The impact of selected factors on new business formation in the private healthcare sector

Tomasz Skica, Teresa Mroczek and Małgorzata Leśniowska-Gontarz ()
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Tomasz Skica: University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszow (UITM)
Teresa Mroczek: University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszow (UITM)
Małgorzata Leśniowska-Gontarz: University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszow (UITM)

International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 2019, vol. 15, issue 1, No 16, 307-320

Abstract: Abstract Numerous factors influence the development of the private healthcare sector. Therefore, the selection of these factors, which represent a potential opportunity for forming new entities, is a crucial from the point of view of entrepreneurship. In our research we selected strategic variables which have got direct influence on entrepreneurship in the private healthcare sector in Poland. Theoretical approach was based on literature review which have revealed the main factors and their relationships with entrepreneurship according to the previous research studies. This research study was conducted for the entire population of municipalities in Poland. Methodology was based on Intelligent Data Analysis (IDA) which can be applied for a large amounts of data in order to extract useful knowledge from it. Moreover, in research study were applied explanation techniques – decision rules –in order to indicate, to what extent the environment have influence on strategic choices conditioning the success of businesses. The results have revealed that it is possible to determine a set of the most important factors influencing entrepreneurship in the private healthcare sector in Poland. On the other hand, were indicated these variables which do not participate in process of influencing on entrepreneurship in private healthcare sector in Poland.

Keywords: Healthcare; Entrepreneurship; Private sector; Firm; Factors (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D00 I10 L26 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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