings: The study failed to demonstrate a statistically significant relationship between the assessment of benefits and the value of the internationalisation index, but the parks’ managers mainly pointed to the high and very high importance of several benefits. Among the obstacles, shortage of own funds to start/continue activities is of the highest importance. The analysis confirmed a statistically significant dependence between the evaluation of obstacles by managers and the value of the internationalisation index for: lack of external funds to undertake and continue activities in this area, shortage of own funds that could be allocated to such activities, and the lack of knowledge of regulations governing business activities abroad. The study verified a statistically significant relationship between the level of internationalisation and some personal characteristics of the people who manage these parks (age, education, experience working).
Originality/value: Considering the importance and complexity of internationalisation suggests that STPs should be offered encouragement and support in this process. Of particular importance is the help to diagnose the formal and legal background of internationalisation efforts. Managers often acquire knowledge about the actual conditions underlying internationalisation only after the process has been launched.
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