Abstract Limiting factors of foreign direct investment are of great significance for managers, governments, and scholars as they directly influence the profitability of a foreign subsidiary and a parent multinational company. The aim of the paper is to identify FDI limiting factors of host country location choices among Polish enterprises and differences in the perception of the factors depending on the establishment mode choice, i.e. whether it is through greenfield investments or acquisitions. The paper presents results of a field surveyed carried out in 2012–2013 among Polish companies. The research results revealed that regardless of the establishment mode choice, investors from Poland perceived market-related limiting factors as significant. The empirical findings also proved that there were no significant differences in the perception of the importance of FDI limiting factors, between investors who undertook acquisitions and those who decided to make greenfield investments. However, single cases of differences were identified at the level of the policy framework-related factors.

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波兰企业接受外国直接投资的限制因素

摘要外商直接投资的限制因素对管理者，政府和学者具有重要意义，因为它们直接影响着外国子公司和母公司的利润。本文的目的是确定波兰企业在东道国位置选择上的外国直接投资限制因素，以及根据建立模式选择（即是通过新建投资还是收购而定）对这些因素的认识差异。本文介绍了2012年至2013年在波兰公司中进行的实地调查的结果。研究结果表明，不管建立方式的选择如何，波兰的投资者都认为与市场有关的限制因素是重要的。经验结果还证明，在进行收购的投资者与决定进行绿地投资的投资者之间，对外国直接投资限制因素的重要性的认识没有显着差异。但是，在政策框架相关因素的层面上发现了唯一的差异案例。