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Hello!
You are invited to participate in our survey concerning the changes in the company Apator taking place in the period of transition to market economy in Poland. We would like to analyze how Apator survived the difficult economic change, adjusted their strategies to the new economic system and what was the most important factors that led the company to success.

It will take approximately 8 minutes to complete the questionnaire.

Your participation in this study is completely voluntary. There are no foreseeable risks associated with this project. However, if you feel uncomfortable answering any questions, you can withdraw from the survey at any point. Because you are a person who was taking part actively in these significant changes at Apator, your participation is very important for us in order to understand how the company introduced new ways of functioning and how changes of the management mode and organizational strategies occurred.

Your survey responses will be strictly confidential and data from this research will be reported only in the aggregate. Your information will be coded and will remain confidential.

Thank you very much for your time and support.
 
 
SECTION 1. Your perception about competences possessed by Apator in the period of 80s and 90s.



The following questions relate to your feelings and perceptions about the company’s ability to coordinate business operations in general. Please indicate the extent to which you agree with each of the following statements:
Strongly agree Agree Some what agree Neither agree nor disagree Some what disagree Disagree Strongly disagree
The company had the capacity to invent innovative projects.
The firm was able to implement innovative projects bought from other companies.
Our firm was able to acquire business relationships with new partners.
We systematically analyzed the needs of our customers.
The team systematically tried to meet the needs of customers.
We searched for ways to use our services in different industries.
Our organization was strong in differentiating groups of potential customers.
Our company had difficulties with finding new customers.
Delivering new promising services and technologies was important for our organization.
Our organization experimented with new service concepts.
Strongly agree Agree Some what agree Neither agree nor disagree Some what disagree Disagree Strongly disagree
Our firm often experienced interruptions in production.
We were able to deploy new services throughout the company.
We introduced new products according to our marketing plan.
We found it difficult to deploy a successful new service on a larger scale.
We had a formal procedure providing guidelines for specifying goals in the development process.
We had an established strategic planning process.
Our plans identified strategic goals in details.
We had the resources to support strategic planning.
Important contracts were maintained continuously.
 
 
Now let’s turn to the questions related to the feelings you have about Apator’s top management in the period of the 80s and 90s. Please indicate to which extent you agree with each of the following statements:
Strongly agree Agree Some what agree Neither agree nor disagree Some what disagree Disagree Strongly disagree
Managers let the employees voice their opinions.
In the decision making the top management used often its power among team members.
Decision making was influenced by negotiation with team members.
Top managers relied on personal judgment in making important decisions.
Top managers used previous experiences in making important decisions.
Top management team often received important input from employees.
Top management was asking employees’ for their suggestions for potential product improvements.
Managers were using employees’ suggestions for potential product improvements in the company.
Decisions made by the managers were clear to all stakeholders.
Decisions made by the managers were fully accepted by all stakeholders.
Management supported innovation initiative.
Managers rewarded innovation initiative.
 
 
The next questions are related to the employees’ attitude related to the changes taking place in the company in the 80s and 90s. Please indicate to which extent you agree with each of the following propositions:
Strongly agree Agree Some what agree Neither agree nor disagree Some what disagree Disagree Strongly disagree
Team members were concerned with the goals of the company.
The employees had a clear vision of goals for the usage of new technology.
Staff members were open to changes.
Staff members believed that restructuring the company would improve the firm’s performance.
Staff demonstrated enthusiastic support for technical improvement in the company.
Staff was participating in development of new ideas.
Staff had knowledge that was necessary to develop the technologies.
Team members were open for trainings proposed by top management.
 
 
SECTION 2. Your perception about learning abilities of the company



The following questions relate to the feeling you have about the ability of Apator to observe and adopt strategies used by foreign companies. Please indicate to which extent you agree with each of the following statements:
Strongly agree Agree Some what agree Neither agree nor disagree Some what disagree Disagree Strongly disagree
The company could notice new trends on the market.
The company could discover new market opportunities.
The company was responsive to market trends.
The firm could acquire technological knowledge.
The firm could acquire manufacturing process.
Our organization was able to acquire know-how.
The company could acquire practical knowledge in marketing.
We followed the technologies used by our competitors.
We found it hard to implement raw ideas in our company.
Collaboration with other organizations helped us improve our new services.
We were actively seeking opportunities for collaboration.
 
 
SECTION 3. Your perception about the ability of the company to create its own products.



The last set of questions relates to your perception of the ability of Apator to create its own products in the period of 80s and 90s basing on acquired knowledge from foreign firms. Please indicate to which extent you agree with each of the following statements:
Strongly agree Agree Some what agree Neither agree nor disagree Some what disagree Disagree Strongly disagree
The company could come up with new ideas by accessing new knowledge from outside the organization.
The firm was able to search for alternative solutions to a problem basing on imitation of competitors.
The firm was able to search for alternative solutions to a problem basing on experimental modification of business practices.
The company could integrate new initiatives by combining new and prior knowledge.
The company was able to recombine knowledge from different sources to create new products.
The firm knew how to use new knowledge to improve its new products development process.
New products substantially improved the company’s reputation.
New products had unique values which were superior to those of our competitors.
New products gave the company an important competitive advantage.
New products made existing clients more likely to stay with the company.
New know-how opened up new markets.
New products attracted new customers.
New products increased existing clients’ satisfaction.
Our company could combine internal and external know-how.
 
 
 
SECTION 4. Your personal characteristics



1. What is your gender?
 
Woman
 
Man
 
 
2. What is your age?
 
35 or less
 
36-40
 
41-45
 
46-50
 
51-55
 
56-60
 
60 or more
 
 
3. What is your highest educational level:
 
Primary school or below
 
High school
 
College
 
University
 
Master’s degree
 
Doctoral degree
 
 
4. Do you still work in the company?
 
Yes
 
No