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The concept of unproductive entrepreneurs was introduced to science by Baumol, who pointed out the differences in business output between countries. Unproductive behaviour of entrepreneurs is often a consequence of ineffective institutions used by entrepreneurs for rent seeking. The aim of this article is to examine subjective norms (S.N.) and attitudes regarding specified types of unproductive entrepreneurship, which in many cases takes the form of unethical or even unlawful behaviour among entrepreneurs in Poland. Examples of such behaviour are: bribery and tax evasion, burdensome lawsuits, often unfounded or lobbying. The structure of the research was based on Baumol’s work while the research model was based on Ajzen’s theory of planned behaviour (T.P.B.). In this article we argue that unproductive entrepreneurship in transforming economies is often forced by inefficient institutions and the desire to avoid bankruptcy. The results of the survey carried out among 270 Polish entrepreneurs indicated a permissive and subjective standard regarding tax evasion when the existence of their business is endangered, and more negative behavioural beliefs (B.B.) regarding the effectiveness of tax evasion than regarding the effectiveness of paying bribes (P.B.).
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- Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1080/1331677X.2021.1985571
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- Articles
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- artykuły w czasopismach
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Economic Research-Ekonomska Istrazivanja
no. 35,
pages 2943 - 2959,
ISSN: 1331-677X - Language:
- English
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Bibliographic description:
- Wasilczuk J., Stankiewicz K.: It is not OK but it works – unproductive entrepreneurship, the case of Poland// Economic Research-Ekonomska Istrazivanja -Vol. 35,iss. 1 (2022), s.2943-2959
- DOI:
- Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1080/1331677x.2021.1985571
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- Gdańsk University of Technology
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